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Application Layers and Elastic Layering – Citrix App Layering

Feb 02, 2017
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App Layering

This post describes the method’s involved in creating Application Layers and Elastic Layers in a Citrix App Layering environment running on Hyper-V with XenDesktop and Citrix PVS. This post assumes you have the App Layering Enterprise Layer Manager appliance installed, configured, and an OS Layer in place.

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Create and update OS Layer – Citrix App Layering

Feb 01, 2017
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App Layering

This post describes the actions taken to create an OS Layer in Citrix App Layering 4.x running on Hyper-V with Citrix PVS. You are also shown how to add new versions to the OS Layer for the purpose of patching, upgrading and making changes to the OS Layer image. Here you will see how the Platform Layer and Image Template plays a key part in packaging and deploying complete system images.

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Citrix App Layering

Jan 27, 2017
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App Layering

It has been a short time since I wrote the Unidesk 3.x blog posts and a lot has changed with Unidesk in version 4. Firstly, the company itself has been bought by Citrix, which was announced at Summit in January 2017. The product is now called Citrix App Layering. At a software level, the main infrastructure components in App Layering 4.x have been simplified from 2.x and 3.x by merging them all in to one component. The deployment model has also been made easier, making App Layering the layer composer and Provisioning Services or Machine Creation Services deployer to the masses.

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Unidesk High Availability notes 3.x

Dec 02, 2016
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App Layering

Unidesk High Availability notes. Unidesk was bought over by Citrix in January 2017. Keep Reading

Unidesk Maintenance Schedules 3.x

Dec 01, 2016
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App Layering

Unidesk applies Maintenance Schedules to Desktops and Session Hosts that dictate when a desktop can be taken offline and edited to complete tasks such as new application layer assignment or removal, or configuration changes that results in a new boot image being built for the machine. Using Maintenance Schedules ensure machines are only worked on outside of business hours and whilst they are not in use. Keep Reading

Creating Unidesk Application Layers 3.x

Dec 01, 2016
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App Layering

When you want to layer applications on top of a Unidesk desktop, patch those applications or patch the OS Layer you need to make use of Application Layers, Application Layer versions and OS Layer versions. Keep Reading

Updating a Unidesk OS Layer 3.x

Nov 26, 2016
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App Layering

When you need to patch the base OS or update any applications such as Hypervisor tools or .NET installed on the OS Layer you create a new OS Layer version and perform this work with the use of an Installation Machine. Keep Reading

Creating Unidesk Desktops 3.x

Nov 15, 2016
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App Layering

You can create persistent, non-persistent and Session Host desktops using Unidesk 3.4 for Hyper-V. These desktops can in turn be used within your Citrix XenApp or XenDesktop farms. In this post I will show you how to create a persistent desktop using Unidesk. Keep Reading

Unidesk OS Layer image creation process 3.x

Nov 13, 2016
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App Layering

Creating the OS Layer is the foundation to creating multiple persistent and/or non-persistent desktops within a Unidesk environment. In this post I’ll show the steps involved to create and prepare a Windows 7 image and convert it in to a Unidesk OS Layer.

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Installing and Configuring Unidesk 3.4 on Hyper-V

Oct 23, 2016
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App Layering

Unidesk is a leader in layering technologies. Using Unidesk you can layer applications right on top of a gold OS image layer. This seriously simplifies application and desktop management within Citrix environments such as solving the extra overhead often seen with managing multiple gold images/silos for different applications or departments.

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