What is the use of desktop virtualization?

Desktop virtualization provides optimizations techniques to deliver the applicat

ions, data and desktop environment to the users. It further provides the securit
y by managing all the applications and desktop systems at one place. It manages
and updates different static desktop images from one place and allows the custom
ization of applications to provide high performance, security and portability to
each user.
How citrix xen fullfill the requirements produced by desktop virtualization?
Citrix xend virtualization provides a single solution for desktop virtualization
that gives on demand services for desktop and other applications. It allows the
user to securely deliver the resources through the web to PCs and to the client
area with high end user experience.
How Xen desktop helps in popularizing the businesses?
Citrix xen desktop provides high level of virtualization to help businesses buil
d their tool and increase their output or productivity day by day. The features
that are provided are as follows:
It enables the virtual space and workflow to increase the productivity.
It provides latest features and help businesses with tools to incorporate those
easily.
It gives an easy to use virtualization platform to deliver fast, efficient and f
lexible applications.
It manages, create and secure the desktop applications from one location.
What is the use and purpose of producing a desktop virtualization platform by C
itrix?
Citrix has provided a platform that gives desktop virtualization and it deliver
s the desktop services and applications from anywhere to the users. It reduces t
he complexity and improves the security of the data. It provides a centralized p
lace to manage the datacenter. It delivers high end experience for the user and
provides high latency in the network. It offers reduced time for execution of th
e application and flexibility in the delivering customized desktops to both virt
ual and physical devices.
What is the three phase approach to desktop virtualization?
The three phases provided by Citrix Xen is as follows:
Assess: This is a phase where the user groups gets profiled and prioritized acco
rding to the applications they are using. The decision of ordering and user segm
ents virtualization takes place.
Design: in this stage a process to create a detailed design will be included usi
ng the networking concept. It will include active directory, storage and image m
anipulation. This will be the phase where all the requirements will be finalized
before install.
Deploy: In this stage the xen desktop virtualization will be installed, tested a
nd deployed according to the design.
How desktop virtualization different from application virtualization?
Desktop virtualization provides the desktop operating system its environment and
applications from the datacenter, whereas application virtualization only bring
s application from the datacenter. Desktop virtualization brings only the deskto
p features not the application related to it, whereas application keep the deskt
op separate and bring only those applications that are required at a particular
time. This way optimization and efficiency can be maintained.
What are the different flavors available in Citrix Xen desktop addition?
Citrix xen desktop virtualization comes in different flavors and they are as fol
lows:
1. Express edition- this is the edition which is a trial version and user can us
e it for 10 days.
It has limitation as well on the usage.

2. VDI (virtual desktop interface) provides scalability and also virtual desktop
s using the client-server model.
3. Enterprise edition- it has all the tools available for customization and it i
s a cost-effective platform that provides flexibility, scalability and delivery
of applications without any hassles.
4. Platinum edition- it is a complete package to deliver full performance monito
r, Qos capabilities and services for end-to-end delivery. It has support for vir
tual desktop support.
What is the difference between desktop virtualization and virtual desktop interf
ace?
Virtual desktop interface is a form of desktop virtualization, whereas desktop v
irtualization is itself a different entity that is separated with others. VDI cr
eate a virtual machine and execute the user's desktop inside it, whereas desktop
virtualization allows running the customized desktop without any virtual machin
es. VDI works only for few users that have different demands but it is unsuitabl
e to meet all the demands for all users, whereas desktop virtualization meet and
provide all the required features to the user.
What are the features of citrix xen desktop virtualization?
Citrix xen provides high end functionalities to the user for desktop virtualizat
ion. It also provide the following features such as:
High definition user experience: it provides high end multimedia graphics, real
time collaborations and connectivity through peripherals. It provides breadth an
d depth for easy viewing of high end 3D graphics.
FlexCast: provides fast delivery of the new technology that enables the deliver
y of hosted models to meet the requirement of the users.
On demand apps: citrix provide the provision for on demand application to the us
ers. It also
provides the provision to manage the functionalities of applications on virtual
desktops. What is the difference between Citrix xen desktop virtualization and X
en server?
Citrix xen server provides server virtualization that enables one platform to ho
st multiple operating system, whereas citrix xen desktop provides desktop virtua
lization that enables many operating systems to be shared in the datacenter.
Citrix xen server allow the utilization of the server to be maximum, whereas cit
rix desktop virtualization allows better performance and efficiency as it is con
trolled and managed from one place.
How does Citrix Xen Desktop help in enterprises?
Citrix Xen Desktop is a Desktop virtualization solution for business that need s
mart management of Desktops. Administrators need not manage applications individ
ually on machines rather it can be done on the go with Citrix Xen Server, remote
ly. Citrix Xen Desktop enables the client machines to stream a live Desktop to t
he their machines through centralized Xen Server.
What all elements could be packaged as images and then can be deployed on datace
nter in Citrix Xen Desktop?
In order to get a new business startup quick and running, the elements like OS,
Applications & User profiles can be packaged as single images and then deployed
on datacenters. This process dynamically assembles desktops for each user. These
images are maintained by administrators and according to the user tasks these i
mages are deployed.
What is Single Instance Management?
A Single Instance Management is referred as a task to apply updates and packages
just once that is on the images that are maintained by the administrators at Xe
n Server. This means less storage is required to handle desktop in datacenter. T
his provides easy to manage features to the maintainers or administrators of the
IT departments.

Does Citrix Xen Desktop support global or public access?

Citrix Xen Desktop can be accessed globally from anywhere at any time and any de
vice. This is actually an advantage of having a centralized server at location t
hat serves to all the devices that can actually communicate to it and through mi
nimal C itrix platform tools can actually stream a personally configured Desktop
on the go.
What is FlexCast delivery technology in Citrix Xen Desktop?
FlexCast is a delivery model that ensures a flexible and wide range of modificat
ions in virtualized images of every major OS virtualization such as RedHat Linux
, Windows, Ubuntu Linux or Windows Server 2008. This provides a standard lock-do
wn for user without personalized experience that does not save personalized opti
ons and preferences in usage.
Describe VDI facility in FlexCast Technology?
The term VDI was coined by Intel and stands for Virtualized Desktop Interface. I
t is a technology that enables the hosted OS virtualization that meets high grap
hics and performance requirements to use the local machine resources that can ac
tually leverage desktop streaming through Virtual server. The more powerful is c
lient, the better becomes quality of service.
Does Citrix Xen Desktop work if its offline?
Citrix Xen Desktop works very well online as well as offline. Suppose the Xen De
sktop streamed a desktop application on a client machine and suddenly the networ
k is disconnected that does not allow further access to network. In this case th
e application streamed as a virtual desktop will run very well as if it has neve
r been disconnected.
Does Citrix Xen Destop application need to run on Local Desktop?
Citrix Xen Desktop need not run on a desktop but a client applet for desktop is
required to be installed at client-side. The whole functionality is orchestrated
through a centralized Server. The technology is simple and follows modern and v
irtualized client-server architecture. Thus it is a model of cloud computing arc
hitecture.
What is HDX technology given by Citrix Xen Desktop solution?
The HDX technology is coined for term High Definition User Experience. This tech
nology provides flexible compatibilities to multimedia devices and software as F
lash, Audio, Video, USB, 3D graphics applications. This compliance ensures a fas
t and reliable experience through Citrix Xen Desktop throughout the usage.
Some security features in Citrix Xen Desktop?
Citrix Xen Desktop comes with an integrated hardened SSL VPN with advanced, poli
cy-based access control lets you give users encrypted access to desktops, applic
ations, and valuable intellectual property from anywhere while eliminating the r
isk of data theft or loss. Centralized data control provides high security compl
iance.
Choices of Hypervisors given in Citrix Xen Desktop are?
There are multiple choices of Hypervisors that comes along Citrix Xen Desktop so
lutions. XenDesktop on XenServer by Citrix XenDesktop on Hyper-V by Microsoft Xe
nDesktop on V-Sphere by VmWare
These are the three major players in cloud computing solution industries and Xen
Desktop is supported by all three of them.
What is On-demand Apps feature in FlexCast Delivery?
The On-demand Apps feature in FlexCast delivery is a feature provided by Citrix
Xen Desktop to deliver software applications on a client request for usage. Thes
e applications are packaged as images which are isolated and independent to the

compatible hardware. On-demand applications could be like a Microsoft office app

lication running on Linux machine.
What issue does the NetScaler solves?
The Netscaler technology resolves issues of low speed internet and low bandwidth
that needs to stream a desktop from a centralized server. This provides slow st
reaming compliance on the virtualization solution to provide optimum support and
feature on the client machine.
What is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and is it provided by Citrix Xen Desktop?
Virtual desktop infrastructure is the practice of hosting a desktop operating sy
stem within a virtual machine running on a hosted, centralized or remote server.
The term was coined by VMware Inc. Microsoft included a technology called virtu
al desktop infrastructure in Windows Server 2008. Intel has built hardware virtu
alization support into its processors, citing a growing need for client-hosted v
irtualization. Yes, virtual Desktop Infrastructure is provided by Citrix as Citr
ix Xen Desktop.
What is Xen in Citrix Xen Desktop Solution and why is it there?
Xen is an open-source hypervisor that is somehow appealed to Citrix developers a
nd Citrix Cloud services are based on further development of this hypervisors on
ly. Xen being an open-source project has contributors from around the world. Thi
s is the only major open-source hypervisor that supports Dom-0. Thus it is the b
est choice for cloud developers till date