2. News
• Acquisition announced at Synergy May 2012
• XenClient Enterprise (v4.1) available since June 29th
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3. Agenda
• Why the acquisition
• What’s new, what’s the same, what’s the future
• UPDATE: News from Synergy
• Demo & QA
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4. Why the Acquisition?
• Based on the same foundation
• Virtual Computer focused on the backend
ᵒ Windows based – Active Directory enabled
ᵒ Enhanced policy framework
• Customer told us to move faster – We listened, because we’re committed!
5. Architectural overview - Hypervisor
• True Type-1 Hypervisor (No OS below the hypervisor layer) Shared Image
Patch
ᵒ Fully virtualized platform
ᵒ Supports wide range of business class PCs Backup
Store
ᵒ Full shared image support for Windows 7, XP & Vista
Management
ᵒ Linux supported as custom image or local install Server
Virtual Machine #1 Virtual Machine #2
User Data User Data
Applications … Applications Services
Management
and Control
Windows XP Domain
Windows 7 Domain
(DomS)
Virtual HW (Dom0)
Virtual HW
Xen™ Hypervisor (Open Source)
Hardware
6. Where does XenClient Enterprise fit in?
For extreme security and isolation
Multi-level secure local virtual desktops designed to meet
XenClient XT the most extreme isolation, security, and performance
requirements for public sector customers.
For enterprise use
XenClient Enterprise Virtual desktops to go for enterprise users who need
centralized IT management and control. Can be used as a
standalone product or with XenDesktop.
For standalone use by IT Pros
XenClient Express Free high-performance local virtual desktops for IT
professionals and software developers/testers.
9. Architectural overview – OS Management
Update One to many
from server Shared Image
Shared System Disk
System Patch
One to many, patch once, publish many VHD
Backup Snapshot
For backup Backup
Persistent User Data Store
User
Backed-up on server for instant recovery
VHD
Management
Persistent Local Data (no backup) Local Fast Server
Page.sys, temp files, indexes, .ost files VHD Recovery
10. What’s the future
• Looking forward
Client Hypervisor Centralized Management
HDX User Experience Personal vDisk
Extreme Security Multi Platform
Extensibility Enterprise Scalability
Expanded Hardware Advanced Policy Control
Xen Hypervisor Synchronization
The best parts of each solution is coming together
12. New features in XenClient Enterprise 4.5
Next
Supports the latest Ultrabooks and Intel 3rd generation
Generation
processors
Global Desktop
Windows 8 support
Now available in English and 6 other languages for major
markets!
Expanded
Use Cases Enables more enterprise network policies with VLAN
tagging
NetScaler support for Synchronizer external network
access
Increased Dual monitors in dock support
Performance Improved hypervisor boot time
14. Localization
• Hypervisor language selection • Synchronizer installation language
selection
• Console language based on the
locale reported by the browser
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16. Windows 8 support
• Windows 8 as a guest operating system
ᵒ PV Tools support
ᵒ Multi-touch in guest
• Laptop and desktop form factors supported
• Tablets/Convertibles – to be added in future
ᵒ Accelerometer support
ᵒ Multi-touch support in the hypervisor UI
• Multi-monitor support – future
20. Other notable XenClient improvements
• Dual external monitors in a docking station
• 30% hypervisor boot time improvement
• VM import/export
• Any instance where user moves VM’s between XC devices
• Hardware refresh
• Moving non managed/personal image to new machine
• Personal VM
• XenClient 2.1 to XenClient 4.5?
• Improved KVM support (confirm)
21. VLAN tagging explained
Network B
secure
Network A
insecure
Chrome VM XenClie
VLAN A traffic nt
VLAN A traffic
VLAN B traffic
Windows 7 VM
VLAN B traffic
packets packets
tagged tagged
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