My workspace journey
Many of us who worked on XenApp servers with Windows 2000/2003 remember tuning the SMB settings of MaxMpxCt. In short, this allowed a XenApp server to make more simultaneous SMB connections to a file server. Think about it, on XenApp, you have 50-100 users making connections to a file server. The file server sees those… Continue Reading →
If you have been following my ongoing commentary regarding Windows 7 optimizations for virtual desktops, you have probably been wondering when all of this information will be put into a document. Well, it has finally happened. Based on many of the items Citrix Consulting has identified, we have our initial Windows 7 optimization guide for… Continue Reading →
I’ve heard this statement many times “A desktop is not a server”. Most of the time when I hear it, it is in reference to high-availability and storage. Why do we need to provide live migration for a desktop? Why do we need expensive SAN storage for a desktop? These are all true, but what… Continue Reading →
Many organizations looking to implement virtual desktops are looking at fairly small deployments, fewer than 500 users. In fact, I’ve been receiving more and more questions from partners and customers asking how they can utilize XenDesktop for environments with only 50 or 100 users. Questions like: What is the recommended architecture for smaller XenDesktop deployments?… Continue Reading →
I’m reading more and more Windows 7 optimization guides for virtual desktops and I’m starting to believe that many people are focusing too much on scalability and too little on the user experience. I’ve spoken about people taking optimizations too far before, but this time I want to talk about one item… the Recycle Bin?… Continue Reading →
I recently did a TechTalk discussing XenDesktop Design topics. If you missed it, you can watch the recording. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to answer the questions during the webinar, but I’ve gone ahead and tried to answer them here. If you have more, please let me know. Thanks Daniel – Lead Architect Q: Can… Continue Reading →
Creating a desktop virtualization solution is not about the technology, it is about providing users with the most appropriate desktop environment based on their current situation. This is the basis for the Citrix Desktop Transformation model. Even though Citrix XenDesktop is capable of providing users with numerous virtual desktop modalities via the FlexCast Technology, we… Continue Reading →
I’ve been spending time developing the Citrix recommendations for Windows 7 optimization and came to an interesting conclusion: many of these settings sounds good, but they don’t really have much impact. I’ve now read two different studies on this: Ron Oglesby’s assessment Project VRC’s Deep Dive What have I learned? You will get minimal performance… Continue Reading →
