XenDesktop 5 Scalability & Architectual Design Guides

XenDesktop 5 Reference Architecture http://support.citrix.com/servlet/KbServlet/download/25558-102-648748/Reference%20Architecture%20-%20XenDesktop%205.pdf

XenDesktop 5 FAQ http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX128328

Citrix XenDesktop 5 Support Statement for Microsoft KMS activation with Machine Creation Services (MCS) http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX128580

Finding a Better Way to Estimate IOPS for VDI http://virtualization.info/en/news/2010/11/tech-finding-a-better-way-to-estimate-iops-for-vdi.html

Windows 7 IOPS for VDI: Deep Dive http://jimmoyle.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2011/05/Windows_7_IOPS_for_VDI_a_Deep_Dive_1_0.pdf

Citrix recommends NFS for XenDesktop…huh? http://community.citrix.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=172721419 Hosted Shared Desktops OR Hosted Virtual Desktops . . . → Read More: XenDesktop 5 Scalability & Architectual Design Guides

HDX Links

Website to HDX White Paper and  Best Practices http://hdx.citrix.com/hdx-internals

Best Practices for Citrix Receiver 3 and HDX Technology with XenDesktop 5.5 http://support.citrix.com/servlet/KbServlet/download/29626-102-664770/HDX%20Optimization%20and%20Best%20Practices_FINAL_1_0.pdf

XenDesktop 5.5 Maintenance

Setup

Citrix Success Accelerator 2.0 (Setup of XenDesktop Enviroments) http://blogs.citrix.com/2011/10/19/never-been-easier-step-by-step-xendesktop-installation-with-citrix-success-accelerator-2_0/

VDA How to Prevent Disabling of Aero Redirection for XenDesktop 5.5 http://www.ervik.as/index.php/citrix-mainmenu/xendesktop/3444-how-to-prevent-disabling-of-aero-redirection-for-xendesktop-55

How to Get the Desired Desktop Resulution and Configure Multi-Monitor in case of HDX 3D Pro Enabled Desktop in XenDesktop 5.5 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX131501

Applications

Using Microsoft Lync 2010 with XenDesktop 5.5 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX130912

Configuring XenDesktop . . . → Read More: XenDesktop 5.5 Maintenance

XenDesktop 5.5 Scalability & Architectual Design Guides

As XenDesktop is primarily a VDA Update please check the documents for Version 5. http://www.citrix-links.com/xendesktop/xendesktop-5/xendesktop-5-scalability-architectual-design-guides/

 

XenDesktop 5 Maintenance

Setup:

Overview to XenDesktop 5 http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/index.jsp?topic=/xendesktop/cds-library-wrapper-rho.html

XenDesktop 5 Installation http://www.archy.net/2010/12/05/citrix-xendesktop-5-installation/

How to Use IntelliCache with XenDesktop http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX129052 Video Documentation Citrix XenDesktop on VMWare vSphere Citrix Xendesktop 5 using VMWare vSphere POC Tutorial Part 1 of 2 Citrix Xendesktop 5 using VMWare vSphere POC Tutorial Part 2 of 2

Using XenDesktop with VMWare http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xendesktop-rho/cds-vmware-rho.html

The MAC address . . . → Read More: XenDesktop 5 Maintenance

XD Tools

XenDesktop Critical Tool Matrix -> awesome ! https://support.citrix.com/servlet/KbServlet/download/26974-102-654943/Critical%20Tool%20Matrix.pdf

Scout http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX130147

 

XDPing

The XDPing tool is a command-line based application which automates the process of checking for the causes of common configuration issues in a XenDesktop environment. The tool can be used to verify configuration settings on both the XenDesktop Broker and VDA machines, both . . . → Read More: XD Tools

XenDesktop 4 Maintenance

Recommended Installation Sequence for XenDesktop 4 Hotfixes http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX128604

User Profiles for XenApp and XenDesktop http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX124799

Virtual Desktop Agent and Desktop Delivery Controller Troubleshooting http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX124581

Delegated Administration and Configuration Logging Components – For XenDesktop 4 SP1 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX126122

Citrix released the first Service Pack for XenDesktop 4. It is recommended to update XD4 environments with the SP1. . . . → Read More: XenDesktop 4 Maintenance

XenDesktop 4 Scalability & Architectual Design Guides

Best Practices for Optimizing HDX Technologies for XenDesktop 4 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX125060

XenDesktop 4 on Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V Scalability Report http://community.citrix.com/display/ocb/2010/08/20/XenDesktop+4+on+Windows+2008+R2+Hyper-V+Scalability+Report For the Detailed Report (.pdf) – Click here

HP White Paper : XenDesktop 4 on Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA2-7731ENW.pdf

Daniel Feller (Citrix System) created the Citrix XenDesktop Design Handbook. It’s a very comprehensive set . . . → Read More: XenDesktop 4 Scalability & Architectual Design Guides

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