1. Deliver Citrix Desktop Virtualization Confidently with Microsoft SCOM

2. keystrokes, mouse-moves
CITRIX PERSPECTIVE
Desktop Hosting
XenDesktop
Controllers
DB, Data Store
XenApp
Servers
StoreFront or
Web Interface
License Server
Provisioning Servers
keystrokes, mouse-moves
screen updates, HDX
End-user interaction with Citrix virtual desktops and applications goes as follows:
1. Launch a web browser / receiver
2. Logon to the web front-end
3. See list of available desktops, apps
4. Launch the desktop, app
5. Use the desktop, applications
6. Close the desktop, app

3. BRIDGING CITRIX AND SCOM
Deliver complete end-to-end Citrix mgmt
Desktop Hosting
XenDesktop
Controllers
DB, Data Store
XenApp
Servers
StoreFront or
Web Interface
License Server
Provisioning Servers
NetScaler
Citrix Admin
SCOM Admin
Cover infrastructure and user’s perspective
Leverage SCOM
Management Pack Suite for Citrix

4. CITRIX, MICROSOFT AND COMTRADE

5. CITRIX MANAGMENT PACK SUITE
Application
Platform
Virtualization
Compute / Storage / Network Resources
XenDesktop MP
XenApp MP
Provisioning Services MP
StoreFront MP
License Server MP
CloudPortal Services Manager MP
Web Interface MP
NetScaler MP
XenServer MP
Finalist
CloudBridge MP

6. MASTER TOPOLOGY HEALTH OVERVIEW
Desktop Hosting
XenDesktop
Controllers
DB, Data Store
XenApp
Servers
StoreFront or
Web Interface
License Server
Provisioning Servers
NetScaler
MASTER TOPOLOGY HEALTH OVERVIEW

7. NetScaler MP Key capabilities:
HW health (voltage, fan, power supply, NICs, SMART)
OS health (CPU, memory, disk, network)
Protocol issues (packet retransmissions)
Configuration changes
SSL certificate expiration
Access Gateway availability, load

8. StoreFront MP Key capabilities:
Slow or failed logons (logon times, resource enumeration times)
Failing back-end infrastructure (xml brokers)
Implemented as synthetic probe

9. Now with XenDesktop 7.6 support!
XenDesktop MP
Key capabilities:
Detect failed desktop registrations, lack of ready desktops, desktop group utilization
Connectivity to hypervisor, DB
Virtual desktop resource use and user experience
Now with XenDesktop 7.6 support!

10. Now with XenApp 7.6 support!
XenApp MP
Now with XenApp 7.6 support!
Key capabilities:
Identify slow of failed user logons
Detect bad responsiveness (latency)
Connectivity to the infrastructure
Reports on user activity, application use, etc.

11. Conclusion

12. REALIZING FULL SCOM POTENTIAL
DB Admin
SCOM + Comtrade MP Suite
Faster resolution of problems
Increased availability
Reduction in downtime incidents
IT productivity increase
Improvements in users managed per engineer
SharePoint Admin
AD Admin
Citrix Admin
SCOM Admin
Desktop Hosting
XenDesktop
Controllers
DB, Data Store
XenApp
Servers
StoreFront or
Web Interface
License Server
Provisioning Servers
NetScaler
Operations Bridge
Management Pack Suite for Citrix
Optimize use of IT operations resources
Use experts sparingly!
Don’t duplicate work
Automate state verification and operator tasks
High quality IT operations through
Controlled, repeatable, optimized processes
Automated discovery and deployment of monitors “to everything”
Scales as IT needs grow through distributed processing

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