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Dell DVS Simplified Appliance Reference Architecture
5.7
Citrix Desktop Receiver
The Citrix Desktop Receiver is a client-based plug-in that is installed on the user‖s
endpoint device. This is to be used in-conjunction with Citrix VDI-in-a-Box when the user
requires the ability to interact with their local desktop as well as the virtual desktop. This
package provides the toolbar functionality, allowing the user to pan and scale their virtual
desktop inside their local desktop. When a user logs into a VDI-in-a-Box site to access a
virtual desktop, the web site can detect that the Citrix Desktop Receiver is absent from
endpoint devices and automatically prompt users to download and install it from the site.
Click
HERE
for more information on the Citrix Desktop Receiver.
5.8
Virtual Desktop Antivirus
When using hosted VM-based VDI desktops, those virtual desktops are located within the
data center and/or on the network with other critical systems. If a virus makes it into the
data center, the entire infrastructure can be at serious risk. Therefore, it is highly
recommended to employ an agent-based anti-virus solution that has the ability to scan
and monitor the DVS Simplified Appliance appliance(s) as well.
Since the virtual desktops will be based on a single read-only image streamed from the
DVS Simplified appliance, there are a number of exclusions that can be configured to
optimize performance of the on-access or real-time scanning.
Exclusion
Exclude Sub-
folders
Read/Write
Notes
C:\*.*
Yes
Read
This prevents files from the
C drive of the desktops being
scanned since these are
scanned prior to setting the
drive as read only, from
which point on no
permanent changes will be
maintained across reboots
of a machine. Any files
written (e.g. temporary files
will be scanned on write)
Pagefile.sys
No
Read/Write Windows swap file
C:\windows\system32\spool
Yes
Read/Write Print spooler directory –
Best practice
5.9
Windows Active Directory Integration
Active Directory (AD) is required for user authentication for desktops in the Windows
Domain. You can use any read-only user account from AD to provide authentication. You
