The quickest PoC in the cloud - XenApp Azure marketplace

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The quickest PoC in the cloud - XenApp Azure marketplace -

I am pleased to announce that now XenApp 7.8 in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace try. This offer is the latest addition to our existing portfolio in the Azure Marketplace, which includes NetScaler VPX (BYOL) and Share File Storage Zones controller.

benefits of XenApp in the Azure Marketplace

Trying to XenApp in the Azure Marketplace is a great way to start with XenApp in a public cloud environment. Here is why:

  1. are fully validated and tested - You can download a complete XenApp 7.8 environment anywhere in the Azure cloud with a single click-stand-up. Azure currently supports 22 regions of the world and growing, so you can deliver applications close to your user base. The XenApp study has been validated and is fully compliant to Citrix on Azure Reference Architecture
  2. evaluation Simplify -. You can evaluate quickly without expensive manual setup time, which in our current XenApp release, new.
  3. app compatibility test Speed ​​ - XenApp Azure Marketplace provides an easy way for the hosting and end-user experience to deliver apps to test from the Azure cloud
  4. customize and extend -. adjust the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) solution template customize the XenApp offer XenApp and expand services support. For example, you can create so your specific needs

PikePlace

Getting Started

different XenApp topologies such as multi-site, backup site order to fit Sit down with XenApp in Azure marketplace began everything you need to bring to the table, is an Azure subscription. We are far from handle - really

  1. Sign up for Azure portal
  2. Enter basic Azure settings such as subscriptions and location information and general deployment settings, such as credentials and machine sizes [
  3. Press "Create".

deployment usually takes about two hours. Once the area has been completed to provide, you receive a notification email with a link to storefront / NetScaler as a front-end of the insert. Reporting had at the same credentials you use in step 2 above given thee. All applications that you need to do basic management of the Citrix environment, is at your disposal.

PikePlace SF

XenApp environment topology

The environment that is created by this model is as follows:

PikePlace architecture

There is a simple deployment of XenApp, consisting of:

  • desktop Delivery controller
  • License Server
  • storefront
  • 2 VDAS
  • NetScaler VPX Gateway
  • RDP Jump box for managing

the machines are used on a single VNET and storage account within a Resource Group. To delete the application after use, you can simply delete the resource group.

Under the Hood

Charging XenApp deployment in the marketplace is an ARM template. ARM templates are declarative JSON files that can be used to create complex multi-VM solutions in Azure and configure. You can now create your own unique and repeatable XenApp topology in Azure by creatively expanding our template. To the XenApp template to that template Link URL follow in the deployment.

PikePlace Template

limitations

There are some limitations of this environment.

  1. This listing is intended as an attempt not production.
  2. get provided
  3. All VMs used by this property on an ARM-VNET. can not use Desktop Studio directly providing additional VDAS. This is because XenApp 7.8 only supports Azure Classic and Azure Resource Manager not as hosting platform. Support for Azure Resource Manager will come soon.
  4. [Update as of April 14th] Due to a possible error in one of the pictures, administrator passwords can not begin with a special character.

review

We look forward to your feedback. For example, what use cases you want to see the production version of address? Please use the Citrix discussion forums or even the comments in this blog post, to start a conversation with us.

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