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RemoteApp for Hyper-V (VDI) Deployment
mar 9
Similar to RemoteApp, the RemoteApp for Hyper-V feature allows users to access a specific hosted application remotely, as opposed to the entire desktop. When using RemoteApp, the application runs in the context of a server session; however, RemoteApp for Hyper-V enables remote access to an application running on a Hyper-V virtual [...]
Active Directory Schema Requirements for Personal Virtual Desktops
mar 9
Microsoft’s VDI solution offers two deployment scenarios: virtual desktop pools and personal virtual desktops. Virtual desktop pools are not dependent on a specific Active Directory schema level; however, personal virtual desktops do need a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 schema.
Here are the Active Directory requirements for personal [...]
Choosing a Thin Client OS for XenDesktop
mar 2
Choosing a thin client OS for your desktop virtualization deployment can be tricky. Windows embedded thin clients offer the latest features, but they cost more and have additional security implications and maintenance compared to Linux based thin clients. Wyse ThinOS clients are often easier to secure and manage than Linux clients, but often [...]
XenDesktop Modular Reference Architecture
feb 9
Citrix published a new architecture blueprint for its VDI platform XenDesktop.
The 38-pages document provides guidance to design scalable virtual desktop infrastructures based on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005, Citrix Provisioning Server 5.1 and of course XenDesktop 4.0 (which includes the hypervisor and XenApp 5).
For more information, go to http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX124087
Deciding Between Blades and Rack Servers for XenDesktop Environments
feb 3
There are several pros and cons when choosing between blade or rack servers related to power consumption, consolidated networking, manageability and cost. These comparisons are readily available over the Internet, but what makes one preferable to the other in a XenDesktop deployment? Let’s take a look at a few of the differences.
Higher Density XenServer Resource Pools
Rack servers offer more quad-socket models compared to [...]
VIDEO: How to Install MS VDI on as Single Server using Windows 7 Guests
gen 28
Microsoft published a video about installing a complete MS VDI solution and how many servers does it take. Video showcases that you can setup a complete solution including backend, broker, and web publishing to provide virtualized clients on a single physical Windows Server 2008 R2 box. This sample uses Windows 7 for the guest. The complete 16 [...]
Virtual Desktop Pool
gen 5
Scenario
The two virtual machine deployment scenarios supported by the Microsoft VDI solution are: 1) Virtual desktop pool and 2) Personal virtual desktops. These two scenarios present two different models of assigning virtual machines to end users. This post explains the virtual desktop pool scenario.
Assignment
A virtual desktop pool temporarily assigns a virtual machine to the user. [...]
Deploying Windows Vista or Windows XP as the guest operating system in a Virtual Machine
dic 2
Overview
The purpose of this post is to help an Administrator configure a Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system in a virtual machine for a Remote Desktop Services Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployment.
This post is an addendum to the Step 2: Installing and Configuring the Virtual Machine section for the following Step-by-Step guides published in [...]
Personal Virtual Desktops
nov 17
With Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft supports two VDI deployment scenarios: virtual desktop pools and personal virtual desktops. The two scenarios present two different models of assigning virtual machines to end users: shared and dedicated. This post describes personal virtual desktops.
What is a personal virtual desktop? – A personal virtual desktop is a virtual machine hosted on [...]