What you need for this book

Mastering XenDesktop^® covers the ins and outs of achieving various advanced and complex deployment and use cases, apparently involves referring to and using a wide range of other technologies. The following is a quick list of what you need along with the citation of the use case.

The following are the software and hardware requirements for XenDesktop^® deployment:

• Windows 8 desktop operating system
• Citrix^® XenDesktop^® 7.5 with Platinum Edition License
• Hardware systems compatible with and/or certified for Microsoft Windows Server
• Windows Server 2012 operating system with Standard and above License
• Active Directory environment to create users, groups, and computer accounts

The following are the software requirements for XenDesktop^® Cloud deployment:

• Amazon Web Services account
• Windows Server 2012 Instances to deploy XenDesktop^® environment
• Citrix^® XenDesktop^® 7.5 with Platinum Edition License
• NetScaler VPX running NetScaler Gateway and CloudBridge
• On-premises Citrix^® NetScaler running NetScaler Gateway and CloudBridge

The following are the software and hardware requirements for XenDesktop^® 3D Graphics support:

• Citrix^® and NVidia GRID certified server hardware
• NVidia GRID Software for NVidia Virtual GPU Manager
• XenServer 6.2 Service Pack 1 and above, which includes Citrix^® 3D Graphics Pack

The following are the software and hardware requirements for XenDesktop^® UCS support:

• Microsoft's Lync Server and VDI plug-in
• Citrix^® HDX RealTime Optimization Pack for Microsoft Lync
• Citrix^® GoToMeeting
• Good quality headset with mic, along with proper drivers

The following is the software requirement for XenDesktop^® Streaming Media support:

• Adobe Flash Player

The following are the software and hardware requirements for XenDesktop^® integration with web filter:

• Any of the popular web filter appliances (list available in Chapter 6, Configuring XenDesktop^® for Advanced Use Cases)
• Any software-based web filter such as GFI WebMonitor

The following are the software requirements for XenDesktop^® External access:

• A publicly accessible domain name, an IP address, and SSL certificate from Internet Service Provider
• An external Name Server based on Linux with DNS role and a zone
• A network firewall with NAT support
• Citrix^® NetScaler running GSLB, NetScaler Gateway, and load balancing features

The following are the software requirements for XenDesktop^® troubleshooting:

• Citrix^® MyAccount
• Internet access to upload files to the CIS website
• Citrix^® Scout pre-installed with Citrix^® Controller or Studio software
• Citrix^® troubleshooting tools (list available in Chapter 8, Monitoring and Troubleshooting XenDesktop^®)

The following are the software requirements for XenDesktop^® PowerShell SDK:

• Windows PowerShell 4.0 pre-exists on the latest Windows systems (Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2)
• Dell PowerGUI

The following are the software requirements for XenDesktop^® App-V integration:

• Windows Server 2012 for hosting App-V components
• Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack (MDOP), which includes App-V
• Microsoft Remote Desktop Server Client Access License