Technology embedded into core product and no additional infrastructure required.Simple to deploy and manage using Citrix Studio.Why MCS?Ĭitrix Machine Creation Services offers a simplified approach for image management through the following features: MCS is a disk-based provisioning approach that works with major hypervisors and leading cloud platforms. Machine Creation Services (MCS) configures, starts, stops, and deletes virtual machines using the hypervisor APIs. The clones include a differencing disk and an identity disk linked from a base disk. Using application programming interfaces (APIs) from the underlying hypervisor or cloud provider, MCS builds intelligent linked clones from a master image to provision multiple virtual desktops. Machine Creation Services (MCS)Ĭitrix Machine Creation Services is a component of the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops solution that is coupled within the Delivery Controller. The Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops solution has two provisioning models for image management: Citrix Machine Creation Services and Citrix Provisioning.

The key concept behind image management is reusability and simplified management, which allow the Citrix administrator to deliver the necessary operating systems with the required set of applications to appropriate users based on their needs. Image Management is an approach of creating a master or golden image that contains the operating systems and all the required applications to deliver that single virtual image to multiple target virtual machines. The following sections go through the Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) and Citrix Provisioning (PVS) concepts as these are the basic building blocks of image management in a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment. Image management services, fit into the Control, Platform, and Operations layers to manage virtual machines in the Resource layer. Operations Layer - This layer defines the tools that support the delivery of the core solutions.Platform layer - This layer defines the physical elements where the hypervisor components and cloud service provider framework run to host the Citrix workloads.Control layer - This layer defines the components that control the Citrix solution.Resource layer - This layer defines the provisioning of Citrix workloads and how resources are assigned to the given users.Access layer - This layer defines how users access the resources.User Layer - This layer defines the user groups and locations of the Citrix environment.These layers are depicted in the conceptual diagram.

The framework provides a foundation to understand the technical architecture for most of the common Virtual Apps and Desktops deployment scenarios. The Citrix architectural design framework is based on a unified and standardized layer model. This offering enables Citrix users to access applications and desktops independent of their device’s operating system and interface. The Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops solution provides a unified framework for developing a complete digital workspace offering. Virtualization solutions from Citrix enable organizations to create, control and manage virtual machines, deliver applications and implement granular security policies.

Regarding image management, there are two provisioning models that enable Citrix administrators to manage the Citrix environment efficiently: The document is focused on Citrix image management services with conceptual deployment scenarios. This document provides an overview of product functionality and design architecture for an image management environment to ensure efficient delivery of application and desktop workloads for an organization. The reader must have a basic understanding of Citrix products, hypervisors, and cloud frameworks. This document is intended for Citrix technical professionals, IT decision makers, partners, and architects who want to explore image management services with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops either in on-premises or cloud environments. Questo articolo è stato tradotto automaticamente. (Aviso legal)Įste artigo foi traduzido automaticamente. (Clause de non responsabilité)Įste artículo ha sido traducido automáticamente. (Haftungsausschluss)Ĭe article a été traduit automatiquement. This article has been machine translated.ĭieser Artikel wurde maschinell übersetzt. Questo contenuto è stato tradotto dinamicamente con traduzione automatica. (Aviso legal)Įste texto foi traduzido automaticamente. (Clause de non responsabilité)Įste artículo lo ha traducido una máquina de forma dinámica. (Haftungsausschluss)Ĭet article a été traduit automatiquement de manière dynamique. This content has been machine translated dynamically.ĭieser Inhalt ist eine maschinelle Übersetzung, die dynamisch erstellt wurde.

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