Virtualization by Davis: “Der Arbeitsplatz der Zukunft – so arbeiten wir 2020” plus 18 more

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• Der Arbeitsplatz der Zukunft – so arbeiten wir 2020
• Delivering Cisco Unified Communications with Citrix XenDesktop
• SUM 208: Automate cloud-scaled apps and desktops as a service
• ManageTypes Registry Key setting: Unable to add or manage file type associations as a standard user
• Repackaging the desktop to deliver Windows applications as needed
• Nexus 1000V: New Pricing Model
• How the Mobile Generation Was Born
• How to automatically consolidate VMware snapshots in vSphere 5
• Red Hat to Host Integration and BPM Week October 15-18
• Red Hat to Webcast Middleware Press Conference on October 10
• Red Hat Enters Next Phase of Its Application Server Technology Strategy
• Installing XenServer 6.0.2 on the IBM HS23 or x240
• Introducing Microsoft Office 2013 Preview App-V package
• Solving the Blame Game in the Cloud
• How to perform a virtual desktop migration between Type 1 hypervisors
• VMware makes frenemies at OpenStack, but what's in it for IT?
• Take Network High Availability to New Heights w/ Advanced Clustering – Now in Citrix Marketing Concierge
• Innovating Support at Red Hat
• Looking at desktop virtualization? Take a close look at XenDesktop 5.6 (ANZ) - 10/4/2012

Der Arbeitsplatz der Zukunft – so arbeiten wir 2020 Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:42 AM PDT Der Arbeitsplatz der Zukunft – so arbeiten wir 2020 Von Dr. Jürgen Müller, Area Vice President Central Europe bei Citrix Systems Prognosen sind meist eine heikle Sache. Wir kennen das vom Wetterbericht: So richtig verlassen mag sich kaum jemand darauf. Noch weniger allerdings wollen die Menschen darauf verzichten. Es ist nämlich einfach spannend, sich über die Zukunft Gedanken zu machen. Das gilt natürlich auch für… Read More

Delivering Cisco Unified Communications with Citrix XenDesktop Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:05 PM PDT I get this question a lot – What are the different options to deliver Cisco Unified Communication applications with XenDesktop? Cisco has recently released a VXI 2.6 Cisco Validated Design Guide (CVD) for XenDesktop 5.6 which provides great level of clarity around the different options supported, their design and configuration details, performance results, and intended use cases. I recommend you read it as it also… Read More

SUM 208: Automate cloud-scaled apps and desktops as a service Posted: 01 Oct 2012 07:10 PM PDT Earlier this year at Citrix Summit in San Francisco, we introduced the App Orchestration technology (available as part of the Cloud Provider Pack). There is a lot of interest in this technology and hence we will have a session at Barcelona on Oct 16th- SUM208: Automate cloud-scaled apps and desktops as a service with App Orchestration technology. In this session I will be covering: Configuring… Read More

ManageTypes Registry Key setting: Unable to add or manage file type associations as a standard user Posted: 01 Oct 2012 06:27 PM PDT Hi We run an SCCM integrated App-V infrastructure. Right now, we cannot configure the App Virt Client to allow a standard user (non-local admin) to modify file type associations. I set the following registry keys: HKLM>Software>Microsoft>Softgrid>4.5>client>Permissions>ManageTypes to a DWORD value of 1 as per this article:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc843746.aspx I've even set the equivalent under HKLM>Software>Wow6432Node>Microsoft>  xx  to no avail. The option to add New associations is not present when these keys are set, for a standard user. Can anyone advise me on how this can be configured correctly? What have I missed? Regards, Max This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Repackaging the desktop to deliver Windows applications as needed Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:42 AM PDT With Windows applications going by the wayside -- sort of -- desktop management will become more compartmentalized, with IT delivering only the apps users need.

Nexus 1000V: New Pricing Model Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:23 PM PDT Today, October 1st, Cisco announced on its blog the release of a new pricing and packaging strategy for its switch portfolio. Nexus 1000V 2.1, that was released last month, is going to have two editions, one called Essential Edition and the second named Advanced Edition. The Nexus 1000V Essential Edition would allow to connect virtual applications to the network integrating into VMware environments, this free version can count on Cisco standard technical support and would permit cloud providers to offer base networking services, The Advanced Edition, that would cost $695 per CPU, would contain the Cisco Virtual Security Gateway (VSG), a virtual firewall, and logical trust zones between applications. This multi-hypervisor (Hyper-V, KVM and Xen) would be able to simplify VM as well as tenant migration from one hypervisor to another. Furthermore it would include support for advanced capabilities. Among the features of the Nexus 1000V 2.1: Support for Cisco TrustSec — Extends Cisco TrustSec security solutions for network-based segmentation of users and physical workloads to now virtual workloads connected to Nexus 1000V, leveraging Security Group Tag (SGT) for defining security segments. (Available only in the Advanced Edition) vCenter Plug-in – Provides a holistic view to server administrator of the virtual network from within VMware vCenter vTracker – Offers VM-level & host-level visibility to network administrator added visibility into virtual and physical networks (such as VM name and vMotion events) Cross Data Center High-availability – Supports split Active and Standby Nexus 1000V Virtual Supervisor Modules (VSMs) across two data centers to implement cross-DC clusters and VM mobility while ensuring high availability Enhanced Installer App – Simplifies the entire installation process via single pane of glass Simplified upgrade process – Allows flexibility to schedule upgrades on a per-host basis, thus enabling incremental upgrades even during short maintenance windows. Gary Kinghorn, Cisco's Product Marketing Manager for Data Center Virtualization and Network Services provides some reasons for offering a tiered Nexus 1000V licensing model: First, this new two-tier pricing structure nicely aligns with a common virtualization industry model of offering baseline functionality to rapidly seed the market and, for additional value add, advanced capabilities and future innovations. Second, customers are making architectural choices for their cloud infrastructures and many prefer end-to-end Nexus consistency for physical, virtual and cloud networks.  With the Nexus 1000V Editions, Nexus customers can immediately and broadly realize the benefits of end-to-end Nexus architecture with Essential Edition while comforted by the fact that innovations will continue to occur on the Advanced Edition to which they can upgrade as and when their use cases demand.  Also, these customers can leverage best-in-class Cisco TAC support for their troubleshooting needs across Nexus (and NX-OS) based physical/virtual/cloud networking environments. Finally, many cloud providers would like to build price-tiered public clouds, with multiple hypervisors (including open-source) and OpenStack cloud orchestration.  With the Nexus 1000V's upcoming support for multiple hypervisors (Hyper-V, KVM and Xen) as well as for OpenStack networking, the no-cost Essential Edition enables cloud providers to offer base networking services at a competitive price for broader market adoption, along with Cisco advanced networking capabilities at an additional price for higher-margin revenue generation. The multi-hypervisor Nexus 1000V simplifies and accelerates VM as well as tenant migration from one hypervisor to another while ensuring consistent policies, security, operational workflows (respecting separation of duties) and management/trouble shooting tools. Labels: Cisco, nexus 1000V, switch, virtual networking

How the Mobile Generation Was Born Posted: 01 Oct 2012 03:19 PM PDT Citrix recently had the honor to host a panel of Tech luminaries that led the first generation of SmartPhones and Tablets. Going back 20 years to the first SmartPhone, Jerry Merckel tells the story about he sold the concept at IBM that resulted in the Simon Personal Communicator.

How to automatically consolidate VMware snapshots in vSphere 5 Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:04 AM PDT IT admins sometimes create and delete VMware snapshots for recurring tasks. Two experts suggest ways to consolidate VMware snapshots automatically.

Red Hat to Host Integration and BPM Week October 15-18 Posted: 30 Sep 2012 09:00 PM PDT

Red Hat to Webcast Middleware Press Conference on October 10 Posted: 30 Sep 2012 09:00 PM PDT

Red Hat Enters Next Phase of Its Application Server Technology Strategy Posted: 30 Sep 2012 09:00 PM PDT

Installing XenServer 6.0.2 on the IBM HS23 or x240 Posted: 01 Oct 2012 01:20 PM PDT Both of these servers ship with an embedded Emulex be3-based 10Gb NIC as their main ethernet device, which certainly has it's advantages but also requires a special consideration when installing any version of XenServer older than 6.1.0.  With XenServer 6.0.2, Citrix published a handful of driver disks produced by Emulex which provide support for these adapters. Installing XenServer We mention in each driver disk article… Read More

Introducing Microsoft Office 2013 Preview App-V package Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:24 AM PDT As some of you already know, we shipped the Microsoft Office 2013 Preview App-V package with our App-V 5.0 Beta 2 release in July 2012. We believe that this is a HUGE win for our customers. Over the years, we have received tremendous feedback from our customers regarding better and deeper integration with Microsoft Office. We, in App-V, feel proud to say that with Microsoft Office 2013 Preview App-V package, we have addressed that feedback. The Microsoft Office 2013 Preview App-V package is a pre-built package, which can be added to the App-V 5.0 client or imported to the App-V 5.0 server like any other App-V package. There is neither any sequencing involved nor the need to use a deployment kit, as one had to do with Microsoft Office 2010 using App-V 4.6. Above and beyond the simplified deployment model, the Microsoft Office 2013 Preview App-V package offers much deeper integration between App-V and Microsoft Office, than we have ever offered before. Microsoft Office 2013 Preview – App-V 5.0 Beta 2 package information The 32-bit Microsoft Office package is a Microsoft Windows 32-bit on Microsoft Windows 64-bit (WoW64) package and can be deployed on computers with a 32-bit or 64-bit chip architecture. The 64-bit Microsoft Office package requires a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows Server 2008 R2. The Microsoft Office packages are designed to run using the App-V 5.0 Beta 2 release using the following link http://www.microsoft.com/getappv5. Package Information The 32-bit WoW64 O15 Technical Preview package for App-V includes the following: · ProPlusVolume_VisioProVolume_ProjectProVolume_en-us_x86.appv · ProPlusVolume_VisioProVolume_ProjectProVolume_en-us_x86_DeploymentConfig.xml · ProPlusVolume_VisioProVolume_ProjectProVolume_en-us_x86_UserConfig.xml The 64-bit O15 Technical Preview package for App-V includes the following: · ProPlusVolume_VisioProVolume_ProjectProVolume_en-us_x64.appv · ProPlusVolume_VisioProVolume_ProjectProVolume_en-us_x64_DeploymentConfig.xml · ProPlusVolume_VisioProVolume_ProjectProVolume_en-us_x86_UserConfig.xml Enabling scripting on the App-V 5.0 Beta 2 client Scripting is required to run the Microsoft Office 2013 Preview package. One can enable scripting on the client via App-V 5.0 Client setup, Group Policy or PowerShell cmdlets. To enable scripting on the App-V 5.0 client via PowerShell, type the following commands using an elevated PowerShell command prompt: PS>Set-ExecutionPolicy bypass –Scope currentuser. Press Y. PS> Import-module appvclient and press Enter. PS>Set-AppvClientConfiguration –EnablePackageScripts 1 Deploying the Microsoft Office 2013 Preview package The Microsoft Office 2013 Preview package can be deployed and managed in the App-V environment like any other App-V package. Please find below the instructions for adding the package on a standalone client. For more information on how to manage the package on the App-V 5.0 Beta 2 Server, please refer to the App-V 5.0 Beta 2 documentation found at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=258534 Note: This procedure does not require an App-V 5.0 Beta 2 management server. It is recommended that you deploy the Office 2013 package globally to a computer. Deploy an App-V 5.0 Beta 2 package to a computer Use the following procedure to deploy an Office 2013 Preview package to a computer to allow all users to use the Office applications. 1. Complete all prerequisites required to have the App-V 5.0 packages on a target computer. 2. Open an elevated PowerShell command prompt, and enter the following commands: PS>Import-module appvclient PS>$pkg= Add-AppvClientPackage <Path to package location> Running this command adds the package and returns the PackageId and VersionId into $pkg. PS>Publish-AppVClientPackage $pkg -Global This will publish the Office 2013 Preview package for all the users on the computer and allow them to use the Office applications. Note To modify the default integration settings, shortcuts or FTAs of the applications in a package, you can use the DynamicDeploymentConfiguration files while adding or publishing the package. For more information on how to do that, refer to the App-V 5.0 Beta 2 documentation found at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=258534 Conclusion We, the App-V team, believe that the pre-built Microsoft Office 2013 package addresses the needs of our valuable customers. As always, we are eager to have your feedback. If you have not tried the Office 2013 Preview App-V package till now, you can do so by downloading it from http://www.microsoft.com/getappv5. Do let us know, what you think of it!

Solving the Blame Game in the Cloud Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:59 AM PDT Application owners are always in fire-fighting mode. It makes for a very reactive day-to-day and in many cases it is not necessarily their fault performance is down, yet it remains their problem. AppEnsure is providing unprecedented visibility into application performance for virtualized and cloud environments. No longer are architectures static and simple to diagnose, they are dynamic, distributed, and many components factor into business critical… Read More

How to perform a virtual desktop migration between Type 1 hypervisors Posted: 28 Sep 2012 07:16 AM PDT There are numerous tools available for virtual desktop migration from one platform to another, but not all of them support all the popular disk formats.

VMware makes frenemies at OpenStack, but what's in it for IT? Posted: 28 Sep 2012 07:05 AM PDT It all depends on how much code VMware decides to submit to OpenStack, but the alliance could potentially make VM mobility across clouds easier.

Take Network High Availability to New Heights w/ Advanced Clustering – Now in Citrix Marketing Concierge Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:56 AM PDT NOW LIVE! in Citrix Marketing Concierge is the campaign where you can learn how you can use new clustering technology to transform your datacenter network into an enterprise cloud. "Take Network High Availability to New Heights with Advanced Clustering"  offers white papers around clustering technology and how NetScaler with TriScale Technology: Doubles ADC capacity without having to purchase additional hardware Eliminates the expensive cost of… Read More

Innovating Support at Red Hat Posted: 30 Sep 2012 09:00 PM PDT by Global Support Services Team

Looking at desktop virtualization? Take a close look at XenDesktop 5.6 (ANZ) - 10/4/2012 Posted: 03 Oct 2012 09:59 PM PDT Looking at desktop virtualization? Take a close look at XenDesktop 5.6 (ANZ) - 10/4/2012 Update feed preferences Products & Solutions | Support | Communities | News | Events | My Citrix (c) 2012 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

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