Xi Frame - the next generation Application and Desktop delivery solution
for the Multi Cloud world
Alessandro Pilotti – Senior Systems Engineer
End User Computing
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HCI
HCI Stack for VDI
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Hyper-V ESXiVirtualization(Hypervisor)
Broker(VDI/EUC Software)
AHV
AOS Prism
Home DirectoryFiles
Flow (AHV)
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VDI Solution Technology Overview
Node 1 Node 2 Node N
User Workloads
Compute & Storage Controller
Server
Hypervisor
Server
Hypervisor
Server
Hypervisor
PrismAdditional Services on HCI
Site A
Site B
Hardware platform choice: covering user density; GPU etc.
Linear scaling & no-boot storm due to web-scale & data locality.
Management with Prism: consumer grade UX & 1-click automation.
Choice of hypervisors (incl. AHV).
Integrated files services, SD networking etc.
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Linearly Scaling VDI Capacity
Customers can scale their EUC environments without
forklift upgrades for 100’s to 1000’s of end users – paying only as they grow.
VMs
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Number of Nodes
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On-Prem or Hosted Private Cloud
Shared drives SMB
Nutanix Xi Frame - DaaS Solution
Xi FrameCloud-hosted DaaS platform
Infrastructure
DaaS Layer
Home Directories Files
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What is Nutanix Frame?
A secure cloud platform that delivers
apps and desktops
to users on any device with a browser
Infrastructure-as-a-Service(IaaS)
Desktop as a Service(DaaS)
Software-defined workspaces YOU!
Focus on apps/workspaces - Nutanix do the rest
Xi Frame
Great for Enterprises and Partners
CustomerHas Relationship with Nutanix
OrganizationInternal department or client of Customer
AccountApplications, desktops in a specific cloud region
Customer 1 Customer 2 Customer 4
Engineering Sales Client
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Customer 3
Frame Desktop as a Service
Launchpad
LaunchPad - User interface
• Start a desktop or access applications
• Switch instance types, if allowed
• Access other Launchpads, if authorized by administrators
Super Administrator• Account management interface
• Onboard apps in Sandbox, create production pools, publish.
• Create/restore backups, configure utility servers, manage capacity, and manage configuration
Dashboard• Customer and organization
management interface
• Create new organizations and accounts
• Add cloud accounts and AHV clusters; add identity providers
1. Pick infrastructure(Compute, Graphics, Network)
5. Deliver to users (Any location, any device)
2. Authorize users(Plug in to your domain)
AD/ADFS
Custom
Xi Frame
3. Bring your apps(.exe, packages, licenses...)
4. Connect files (storage)
Shared drives SMB
“VDI made simple with Xi Frame”
5. Deliver to users (Any location, any device)
2. Authorize users(Plug in to your domain)
AD/ADFS
Custom
1. Pick infrastructure(Compute, Graphics, Network)
3. Bring your apps(.exe, packages, licenses...)
4. Connect files (storage)
1. Pick infrastructure(Compute, Graphics, Network)
1. Pick your infrastructure, region, and compute
VM type A
VM type B
“Sandbox”(Gold Master)
“Utility” Server(s)“Production” Pool- Min- Max- Buffer
- License server- Database- File Server- Other
Launchpad(s)
VNET
VPN Gateway
Cloud VNETVNET Peer
On-premises Network
Adding VNET PeeringVNET Peer to Additional Cloud Resources
5. Deliver to users (Any location, any device)
2. Authorize users(Plug in to your domain)
AD/ADFS
Custom
1. Pick infrastructure(Compute, Graphics, Network)
3. Bring your apps(.exe, packages, licenses...)
4. Connect files (storage)
2. Authorize users(Plug in to your domain)
AD/ADFS
CustomAuthentication
(e.g. SSO with Okta, Ping, Sign in with Google)
Authorization(Role-based Access Control)
Setup Identity Provider2. Bring your identity provider
5. Deliver to users (Any location, any device)
2. Authorize users(Plug in to your domain)
AD/ADFS
Custom
1. Pick infrastructure(Compute, Graphics, Network)
3. Bring your apps(.exe, packages, licenses...)
4. Connect files (storage)
3. Bring your apps(.exe, packages, licenses...)
On-board apps in your Sandbox
Office apps to rich graphics apps with GPUs (e.g. CAD)
3. Install your applications
5. Deliver to users (Any location, any device)
2. Authorize users(Plug in to your domain)
AD/ADFS
Custom
1. Pick infrastructure(Compute, Graphics, Network)
3. Bring your apps(.exe, packages, licenses...)
4. Connect files (storage)
4. Connect files (storage)
Shared drives SMB
Drag-n-drop Uploads
1-click Integrations
Files show up in a network drive
4. Connect to your storage
5. Deliver to users (Any location, any device)
2. Authorize users(Plug in to your domain)
AD/ADFS
Custom
1. Pick infrastructure(Compute, Graphics, Network)
3. Bring your apps(.exe, packages, licenses...)
4. Connect files (storage)
5. Deliver to users (Any location, any device)
Configure Settings (e.g. allow file uploads/downloads) Set Capacity
Browser or Client Delivery to any
device, anywhere
5. Deliver to users
1. Pick infrastructure(Compute, Graphics, Network)
5. Deliver to users (Any location, any device)
2. Authorize users(Plug in to your domain)
AD/ADFS
Custom
Xi Frame
3. Bring your apps(.exe, packages, licenses...)
4. Connect files (storage)
Shared drives SMB
Zero to production in minutes!
• Predictable, consistent workloads
• Fixed cost, pay for peak load 24x7
• Significant data on-premises (data locality)
• No public cloud IaaS regions near users
• Data center must be near users
Xi Frame has the flexibility to support delivery from on-premises infrastructure and public cloud IaaS.
Why public cloud?
• Variable, “bursty” or seasonal workloads
• Usage-based, pay as you go
• Data is already in the cloud
• Supported in most regions
• Global availability
Why on-premises?
Infrastructure: Private cloud (on-prem) or public cloud?
Enterprise VDI Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
Nutanix HCI: Best Platform for Enterprise VDI
Nutanix Frame: Best Platform for Multi-cloud DaaS
Frame as part of NutanixEnterprise Desktops and Apps with a 1-click consumption model
Enterprise VDI Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS)
On-premises/co-location Multi-cloud, Hybrid-cloud
Local region Multi-region
Fixed capacity Pay for use
Tried and tested/mature Agile
CAPEX intensive OPEX driven
Well defined usage Flexible usage
Longer time to market Fast time to market
Longer time to innovate Highly innovative
Fixed stability High availability and agility
Low elasticity Elastic by design
Frame Use Case Examples
• Support unmanaged BYOD initiatives
• Simplify enterprise client-server deployments
• Deliver High-end graphics (2D or 3D), resource intensive applications on Any Device
• Run legacy applications (e.g. Silverlight, Flash, Java, IE) to Any Device
• Accelerate Windows 10 & Office 365 deployments by providing access to classic applications as a service
• Seasonal and short-term workloads (like training, conferences)
• SaaSify Windows apps (expensive to convert to Web applications)
• Enable e.g. Google ChromeOS, Google for enterprise deployments with easy and integrated access to classic windows applications
Concurrent or Named User?
Named Users =the total number ofusers that can log in with their ownaccount.
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10 Named Users
10 Named Users4 Concurrent Users
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Concurrent Users = the maximum number of users that could connect at the same time. Same as the maximum size of the VM pool summed across all pools/accounts.
Delivery: RDS-SALs (incl. or BYO?)
RDS-SALs for all named users must be included for cloud deployments UNLESS:
• the partner/reseller/ISV/MSP is sourcing these separately
• the customer is sourcing these separately (e.g. has RDS-CALs and License Mobility)
If RDS-SALs are provided through Nutanix, the numbermust:
• Match the number of Frame Named Users
• Be greater than the number of Frame Concurrent Users (typically 2X or more)
For on-premises workloads, customers are responsibleor purchasing Client Access Licenses (RDS-CAL)
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Subscriber Access License (RDS-SAL)
Infrastructure and OS
Opera t i ng Sys tem A H V AW S Azu re G C P
Windows 10 X1 X 2
Windows Server 2012R2 X 3 X 3 X 3
Windows Server 2016 X1 X 3 X 3 X 3
Windows Server 2019 X1(Planned)
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X 3(Planned)
CentOS 7 X
Ubuntu 18.04 X
1 . Customer brings their own OS licenses and image for AHV.
2 . Customer brings their own OS licenses for Azure.
3 . OS license included in pay-as-you-go hourly cost.
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