How does Citrix XenDesktop work?

Citrix XenDesktop is a desktop virtualization product from software vendor Citrix Systems. With VDI, end users connect to remote desktops hosted on virtual machines that run on a server in a data center or in the cloud, and they can view and interact with them using a remote display protocol.

Is XenDesktop a hypervisor?

Unlike many other desktop virtualization products, XenDesktop can be run on all three of the major vendors’ hypervisors: VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and — of course — Citrix’s own XenServer.

What is the difference between XenDesktop and VDI?

Citrix XenDesktop is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) product that allows full desktop virtualization, whereas XenApp is a software solution for Windows application virtualization. Understand the difference between these two architectures and if they are right for your organization.

Is ShareFile going away?

Goodbye NetScaler, Xen, Receiver, ShareFile and more. To attract new customers, Citrix is rolling out a unification plan to rename most of its flagship products, including XenDesktop, XenApp, NetScaler, and ShareFile.

What is NetScaler used for?

Citrix NetScaler is an ADC system from Citrix that provides Level 4 load balancing to deliver better performance for apps and services. It optimizes, secures, and controls the delivery of applications, providing the required flexibility for businesses to improve performance and continuity.

What is the latest version of Citrix XenDesktop?

The most recent release of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) is version 2109. There are three LTSR versions of XenApp and XenDesktop: LTSR 1912, LTSR 7.15, and LTSR 7.6.

Is Citrix XenDesktop VDI?

Citrix XenDesktop (now known as Citrix Virtual Desktops) is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) product that allows users to remotely access and operate Microsoft Windows desktops in a data center, public or private cloud via devices located elsewhere.

What is MCS and PVS in Citrix?

MCS takes a snapshot of a virtual machine, copies it to a storage location and clones are made that read this copy. PVS is network-based while MCS is a hypervisor-based but they both ultimately end up with virtual machines for users to establish sessions onto. Needing to upgrade VMware, XenServer and HyperV tools.