Migrate configuration to Citrix Cloud

Why use Automated Configuration

IT administrators in charge of large or complex environments often find migrations to be a tedious process. They frequently end up writing their own tools to accomplish this task successfully since it tends to be specific to their use cases.

Citrix wants to help ease this process by automating the migration process using the Automated Configuration tool. Administrators can easily test current configurations in Citrix Cloud and take advantage of the benefits offered by Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) while keeping their current environments intact. There is also no end user impact, as Automated Configuration works seamlessly in the background. Such benefits include reduced administrative overload when Citrix manages part of the back-end and control plane, automatic and customizable Citrix Cloud component updates, and others.

Citrix uses industry standard configuration as code to provide a mechanism to help automate migration processes. Automated Configuration discovers and exports one or more on-premises sites as a collection of configuration files. These files’ configuration can then be imported into Citrix DaaS.

Automated Configuration also allows administrators to merge multiple on-premises sites into a single site, while avoiding name collisions. Administrators can control whether the on-premises or cloud configuration controls resources.

Automated Configuration is not just a one time migration tool, but can also automate your day-to-day configuration in Citrix Cloud. Moving your Citrix DaaS configuration can be beneficial for many reasons:

• Syncing your site from test or stage to production
• Backing up and restoring your configuration
• Reaching resource limits
• Migrating from one region to another

The following 2-minute video provides a quick tour of Automated Configuration.