I’ve spent many years focusing on delivering applications and desktops to users with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (XenApp & XenDesktop). I, like many of you, started with on-premises deployments and am witnessing a growing shift towards cloud deployments. Regardless of the reason and justification for a move to the cloud, those of us focusing on the technical aspects of such a decision need to understand how the pieces fit together.
When subscribing to the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service in Citrix Cloud, I’ve asked myself the following:
- What components do I need?
- What deployment options do I have?
- How will users authenticate?
- What network ports do I need?
In fact, these questions are very similar to the ones I often hear for on-premises deployments, which was the basis for the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops – Architecture Poster.
To help all of us techies better understand the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service in Citrix Cloud, I’m happy to announce the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service – Architecture Poster. (PDF FILE)
Source Files
And for those of you who want the original diagrams, I’ve added them into the latest revision of the Citrix Visio Stencils.
Finally, I’d like to give a huge shout out and thank you to Joel Stocker who helped me create these diagrams.
Change Log
- October 31, 2018:
- Updated Networking Traffic and Ports diagram.
- Updated Traffic Flow (On-prem Gateway/StoreFront)
- October 9, 2018: Updated poster with the new product names (Citrix XenServer to Citrix Hypervisor, NetScaler Gateway to Gateway, XenApp and XenDesktop to Virtual Apps and Desktops)
- June 5, 2018: Modified traffic flow based on new functionality in section – Citrix Cloud Traffic Flow (Cloud-hosted Workspace and NetScaler Gateway Service)
- January 9, 2018: Original poster released
Daniel (Follow on Twitter @djfeller)
Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 VDI Handbook
Amazing diagram Daniel! Thanks a lot for creating and sharing this!
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I cannot read the letters on screen or when I print it. Is an xps file better for this kind of detail? Or jpg?
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Hi Daniel,
Very useful diagram. Thank you very much.
Can you please also provide a diagram for network traffic flow for Citrix cloud – on premises NetScaler gateway and storefront?
Specifically I want to know what is the network flow for the ICA/HDX?
Thank allot, awesome work!
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Great diagrams! Thanks for all the hard work.
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When will you return project accelerator to the community?
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