Citrix XenDesktop Cookbook Third Edition

By Gaspare A Silvestri

About This BookImplement, configure, and optimize the migration from a physical to a VDI architecture using XenDesktop 7.6Publish desktops and applications to the end user devices, optimizing their performance and increasing the security for the delivered resourcesA pragmatic guide that helps you to explore the XenDesktop 7.6 architecture and its related components to implement a service-oriented architecture based on the Citrix FlexCast approachWho This Book Is ForIf you are a system administrator or an experienced IT professional who wants to refer to a centralized container of procedures and advanced tasks in XenDesktop, this is the book for you. Experience of the virtualized environment and an understanding of the general concepts of desktop virtualization (VDI) are required.What You Will LearnConfigure and deploy virtual machines for XenDesktop 7.6Perform configuration and optimization operations for desktop and server OS images for future deploymentsExecute desktop environment administration tasks, including catalog creation, power management, and resource allocationUnderstand how to publish the hosted applications, Local Access Apps (LAA), and applications using Microsoft App-VWork with PowerShell to reduce the time required to perform management tasks with the creation of the PowerShell scriptsImplement the two-factor hardware and software authentication for XenDesktopInstall and configure NetScaler Gateway 10.5 and XenMobile 10 to improve the quality, performance, and manageability of your Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) architectureIn DetailThis book will help you understand how to implement, configure, and optimize migration from a physical to a VDI architecture, moving from a standard application approach to a centralized and more secure way to assign and release resources to the end users.The book begins with the upgrade and installation procedures for the core infrastructural components, along with an explanation of how to deploy and optimize procedures for desktop virtual machines. Moving on, you will perform desktop and applications deployment through the XenDesktop core plus integrated publishing platforms, such as Microsoft App-V.Finally, the book explains how to install and configure important collateral platforms such as the NetScaler, CloudBridge, and XenMobile platforms, along with the execution of the most advanced activities and configurations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782175172
• ISBN13: 9781782175179
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.3"