How to use Citrix Smart Tools – Smart Scale to reduce your XenApp and XenDesktop on Azure Cloud resource costs.How to configure Citrix XenApp Essentials in Microsoft Azure, including Azure Active Directory authentication to Citrix Cloud.How to configure the Citrix Cloud XenApp and XenDesktop Service using Azure Managed Disks and Citrix Optimizer.How to configure Citrix Cloud – App Layering 4.8 to deliver virtualized apps and Office 365 caching – User Layers for XenApp and XenDesktop Service Cloud Workspaces in Microsoft Azure.How to activate Azure AD Bring-Your-Own-Identity authentication for the Citrix Workspace Experience unified portal, including Conditional Access configuration.This blog is part of a Citrix Cloud blog series about the different Citrix Cloud Digital Workspaces possibilities. Previous articles that I wrote around the Citrix Cloud, that you might find interesting to read as well: Extra: NetScaler Gateway Service – SSO to SaaS, web and VDI apps.Access the Windows 10 Desktop through Citrix Workspace.NetScaler Gateway Service – XenDesktop Essentials configuration.Optimize the image with Citrix Optimizer.Deploy the Windows 10 Master image in Azure.Deploy the Citrix Cloud Connector(s) in Azure.Purchase the XenDesktop Essential Service in the Azure Marketplace.XenDesktop Essentials makes it possible to instantly deploy VDIs in Azure on monthly – OpEx based costs.Ĭlick on the title to get forwarded in the article: In this article, I’ll show you how easy you can configure Windows 10 Virtual Desktop(s) in Microsoft Azure through XenDesktop Essentials – without the need to have an annual contract with Citrix. See below a technical explanation how all the pieces within Azure and Citrix Cloud come together… Microsoft just released latest build 1803 – named under codename Redstone, more on this specific topic later on in the article. So, let’s wait and see what the time will bring. The other rumor still goes that Microsoft will release a different version of Windows 10, which includes some kind of this all in the Desktop OS. So, this means that we still have the opportunity to provide Hosted Shared Desktops in the future, therefore in my opinion, Virtual Desktops, such as Windows 10 can have much better user experience, and applications aligns most of the time better upon a Desktop OS than on a Multi-User server OS. Last week, Microsoft confirmed that Server 2019 would have the Session Host role in place. The role wasn’t available in one of the early preview builds, which increased the rumors even more. Firstly, everyone thought that the new Windows Server 2019 version didn’t have the Session Host – RDS role anymore. Unfortunately, there isn’t much documentation on the internet on this solution, so I’m happy to fill in that gap for the community!Ĭurrently, rumors were going on EUC market. Citrix currently offers several services to activate and configure Windows 10 VDIs in Azure, but the easiest one to setup is through the Azure Marketplace – purchasing Citrix Virtual Desktops – XenDesktop Essentials. Then, click Next Step.I’ve written a bunch of articles on the new Digital Workspace – or also known as the Future of Work in marketing terms, so to speak… Therefore, never on the XenDesktop – Virtual Desktops Essentials Azure service. You can also specify tags to be assigned to the WorkSpaces you're trying to provision. If you would like to encrypt any of these volumes, you need to specify a KMS encryption key. ![]() You can specify idle time from 1–48 hours, after which the WorkSpaces are stopped.įor Encryption, you can specify whether you want to encrypt root volume, user volume, or both. When a user next logs in, their WorkSpace resumes its previous state, including the state of the programs and documents. When possible, AutoStop snapshots the desktop state to the root volume of the WorkSpace. AutoStop: WorkSpaces starts automatically when you log in, and stops when no longer in use.AlwaysOn: The WorkSpace is always up and running, giving you instant access to the WorkSpace.In the WorkSpaces Configuration step, specify Running Mode and Encryption.įor Running Mode, you can choose how you will run and pay for your WorkSpaces by selecting one of the following options:
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