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Citrix is announcing that we are focusing our public cloud integration and engineering efforts on our Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service to ensure the best performance and compatibility with vendors like Azure, AWS, and GCP. Therefore, we are announcing the official deprecation and end-of-support for cloud-hosted workloads (VDAs) in our Current Release (CR) of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops starting with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003.
A site running on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003 or higher with workloads in public clouds will be an unsupported configuration.
Customers leveraging public clouds for workloads are encouraged to migrate their environment to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service in Citrix Cloud, or remain on the 1912 Long Term Service Release (LTSR) which includes up to 5 years of mainstream support.
Who does this impact?
The changes apply only to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops customers deploying our Current Release (CR) offering of Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003 and future CR releases.
Customers running Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service in Citrix Cloud and customers following our Long Term Service Release (LTSR) deployment track are not impacted by this announcement.
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1912 LTSR will continue to support public cloud workloads.
Note that older versions who had Cloud support, such as 7.15 LTSR will not be affected.
Why is Citrix making this change?
The pace of change in public cloud providers is frequent. With Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service, Citrix can adjust the service to rapidly accommodate changes in our public cloud integration points without requiring the customer to execute rapid upgrades.
This delivers the best experience for our customers and the most value for their user community.
What should customers do as a result of this announcement?
Customers who typically upgrade to the latest Current Release and leverage cloud workloads have two options:
The Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service is regularly updated with the latest integration and performance optimizations with our key public cloud vendors, including Azure, AWS, and GCP. Reference the release matrix for more information.
How is this change enforced in CVAD 2003?
There is no technical enforcement in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003; however, a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003 site with public cloud workloads will be treated as an unsupported configuration. A future Current Release will enforce this change.
To ensure continuity, we recommended that customers with workloads in public clouds do not upgrade to CVAD 2003 and instead remain on CVAD 1912 or move to the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service.
Citrix plans to remove cloud-hosted workload functionality in a future Current Release. These upcoming changes will include multiple enforcement mechanisms including changes in meta-installer, Studio and VDA registration processes.
Are Controllers running in a public cloud supported with on-premises workloads?
When product enforcement is in place, it will focus on VDA workloads and does not impact controllers. A customer may run their Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops infrastructure in public clouds and connect to on-prem workloads if they choose.
Can you run a 2003 Current Release VDA with a 1912 LTSR Controller?
The LTSR program requires all baseline components to be on the LTSR version. Using 1912 Controllers to provision CR VDAs in public clouds is not supported. Reference the LTSR FAQ for more information.
This forward-looking indication of plans for products is preliminary and all future release dates are tentative and are subject to change.
The development, release and timing of any features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion and are subject to change without notice or consultation. The information provided is for informational purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions or incorporated into any contract.
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What is being announced?Citrix is announcing that we are focusing our public cloud integration and engineering efforts on our Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service to ensure the best performance and compatibility with vendors like Azure, AWS, and GCP. Therefore, we are announcing the official deprecation and end-of-support for cloud-hosted workloads (VDAs) in our Current Release (CR) of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops starting with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003.
A site running on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003 or higher with workloads in public clouds will be an unsupported configuration.
Customers leveraging public clouds for workloads are encouraged to migrate their environment to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service in Citrix Cloud, or remain on the 1912 Long Term Service Release (LTSR) which includes up to 5 years of mainstream support.
Who does this impact?
The changes apply only to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops customers deploying our Current Release (CR) offering of Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003 and future CR releases.
Customers running Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service in Citrix Cloud and customers following our Long Term Service Release (LTSR) deployment track are not impacted by this announcement.
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1912 LTSR will continue to support public cloud workloads.
Note that older versions who had Cloud support, such as 7.15 LTSR will not be affected.
Why is Citrix making this change?
The pace of change in public cloud providers is frequent. With Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service, Citrix can adjust the service to rapidly accommodate changes in our public cloud integration points without requiring the customer to execute rapid upgrades.
This delivers the best experience for our customers and the most value for their user community.
What should customers do as a result of this announcement?
Customers who typically upgrade to the latest Current Release and leverage cloud workloads have two options:
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service offerings provide simplified IT management and hybrid-cloud flexibility for virtual applications, VDI, and managed desktop as a service (DaaS) deployments. Please refer to the sections below to learn which features are available across cloud editions. Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (XenApp & XenDesktop) Subscribe to RSS notifications of new downloads. Best practices for upgrade Before you start the upgrade process, make sure you check the following Citrix Documentation here. End-user adoption resources.
- Remain on the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1912 release, which has full support for public cloud providers. As an LTSR release, 1912 will not receive new feature updates, but has a support lifecycle of 5+ years and is regularly updated with security patches and fixes through Cumulative Updates.
- Migrate to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service. The Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service offers full support for public cloud and on-premises workloads and the latest integration enhancements.
The Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service is regularly updated with the latest integration and performance optimizations with our key public cloud vendors, including Azure, AWS, and GCP. Reference the release matrix for more information.
How is this change enforced in CVAD 2003?
There is no technical enforcement in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003; however, a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003 site with public cloud workloads will be treated as an unsupported configuration. A future Current Release will enforce this change.
To ensure continuity, we recommended that customers with workloads in public clouds do not upgrade to CVAD 2003 and instead remain on CVAD 1912 or move to the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service.
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IsVMWare Cloud on AWSsupported in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003 onward?
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No, VMWare Cloud on AWS is a public cloud component. Customers who wish to use VMWare Cloud on AWS should use the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service, or remain on LTSR 1912.
When will Citrix technically enforce this change?Citrix plans to remove cloud-hosted workload functionality in a future Current Release. These upcoming changes will include multiple enforcement mechanisms including changes in meta-installer, Studio and VDA registration processes.
Are Controllers running in a public cloud supported with on-premises workloads?
When product enforcement is in place, it will focus on VDA workloads and does not impact controllers. A customer may run their Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops infrastructure in public clouds and connect to on-prem workloads if they choose.
Can you run a 2003 Current Release VDA with a 1912 LTSR Controller?
The LTSR program requires all baseline components to be on the LTSR version. Using 1912 Controllers to provision CR VDAs in public clouds is not supported. Reference the LTSR FAQ for more information.
This forward-looking indication of plans for products is preliminary and all future release dates are tentative and are subject to change.
The development, release and timing of any features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion and are subject to change without notice or consultation. The information provided is for informational purposes only and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions or incorporated into any contract.
Citrix Virtual Desktop And Apps Windows 10