Get started with Quick Deploy

This article summarizes the setup tasks for delivering desktops and apps using the Quick Deploy interface of Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service). We recommend that you review each procedure before actually doing it, so you know what to expect.

To use Quick Deploy to set up a Remote PC Access deployment, see Remote PC Access.

Setup task summary

The following sections of this article guide you through setup tasks:

1. Review and complete necessary tasks in system requirements and preparation.

2. Set up a quick proof of concept deployment or a production deployment.

3. Provide the workspace URL to your users.

System requirements and preparation

• Sign up for Citrix Cloud and Citrix DaaS.

  Also, if you plan to use Citrix Managed Azure, make sure to order the Citrix Azure Consumption Fund (in addition to Citrix DaaS), either through Citrix or Azure Marketplace.

• Windows licensing: Ensure that you are properly licensed for Remote Desktop Services to run either Windows Server workloads or Azure Virtual Desktop Licensing for Windows 10. For more information, see Configure a Microsoft RDS license server.

• If you plan to use a Citrix Managed Azure subscription, and want to join VDAs to a domain using Active Directory Group Policy, you must be an administrator with permission to perform that action in Active Directory. For details, see Customer responsibility.

• Configuring connections to your corporate on-premises network has extra requirements.

  • Any connection (Azure VNet peering or SD-WAN): Requirements for all connections.
  • Azure VNet peering connections: VNet peering requirements and preparation.
  • SD-WAN connections: SD-WAN connection requirements and preparation.

• If you plan to use your own Azure images when creating a catalog, those images must meet certain requirements.

• Internet connectivity requirements: System and connectivity requirements.

• Resource limits in a Citrix DaaS deployment: Limits.

Supported operating systems

When using Quick Deploy with a Citrix Managed Azure subscription:

• Windows 7 (VDA must be 7.15 LTSR with latest Cumulative Update)
• Windows 10 single-session
• Windows 10 multi-session
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2019
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu

When using Quick Deploy with a customer-managed Azure subscription:

• Windows 7 (VDA must be 7.15 LTSR with latest Cumulative Update)
• Windows 10 Enterprise single-session
• Windows 10 Enterprise Virtual Desktop multi-session
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2019
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu

Set up a quick proof of concept deployment

This procedure requires a Citrix Managed Azure subscription.

1. Create a catalog using quick create.
2. Add your users to the Managed Azure AD.
3. Add your users to the catalog.
4. Notify your users of the Workspace URL.

Set up a production deployment

1. If you’re using your own Active Directory or Azure Active Directory to authenticate users, connect and set that method in Citrix Cloud.
2. If you’re using domain-joined machines, verify that you have valid DNS server entries.
3. If you’re using your own Azure subscription (instead of a Citrix Managed Azure subscription), add your Azure subscription.
4. Create or import an image. Although you can use one of the Citrix prepared images as-is in a catalog, they’re intended primarily for proof of concept deployments.
5. If you’re using a Citrix Managed Azure subscription, and want your users to be able to access items in your network (such as file servers), set up an Azure VNet peering or Citrix SD-WAN connection.
6. Create a catalog using custom create.
7. If you’re creating a catalog of multi-session machines, add apps to the catalog, if needed.
8. If you’re using the Citrix Managed Azure AD to authenticate your users, add users to the directory.
9. Add users to the catalog.
10. Notify your users of the Workspace URL.

After you set up the deployment, use the Quick Deploy > Monitor dashboard to see desktop usage, sessions, and machines.

Workspace URL

After you create catalogs and assign users, notify users where to find their desktops and apps: the Workspace URL. The Workspace URL is the same for all catalogs and users.

The Workspace URL is available in two locations:

• From Manage > Quick Deploy in Citrix DaaS, view the URL by expanding User Access & Authentication on the right.

• From the Citrix Cloud console, select Workspace Configuration from the upper left menu. The Access tab contains the Workspace URL.

For information about customizing the Workspace URL, see Customize the Workspace URL.

After users navigate to the Workspace URL and authenticate, they can start their desktops and apps.

Get help

• Review the Troubleshoot article.

• If you still have problems with Citrix DaaS, open a ticket by following the instructions in How to Get Help and Support.