Flexxible|SmartWorkspaces Infrastructure

The architecture created by Smart Workspaces is installed differently depending on:

  • Hypervisor: It's possible to choose between VMware or Hyper-V.
  • Deploy Type: HA with all redundant roles, or PoC with minimum roles.
  • Active Directory Integration Type (+info): 
    • Full Deployment: The installation will create one domain for infrastructure and another for VDIs.
    • Mixed Deployment: The installation will create one domain for infrastructure and a trust relationship with the customer domain.
    • Full Integration: All installation will be in the customer domain.

Select the options for more information:

    Hypervisor 

    DeployType 

    ADType 


During the installation, will be created a Hyper-V cluster with Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) activated for hosted all VMs and Scale-Out File Server (SOFS).

Over this cluster, it will be created the next infrastructure VMs:

  • One Flexxible|SmartWorspaces Control Panel
  • Two Domain Controllers (DC) for Resource Domain
  • One Domain Controller (DC) for Customer Domain
  • One System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
  • One Citrix XenApp & Server Delivery Controller (XDC)
  • Flexxible|Suite components:
    • One Flexxible web service
    • One Flexxible orchestrator

Each component is installed with these features and hardware configuration.


Citrix XenApp & Server Delivery Controller

In PoC deployments, only one XDC will be installed with the below roles:

  • XD License Server
  • Storefront Server
  • SQL Server Express that host XD DBs:
    • XenDesktop Site DB
    • XenDesktop Log DB
    • XenDesktop Monitoring DB
    • Flexxible|Suite DB

The all DB connection strings point to a DNS Alias, and this to the XDC machine.

The installation includes a maintenance plan for SQL Server Express that backs up all the Databases for 7 days:

  • Full Backup: Weekly
  • Differential Backup: Daily
  • Transaction Log Backup: Hourly


System Center Virtual Machine Manager

The installation will create a cluster with only one node that will host this service.

Also, it will be installed SQL Server Standard for host SCVMM DB. DB connection string point to a DNS Alias, and this to the SCVMM machine.

The installation includes a maintenance plan that backs up all the Databases for 7 days:

  • Full Backup: Weekly
  • Differential Backup: Daily
  • Transaction Log Backup: Hourly


Flexxible web service

Flexxible web service is installed in one machine.


Flexxible orchestrator

Flexxible orchestrator is installed in only one machine.