CloudBridge 7.3 and the Windows Server Appliances Simeon Bosshard, Systems Engineer Citrix Systems International GmbH 06.11.2014 Release 7.3 Visibility © 2014 Citrix Enhanced Optimization Usability & Manageability Field-enabler tools Visibility with CloudBridge Collectors Exporter AppFlow CloudBridge © 2014 Citrix HDX Insight XenDesktop Director HDX Insight for CloudBridge DC & WAN Latency • Provide HDX insight support for branch users • Insignificant load on CB appliance • Roadmap: hop-by-hop information, support of multiple protocols Active /Inactive Session Data Virtual Channels ICA Analytics Client/ Server IP ICA RTT Host Delay © 2014 Citrix HDX Insight value proposition: Scenario 1 Issue Identified: Host Delay © 2014 Citrix HDX Insight value proposition: Scenario 2 Issue Identified High App Launch Duration © 2014 Citrix Optimize RPC over HTTPS • Default protocol with Exchange 2013 © 2014 Citrix Configure SSL certificate and service class Compression benefits similar to MAPI Deploying XD 7.5 on AWS? Optimize with CloudBridge ! Storage Seamless, Secure, Optimized Authentication Traditional Datacenter © 2014 Citrix Video Caching enhancements Video caching Scheduled Pre-population Pre-population Centralized management © 2014 Citrix Auto-Configuration using Command Center Configuration profile 1 Configuration profile 2 © 2014 Citrix Hardware installation Create configuration profiles configuration IP DHCP-based address, Netmask & gateway DNS look-up Center for CC alias Command IP Registration request Map configuration profiles to SN or IP Push configuration for CloudBridge © 2014 Citrix Usability enhancements • Factory image updated to 7.2.2: Pay-grow new CB 4000 & CB 5000 with just license change • Eliminated need for loopback cable CloudBridge 5000 CloudBridge 4000 Interfaces: 0/1 Mgmt LOM 0/2 10/1 10/3 1/1 1/5 10/2 10/4 1/2 1/6 1/3 1/7 1/4 1/8 LOM MGMT Network © 2014 Citrix Loopback cable Interfaces: LOM 0/1 Mgmt 0/2 AUX 10/1 10/3 10/5 10/7 10/2 10/4 10/6 10/8 LOM MGMT Network Loopback cable Catalog of Validated Designs: PBR & WCCP © 2014 Citrix Validated Design The CloudBridge - Windows Server Platforms New CloudBridge 2000WS and 1000WS Branch Platforms • 6 to 50 Mbps of accelerated throughput • Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition fully installed, licensed configured and supported by Citrix • 60 to 300 concurrent HDX sessions • Up to 200 Mbps QoS throughput • 10,000 to 20,000 TCP sessions • Beta response score 8.5 out of 10 – 100% would recommend © 2014 Citrix Configurations: CloudBridge 2000 CloudBridge 1000 CPU E3-1275 4 core, 3.4 GHz E3-1105C v2 4 Core 1.8GHz Memory 24 GB 32 GB Storage Intel 600 GB SSD (WAN opt) Intel 300GB SSD (WAN opt) 2 x 1 TB HDD (Windows) Seagate 1TB HDD (Windows) Recovery Disk boot partition 16GB Internal eUSB Network Interface 2 pair w/bypass 10/100/1000 2 pair w/bypass 10/100/1000 Cooling Fans 4 high speed N+1 redundant) 3 low speed(N+1 redundant) © 2014 Citrix Citrix Extensible Appliance Architecture • Hypervisor-based architecture Mgmt VM WAN Optimization VM Windows Server 2012 R2 Std. XenServer Hypervisor • Secure: all VMs fully isolated from the others Interface 0/1 Mgmt 192.168.100.0/16 AUX Windows apA LAN Acceleration apA WAN Acceleration Local Network • Guaranteed acceleration bandwidth 192.168.100.1 192.168.100.40 WAN © 2014 Citrix apB LAN Acceleration apB WAN Acceleration • License levels: 6 / 10 / 20 Mbps • Pay Grow available • HDX Sessions: 60 / 100 / 200 • TCP Sessions: 10,000 • Full-featured, advanced WAN optimization • Full Windows Server domain controller / server functionality ᵒ ᵒ AD, DNS, DHCP, RODC, LDS File & Print Up to 200 ICA sessions © 2014 Citrix CloudBridge 1000WS CloudBridge CSX CloudBridge CSX: Extend the cloud to the branch Services WAN Optimization XenServer Storage © 2014 Citrix ✔ Video ✔ XD-Print ✔ How Business Does Video • Provides business with end-to-end video solutions to create, manage, secure, distribute and measure the success of videos • Engage and empower employees, partners and clients to share, collaborate with video • Deliver to multi-screen devices, any audience size or network type • Used by AT&T, Vodafone, Caterpillar, Cleveland Clinic, Bayer, NetApp, eBay and others across the globe in different verticals © 2014 Citrix CloudBridge and VideoNet Edge Enterprise CloudBridge + VideoNet Edge Video Solution ᵒ CloudBridge provides required hardware, Windows OS and content storage support for VideoNet Edge for branch ᵒ VideoNet Edge software provides enterprise level video optimization ᵒ Edge caching and stream splitting enables scale at branch but only single stream passes through WAN ᵒ Schedule pre-position VOD at branch locations during off-peak hours ᵒ Supports Windows Media unicast and multicast, H.264 multicast, Flash, HLS and Smooth Streaming © 2014 Citrix 23 ThinPrint + CloudBridge = Easy Branch Office Printing Full ThinPrint print optimization and innovation in the branch CloudBridge replaces all ThinPrint related hardware in the branch Remote Print Server on CloudBridge adds flexibility for branch offices Simple, centralized management of all ThinPrint components Print > Virtual Desktops © 2014 Citrix > Optimize > ThinPrint on Central Print Server > Manage > > Deliver > ThinPrint on Remote Print Server on Citrix Cloud Bridge 2000WS > Branch Printers Branch Consolidation The morphing branch Marketing & Merchandising Video Collaboration and File Sharing Traditional DC Apps and Data Video and “Egocasting” Helper Apps © 2014 Citrix Branch storage convergence • Citrix approach ᵒ Fully installed, configured and licensed Windows Server 2012 R2 ᵒ Supported by Citrix ᵒ Everything’s included ᵒ Supports standard MS file handling including DFS ᵒ Key partners for • Printer management • Video stream splitting • File Collaboration © 2014 Citrix • “Others” approach ᵒ Preconfigured virtual machines – Riverbed 5, Cisco 2 ᵒ Customer installs, configures and manages ᵒ Cisco & Riverbed charge for VM support ᵒ Cisco Office-in-a-box ᵒ …or you can use Granite – now called SteelFusion Q&A
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