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DEPLOYMENT GUIDE | Branch Repeater VPX

Deployment Guide

Branch Repeater VPX forXenServer

DEPLOYMENT GUIDE | Branch Repeater VPX

Table of ContentsIntroduction .........................................................................................................................................3Solution Requirements ........................................................................................................................4Prerequisites ........................................................................................................................................4Additional Information .........................................................................................................................4Network Diagram ................................................................................................................................5XenServer ............................................................................................................................................7BR VPX ................................................................................................................................................7

IntroductionCitrix Branch Repeater™, available as a physical or virtual appliance, is a WAN optimization solution that provides a high definition desktop and ap-plication experience to branch and mobile users while dramatically reducing WAN bandwidth costs and simplifying branch infrastructure. Branch Repeat-er accelerates desktop and application delivery, decreases WAN bandwidth consumption, and enables server consolidation.

The Branch Repeater product family addresses the full range of WAN opti-mization scenarios and delivers unparalleled application acceleration benefits, especially for Citrix XenDesktop™ and Citrix XenApp™.

Unlike traditional WAN optimization solutions, only Branch Repeater incor-porates HDX™ technologies to optimize virtual desktop delivery. Branch Re-peater provides local caching and de-duplication across multiple XenDesktop or XenApp (ICA) user sessions and local staging of XenApp streamed appli-cations. Branch Repeater also delivers adaptive orchestration capabilities for XenDesktop and XenApp, sensing real-time network and traffic conditions, and dynamically optimizing delivery to branch offices. Together these capa-bilities deliver breakthrough ICA acceleration and allow IT to support up to 2X more users in each branch office without upgrading WAN bandwidth.

To enable greater consolidation within the branch, Branch Repeater is avail-able as a virtual appliance that runs on existing servers and an integrated branch appliance that delivers essential infrastructure services such as file, print, authentication, DHCP and DNS, all provided by Microsoft® Windows Server®. Along with optimizations for XenDesktop and XenApp, Branch Repeater also provides application acceleration benefits for other centralized applications delivered to the branch office including Windows file sharing, Exchange e-mail and enterprise web applications like Microsoft SharePoint. Only Branch Repeater optimizes the delivery of hosted (ICA), streamed and traditional client-server applications, thereby helping customers accelerate their IT consolidation initiatives while ensuring a high-performance experi-ence in the branch office.

Branch Repeater VPX is a virtualized Branch Repeater Appliance that runs as a Xen virtual machine. With a few exceptions, it has the same features as the Repeater Appliance. Branch Repeater VPX allows Branch Repeater accelera-tion to be deployed on a variety of platforms, and can be combined with other virtual machines running on the same server.

This guide will walk through the deployment of the Branch Repeater Virtual Machine on Citrix XenServer.

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Solution RequirementsBranch Repeater (formerly WANScaler) running on XenServer

PrerequisitesBR VPX 5.6+

XenServer 5.5+

Additional Informationhttp://support.citrix.com/product/brrepeat/

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The following is the Network that was used to develop this deployment guide.

Network Diagram

Clients

Citrix“BR VPX”

Logical Network Diagram

Virtual Interfaces:LAN: Network 0

WAN: Network 1

Physical Interfaces:NIC 0NIC 1

XenServer

BR VPX

WAN

Legend IP Addressing

Network 0 / NIC 0

XenServer:10.217.104.14

BR VPX:10.217.104.166

Note: Connect the NIC 0 to the LAN, connect the NIC 1 to the WAN. If in-stalling additional Virtual Machines, connect them to NIC 0/Network 0.

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XenServerInstall Citrix XenServer on the server that will run the Branch Repeater VPX. Install Citrix XenCenter on a PC to manage the XenServer and BR VPX. As in this proof of concept, the XenServer and BR VPX can be managed from across the WAN.

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From the Citrix XenServer console: File Import Exported VM.

BR VPXInstall the BR VPX on XenServer. From XenCenter, navigate to File -> Import VM.

Select a Home Server

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Select Storage Repository

Attach Virtual Network Interfaces:Attach virtual network interfaces “interface 0” and “interface 1” to the two virtual adapters called “Networks 0” and “Network 1” respectively.

Note: Do not assign both virtual adapters to the same Network.

At least one of these needs to correspond to a physical Ethernet port.

If virtual network “Interface 2” exists (on systems with three or more adapters), this can be assigned as well and used as a management interface.

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Don’t start VM:Uncheck the box “Start VM after import”.

Some additional configuration is required and requires that the VM be halted before continuing.

Select Finish.

This will take some time. Check the Logs tab of the XenServer.

Storage: Select the Branch Repeater VPX, then select Storage.

Increase storage to 100Gb.

Start the VM.

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Console Login: After the VM starts, login to the console:

Login: admin

Password: password

Configure Mgmt IP: set adapter apa -ip x.x.x.x

-netmask x.x.x.x

-gateway x.x.x.x

Restart

GUI Login: Using a browser, connect to the BR VPX:

ex: http://10.217.104.166

Login: admin

Password: password

Note: Change the default password.

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License: Download and install a license.

Bandwidth Settings: Before you connect the Branch Repeater “Network 1” interface to the WAN, be sure the bandwidth settings match the line speed of the WAN.

Note: If you are having connectivity issues on the “Network 0” and/or “Network 1” interfaces, check speed and duplex settings on the NIC’s.

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ICA Debug: To see acceleration and compression rates, you can use the ICA Debug screen.

You need to type this into the browser URL manually.

ex: http://10.217.104.166/ica_debug.php.

Select the Conn Stats tab.

ICA Status: To check ICA status of acceleration of XenApp and XenDesktop, select the ICA Status menu.

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