Citrix XenServer Reviews

Through users we are utilizing in the backend, we are attempting to maintain all services in good health. The server should be functioning properly through PVS streaming technology using Citrix XenServer. For example, with two servers, each server should connect 1,000 users. Sometimes when one server goes down, we rebalance the load balancing between servers. At that time, when the issue gets fixed, users are able to launch and login properly. We are implementing this approach in the backend and servers.

The most valuable feature is transferring and sharing applications that allow users to move files between devices, including smartphones, tablets, and computers without needing USB cables, internet connections, or data usage. It enables users to transfer various file types such as photos, videos, and documents. The direct device-to-device transfer can use phone WiFi to connect directly to devices, bypassing the need for network connectivity.

Citrix XenServer is used for server virtualization and serves as a competitor to VMware ESXi. This is a server virtualization product.

The major operating systems, Windows and Linux, are supported by Citrix XenServer. There are no major challenges with supportability. We never faced any significant problems where supportability was an issue. There will be some challenges during deployment, which is why our expertise is required. If customers could simply click through options, they wouldn't choose us or pay for our services. This expertise is definitely required. I never see major problems where compatibility is an issue. If you follow Citrix documentation, then you are done. If you do something out of the box or use unsupported versions for deployment, then you may face challenges. However, if you follow the documentation, there shouldn't be any challenges.

In the past, we utilized the live migration feature in Citrix XenServer, but not in this project. This is a new, fresh deployment, so there is no live migration.

The support of heterogeneous resource pool in Citrix XenServer depends on the deployment and customer requirements. If a customer requires heterogeneous deployment, we accommodate that. Generally, Citrix XenServer goes in straightforward vanilla deployment because it is majorly used for Citrix farms. Very few customers use it for other products or applications.

Intelligent performance optimization is available in this product, but very few customers use it, and those who do aren't using it extensively. I cannot comment extensively on this feature at present.

In my experience, I primarily use Citrix XenServer for offering virtualization solutions. My experience is mainly with deploying virtualization using Citrix products, such as Citrix XenApp and Citrix XenDesktop.

I find Citrix XenServer valuable for small to medium-sized businesses. It is user-friendly and easy to deploy, making it an attractive option. When included with Citrix virtualization solutions, it provides a comprehensive package with existing licenses. Despite being effective for small to medium infrastructures, it may not be the best hypervisor for larger deployments.

The typical use case for Citrix XenServer in my organization is to provide secure access to applications and resources. We use it primarily for offering affordable server virtualization.

I find Citrix XenServer valuable for its affordable server virtualization capabilities. It provides secure access to applications and resources, which is crucial for us and our clients.

Primarily, we use it for VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure).

Here's where it excels:

• Virtualization: The core function enables multiple virtual machines to run on a single physical server. This maximizes hardware utilization and efficiency.
• Resource Management: Citrix Hypervisor allows us to allocate CPU, memory, storage, and network resources across VMs. This ensures optimal performance and helps prevent resource conflicts.
• High Availability: VDI environments often require high availability. Hypervisor often includes features for automatic failover and live migration of VMs to other physical servers. This minimizes downtime in case of hardware failure or maintenance.
• Scalability: It supports dynamic addition and removal of virtual machines, allowing the infrastructure to scale up or down quickly based on demand.

My organization is into construction engineering, and we currently use Hypervisor in six farms. We use the solution for server and desktop virtualization. We have one farm with 40 virtual machines for our engineers. We couldn't do it as a terminal server because the licensing model of the different companies' products we are working with doesn't allow terminal servers. We had to virtualize whole machines. During Corona, all our workers needed home offices. We were lacking in the way we used it before Corona, where we only used it to virtualize security and administration. We had to expand it to other workers.

Citrix Hypervisor is simple to use.

Citrix is easy to use and is stable.

Citrix is not investing in the virtual surroundings. Third-party tools are bad for Citrix at the moment. No good backup recovery is available. On Microsoft, we can use Veeam, which is a great product. However, in Citrix, we were using Unitrends and Alike, but they are more or less good tools. We're not installing Unitrends again because they don't have good support for their product. And if you run into trouble, you're left in trouble, and that's not what I pay for. Alike is working stable with recovery. You can recover the system and so on. But similarly, if you run into trouble, you will be left alone, and that's not very good if you pay money for a contract. In the end, if you compare it to Veeam or other programs running on other platforms, Alike and Unitrends are behind in what's technical and the possibilities.