Citrix to AVD Migration Checklist | LoadGen
Baseline Citrix, test AVD, compare results. Platform wizards, parallel testing, post-migration monitoring. Migrate with confidence.
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Baseline your current Citrix environment. Test AVD in parallel. Compare results side-by-side. Monitor post-migration. Data-backed migration, not guesswork.
Step 1: Capture Citrix baseline
Pre-migration: baseline Citrix.
- Create Citrix load profile at
/config/load-profiles/new/citrix - Configure StoreFront, Gateway, or PNAgent connection
- Set users, agents, display settings
- Define scenario (workloads, phases, think time)
- Run test at
/testing/run - Capture results at
/testing/results: P90, P95, error rates, throughput
Step 2: Configure AVD environment
Parallel testing: configure AVD.
- Create AVD load profile at
/config/load-profiles/new/wvd - Azure-specific connection config
- Same scenario structure as Citrix: workloads, phases
- Run AVD test
- Compare at
/testing/results: overlay up to 5 tests
Step 3: Compare side-by-side
- Date range, profile, status filters
- Overlay metrics: Citrix baseline vs AVD test
- Detail modal: Overview, Moments, Measurements, Errors
- Trend strip: Historical analysis
Route: /testing/results
Step 4: Don't stop at migration
Post-migration: E2E monitoring.
- E2E monitoring profiles:
/monitoring/profilesfor AVD - Continuous UX monitoring: Real user perspective
- Alerting: Email, Webhook, SMS, WhatsApp for threshold breaches
- SessionSight: Heatmaps, session replay, journey analysis for post-migration UX validation
Step 5: Set up alerts
Alerting for migration validation.
- Alert profiles:
/alerting/profiles - Triggers:
/alerting/triggers - Notification accounts: Email, Webhook, SMS, WhatsApp
- Uptime checks: HTTP, DNS, TCP for availability validation
Checklist summary
| # | Task | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baseline Citrix | /config/load-profiles/new/citrix → /testing/run |
| 2 | Configure AVD | /config/load-profiles/new/wvd → /testing/run |
| 3 | Compare results | /testing/results |
| 4 | Post-migration monitoring | /monitoring/profiles |
| 5 | Alerting | /alerting/profiles, /alerting/triggers |
| 6 | SessionSight (optional) | /sessionsight/dashboard |
Routes reference
| Step | Route |
|---|---|
| Citrix Load Profile | /config/load-profiles/new/citrix |
| AVD Load Profile | /config/load-profiles/new/wvd |
| Run Test | /testing/run |
| Live Cockpit | /testing/active |
| Results Comparison | /testing/results |
| Monitoring Profiles | /monitoring/profiles |
| Alert Profiles | /alerting/profiles |
| Alert Triggers | /alerting/triggers |
Migrate with confidence: not guesswork
Platform wizards for Citrix and AVD. Results comparison. Post-migration monitoring. First test within 4 hours.
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