Optionally we can create a GPO to tell customers what the URL connection to our Citrix environment, will import the template 'icaclient.adm' we find in any client with Receiver installed in '% ProgramFiles% CitrixICA ClientConfiguration', add StoreFront account from 'Administrative Templates' 'Citrix Components' 'Citrix Receiver' 'StoreFront' 'StoreFront Accounts. Citrix Receiver H.264 Hardware Acceleration on Raspberry Pi 2 11th August 2015 20th September 2019 martin 37 Comments Citrix, Raspberry Pi, Receiver, XenApp, XenDesktop The information contained in this guide is mostly already out there in articles by email protected and more recently Yi Lu. It's also possible to access the email and other corporate applications. Furthermore, connection to the Citrix SecureHub and Citrix Files is just a tap away. Citrix Workspace is built on the Raspberry Pi 3 platform. Features: Connect to corporate apps; Access remote projects, files, and desktops. The software is still very early and may not work in all circumstances (please direct support questions to Citrix) It does not work conceptually with a full-screen H.264 encoded session, obviously It will degrade performance because the Pi 3's CPU is not made for rendering complete web pages The Raspberry Pi 4 with its improved CPU power. The Citrix HDX Raspberry Pi thin client is a Raspberry Pi 3 running a linux version developed by ViewSonic designed especcially to run Citrix Receiver. 4 x USB ports, LAN port and HDMI. The Citrix HDX thin client comes with powersupply.
The Raspberry Pi is now a threat to thin clients.
Citrix has been fooling around with the Pi as a desktop virtualisation (VDI) target for a while, even releasing a prototype Citrix Receiver for the little computers. That effort was in early 2014.
Citrix has since decided it was inefficient to put a lot of effort into creating a special version of Receiver for one device, so instead set to 'working with the Pi Organization to ensure our existing Linux Receiver would work with their new Pi2 architecture and supported OS images.'
The result of that effort, the company blogged last Friday, is that in 'XenDesktop/XenApp 7.6 FP3 and the new HDX Thinwire compatibility codec, we … had a codec that would perform efficiently on the Pi2 without the need for hardware accelerated plugins.'
Citrix Receiver Raspberry Pi 3000
The other piece of the puzzle is ThinLinx, an outfit that makes a US$10 Thin Client & Digital Signage Operating System for the rPi.
That OS is Citrix-ready and, as tested by Citrix users, capable of impressively-speedy video handling.
Citrix also makes some decent arguments for using an rPi as a thin client for VDI, among them that the rPi is secure because it has no on-board storage and even more secure if you store the computer's SD cards in a safe when not in use. Price is another factor: at US$35, the Pi is rather cheaper than dedicated thin clients. So cheap, in fact, that Citrix wonders if military users won't mind if they're destroyed – intentionally or unintentionally.
It's also worth remembering that it's now possible to cook up custom Pis, in quantities of 3,000 to 5,000. The Reg's virtualisation desk hears that VDI does best in greenfields or when owners of large PC fleets refresh their hardware. A custom Pi has the potential to go down well in either scenario, as does a plain vanilla model if you can get your hands on sufficient machines.
Of course the Pi has hidden costs: keyboards, pointing devices, SD cards, WiFi dongles, USB hubs and monitors aren't free. But dedicated thin clients also require those devices before being useful, making a Pi an interesting VDI option. ®
The other piece of the puzzle is ThinLinx, an outfit that makes a US$10 Thin Client & Digital Signage Operating System for the rPi.
That OS is Citrix-ready and, as tested by Citrix users, capable of impressively-speedy video handling.
Citrix also makes some decent arguments for using an rPi as a thin client for VDI, among them that the rPi is secure because it has no on-board storage and even more secure if you store the computer's SD cards in a safe when not in use. Price is another factor: at US$35, the Pi is rather cheaper than dedicated thin clients. So cheap, in fact, that Citrix wonders if military users won't mind if they're destroyed – intentionally or unintentionally.
It's also worth remembering that it's now possible to cook up custom Pis, in quantities of 3,000 to 5,000. The Reg's virtualisation desk hears that VDI does best in greenfields or when owners of large PC fleets refresh their hardware. A custom Pi has the potential to go down well in either scenario, as does a plain vanilla model if you can get your hands on sufficient machines.
Of course the Pi has hidden costs: keyboards, pointing devices, SD cards, WiFi dongles, USB hubs and monitors aren't free. But dedicated thin clients also require those devices before being useful, making a Pi an interesting VDI option. ®
I don't know how many times I have been involved in business cases about whether to go with a thin client strategy or not. You always have to go through the prices of laptops, desktop and thin clients and at the same time compare their lifespan.
But the calculations just got a lot better in favor of the thin client strategy after the first day of Citrix Synergy. The first Citrix Ready Raspberry Pi thin client was presented. Developed by Citrix Ready partner ViewSonic or Micro Center.
There has been a lot of talk for a long time about running Citrix Receiver on Raspberry Pi. Not only did Viewsonic and Micro Center put Citrix Receiver on to a Raspberry Pi, but they also stuck a HDX chip inside the box, so it can give the best user experience when running your VDI session. Because of this chip the Raspberry Pi thin client is a very good client when running HDX 3D Pro. I do not know any other client that able to do that for $99.
Citrix Receiver Raspberry Pi 3 Software
Technical stuff
The Citrix HDX Raspberry Pi thin client is a Raspberry Pi 3 running a linux version developed by ViewSonic designed especcially to run Citrix Receiver. 4 x USB ports, LAN port and HDMI. The Citrix HDX thin client comes with powersupply.
Citrix Receiver Raspberry Pi 3 Free
Get Citrix HDX Raspberry Pi thin client for only $99
Raspberry Pi 3 Thin Client Citrix Receiver
The Citrix HDX Raspberry Pi thin client can become yours for only $99. You are able to pre-order the Citrix HDX Raspberry Pi thin client at ViewSonic and Micro Center and they will start to ship in next month.
