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Please note that the number of users the XenServer solution can support is directly related to the
amount of available memory. Detailed setup information is available in the HP Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure with Citrix XenDesktop Getting Started Guide:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=18
964&prodSeriesId=3801993.
Deploying HP XenDesktop requires downloading the XenDesktop software from the Web. The
integrated XenServer hypervisor is shipped on a flash memory device such as a USB key. Customers
can power on a server with the USB key and immediately begin configuring the virtualized
environment.
Note
It is advisable to build the environment with redundancy. The entire
architecture can be made redundant with the duplication of key
components.
XenDesktop deployment sequential tasks
XenDesktop deployment is a set of sequential tasks. The following list illustrates the order of a typical
deployment.
XenDesktop administration:
Installing the VM infrastructure
1.
Installing and configuring XenCenter
2.
Creating the virtual machines
3.
Configuring Active Directory for XenDesktop
4.
Installing Desktop Delivery Controller
5.
Installing and configuring the Provisioning Server
6.
Preparing the virtual desktop image
7.
Preparing and provisioning virtual desktops
8.
Creating multiple virtual desktops
9.
Running secure connections with XenServer
10.
XenDesktop endpoints:
Preparing the endpoint
1.
Converting the endpoint to full-screen-only mode
2.
Connecting to a virtual desktop from a thin client
3.
Monitoring virtual desktop usage
4.
HP XenDesktop primary components
The HP XenDesktop solution includes XenServer, XenCenter, virtual desktops and agents, and the
following components:
• Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller - A component that manages the connections between users'
endpoint devices and the virtual desktops.
• Citrix Provisioning Server - This component can stream a single desktop image to create multiple
virtual desktops on one or more servers in a data center, greatly reducing the amount of storage
required compared to other methods of creating virtual desktops.
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