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OpenGL Software AcceleratorMay 0 6, 20 15T he OpenGL Accelerator is a software rasterizer for OpenGL applications such as ArcGIS, Google Earth, Nehe, Maya,Blender, and Voxler. In some cases, the OpenGL Accelerator can eliminate the need to use graphics cards to deliver a gooduser experience with OpenGL applications.Supported platforms:Windows 8, 64-bit and 32-bit editionsWindows 7, 64-bit and 32-bit editionsWindows Server 2012Windows Server 2008 R2When should you t ry t he OpenGL Accelerat or?If the performance of OpenGL applications running in virtual machines on XenServer or other hypervisors is an issue, tryusing OpenGL Accelerator. For some applications, the OpenGL Accelerator outperforms the Microsoft OpenGL softwarerasterizer that is included with Windows because the OpenGL Accelerator leverages SSE4.1 and AVX. OpenGLAccelerator also supports applications using OpenGL versions up to 2.1.For applications running on a workstation, first try the default version of OpenGL support provided by the workstation'sgraphics adapter. If the graphics card is the latest version, in most cases it will deliver the best performance. If thegraphics card is an old version or does not delivery satisfactory performance, then try the OpenGL Accelerator.3D OpenGL applications that are not adequately delivered using CPU-based software rasterization may benefit fromOpenGL GPU hardware acceleration. T his feature can be used on bare metal or virtual machines. For more information,see About OpenGL GPU Sharing.1. Go to the XenApp download page.2. In the list find XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2 and click Log in for more.3. Provide your Citrix user name and password.4. Click the XenApp edition associated with your license entitlement and next to XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2 ComponentsCommon to all Editions, click Download.5. From xa65fp2.zip extract OpenGLAccelerator.zip and follow the instructions in the next section.Find the file OpenGLAccelerator.zip, which contains the OpenGL binaries.On 32-bit systems:1. Backup the OpenGL binary opengl32.dll in the folder %System%\System32.2. Copy the Citrix OpenGL binary(32 bit) into the folder %System%\System32.On 64-bit systems:1. Backup the OpenGL binary opengl32.dll in the folder %System%\System32.2. Copy the Citrix OpenGL binary(64 bit) into the folder %System%\System32.3. Backup the OpenGL binary opengl32.dll in the folder %System%\SysWoW64.4. Copy the Citrix OpenGL binary(32 bit) into the folder %System%\SysWoW64.https://docs.citrix.com 1999-2017 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.p.7

1. Activate the administrator account. From a cmd line opened and run as administrator type: NET USER ADMINIST RAT OR/ACT IVE:YES2. Restart and log on again as administrator. If this is the first time, it may take a few minutes for the operating system torearrange your desktop.3. Open Windows Explorer, go to the system folder, and select the file you want to delete or rename.1. Click PROPERT IES, then SECURIT Y T AB, then ADVANCED.2. Click on the OWNER tab, then EDIT , then under "change Owner to " click OT HER USERS OR GROUPS.3. Click ADVANCED, then FIND NOW. Select administrator (be careful to select administrator and not administrators),click Apply, then OK. You'll see a pop-up window saying you just taken ownership of this object (the file) and that youneed to close the object properties. Click OK.4. Reopen file PROPERT IES tab, then SECURIT Y T AB. For EDIT choose Administrator and set permissions to FULLCONT ROL. Click OK.Now you can delete and rename files. You may want to deactivate the administrator account. You do not need it for yourdaily purposes.https://docs.citrix.com 1999-2017 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.p.8

OpenGL GPU SharingMay 0 6, 20 15OpenGL GPU Sharing enables graphics processing unit (GPU) hardware rendering of OpenGL applications in remote desktopsessions. T he functionality can be used on bare metal or virtual machines to increase application scalability andperformance.HDX 3D Pro allows graphics-heavy applications to render on the server's GPU. By moving OpenGL rendering to the server'sGPU, the server's central processing unit (CPU) is not slowed by graphics rendering. In addition, the server is able to processmore graphics because the workload is split between the CPU and GPU. T he OpenGL GPU Sharing feature requires nospecial settings.You can install multiple GPUs on a server, either by installing a graphics card with more than one GPU, or by installing multiplegraphics cards with one or more GPUs each. Mixing heterogeneous graphics cards on the server is not recommended.Note: Virtual machines require direct passthrough access to a GPU, which is available with Citrix XenServer or VMwarevSphere. When HDX 3D Pro is used in conjunction with GPU passthrough, each GPU in the server supports one multi-uservirtual machine.Most users do not require the rendering performance of a dedicated GPU, so OpenGL GPU Sharing enables multipleconcurrent sessions to share GPU resources. T his functionality does not depend any specific graphics card. When running ona hypervisor, select a hardware platform and graphics cards that are compatible with your hypervisor's GPU passthroughimplementation. T he list of hardware that has passed certification testing with XenServer GPU Passthrough is available ist.aspx. When running on bare metal, the system distributes the usersessions across eligible GPUs. To guarantee that all installed GPUs are eligible, use identical GPUs.Scalability using OpenGL GPU Sharing depends on the applications being run, the amount of video RAM they consume, andthe graphics card's processing power. For example, scalability figures in the range of 8-10 users have been reported onNVIDIA Q6000 and M2070Q cards running applications such as ESRI ArcGIS. T hese cards offer 6 GB of video RAM. NewerNVIDIA GRID cards offer 8 GB of video RAM and significantly higher processing power (more CUDA cores). Otherapplications may scale much higher, achieving 32 concurrent users on a high-end GPU.Note: Some applications handle video RAM shortages better than others. If the hardware becomes extremely overloaded,this could cause instability or a crash of the graphics card driver. Limit the number of concurrent users to avoid such issues.To confirm that GPU acceleration is occurring, use a third-party tool such as GPU-Z. GPU-Z is available athttp://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/.You can download the OpenGL GPU sharing feature from XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2 download page. T his feature isavailable in a zip file that contains all the features available for all license editions of XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2.Viewing and downloading features on the download pages require that you have a Citrix account associated with yourlicense entitlement for XenApp 6.5. You only see those features to which you are entitled according to your license.Features are made available to you on the download page depending on the edition level of your entitlement: Platinum,Enterprise, or Advanced. If you do not have a Citrix account that is associated with the license entitlement for XenApp 6.5,Citrix Customer Support can assist you.1. Go to the XenApp download page.2. Find XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2 and click Log in for more.3. Provide your Citrix user name and password.https://docs.citrix.com 1999-2017 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.p.9

4. Find XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2 Components Common to all Editions and click Download.5. Run the file xa65fp2.zip extract XA650W2K8R2X64038.msp and apply this hotfix to the XenApp servers on which youwant to enable GPU sharing.T his release provides full support for GPU sharing among OpenCL applications running in a user session.Caution: Editing the registry incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.Citrix cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editorat your own risk. Be sure to back up the registry before you edit it.OpenCL support is disabled by default, but you can enable it by editing the following registry settings:[HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFT WARE\Citrix\CtxHook\AppInit Dlls\Graphics Helper] "OpenCL" dword:00000001[HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFT WARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\CtxHook\AppInit Dlls\Graphics Helper]"OpenCL" dword:00000001T his release also provides experimental support for GPU sharing among CUDA applications running in a user session. T hissupport is disabled by default, but you can enable it for testing and evaluation purposes.Caution: Editing the registry incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.Citrix cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editorat your own risk. Be sure to back up the registry before you edit it.To use the experimental CUDA acceleration features, enable the following Registry settings:[HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFT WARE\Citrix\CtxHook\AppInit Dlls\Graphics Helper] "CUDA" dword:00000001[HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFT WARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\CtxHook\AppInit Dlls\Graphics Helper]"CUDA" dword:00000001https://docs.citrix.com 1999-2017 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.p.10

Automated P2VMay 0 6, 20 15Citrix AppDNA can help you accelerate the migration of your applications from a physical desktop environment to thevirtual XenApp environment (P2V). T his topic provides a brief introduction.T here are many things to consider when planning a XenApp application deployment – many of which relate to theapplications themselves. For example:1. Is the application suitable for running with multiple simultaneous users in separate sessions?2. Which versions of Windows (server and desktop) is the application compatible with?3. Is the application suitable for running in a 64-bit server environment?4. Is the application suitable for virtualization with App-V?T he answers to these questions will help you determine whether an application is a potential candidate for server-sideapplication virtualization or whether it is more suitable for client-side application virtualization or hosting on a desktop OSvirtual machine. AppDNA can help you quickly answer these and similar questions.AppDNA performs an automated static analysis of an application's "DNA" to assess compatibility with a variety ofplatforms, including new versions of Windows (for desktop and server), and suitability for shared server-based deploymentwith XenApp, and for application virtualization with App-V. When AppDNA detects potential application issues on aparticular platform, where appropriate it provides detailed information about steps that you can take to resolve the issue.AppDNA is a separate product from XenApp. However, if you have a XenApp Platinum license, you are automaticallyentitled to download and install AppDNA and use Server-Based Computing (SBC). SBC provides an answer to the firstquestion (Is the application suitable for running with multiple simultaneous users in separate sessions?).Upgrading to a full Standard or Enterprise AppDNA license is easy and you would then be able to also take advantage ofvalidating your applications against the other platforms that AppDNA supports. For example, if you upgrade to theStandard edition AppDNA could also provide answers to the second and third questions. If you upgrade to the Enterpriseedition, AppDNA could provide answers to all of the questions. You would then be in a position to plan your XenAppapplication deployment. You could use Forward Path to model the various deployment scenarios and determine the bestcourse of action for each application and, where relevant, automate the packaging (for example, sequencing for App-V).If you do not have a Platinum license, you may want to consider purchasing AppDNA, so that you can also take advantageof the AppDNA features for accelerating application deployment through XenApp. You can download a trial version /docs.citrix.com 1999-2017 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.p.11

Connector for Configuration Manager 2012Feb 21, 20 14XenApp Connector provides a bridge between Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and XenApp, extending thedeployment capabilities of Configuration Manager to enable the delivery of any application, to any user, on virtually anydevice.By integrating XenApp Connector with Configuration Manager, XenApp administrators:Can use a single infrastructure and tool set to both deploy and publish applications. Without XenApp Connector, youcould use the Configuration Manager console to deploy applications to XenApp servers and then use XenApp to publishthe applications to users. XenApp Connector enables you to handle both of those tasks from the ConfigurationManager console.Benefit from automated and consistent installation of software across a XenApp farm, including to any worker groups.T his functionality, particularly valuable in large environments with many servers, is available only through ConfigurationManager.Extend the reach of the Configuration Manager user-centric application deployment model to include virtualizedapplications running on XenApp servers and to deploy applications to unmanaged, non-Windows devices.In addition to the documentation provided in this section of eDocs, be sure to also refer to our XenApp Connector blogand forum.T he following diagram and table provide an overview of XenApp Connector usage with Configuration Manager.https://docs.citrix.com 1999-2017 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.p.12

1XenApp Connector integration with Configuration Manager includes various components that interact with aConfiguration Manager site, the Configuration Manager console, XenApp farms and servers, and user devices. Forinformation, refer to XenApp Connector components and Example XenApp Connector deployments.2XenApp Connector optionally uses an active/passive model for high availability: Only one XenApp Connector serviceoperates at a time per XenApp farm, thus minimizing resource usage while ensuring operation continuity.XenApp Connector optionally uses the XenApp Power and Capacity Management Concentrator to manage thepower states and load consolidation of XenApp servers when installing Configuration Manager applications orWindows Software Update Management (SUM) updates, with minimal disruption to user sessions.3XenApp Connector orchestrates software installation to XenApp servers, farms, and worker groups using:MSI-based applicationsMicrosoft Application Virtualization (App-V) stream-to-server applicationsApplications that are part of the XenApp server disk image in the XenApp farm4XenApp Connector coordinates application installation, operating system updates, and application updates toXenApp servers that are manually managed or those that are managed by Citrix Provisioning Services.XenApp Connector fully integrates with Provisioning Services, allowing you to publish applications that are deployedto a base vDisk for a XenApp image.5XenApp Connector enables you to use the Configuration Manager console to publish XenApp hosted applicationsto Citrix Receiver or StoreFront.https://docs.citrix.com 1999-2017 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.p.13

XenApp Connector extends the Configuration Manager user-centric delivery capabilities to deliver applications tousers in the most appropriate manner (MSI, App-V, or XenApp) for their device. T hat choice is based onConfiguration Manager rules that check whether a device meets prerequisites such as network location or physicalcharacteristics.6Users of devices managed by Configuration Manager access XenApp hosted applications from Citrix Receiver andthe Configuration Manager Application Catalog. Policy rules determine whether those managed devices launcheither locally installed applications or Receiver-based applications.7Users of unmanaged devices, such as mobile devices and Macs, access applications managed by ConfigurationManager from web sites created in Citrix StoreFront or Citrix Web Interface. An unmanaged device is not managedby Configuration Manager.Download XenApp 6.5 Connector (SP2) from the XenApp Connector download page.Viewing and downloading features on the download pages require that you have a Citrix account associated with yourlicense entitlement for XenApp 6.5. You only see those features to which you are entitled according to your license.Features are made available to you on the download page depending on the edition level of your entitlement: Platinum,Enterprise, or Advanced. If you do not have a Citrix account that is associated with the license entitlement for XenApp 6.5,Citrix Customer Support can assist you.https://docs.citrix.com 1999-2017 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.p.14

About this releaseFeb 0 5, 20 14XenApp 6.5 Connector (SP2) for Configuration Manager (XenApp Connector) provides the following enhancements:Support f or Syst em Cent er 2012 R2 Conf igurat ion Manager — You can now deploy XenApp Connector in aSystem Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager environment. Click the link below for details about upgrading fromXenApp 6.5 Connector or XenApp 6.5 Connector (SP1) to this SP2 release.Support f or St oreF ront 2.1 aggregat ed resources — If your Citrix deployment includes StoreFront 2.1 and isconfigured to publish applications from multiple XenApp farms in a single store, Receiver users are presented with anaggregated list of resources.Support for the feature is built-in to XenApp 6.5 Connector (SP2) and requires no additional configuration. However,make sure that each instance of a published application has the same display name in Configuration Manager. Click thelink below for more information about StoreFront resource aggregation.Cust omer Experience Improvement P rogram — Would you like to help us improve XenApp Connector based onhow you use it? T he XenApp Connector Configuration wizard now allows you to opt in or out of our CustomerExperience Improvement Program. All data collected is 100% anonymous and you can change your participation choiceat any time. We will use the aggregated data about XenApp Connector installation and usage to plan futureenhancements.XenApp 6.5 Connector (SP2) r

Aug 17, 2015 XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 3 is an update for XenApp 6.5 customers, giving you access to new and recently released Citrix . 3D professional graphics at low cost . A Visual Studio template that helps you create a basic Windows app with boilerplate code that instantiates the necessary mobile SDK assemblies XenApp 6.5 HRP02 provides .