Thanks for the 10,000 foot view I was looking at that recently and was getting lost in the terminology.
Jon On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Webster <[email protected]> wrote: > You can me now or you can pay me later! Take the time to profile apps, > save them to a share (or web server) and publish them as streamed. This is > done one time (in theory at least). Or: > > > > For Each XenApp Server Do > > For Each Application Do > > Install App > > Install updates > > Next > > Next > > > > If you will rollout 100 XenApp servers, which would you pick? If you will > rollout 5? I would rather automate if at all possible. Then tell my boss > it takes me 6 hrs to rollout a server, then take a few minutes to create a > new XenApp VM from your Golden Image and spend the rest of the day playing > your favorite online game. > > > > Webster > > > > *From:* Jeremy Anderson [mailto:[email protected]] > *Subject:* RE: Citrix question, could use some guidance > > > > Aside from “very fast roll out of additional XenApp Servers” any thing else > I should consider when choosing which way I should deploy my apps? > > > > I am inclined to go with published as it just sounds eaisier….. > > > > *From:* Webster [mailto:[email protected]] > *Subject:* RE: Citrix question, could use some guidance > > > > 10,000 foot view: > > > > Published Applications: Installed on XenApp server and run from XenApp > > Streamed Application Option 1: Application is streamed to server and run > from server (i.e. NEVER installed on the server) > > Streamed Application Option 2: Application is streamed to client and run > from client (i.e. NEVER installed on the server OR the client) > > > > Option 1 is what is now preferred for very fast rollouts of additional > XenApp servers. Meaning: > > > > 1. Create VM with Server OS > > 2. Install XenApp prereqs > > 3. Apply Windows updates > > 4. Install XenApp > > 5. Apply XenApp updates > > 6. Run XenAppPrep or your favorite cloning techniques > > 7. You now have a golden image > > 8. Set all published apps to be streamed to server > > 9. Bring new server image online and it is immediately ready for use > (no apps to install) > > > > Option 2 is for users who need offline access to streamed apps. > > > > Webster > > > > > > *From:* Jeremy Anderson [mailto:[email protected]] > *Subject:* RE: Citrix question, could use some guidance > > > > Hey Webster, or anyone else. > > > > I am still having some trouble grasping the point of “streaming > Applications” vs “published applications”. Do you have an article that > shows the pros and cons of each, or can you explain in semi-plain English? > > > > Thanks…… > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
