Citrix XenDesktop Implementation

Guides you through the tasks of implementing XenDesktop for your company. This book addresses how to implement a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution using Citrix XenDesktop. It includes technical details required for you to evaluate how Citrix XenDesktop would integrate into your existing environment.

Autorentext

Gareth Robert James (CCIA, CCEA, MCSE:Security, MCT, VMware VCP, Checkpoint CCSE, RSA CSE, Security+) is an IT consultant focusing on virtualization architecture. He has worked as Citrix Consultant for Citrix Gold and Platinum Partners. He has focused on supporting Microsoft architecture and security, including PKI and firewalls. He has also worked as a Microsoft and Citrix trainer. Gareth holds an honors degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Natal-Durban.

Klappentext

Citrix has just released their new desktop virtualization product: XenDesktop 4. This is poised to be the industry leader because it works with all major virtualized servers, and Microsoft is pushing this as the preferred partner for their Hyper-V server. With the current state of the economy, virtualization has growth more than analysts originally predicted and continues to grow as new cost-efficient products come to market. Citrix XenDesktop implementation is aimed to specifically address how to implement a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution using Citrix XenDesktop. Aspects covered by this book include profile virtualization, application virtualization, disk virtualization, hypervisor integration, and last, the Virtual Desktop Broker. Each chapter includes a Step-by-Step section, which gives the reader the ability to rapidly learn the skills required to implement a Citrix XenDesktop VDI solution.

Zusammenfassung
"Gareth James does an amazing job diving deep in to what you truly need to know in order to successfully implement and deploy Citrix XenDesktop. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking into and/or deploying XenDesktop. 5 Stars!" --Douglas A. Brown, CEO and Founder DABCC, Inc., Microsoft MVP Windows Server, Citrix Technology Professional

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Installation of the Broker - Desktop Delivery Controller

Chapter 3 Configuring the Desktop Delivery Controller

Chapter 4 Installing the Virtual Desktop

Chapter 5 Desktop Delivery Controller - Advanced Configuration Settings

Chapter 6 Installation of the Citrix Provisioning Server

Chapter 7 Fundamental Configuration of the Citrix Provisioning Server

Chapter 8 Additional Provisioning Server Configuration Settings

Chapter 9 Using the Setup Wizard to Create Multiple Desktops

Chapter 10 Configure Citrix XenApp for Application Provisioning

Chapter 11 Integrating Virtual Applications into the Virtual Desktop

Chapter 12 Implementing Virtual Profiles into the Virtual Desktop

Chapter 13 Advanced XenDesktop Client Settings -Audio and Video and Peripherals

Appendix A