On-premises
XD/XA
XD/XA
XD/XA
Hosted
any infrastructure
Customer IT
Customer IT
Partner
Customer or Partner
Managed by IT
Managed by IT
Managed by Partner
Managed by Citrix
Single Tenant
Single Tenant
Multi-Tenant
Single or Multi-Tenant
Perpetual
Perpetual
Subscription
Subscription
Private cloud
Public (Azure)
Partner Cloud
Private, Partner, Public
(Azure), Government*
On-premises
Provisioning
Updates
Model
Licensing
Cloud
Cloud
IaaS
Horizon 1: Available today
(User/month)
CWS
(User/month)
Horizon 2: Future
* Azure Government Cloud
Cloud service
Virtual machine
Availability set
Virtual Network
Storage account
Subnet
Virtual Network
Licensing Server
Web Interface
Secure
Gateway
XA Session
Host
Delivery
Controller
Connect Via
cloudapp.net port
443 endpoint on
Secure Gateway
User Access
via Internet
Secure Gateway
Delivery Controller
XA Session Host
AD Controller
SQL Server
Web Interface
License Server
XD VDI Host
Single Subnet
Virtual Network
AD Controller
Secure Gateway
Delivery Controller
XA Session Host
AD Controller
SQL Server
Web Interface
License Server
Site-to-Site VPN
XD VDI Host
Company resources
and Applications Data
Single Subnet
Virtual Network
On-Premise Network
Single Subnet
Secure Gateway Web Interface Delivery Controller SQL Server AD Controller
WestCitrix.CloudApp.net
443
Secure Gateway Web Interface Delivery Controller SQL Server License Server
XD VDI Host
(50 hosts)
XD VDI Host
(50 hosts)
XA Session Host
(23 hosts)
Single Subnet
443
Secure Gateway Web Interface Delivery Controller SQL Server AD Controller
EastCitrix.CloudApp.net
443
443
Secure Gateway Web Interface Delivery Controller SQL Server License Server
XD VDI Host
(50 hosts)
XD VDI Host
(50 hosts)
XA Session Host
(23 hosts)
Virtual Network
Citrix.trafficmanager.net CNAME: citrixonazure.com
443
Virtual Network
443
Instance types
Virtual cores
RAM
Small (A0)
Shared
768 MB
Small (A1)
1
1.75 GB
Medium (A2)
2
3.5 GB
Large (A3)
4
7 GB
Extra Large (A4)
8
14 GB
Mem.-Intensive (A5)
Mem.-Intensive (A6)
Mem.-Intensive (A7)
2
4
8
14 GB
28 GB
56 GB
Scale numbers by Azure instance type
Users per Azure Instance Type
60
51
50
43
40
31
30
27
27
27
20
18
20
13
10
6
4
0
0
13
9
9
0
1
2
3
4
Medium Workload
5
Light Workload
6
7
8
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/azure-subscription-service-limits/
Company has 1000 users
Workforce is evenly split between East & West Coasts
Company’s domain name is citrixonazure.com
Medium workload simulates knowledge worker activity
Single Subnet
Secure Gateway Web Interface Delivery Controller SQL Server AD Controller
WestCitrix.CloudApp.net
443
Secure Gateway Web Interface Delivery Controller SQL Server License Server
XD VDI Host
(50 hosts)
XD VDI Host
(50 hosts)
XA Session Host
(23 hosts)
Single Subnet
443
Secure Gateway Web Interface Delivery Controller SQL Server AD Controller
EastCitrix.CloudApp.net
443
443
Secure Gateway Web Interface Delivery Controller SQL Server License Server
XD VDI Host
(50 hosts)
XD VDI Host
(50 hosts)
XA Session Host
(23 hosts)
Virtual Network
Citrix.trafficmanager.net CNAME: citrixonazure.com
443
Virtual Network
443
Create affinity
group in specific
region
Create cloud
services
Create storage
accounts
Create virtual
network –
virtual network
address space
For more watch the session
recording for CDP-B227
Full NetScaler function
Takes advantage of new Azure
networking feature
Single Subnet
StoreFront
Secure Gateway Web
Interface Delivery Controller SQL Server AD Controller
WestCitrix.CloudApp.net
443
Netscaler
in Azure
StoreFront
Secure Gateway Web
Interface Delivery Controller SQL Server License Server
XD VDI Host
(50 hosts)
XD VDI Host
(50 hosts)
XA Session Host
(23 hosts)
Single Subnet
443
StoreFront
Secure Gateway Web
Interface Delivery Controller SQL Server AD Controller
EastCitrix.CloudApp.net
443
443
Netscaler
in Azure
StoreFront
Secure Gateway Web
Interface Delivery Controller SQL Server License Server
XD VDI Host
(50 hosts)
XD VDI Host
(50 hosts)
XA Session Host
(23 hosts)
Virtual Network
Citrix.trafficmanager.net CNAME: citrixonazure.com
443
Virtual Network
443
Install the Citrix virtual delivery agent (VDA) via the user interface
Sysprep image
Capture image in Azure
Install Desktop Experience
Install Citrix VDA via command line
XenDesktopVdaSetup.exe /quiet /servervdi
Create string value ListofDDCs and point it at the appropriate DDCs under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\VirtualDesktopAgent
Sysprep image
Capture image in Azure
Instance types
Virtual cores
RAM
Small (A0)
Shared
768 MB
0.02
Small (A1)
1
1.75 GB
0.09
Medium (A2)
2
3.5 GB
0.18
Large (A3)
4
7 GB
0.36
Extra Large (A4)
8
14 GB
Mem.-Intensive (A5)
Mem.-Intensive (A6)
Mem.-Intensive (A7)
2
4
8
14 GB
28 GB
56 GB
0.72
0.33
0.66
1.32
* These prices are for Standard instances in US West region as of 10/22/2014
Source http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/
Price per hour *
Price per user per hour
$0.045
$0.043
$0.040
$0.037
$0.033
$0.035
$0.030
$0.027
$0.025
$0.023
$0.020
$0.015
$0.015
$0.020
$0.025
$0.024
$0.026
$0.020
$0.017
$0.014
$0.013
3
4
$0.010
$0.005
$0.000
$0
$0
1
2
Medium Workload
5
Light Workload
* This price reflects the total Azure infrastructure costs (no Citrix/Microsoft licensing included)
6
7
8
$14.00
$12.00
$2.53
$10.00
$0.22
$8.00
Series4
Series3
$3.83
$6.00
$2.48
$0.11
$4.00
$2.00
Series1
$1.27
$4.96
$3.19
$1
Series2
2
* This price breakdown is for Standard instances in US West region as of 10/22/2014 with utilization an average of 8 hours a day
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