CITRIX XENAPP 6.5 UPGRADE
I am curious about the ‘new’ licensing structure though, will existing XD 7.x customers with SA be able to upgrade / migrate without any additional costs? Is there something in it for the XenApp Advanced licenses as well? Who knows?! Exciting times ahead, again, the glass is half full! Come to think of it, with XD7 we are able to provision tons of apps in a matter of minutes, easy app provisioning, I’m sure we’ll see something similar. However, it does give us the separation, if preferred, and choice between products, offering us some form of flexibility, I’m trying to be positive here!Īnd besides, according to various white papers addressing FMA, it should be scalable as hell, let’s wait and find out.
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Because of this it’s not going to be XenApp like we were used to back in the day, still no zones, data collectors, Local Host cache etc. Meaning no separate (IMA vs FMA) architectures like before, unless that’s what you prefer.
CITRIX XENAPP 6.5 SOFTWARE
Since it’s still FMA, both products, XenDesktop and XenApp can still, and probably will, reside under the same roof using the same management console (Studio) and monitoring software (Director / EdgeSight), including the well known, respected and optimized HDX policy suite, at least that’s what I presume.
CITRIX XENAPP 6.5 FULL
This will combine on-premises and traditional data center infrastructures, creating a best of both worlds solution, CSP anyone?!Īlso, and this could prove to be a real added value, the full App DNA feature set, including P2V App migration, will be available as well, although I’m guessing this will probably depend on the type of license you purchase, interesting nonetheless right? I’ve also read something about mobile integration ‘Citrix XenApp 7.5 makes it simple to deliver any Windows app to an increasingly mobile workforce, while leveraging the cost saving and elasticity of hybrid clouds’ not sure what to make of that, I guess they’re referring to the StoreFront, XenMobile / AppController integration which we already know of. Hybrid Cloud Provisioning, with regards to the HSD concept.
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Next he tells us that there will be some form of cloud integration, a.k.a. Calvin Hsu, the VP Product Marketing, Desktops and Application Group, for Citrix Systems, will tell you that Citrix XenApp 7.5 is still based on the Flex Management Architecture and that the IMA is still dead and buried. Have a look at this YouTube clip from Citrix where it all started last weekend. Slow down, don’t worry! Yes, it’s going to change, again, but no, you won’t have to start all over, again. And now that we’re finally used to XenDesktop 7.x, sort of anyway, and we’ve ‘spread’ the word for at least six months or so, it’s about to change, again! Fortunately, with regards to FMA, it’s more of a marketing campaign than anything else as we will soon find out, does XenDesktop App Editon ring any bells?! Especially for the die hard XenApp Admins used to IMA, FMA is a big change.
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I admit, technically there was, or is, a bit more to it. XenApp was no more and its functionality was merged into XenDesktop leveraging the Flex Management Architecture (FMA) from now on. And although some of my customers were a bit skeptical and confused at first, I had no trouble, with a few exceptions, explaining this new architecture and the concept behind it. I must admit, when they first released XenDesktop 7, adding the XenApp functionality into the FMA architecture, I thought it was a smart move.
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That’s right, happy is missing! I guess most of us are still in shock! Last updated on 28-01-2014, scroll down. Perhaps a bit premature (although they do have an excellent marketing department, I’m just saying) but last Saturday Citrix announced the release, and return, of XenApp version 7.5! When I, accidently, found out I Tweeted: ‘Criticise, be sceptical, surprised, annoyed, amazed, happy or sad but Citrix XenApp 7.5 is, according to Citrix, ‘back by popular demand’ Well, during the past few day’s I’ve seen a lot of sceptical, annoyed, amazed and sad Tweets appearing on my timeline.