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Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x

You're reading from   Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x Deliver desktops and applications to your end users, anywhere, anytime, with XenDesktop 7.x.

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Published in Apr 2014
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849689762
Length 422 pages
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Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x
Credits
Notice
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Designing a XenDesktop Site FREE CHAPTER 2. Installing XenDesktop 3. Managing Machine Catalogs, Hosts, and Personal vDisks 4. Managing Delivery Groups 5. Managing Policies 6. Managing Printing 7. Virtualizing USB Support 8. Virtualizing Storage and Backup 9. High Definition Experience (HDX) 10. Application Delivery 11. Working with the XenDesktop SDK 12. Working with Citrix ReceiverTM and Plugins 13. Securing XenDesktop 14. Managing and Monitoring XenDesktop 15. VDI in the Cloud Creating a Domain Certificate Authority
XenDesktop Policy Settings Reference Creating Self-signed Certificates for NetScaler Gateway Using Public CA-signed SSL Wildcard Certificates on NetScaler Gateway Index

Index

A

  • Access Control List (ACL) / Active Directory OU-based controller discovery
  • Active Directory
    • about / Active Directory
  • adaptive display, HDX 3D
    • about / Adaptive display
  • administrative roles
    • about / What's new?
  • administrator roles
    • about / Administrative roles
    • full admin / Administrative roles
    • read-only admin / Administrative roles
  • aero redirection
    • about / Aero redirection
    • configuring / Configuring Aero redirection or desktop composition redirection
  • AlwaysOn Availability
    • URL / High Availability
  • Android
    • Receiver, running on / Running Receiver on other devices
  • Apple
    • Receiver, running on / Running Receiver on Apple
  • Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
    • about / Application Delivery Networks
  • Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs)
    • about / Application Delivery Controllers
  • Application Delivery Network (ADN)
    • about / Application Delivery Networks
  • application desktop delivery groups
    • application sharing / Application sharing
    • applications, publishing to multiple desktop groups / Publishing applications to multiple desktop groups
    • content redirection / Content redirection
    • application, creating / Creating an application
    • managing / Managing and creating application desktop delivery groups
    • creating / Managing and creating application desktop delivery groups
    • application sessions, managing / Managing application sessions
    • applications, modifying / Modifying the applications
  • application master images
    • creating / Creating the application master images
  • application programming interfaces (APIs) / Introducing high definition experience
  • applications
    • delivering / Delivering applications
    • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting applications
  • audio, HDX 3D
    • configuring / Configuring audio
  • audio policies
    • Audio Plug-n-Play / Audio policies
    • client microphone redirection / Audio policies
    • audio quality / Audio policies
    • client audio redirection / Audio policies
    • Audio over UDP Real-time Transport / Audio policies
    • audio over UDP / Audio policies
    • audio UDP port range / Audio policies
  • Auto-create client printers policy
    • about / Autocreation of printers
    • enabling / Autocreation of printers
  • autoreconnection policies
    • auto client reconnect / Autoreconnection policies
    • auto client reconnect authentication / Autoreconnection policies
    • auto client reconnect logging / Autoreconnection policies
    • auto connect client COM ports / Autoreconnection policies
    • auto connect client LPT ports / Autoreconnection policies

B

  • backup
    • SQL server, backing up / Backing up a SQL Server
    • SQL server, restoring / Restoring a SQL Server
  • bandwidth policies
    • audio redirection bandwidth limit / Bandwidth policies
    • audio redirection bandwidth limit percent / Bandwidth policies
    • clipboard redirection bandwidth limit or limit percent / Bandwidth policies
    • COM port redirection limit or limit percent / Bandwidth policies
    • file redirection bandwidth limit or limit percent / Bandwidth policies
    • HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration bandwidth limit or percent / Bandwidth policies
    • LPT port redirection bandwidth limit or percent / Bandwidth policies
    • overall session bandwidth limit / Bandwidth policies
    • printer redirection bandwidth limit or percent / Bandwidth policies
    • TWAIN device redirection bandwidth limit or percent / Bandwidth policies
    • client USB device redirection bandwidth limit or percent / Bandwidth policies
  • BlackBerry
    • Receiver, running on / Running Receiver on other devices
  • Branch Repeater
    • about / Application Delivery Networks
  • buffer / Pools and buffers

C

  • caching policies
    • persistent cache threshold / Caching policies
  • certificate request
    • creating / Creating a certificate request
    • submitting, to public CA / Submitting the request to the public CA
  • certificates
    • testing / Testing NetScaler Gateway™ and certificates
  • Chromebook
    • Receiver, running on / Running Receiver on other devices
  • Citrix.AdIdentity.AdminV2 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • Citrix.AppV.Admin.V1 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • Citrix.Broker.Admin.V2 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • Citrix.Configuration.Admin.V2 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • Citrix.ConfigurationLogging.Admin.V1 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • Citrix.DelegatedAdmin.Admin.V1 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • Citrix.EnvTest.Admin.V1 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • Citrix.Host.Admin.V2 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • Citrix.MachineCreation.Admin.V2 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • Citrix.Monitor.Admin.V1 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • Citrix.Storefront.Admin.V1 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • Citrix CloudBridge
    • about / Application Delivery Networks
    • implementing, in Citrix Receiver / Application Delivery Networks
  • Citrix communication ports / Common Citrix® communication ports
    • for Citrix license server / Common Citrix® communication ports
    • common communication ports / Common Citrix® communication ports
    • for Citrix XenDesktop / Common Citrix® communication ports
    • for Citrix XenServer / Common Citrix® communication ports
  • Citrix Edgesight
    • about / Edgesight®
  • Citrix NetScaler
    • about / Application Delivery Networks
  • Citrix NetScaler Gateway
    • used, for implementing policies / Implementing policies with NetScaler Gateway™
    • about / Implementing policies with NetScaler Gateway™
  • Citrix Ready
    • about / Citrix Ready®
    • URL / Citrix Ready®
  • Citrix Receiver
    • about / Receiver, Receiver
    • installing, on client devices / Step 9 – installing Citrix ReceiverTM on the client devices
  • Citrix Studio
    • about / What's new?
  • Citrix VDI hybrid cloud / Hybrid cloud
  • Citrix XenApp
    • about / XenApp®
  • Client printer redirection policy
    • enabling / Autocreation of printers
  • client side, XenDesktop architecture
    • about / The client side
    • Receiver / Receiver
  • cloud
    • virtualization / Understanding virtualization in the cloud
    • VDI / Understanding virtualization in the cloud
  • CloudBridge plugin
    • about / The CloudBridge™ plugin
  • cmdlets (command-lets) / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • executing / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • COLO arrangement / Understanding virtualization in the cloud
  • colocation / Understanding virtualization in the cloud
  • color compression, HDX 3D
    • configuring / Configuring color compression
  • computer-aided design (CAD) / HDX™ 3D
  • computer-aided engineering (CAE) / HDX™ 3D
  • computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) / HDX™ 3D
  • controller, securing
    • about / Securing controller
    • IIS, installing / IIS
    • non-IIS, installing / Non-IIS
    • controller port, changing to HTTPS / Changing the controller port to HTTPS
  • controller cmdlets
    • Get-AcctServiceStatus / Useful controller cmdlets
    • Get-BrokerServiceStatus / Useful controller cmdlets
    • Get-ConfigServiceStatus / Useful controller cmdlets
    • Get-HypServiceStatus / Useful controller cmdlets
    • Get-ProvServiceStatus / Useful controller cmdlets
    • Get-PvsVmServiceStatus / Useful controller cmdlets

D

  • database
    • about / Database
  • Default printer policy
    • enabling / Mapping printers and drivers
  • Delivery Agent policies
    • controllers / Delivery Agent policies
    • controller registration IPv6 netmask / Delivery Agent policies
    • controller registration port / Delivery Agent policies
    • controller SIDs / Delivery Agent policies
    • enable Auto Update of Controllers / Delivery Agent policies
    • only use IPv6 controller registration / Delivery Agent policies
    • set GUID / Delivery Agent policies
  • Delivery Controller
    • about / Delivery Controller, Delivery Controller
    • managing / Managing the Delivery Controller environment
  • Delivery Controller environment
    • managing / Managing the Delivery Controller environment
    • controller discovery / Controller discovery
    • auto update, enabling / Controller discovery
    • controller connections, managing / Controller discovery
    • Delivery Controllers, adding / Adding, moving, or removing Delivery Controllers
    • Delivery Controllers, moving / Adding, moving, or removing Delivery Controllers
    • Delivery Controllers, removing / Adding, moving, or removing Delivery Controllers
    • Delivery Agent (DA), moving to another site / Moving a Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) to another Site
    • Active Directory OU-based controller discovery / Active Directory OU-based controller discovery
    • SSL, using on controllers / Using SSL on controllers
    • default HTTP, changing / Changing the default HTTP and HTTPS ports
    • HTTPS ports, changing / Changing the default HTTP and HTTPS ports
  • delivery groups
    • creating / Step 8 – creating the delivery groups, Creating a delivery group
    • desktop delivery groups, creating / Creating desktop delivery groups
    • application delivery groups, creating / Creating the application delivery groups
    • about / Managing the delivery groups
    • managing / Managing the delivery groups
    • Windows desktop machine / Managing the delivery groups
    • Windows Server machine / Managing the delivery groups
    • editing / Editing a delivery group
    • desktop sessions, managing / Managing desktop sessions
    • sessions, disconnecting / Logging off or disconnecting sessions
    • messages, sending to users / Sending messages to users
    • locating / Locating desktops, sessions, and delivery groups
  • delivery groups resources
    • managing / Managing the delivery group resources
    • desktops, adding / Adding and reallocating desktops
    • desktops, reallocating / Adding and reallocating desktops
    • desktops, locating / Locating desktops, sessions, and delivery groups
    • sessions, locating / Locating desktops, sessions, and delivery groups
    • desktops, restarting / Shutting down and restarting desktops
    • desktops, shutting down / Shutting down and restarting desktops
    • desktops, removing / Removing desktops from delivery groups
    • desktops, deleting / Deleting desktops from delivery groups
    • desktop access, restricting / Restricting access to desktops
    • desktop acess, restricting with Smart Access / Using Smart Access
    • desktop acess, restricting with Exclusion filters / Using Exclusion filters
    • ICA protocol communications, securing / Securing the ICA® protocol communications
    • desktop power settings, managing / Managing power settings for desktops
    • user data, importing / Importing and exporting user data
    • user data, exporting / Importing and exporting user data
    • maintenance mode, enabling / Enabling and disabling the maintenance mode
    • maintenance mode, disabling / Enabling and disabling the maintenance mode
    • server load, managing / Managing the server load
  • Delivery Services Console (DSC)
    • about / What's new?
  • Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
    • about / DMZ and DMZ2
    • setting up / DMZ and DMZ2
  • desktop
    • about / Desktop
  • desktop cmdlets
    • Set-BrokerDesktopGroup cmdlet / Useful desktop cmdlets
    • Get-BrokerDesktopGroup cmdlet / Useful desktop cmdlets
  • Desktop Lock
    • about / Using Desktop Lock
  • desktop master images
    • creating / Creating the desktop master images
  • desktop OS machines
    • about / Desktop OS machines
  • desktops
    • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting desktops
  • desktop UI policies
    • about / Desktop UI policies
    • Aero Redirection / Desktop UI policies
    • Aero Redirection Graphics Quality / Desktop UI policies
    • desktop wallpaper / Desktop UI policies
    • menu animation / Desktop UI policies
    • view window contents while dragging / Desktop UI policies
  • Desktop Viewer / Changing the resolution of the virtual desktop
  • Director
    • about / Director, Using Director to monitor the XenDesktop® Site
    • used, for monitoring XenDesktop Site / Using Director to monitor the XenDesktop® Site
    • SSL, configuring / Using Director to monitor the XenDesktop® Site
    • SSL, disabling / Using Director to monitor the XenDesktop® Site
  • Director (XD3)
    • installing / Step 3 – installing Director (XD3)
    • components, installing / Installing the components on XD3
  • Direct X
    • about / Introducing high definition experience
  • Double-Hop DMZ architecture
    • about / DMZ and DMZ2
    • diagrammatic representation / DMZ and DMZ2

E

  • electronic software distribution (ESD) tools / Machine management
  • Exclusion filters
    • used, for restricting user access / Using Exclusion filters
  • extended display identification data (EDID) file
    • about / Configuring monitors for HDX™ 3D

F

  • filter modes, XenDesktop policies
    • filters, using with different modes / Using the same filters with different modes
    • different filters, using with similar modes / Using different filters with similar modes
  • Flash Media
    • about / Flash Media
    • Flash redirection, configuring on server / Configuring Flash redirection on a server
    • Flash redirection, configuring on client / Configuring Flash redirection on the client
  • Flash redirection
    • enabling / Configuring Flash redirection on a server
  • Flash URL Compatibility List / Flash Media
  • FlexCast
    • about / FlexCast®
  • FlexCast Management Architecture (FMA) / What's changed?
  • FlexCast models
    • URL / FlexCast®
    • Local VM / FlexCast®
    • Streamed VHDs / FlexCast®
    • hosted VDI / FlexCast®
    • hosted shared / FlexCast®
    • on-demand applications / FlexCast®

G

  • geographical information software (GIS) / HDX™ 3D
  • Get-AcctServiceStatus cmdlet / Useful controller cmdlets
  • Get-BrokerDesktopGroup cmdlet
    • about / Useful desktop cmdlets
  • Get-BrokerServiceStatus cmdlet / Useful controller cmdlets
  • Get-ConfigServiceStatus cmdlet / Useful controller cmdlets
  • Get-HypServiceStatus cmdlet / Useful controller cmdlets
  • Get-ProvServiceStatus cmdlet / Useful controller cmdlets
  • Get-PvsVmServiceStatus cmdlet / Useful controller cmdlets
  • GoToMyPC functionality / Remote PC Access
  • GPU
    • about / GPU
  • GPU pass-through
    • about / HDX™ 3D – how it works
  • Graphics and multimedia policies
    • target frame rate / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • visual quality / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • minimum image quality / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • moving image compression / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • progressive compression level / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • progressive compression threshold value / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • extra color compression / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • extra color compression threshold / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • heavyweight compression / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • lossy compression value / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • lossy compression threshold value / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • flash default behavior / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • Flash server-side content fetching URL list and Flash URL compatibility list / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • flash background color list / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • flash event logging / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • flash intelligent fallback / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • display memory limit / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • display mode degrade performance / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • dynamic windows preview / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • image caching / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • maximum allowed color depth / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • notify user when display mode is degraded / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • queuing and tossing / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • multimedia conferencing / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • windows media redirection / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • windows media redirection buffer size / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • windows media redirection buffer size use / Graphics and multimedia policies
  • graphics processing unit (GPU) / Aero redirection

H

  • HDX
    • about / Introducing high definition experience
    • graphics technologies / Introducing high definition experience
    • system requisites / HDX™ system requirements
    • reality / The reality of HDX™
    • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting HDX™
  • HDX 3D
    • about / HDX™ 3D
    • GPU, versus vGPU / GPU versus vGPU
    • requisites / HDX™ 3D requirements
    • HDX GPU sharing / HDX™ GPU sharing
    • working / HDX™ 3D – how it works
    • installing / Installing and configuring HDX™ 3D
    • configuring / Installing and configuring HDX™ 3D
    • upgrading / Upgrading HDX™ 3D
    • monitors, configuring / Configuring monitors for HDX™ 3D
    • image quality, configuring / Configuring image quality
    • audio, configuring / Configuring audio
    • webcams, configuring / Configuring webcams
    • color compression, configuring / Configuring color compression
    • network priorities, configuring / Configuring network priorities
    • adaptive display / Adaptive display
  • HDX 3D policies
    • enable lossless / HDX™ 3D policies
    • HDX3DPro quality settings / HDX™ 3D policies
  • HDX GPU Sharing
    • about / HDX™ GPU sharing
  • HDX Insight
    • using / Using HDX Insight™
    • about / Using HDX Insight™
  • HDX protocol / The reality of HDX™
  • High Availability (HA) / High Availability
  • hosted applications
    • managing / Managing the hosted applications
    • application desktop delivery groups / Application desktop delivery groups
  • hosts
    • managing / Managing the hosts
    • creating / Managing the hosts
    • editing / Managing the hosts
    • deleting / Managing the hosts
  • HTML5 compatible web browsers
    • Receiver, running on / Running Receiver on other devices
  • hybrid cloud
    • about / Hybrid cloud
  • Hypervisor
    • about / Hypervisor

I

  • ICA/HDX protocols
    • securing / Securing the ICA/HDX protocols
  • ICA policies
    • ICA listener connection timeout / ICA® policies
    • ICA listener port number / ICA® policies
    • ICA round trip calculation / ICA® policies
    • ICA round trip calculation interval / ICA® policies
    • ICA round trip calculation for idle connections / ICA® policies
  • ICA Session Round Trip Time (ICA RTT)
    • about / Using HDX Insight™
  • IMA data store / What's changed?
  • image quality, HDX 3D
    • configuring / Configuring image quality
  • Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) protocol / Using locally attached printers
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) / Public cloud
  • installation checkpoint, XenDesktop
    • about / Installation checkpoint
  • intelligent fallback / Flash Media
  • Internet Information Services (IIS) role / Installing the components on XD2
  • IOPS
    • about / IOPS
  • ISEs
    • about / Creating an SDK script
  • Isochronous / How XenDesktop® uses USB redirection

K

  • keep alive policies
    • ICA keep alive timeout / Keep alive policies
    • ICA keep alives / Keep alive policies

L

  • Linux
    • Receiver, running on / Running Receiver on other devices
  • load management policies
    • concurrent logon tolerance / Load management policies
    • CPU usage / Load management policies
    • disk usage / Load management policies
    • maximum number of sessions / Load management policies
    • memory usage / Load management policies
    • memory usage base load / Load management policies
  • Local Datacenter / Application Delivery Networks
  • locally attached printers
    • using / Using locally attached printers

M

  • machine catalog management
    • about / Managing the machine catalogs
    • master image snapshot, capturing / Taking a snapshot of the master image
    • master image, updating / Updating the master image
    • master image, reverting to / Reverting to a previous master image
    • Active Directory computer accounts, managing / Managing the Active Directory computer accounts
    • machines, adding / Adding machines to a machine catalog
  • machine catalogs
    • creating / Step 7 – creating the machine catalogs, Creating a machine catalog
    • desktops, creating / Creating desktops
    • application servers, creating / Creating the application servers
    • about / Machine catalogs
    • prerequisites / Prerequisites
    • Windows desktop, creating / Windows desktop
    • Windows Server, creating / Windows Server
    • remote PC Access / Remote PC Access
    • machine management / Machine management
    • user experience / User experience
    • managing / Managing the machine catalogs
    • modifying / Modifying a machine catalog
    • renaming / Renaming a machine catalog
    • deleting / Deleting a machine catalog
  • Machine Creation Services (MCS) / Controller discovery
  • machine management
    • virtual machine type / Machine management
    • physical machine type / Machine management
    • Machine Creation Services (MCS) / Machine management
    • another service or technology option / Machine management
  • maintenance mode, delivery groups
    • enabling / Enabling and disabling the maintenance mode
  • Microsoft SQL Server versions
    • about / Databases
  • Microsoft Windows
    • Receiver, running on / Running Receiver on Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Windows PowerShell
    • about / Microsoft Windows PowerShell
    • launching / Microsoft Windows PowerShell
    • snap-ins, for XenDesktop / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • cmdlets, for XenDesktop / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • mobile workstyles / Windows desktop
  • mobility policies
    • allow applications to use the physical location of the client device / Mobility policies
    • automatic keyboard display / Mobility policies
    • remote the combo box / Mobility policies
  • Multiple Instruction Multiple Data (MIMD) processors
    • about / vGPU
  • multiple policies
    • implementing / Implementing multiple policies
    • priorities, implementing / Implementing priorities
    • evaluating / Implementing priorities
    • priority, changing using Studio / Implementing priorities
    • priority, changing using Microsoft Group Policy Editor / Implementing priorities
    • exceptions, implementing / Implementing exceptions
  • multistream traffic policies
    • multi-port policy / Multistream traffic policies
    • multi-stream (computer) / Multistream traffic policies
    • multi-stream (user) / Multistream traffic policies

N

  • NetScaler
    • about / Application Delivery Controllers
  • NetScaler ADC
    • about / Application Delivery Controllers
  • NetScaler CloudBridge Connector VPN Tunnel / Application Delivery Networks
  • NetScaler Gateway
    • used, for securing XenDesktop / Securing XenDesktop® with NetScaler Gateway™
    • installing / Securing XenDesktop® with NetScaler Gateway™
    • installation task list / Securing XenDesktop® with NetScaler Gateway™
    • SSL, enabling / Enabling SSL on NetScaler Gateway™, Enabling SSL on NetScaler Gateway™
  • NetScaler Gateway connection
    • testing / Testing the NetScaler Gateway™ connection
    • testing, with Windows client / Testing NetScaler Gateway™ with a Windows client
  • NetScaler Gateway™
    • used, for implementing policies / Implementing policies with NetScaler Gateway™
    • policy filters, implementing / Implementing NetScaler Gateway™ policy filters
  • NetScaler Insight Center
    • about / Using HDX Insight™
    • Web Insight / Using HDX Insight™
    • HDX Insight / Using HDX Insight™
    • importing / Using HDX Insight™
    • accessing / Using HDX Insight™
    • enabling, in Director / Using HDX Insight™
  • NetScaler IP Address (NSIP) / Testing NetScaler Gateway™ with a Windows client
  • network attached printers
    • using / Using network attached printers
  • Network Attached Storage (NAS) / Desktop storage
  • network priorities, HDX 3D
    • configuring / Configuring network priorities

O

  • ObserveIT
    • URL / What's gone?
  • offline plugin
    • about / The offline plugin
  • online plugin
    • about / The online plugin
  • online plugin, functions
    • workspace control, using / Using workspace control
    • virtual desktop resolution, changing / Changing the resolution of the virtual desktop
    • toolbar, moving / Moving the toolbar
    • local file access, controlling / Controlling local file access
    • devices, accessing / Accessing devices
    • USB devices, accessing / Accessing USB devices
    • microphones and webcams, accessing / Accessing local microphones and webcams
    • Flash redirection, using / Redirecting Flash to a local device
    • virtual desktops, switching between / Switching between virtual desktops
    • virtual desktops, logging off / Logging off virtual desktops
    • virtual desktops, disconnecting from / Disconnecting from virtual desktops
    • virtual desktops, restarting / Restarting a virtual desktop
    • Desktop Lock, using / Using Desktop Lock
    • virtual desktops, printing in / Printing in virtual desktops
    • keyboard input / Understanding the keyboard input
  • OpenGL
    • about / Introducing high definition experience
  • optimizing
    • printing performance / Optimization of printing
  • Organizational Unit (OU) / Adding machines to a machine catalog
  • OU-based controller discovery
    • performing / Active Directory OU-based controller discovery
    • used, for moving controller / Active Directory OU-based controller discovery

P

  • personal cloud
    • about / Personal cloud
  • Personal vDisk
    • about / Personal vDisk
    • parts / Personal vDisk
  • Personal vDisk (PvD) / Storage
    • managing / Managing Personal vDisks
    • about / Managing Personal vDisks
    • content / Managing Personal vDisks
    • adding, to hosts / Managing Personal vDisks
    • updating / Updating Personal vDisks used by the master images
    • enabling, for using with master image / Updating Personal vDisks used by the master images
    • space available for applications, adjusting / Adjusting the space available for applications
    • automatic resizing, disabling / Disabling automatic resizing
    • user profiles, reallocating / Reallocating user profiles
  • Personal vDisk (PvD) partition / Desktop storage
  • Personal vDisks
    • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting Personal vDisks
  • PHD Virtual
    • URL / Backing up and restoring VMs and user data
  • picture archiving and communication system (PACS) / HDX™ 3D
  • plugins
    • using, with Receiver / Using plugins
    • online plugin / The online plugin
    • offline plugin / The offline plugin
    • CloudBridge plugin / The CloudBridge™ plugin
  • policy filters
    • access control / Using filters
    • CloudBridge / Using filters
    • Client IP address / Using filters
    • client name / Using filters
    • desktop group / Using filters
    • desktop type / Using filters
    • Organizational Unit / Using filters
    • tag / Using filters
    • user or group / Using filters
  • pool / Pools and buffers
  • power settings, for desktops
    • managing / Managing power settings for desktops
    • pool / Pools and buffers
    • buffer / Pools and buffers
    • power state timers / Power state timers
    • partial power management / Partial power management
  • power state timers
    • changing / Partial power management
  • prerequisites, machine catalogs
    • about / Prerequisites
    • master images, creating / Creating the master images
    • virtual machines, adding / Adding and configuring the virtual machines
    • virtual machines, configuring / Adding and configuring the virtual machines
    • computer accounts, creating / Creating the computer accounts
  • printer drivers
    • mapping / Mapping printers and drivers
  • Printer properties retention policy
    • modifying / Mapping printers and drivers
  • printers
    • autocreation / Autocreation of printers
    • mapping / Mapping printers and drivers
  • printing
    • working / How printing works
    • locally attached printers, using / Using locally attached printers
    • network attached printers, using / Using network attached printers
    • default printing, using / Using default printing, preferences, and drivers
    • preferences, setting / Setting printing preferences
    • policies / Printing policies
    • optimizing / Optimization of printing
  • printing policies
    • auto-create client printers and Client printer redirection / Printing policies
    • auto-create generic universal printer / Printing policies
    • universal print server enable / Printing policies
    • universal print server print data stream (CGP) port / Printing policies
    • universal print server web service (HTTP/SOAP) port / Printing policies
    • universal print server print stream input bandwidth limit (kbps) / Printing policies
    • universal print EMF processing mode / Printing policies
    • universal printing image compression limit / Printing policies
    • universal printing optimization defaults / Printing policies
    • universal printing preview performance / Printing policies
    • universal printing print quality limit / Printing policies
    • client printer names / Printing policies
    • printer properties retention / Printing policies
    • direct connections to print servers / Printing policies
    • printer driver mapping and compatibility / Printing policies
    • client printer redirection / Printing policies
    • Default Printer / Printing policies
    • printer assignments / Printing policies
    • printer auto-creation event log performance / Printing policies
    • session printers / Printing policies
    • automatic installation of in-box printer drivers / Printing policies
    • universal print driver usage / Printing policies
  • printing preferences
    • setting / Setting printing preferences
    • user device / Setting printing preferences
    • document / Setting printing preferences
    • session / Setting printing preferences
    • server / Setting printing preferences
  • private cloud
    • about / Private cloud
  • Program Neighborhood Agent (PNA) / What's gone?
  • Provisioning Server (PVS) / Desktop storage
  • public-facing server certificate
    • creating / Creating a public-facing server certificate
  • public-signed certificate
    • installing / Installing the public-signed wildcard certificate
    • binding, to NetScaler Gateway VIP / Binding the public-signed certificate to the NetScaler Gateway™ VIP
  • public cloud
    • about / Public cloud
  • public server certificate
    • installing / Installing the root CA and public certificates
    • linking, to root CA certificate / Linking the public and root CA certificates

Q

  • Quality of Service (QoS)
    • about / Configuring real-time Windows Media multimedia transcoding

R

  • real-time multimedia transcoding
    • configuring / Configuring real-time Windows Media multimedia transcoding
  • Receiver
    • about / Understanding Receiver
    • plugins, using / Using plugins
    • running, on Microsoft Windows / Running Receiver on Microsoft Windows
    • running, on Apple / Running Receiver on Apple
    • running, on Mac / Running Receiver on Apple
    • running, on iOS / Running Receiver on Apple
    • running, on Android / Running Receiver on other devices
    • running, on Linux / Running Receiver on other devices
    • running, on HTML5 compatible web browsers / Running Receiver on other devices
    • running, on BlackBerry devices / Running Receiver on other devices
    • running, on Chromebook / Running Receiver on other devices
    • securing / Securing Receiver
  • Receiver settings
    • changing / Changing the Receiver settings
    • pushing, from server / Pushing the Receiver settings from the server
    • changing, from client's desktop / Changing the Receiver settings from the client's desktop
  • redirection policies
    • auto connect client drives / Redirection policies
    • client clipboard redirection / Redirection policies
    • client drive redirection / Redirection policies
    • client COM port redirection / Redirection policies
    • client LPT port redirection / Redirection policies
    • client fixed drives and client drive redirection / Redirection policies
    • client floppy drives and client drive redirection / Redirection policies
    • client network drives and client drive redirection / Redirection policies
    • client optical drives and client drive redirection / Redirection policies
    • client removable drives and client drive redirection / Redirection policies
    • Client TWAIN device redirection and TWAIN compression redirection / Redirection policies
    • TWAIN compression level / Redirection policies
    • client USB device redirection / Redirection policies
    • client USB device redirection rules / Redirection policies
    • use asynchronous writes / Redirection policies
    • host to client redirection / Redirection policies
    • preserve client drive letters / Redirection policies
  • requisites, HDX 3D
    • clients / Client
    • server / Server
  • Resultant Set of Policies
    • evaluating / The resulting set of policies
    • Citrix Group Policy Modeling Wizard, running / Running the Citrix® Group Policy Modeling Wizard
    • Microsoft Group Policy Results tool, running / Running the Microsoft Group Policy Results tool
    • policy scenarios, troubleshooting / Troubleshooting policy scenarios
    • comparing / Comparing policies
  • root CA and server certificate bindings
    • viewing / Viewing the root CA and server certificate bindings
  • root CA and server certificates
    • binding, to NetScaler Gateway VIP / Binding the certificates to the NetScaler Gateway™ VIP
    • testing / Testing the certificates
  • root CA certificate
    • installing / Installing the root CA and public certificates

S

  • SDK script
    • creating / Creating an SDK script
  • SecureICA
    • enabling / Securing the ICA® protocol communications
    • about / Securing the ICA® protocol communications
  • SecureICA feature
    • enabling / Securing the ICA/HDX protocols
  • Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
    • using, on controllers / Using SSL on controllers
  • Secure Ticket Authority (STA)
    • about / Secure Ticket Authority
  • Security IDs (SIDs) / Controller discovery
  • self-signed root CA certificate
    • creating / Creating a self-signed root CA certificate
  • server host
    • about / Server host
  • server load, delivery groups
    • managing / Managing the server load
    • server load index / The server load index
    • concurrent logon tolerance setting / The concurrent logon tolerance setting
  • server OS machines
    • about / Server OS machines
  • server side, XenDesktop architecture
    • about / Server side
    • Hypervisor / Hypervisor
    • database / Database
    • Delivery Controller / Delivery Controller
    • Studio / Studio
    • Director / Director
    • StoreFront / StoreFront
    • virtual machine (VM) / Virtual machines
    • Virtual Desktop Agent (VDA) / The Virtual Desktop Agent
    • server OS machines / Server OS machines
    • desktop OS machines / Desktop OS machines
    • Active Directory / Active Directory
    • desktop / Desktop
    • XenApp / XenApp®
    • Edgesight / Edgesight®
    • FlexCast / FlexCast®
    • storage / Storage
  • session policies
    • disconnected session timer / Session policies
    • session connection timer / Session policies
    • session connection timer interval / Session policies
    • session idle timer / Session policies
    • session idle timer interval / Session policies
    • session reliability connections / Session policies
    • session reliability port number / Session policies
    • session reliability timeout / Session policies
    • single sign-on / Session policies
    • single sign-on central store / Session policies
  • Session printers policy
    • enabling / Mapping printers and drivers
  • sessions
    • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting sessions
  • Set-BrokerDesktopGroup cmdlet
    • about / Useful desktop cmdlets
  • ShutdownDesktopsAfterUse property / Power state timers
  • Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) / Introducing high definition experience
  • Single-Hop DMZ architecture
    • about / DMZ and DMZ2
    • diagrammatic representation / DMZ and DMZ2
  • Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD)
    • about / GPU
  • site debugging tools
    • troubleshooting / Site debugging tools
  • SiteDiag / Site debugging tools
    • URL / Site debugging tools
  • Smart Access
    • about / Using Smart Access
    • used, for restricting user access / Using Smart Access
  • smart cards
    • using, in security / Using smart cards
  • snap-ins, XenDesktop SDK
    • Citrix.AdIdentity.AdminV2 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • Citrix.AppV.Admin.V1 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • Citrix.Broker.Admin.V2 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • Citrix.Configuration. Citrix.ConfigurationLogging.Admin.V1Admin.V2 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • Citrix.ConfigurationLogging.Admin.V1 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • Citrix.DelegatedAdmin.Admin.V1 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • Citrix.EnvTest.Admin.V1 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • Citrix.Host.Admin.V2 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • Citrix.MachineCreation.Admin.V2 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • Citrix.Monitor.Admin.V1 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • Citrix.Storefront.Admin.V1 / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • SQL server
    • backup, performing / Backing up a SQL Server
    • restore, performing / Restoring a SQL Server
  • SSL
    • enabling, on NetScaler Gateway / Enabling SSL on NetScaler Gateway™
  • Storage Area Networking (SAN) / Desktop storage
  • StoreFront
    • about / StoreFront, What's new?, Application Delivery Controllers
    • securing / Securing StoreFront
  • StoreFront (XD2)
    • installing / Step 2 – installing StoreFront (XD2), Installing StoreFront
    • components, installing / Installing the components on XD2
    • server certificate, creating / Creating a server certificate and adding a Site binding
    • site binding, adding / Creating a server certificate and adding a Site binding
  • StoreFront 2.1
    • about / StoreFront 2.1
  • StoreFront server
    • configuring / Step 6 – configuring the StoreFront server
  • Studio
    • about / Studio, Using Studio to manage the XenDesktop® Site
    • used, for managing XenDesktop Site / Using Studio to manage the XenDesktop® Site
    • role-based administration, configuring / Using Studio to manage the XenDesktop® Site
  • Studio and Director, securing
    • about / Securing Studio and Director
    • IIS, installing / IIS
  • Studio User Interface (UI) / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
  • system requisites, HDX
    • about / HDX™ system requirements
    • user device / HDX™ system requirements
    • server / HDX™ system requirements
    • Windows Media / HDX™ system requirements
    • Flash Media / HDX™ system requirements
  • system requisites, XenDesktop site
    • Citrix Receiver / Receiver
    • StoreFront 2.1 / StoreFront 2.1
    • databases / Databases
    • Studio / Studio
    • Delivery Controller / Delivery Controller
    • Director / Director
    • Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) / The Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA)
    • server host / Server host
    • Active Directory / Active Directory

T

  • thin provisioning / Desktop storage
  • third-party tools
    • about / Third-party tools
  • time zone policies
    • estimate local time for legacy clients / Time zone policies
    • use local time of client / Time zone policies
  • transcoding / Configuring real-time Windows Media multimedia transcoding
  • transrating / Configuring real-time Windows Media multimedia transcoding
  • troubleshooting
    • XD PowerShell SDK used / Troubleshooting using the XD PowerShell SDK
  • troubleshooting, with XD PowerShell SDK
    • desktop cmdlets / Useful desktop cmdlets
    • controller cmdlets / Useful controller cmdlets
    • site debugging tools / Site debugging tools
  • troubleshooting, XenDesktop
    • performing / Troubleshooting XenDesktop®
    • users / Troubleshooting users
    • applications / Troubleshooting applications
    • desktops / Troubleshooting desktops
    • sessions / Troubleshooting sessions
    • HDX / Troubleshooting HDX™
    • Personal vDisks / Troubleshooting Personal vDisks

U

  • unfiltered policies, XenDesktop policies
    • about / Unfiltered policies
  • Universal Print Driver
    • about / Universal Print Server and Driver
    • enabling / Universal Print Server and Driver
  • Universal Print Server
    • about / Universal Print Server and Driver
    • enabling / Universal Print Server and Driver
    • policy, enabling / Universal Print Server and Driver
    • policy, searching / Universal Print Server and Driver
  • USB mass storage
    • about / USB mass storage
  • USB Support virtualization
    • USB devices / USB devices in virtualization
  • user data, delivery groups
    • importing / Importing and exporting user data
    • exporting / Importing and exporting user data
  • user device, printing preferences
    • about / Setting printing preferences
  • user experience, machine catalogs
    • about / User experience
    • user types / User experience
  • users
    • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting users
  • user types
    • random / User experience
    • static / User experience

V

  • VDI storage
    • visual representation / Personal vDisk
  • vGPU
    • about / vGPU
  • video usability points
    • webcam / Using voice and video
    • presence / Using voice and video
    • FPS / Using voice and video
    • compression / Using voice and video
  • Virtual CloneDrive / Step 9 – installing Citrix ReceiverTM on the client devices
  • Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA)
    • about / The Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA), Creating the desktop master images
    / Configuring real-time Windows Media multimedia transcoding
  • Virtual Desktop Agent (VDA)
    • about / The Virtual Desktop Agent
  • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) / Machine management
    • Provisioning Services (PVS) / Machine management
  • Virtual desktop storage requirements
    • dedicated desktop model / Virtual desktop storage requirements – dedicated desktop model
    • dedicated shared desktop model / Virtual desktop storage requirements – dedicated shared desktop model
    • shared hosted desktop model / Virtual desktop storage requirements – shared hosted desktop model
  • virtualization
    • about / Understanding virtualization in the cloud
  • virtual machine (VM)
    • about / Virtual machines
  • VMs
    • backing up / Backing up and restoring VMs and user data
    • restoring / Backing up and restoring VMs and user data
  • voice usability points / Using voice and video
    • USB Headset / Using voice and video
    • Headset / Using voice and video
    • codec / Using voice and video

W

  • WANScaler
    • about / Application Delivery Networks
  • webcams, HDX 3D
    • configuring / Configuring webcams
  • Windows client
    • used, for testing NetScaler Gateway connection / Testing NetScaler Gateway™ with a Windows client
  • Windows desktop, machine catalogs
    • creating / Windows desktop
  • Windows Media
    • about / Windows Media
    • client-side fetching, configuring / Configuring Windows Media client-side fetching
    • real-time multimedia transcoding, configuring / Configuring real-time Windows Media multimedia transcoding
  • Windows Server, machine catalogs
    • creating / Windows Server

X

  • XD1 controller
    • installing / Step 1 – installing the controller (XD1)
    • components, installing / Installing the components on XD1
    • site, configuring / Configuring a Site
  • XenApp
    • SmartAuditor feature / What's gone?
  • XenApp and XenDesktop
    • differences / Differences between XenApp® and XenDesktop®
  • XenDesktop
    • administrator roles / Administrative roles
    • backup / Backup and restore
    • improvements / What's new?
    • features / What's new?
    • StoreFront / What's new?
    • Citrix Studio / What's new?
    • administrative roles / What's new?
    • discontinued features / What's gone?
    • modifications / What's changed?
    • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting XenDesktop®
    • third-party tools / Third-party tools
  • XenDesktop, using USB redirection
    • about / How XenDesktop® uses USB redirection
    • USB support, enabling / Enabling USB support
    • USB devices mapping, preventing / Preventing the mapping of USB devices
    • USB mass storage, using / Using USB mass storage
    • XenApp, versus XenDesktop / USB redirection with XenApp® versus XenDesktop®
    • USB automatic redirection, using / Using USB automatic redirection
    • voice and video, using / Using voice and video
  • XenDesktop architecture
    • server side / Server side
    • client side / The client side
  • XenDesktop installation
    • planning / Planning the XenDesktop® installation
    • task list / Planning the XenDesktop® installation
    • inventory checklist / Planning the XenDesktop® installation
    • XD1 controller, installing / Step 1 – installing the controller (XD1)
    • StoreFront (XD2), installing / Step 2 – installing StoreFront (XD2)
    • Director (XD3), installing / Step 3 – installing Director (XD3)
    • virtual desktop, creating / Step 4 – creating the virtual desktop and application delivery master images
    • application delivery master images, creating / Step 4 – creating the virtual desktop and application delivery master images
    • Virtual Delivery Agent, installing on master images / Step 5 – installing the Virtual Delivery Agent on the master images
    • StoreFront server, configuring / Step 6 – configuring the StoreFront server
    • delivery groups, creating / Step 8 – creating the delivery groups
    • installation checkpoint / Installation checkpoint
    • Citrix Receiver, installing on client devices / Step 9 – installing Citrix ReceiverTM on the client devices
    • testing / Step 10 – testing the connection
    • desktops, testing / Testing the desktops
    • applications, testing / Testing the applications
  • XenDesktop policies
    • working with / Working with policies
    • navigating / Navigating policies
    • machine policy settings / Navigating policies
    • user policy settings / Navigating policies
    • accessing / Accessing policies
    • searching / Searching policies
    • creating / Creating policies
    • creating, in Studio / Creating a policy in Studio
    • creating, in Microsoft Group Policy Editor / Creating a policy in Microsoft Group Policy Editor
    • configuring / Configuring policies
    • policy settings, configuring / Configuring policy settings
    • best practices, for designing policy settings / Best practices for designing policy settings
    • applying / Applying policies
    • default values, using / Using default values
    • filters, using / Using filters
    • unfiltered policies / Unfiltered policies
    • filter modes / Filter modes
    • implementing, NetScaler Gateway™ used / Implementing policies with NetScaler Gateway™
    • audio policies / Audio policies
    • bandwidth policies / Bandwidth policies
    • redirection policies / Redirection policies
    • desktop UI policies / Desktop UI policies
    • graphics and multimedia policies / Graphics and multimedia policies
    • caching policies / Caching policies
    • multistream traffic policies / Multistream traffic policies
    • printing policies / Printing policies
    • ICA policies / ICA® policies
    • keep alive policies / Keep alive policies
    • autoreconnection policies / Autoreconnection policies
    • mobility policies / Mobility policies
    • session policies / Session policies
    • time zone policies / Time zone policies
    • load management policies / Load management policies
    • Delivery Agent policies / Delivery Agent policies
    • HDX 3D policies / HDX™ 3D policies
  • XenDesktop SDK
    • snap-ins / PowerShell snap-ins and cmdlets for XenDesktop®
    • using / Using the XenDesktop® SDK
    • cmdlet, running / Using the XenDesktop® SDK
  • XenDesktop security
    • DMZ / DMZ and DMZ2
    • NetScaler Gateway, used / Securing XenDesktop® with NetScaler Gateway™
    • STA / Secure Ticket Authority
    • ICA/HDX protocols, securing / Securing the ICA/HDX protocols
    • StoreFront, securing / Securing StoreFront
    • Receiver, securing / Securing Receiver
    • controller, securing / Securing controller
    • Studio and Director, securing / Securing Studio and Director
    • XenServer communications, securing / Securing the XenDesktop® to XenServer® communications
    • smart cards, using / Using smart cards
  • XenDesktop security, with NetScaler Gateway
    • NetScaler VPX, importing into XenServer / Importing NetScaler VPX™ into XenServer®
    • NetScaler license, installing / Installing a NetScaler® license
    • SSL certificate, installing / Installing an SSL certificate
    • NetScaler Gateway virtual server, creating / Creating a NetScaler Gateway™ virtual server
    • NetScaler Gateway, configuring for redirecting to StoreFront / Configuring NetScaler Gateway™ for StoreFront
    • NetScaler, configuring for ICA proxy / Configuring NetScaler® for an ICA proxy
    • StoreFront connection, configuring to NetScaler Gateway / Configuring a StoreFront connection to NetScaler Gateway™
    • StoreFront certificate, exporting / Exporting the StoreFront certificate
    • StoreFront certificate, importing / Importing the StoreFront certificate into NetScaler Gateway™
  • XenDesktop site
    • core components / The core components of a XenDesktop® Site
    • diagrammatic representation / The core components of a XenDesktop® Site
    • terminology / Terminology and concepts
    • concepts / Terminology and concepts
    • system requisites / System requirements
    • designing / Designing a basic XenDesktop® Site
    • scenario / Scenario
    • monitoring, Director used / Using Director to monitor the XenDesktop® Site
  • XenDesktop Site
    • managing, Studio used / Using Studio to manage the XenDesktop® Site
  • XenDesktop Software Development Kit (SDK) / Using Exclusion filters
  • XenDesktop storage considerations
    • about / XenDesktop® storage considerations
    • desktop storage / Desktop storage
    • High Availability (HA) / High Availability
    • performance / Performance
    • IOPS / IOPS
    • Personal vDisk / Personal vDisk
  • XenDesktop storage requirements
    • about / XenDesktop® storage requirements
  • XenDesktop® Studio
    • versus Microsoft Group Policy Editor / XenDesktop® Studio versus Microsoft Group Policy Editor
  • Xenpipe scenario / Scenario
  • XenServer communications
    • securing / Securing the XenDesktop® to XenServer® communications
  • XenServer GPU pass-through
    • about / HDX™ 3D – how it works
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