Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent for macOS

December 3, 2024

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At Citrix, we are committed to exploring new technologies and driving innovation to address market needs and solve customer challenges everyday.

This mindset has helped to position us as leaders in DaaS and VDI solutions.

First we delivered Windows multi-session apps and desktops building upon Terminal Services and Remote Desktop Services.

Then VDI came along with Windows single-session desktops offering end users both non-persistent and persistent varieties for expanded use cases.

Later we expanded to offer multi-session and single-session Linux desktops which are popular with engineers, developers, and other power users.

Now, we are thrilled to present to our customers another major stride in the evolution of workload delivery options: Citrix VDA for macOS (macOS VDA) to continue the innovation journey!

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The new VDA is available in our official download page. Follow this product documentation to start deployment of this new VDA in your organization.

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Our architecture utilizes non-domain-joined websocket technology, though the Mac machines can be joined or linked to Active Directory (AD) if needed. While cloud connectors aren’t required, Rendezvous v2 is necessary for session traffic using Citrix Gateway Service.

In general, using Citrix VDA for macOS follows similar workflows as Windows and Linux VDAs making it easy for existing Citrix customers:

Install the VDA on Mac devices that meet the system requirements by using the installer provided or your preferred UEM solution, register it with a Machine Catalog in the management plane, and grant related macOS access rights.
Configure the Delivery Group through Web Studio then apply Citrix Policies and related configurations.
Use Web Studio to make the macOS desktop available to your end user(s) through Workspace/StoreFront - then both your end user and IT department are ready to go.

Citrix VDA for macOS can be deployed to wherever physical Mac machines reside - an office, an on-premises data center or an IaaS provider such as MacStadium or AWS. Please also refer to this deployment guide that provides more detailed guidance.

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Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent for macOS

December 3, 2024

Contributed by:

C C

December 3, 2024

Contributed by:

C C

Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent for macOS

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