Deploying Microsoft AppV 5 and Citrix XenDesktop 7 David Wagner Citrix Product Manager Matthijs Gates Microsoft Program Manager WINB215 Objectives amp Takeaways Session Objectives Review AppV 50 SP2 Spring Update ID: 770759
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Deploying Microsoft App-V 5 and Citrix XenDesktop 7 David Wagner, Citrix Product ManagerMatthijs Gates, Microsoft Program Manager WIN-B215
Objectives & Takeaways Session ObjectivesReview App-V 5.0 SP2 Spring UpdateProvide an overview of XenDesktop /XenApp 7 integration with App-V 5.0 Key TakeawaysApp-V 5.0 SP2 Spring Update includes numerous innovations, improvements, and how-to guidelinesApp-V 5 exposes an integration interface for 3rd party products for all App-V componentsXenDesktop/XenApp 7 has seamlessly integrated with App-V 5
Agenda
App-V 5.0 SP2 Spring Update
App-V 5.0 SP2 Spring Update Innovations Improvements More Guidance Streamlined Publishing and Launch Improved first launch performance Support for a VFS write mode Sequencer setting Updates made to App-V Sequencer and App-V Package Converter App-V Performance Guide App-V Publishing Guide Updated Administration and Sequencing Guides
Innovations to Publishing and Launch Innovation Description Smaller Publishing Feature BlockSequencer automatically saves a small Publishing Feature Block (FB0) Less data is needed to add and publish a virtual applicationFaster response for the user More Streamlined First Launch First launch tuned for Stream Faulting L aunch path has been optimized More efficient App-V package metadata retrieval More Optimal Disk IODisk IO has been streamlined Batched disk IO operationsRead-ahead improvements
Improvements to Existing Capabilities Improvement Description Full VFS Write Mode For the virtualization of applications that require write-access to specific directoriesSimple Sequencer checkboxApplied by the App-V Client when the App-V package is deployed App-V 4.6 to App-V 5 Package Converter Improvements Improved package conversion success rates Better Q-drive detection and warnings More verbose and actionable reporting and logging Shortcuts to Applications on the NetworkFor shortcuts to applications on a network shareUser-credentials are used to access the applicationSimple inclusion of shortcut into App-v package
More Deployment Guidance and How-To Guides Guidance Description Don’t use FB1 Recommended best practice 100% Stream-faulting for optimal launch performance Guideline is for sequencing the application Roam User Publishing State For Pooled VDI and RDSH deployments Applications are published once Subsequent logins restore the user state (publishing) Prep the Baseline VM Pre-add select App-V packages Pre-publish select global App-V packagesTune to your deployment Use Shared Content Store (SCS) Mode Used in low-latency deployments Optimal launch performanceOptimal disk space usage
Additional Updates Description Sequencer supports Save AsSimplifies the creation of App-V packages with new lineageTest upgraded packages side-side Better registry type support Dynamic Deployment Configuration More types: DWORD, QWORD, MULTI-SZ Very large application support Sequencer runtime optimization Support Sequencing very large virtual applications Bug fixesSeveral bug fixesAll App-V components App-V 5.0 SP2 Spring Updates
Best PracticeShared Content Store (SCS) modeLarge applications: pre-add and pre-publish App-V packagesTune the Deployment App-V 5.0 SP2 Spring Update Configure Base Image for Optimal Performance in Pooled VDI
App-V 5 Spring 2014 Update Use Shared Content Store Mode in Pooled VDI and RDSH Shared Content Store Mode FB0: Publishing Data Rest of App-V Package App-V Package 3-5% of App-V Package Size Use in Low-Latency Networks Network Bandwidth Depends on Application Payload
App-V 5.0 SP2 Spring Update: Publishing State Registry Changes under HKCU\Software\Classes HKCU\Software\Microsoft\ AppV HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion \App Paths File %APPDATA%\Microsoft\ AppV \Client\Catalog %APPDATA%\Microsoft\ AppV \Client\Integration %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
App-V 5 Spring 2014 Update Optimized Publishing Performance: User Login 1 st Time User Login Subsequent User Logins
Demo Shared Content Store Mode
Integrating with App-V 5
Integrating with App-V 5: PowerShell
App-V 5.0 PowerShell CmdLets: App-V Client Get- AppvVirtualProcess Start- AppvVirtualProcess Add- AppvClientConnectionGroup Add- AppvClientPackage Add- AppvPublishingServer Disable- AppvClientConnectionGroup Enable- AppvClientConnectionGroup Get- AppvClientApplication Get- AppvClientConfiguration Get- AppvClientConnectionGroup Get- AppvClientMode Get- AppvClientPackage Get- AppvPublishingServer Mount- AppvClientConnectionGroup Mount- AppvClientPackage Publish- AppvClientPackage Remove- AppvClientConnectionGroup Remove- AppvClientPackage Remove- AppvPublishingServer Repair- AppvClientConnectionGroup Repair- AppvClientPackage Send- AppvClientReport Set- AppvClientConfiguration Set- AppvClientMode Set- AppvClientPackage Set- AppvPublishingServer Stop- AppvClientConnectionGroup Stop- AppvClientPackage Sync- AppvPublishingServer Unpublish-AppvClientPackage
Considerations When Using PowerShell
XenDesktop/XenApp 7 App- V 5 Integration
Publishing Apps Wizard Both local and App-V 5 apps published the same way
Published App List If you change config in App-V Mgt Server, must refresh apps in Studio
Configuring App-V 5 Components in Studio
Featured Apps …
… and All Apps
Launching the app … Users launch apps from Search function or Receiver Search will have all apps Receiver determines best launchHosted versus local (App-V local)
Integration Details
Design and Components App-V Management Server App-V Publishing Server Citrix App-V SDK for Studio Citrix App-V VDA deliverable Citrix Studio Broker VDA New Components Microsoft Components Existing XD components App-v Client Citrix App-V SDK for Studio VDA (with App-V client)
Citrix PoSH Module for App-V 5 Citrix.Appv.Admin.V1 installed /registered w/ Studio Citrix Studio loads Citrix.Appv.Admin.V1 using Add-PSSnapin Installed: Citrix\StudioAppVIntegration\SnapIn\Citrix.AppV.Admin.V1\cmdlets available through low level SDK implemented in CtxAppVStudio.dll:New-CtxAppVServerGet - CtxAppVServer Test - CtxAppVServer Get -CtxAppVApplicationGet-CtxAppVApplicationInfoConvertTo-CtxAppVLauncherArgCitrix App-V SDK for Studio
App-V 5 Configuration Don ’ t forget to Enable- PSRemoting http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849694.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff700227.aspx
New commandlets XD 7.1 XD 7.1 has introduced two new powershell cmdlets on the Citrix Studio side – Get -CtxAppvServerSettingsSet-CtxAppvServerSettings. Set-CtxAppvServerSettings –AppVPublishingServer < servername > - UserRefreshOnLogon $false
Add Additional Pub or Mgt Servers $appvslot = Get- BrokerConfigurationSlot -Name "AppV"$policy = New-CtxAppVServer –PublishingServer “http://pub-svr.domain.com” –ManagementServer “http:// mgmt-svr.domain.com”New-BrokerMachineConfiguration -ConfigurationSlotUid $ appvslot.Uid -Description “added manually” - leafName 2 -Policy $policy ### leafname should be a unique number####
Add Additional Pub or Mgt Servers $mc = Get-BrokerMachineConfiguration –Name “ AppV *” | %{$b = Get- CtxAppVServer –ByteArray $_.Policy;if(($b.managementServer –eq “http://mgmt-svr.domain.com”) –and ($ b.PublishingServer –eq “http://pub-svr.domain.com”)){$_}}$dg = Get- BrokerDesktopGroup - Uid $ DesktopGroupID or $dg = Get- BrokerDesktopGroup -Name $DesktopGroupName$mc | Add-BrokerMachineConfiguration -DesktopGroup $dg
Citrix Policy commandlets http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/citrix-appv-admin-v1-xd7/citrix-appv-admin-v1-wrapper-xd7.html Get App-V Config Get -BrokerMachineConfiguration –Name “AppV*” | %{Get-CtxAppVServer –ByteArray $_.Policy}Get App-V Config for Specific Delivery GroupsGet-BrokerMachineConfiguration | %{foreach($a in $_.DesktopGroupUids ){if($a – eq $ dguid ){Get- CtxAppVServer –ByteArray $_.Policy}}}
Precedence of settings CtxAppVServerSetting object is independent of the AppvpublishingServer object The Set-CtxAppvServerSetting cmdlet pushes the settings to all the associated VDAsIf publishing server settings are changed directly in VDA, they won’t be reflected in Studio (Studio uses Get-CtxAppvServerSetting)To permanently change the publishing server settings on VDA use Set-CtxAppvServerSetting cmdlet in Studio If changing the publishing server settings on VDA, the settings will be replaced by studio settings when VDA reboots
Policy Precedence
Policy Precedence
Precedence: GPO and Citrix Policy Uses a LogicalOR … Pub. Svr . SettingGPO setting Desktop Studio SettingEffective setting Global Refresh Enabled True False True Global Refresh on Logon True FalseTrueUser Refresh EnabledTrue TrueTrue User Refresh on LogonTrue TrueTrue
App-V 5 VDA Integration Components CtxAppVLauncher.exeUsed to launch the App-v apps on the VDA PzVirtAppPlugin.dll (Broker-Agent plugin)The data about the Publishing Server configuration will be pushed down to the VDA using the XD Slots and Blobs mechanismReceives notifications when the policy data is pushed down into the registryOn receiving the notification, it would spawn the PzVirtAppComServer.exe and call the interface for configuring the Publishing ServerPzVirtAppComServer.exe This is an on demand Out of Proc COM serverUsed to configure App-v publishing server settings on client Citrix App-V VDA deliverable
How XD launches App-V 5 apps CtxAppVLauncher publishes as a Local App Broker sends PS and App-V app specific AppID/Package GUIDICA launches CtxAppVLauncher (managed application) with this informationSyncs all packages if it fails to detect the PackageSynchronizes with the App-V 5 Publishing server for visibility to the App-V 5 Client
CtxAppVLauncher CtxAppVLauncher.exe is written in a way to trigger the command Sync-AppVPublishingServer – ServerId <>, and wait for its outputLaunches app after confirming the app is readyCtxAppVLauncher.exe is capable on its own to SYNC everythingThis also means all Connection Groups required If app is already present and ready, it will avoid invoking a SYNC command.
CtxAppVLauncher command line CtxAppVLauncher.exe "HASHED<APPID> + HASHED<PUBLISHINGSERVER> + PACKAGEGUID | ISINTARGET |APPLICATION NAME”
SYNC Troubleshooting Until App-V 5.0 SP2, multiple SYNCs couldn’t be run synchronouslyWhen a user launched an app, CtxAppVLauncher.exe triggered a Sync (Sync no. 1)If UserLogonRefresh is set to TRUE, the App-V Client will issue a Sync ( Sync no. 2). This often resulted in CtxAppVLauncher’s issuing a sync fail and an App Launch failure http://blogs.citrix.com/2014/01/06/app-v-server-sync-failure / http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xenapp-xendesktop-75/app-v- troubleshooting.html
SCCM Connector New XA Connector for System Center 2012 & SP1 It only supports XA 6.5 for now…an XD 7 version is in the worksVideo overview - http://blogs.citrix.com/2013/03/14/user-centric-application-delivery-with-microsoft-system-center-and-the-xenapp-connector-for-configuration-manager Download - http://citrix.com/downloads/xenapp/components/xenapp-connector-for-sccm-2012.html
Migration and Conversions
Script Functionality Leveraging the Sequencer PoSH commandlets
Basic Usage
Add to App-V
Limitations No rules support – recreate in the App-V packageScripts will have to be recreatedPre-launch analysis also requires being recreatedSome effort required for IIC – in App-V 5 these are Connection Groups Convertor converts Top Level profile only and creates empty sequences on Minimal IICIt is recommended to remove minimal IIC profiles from the AppHubMinimal IIC profiles do not have any applications but just links 2 CAS profiles
PoSH script for Hyper-V 2012 R2 Retrieves a list of CAS profiles and runs the conversion utility …
PoSH script for Hyper-V 2012 R2 … then rolls back to snapshot and processes next CAS profile
Demo Migrating to App-V 5.0
Windows Enterprise windows.com/enterprise windowsphone.com/business Windows Track Resources Windows Springboard microsoft.com/springboard Microsoft Desktop Optimization Package (MDOP) microsoft.com/ mdop Windows To Go microsoft.com/windows/ wtg Windows Phone Developer developer.windowsphone.com
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Windows Enterprise windows.com/enterprise windowsphone.com/business Windows Track Resources Windows Springboard microsoft.com/springboard Microsoft Desktop Optimization Package (MDOP) microsoft.com/ mdop Windows To Go microsoft.com/windows/ wtg Windows Phone Developer developer.windowsphone.com
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