Desktop Virtualisation – Keeping it Thin

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: Desktop Virtualisation - Keeping it thin

Matt Evans

Team Lead, Systems Consulting | Quest Software Desktop Virtualization Group

www.quest.com/vworkspace

[email protected]

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Agenda

• Introduction• Storage optimisation• Application virtualisation• User profiles and Workspace management• Management console• Quest EOP• Thinshell\Zero PC• End point• Kingston University

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The vWorkspace Difference5 Levels of Independence

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Storage optimisation

Example :

100 x 20GB = 1.9TB

100 x 20GB = 300GB

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Application virtualisation

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User profiles and Workspace management• Application restrictions• Color Schemes• Drive mappings• Host restrictions• Printers• Registry tasks• Scripts• Time zones• User policies• User profiles• Wallpaper• Virtual applications• MSI applications• User, Group, OU, IP or Name

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Non-persistent desktop

• Folder Redirection• User Profiles• App-V• Non-persistent disks• Reprovisioning• Workspace Management

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Single Management Console – RDS, VDI and PCs

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Quest Experience Optimized Protocol (EOP)Increase Virtual Desktop Acceptance with EOP extensions to RDP

• EOP Xtream: WAN Acceleration• EOP Multimedia Acceleration

- Windows Media Player acceleration- Flash Video acceleration

• EOP Audio: HQ bi-directional• EOP Universal USB• EOP Text Echo: instant typing response• EOP Print: universal print driver• EOP Multimon: multi-monitor support• EOP Graphics Acceleration

Eliminate

Slow Typing

Response…

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Thinshell

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Zero PC• Kiosk style desktop.• Repurpose legacy hardware.• Provide vWorkspace connector

capability to almost any x86

platform.• Provide an easy upgrade and

managed image.• Multiple boot methods, PXE, USB,

CD and HD.

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Other

Android (Cell, Streak)

End point

Windows (2003, 2008, XP, XPe\WES, CE, Vista and Windows 7)

Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Red Hat and Zero PC image)

Java (Windows, Linux and Mac OS X)

Apple (Mac OS X and iPad)

Thin Client

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Eco System

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Quest vWorkspace

Daniel Bolton

Technical Architect | Information Services Research and Development

www.kingston.ac.uk

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Reasons/Business Drivers• Adding value to the user – TCO/ROI was a bonus.• Providing mobile and “non-managed” access.• Enabling services for long distance learning students.• Reduce the complexity of the traditional desktop model.• Windows 7 Migration.• Service continuity.

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Solution Requirements• Support for, Windows, Mac and Linux clients. • User environment management.• Application Integration – MSI installs, Application

Virtualization, etc.• Remote Desktop Services (terminal services) support.• Location aware – Ability to assign “resources” based on

location.• Granular administration – Helpdesk roles, etc.• Easy scalability.

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RolloutBy the end of March 2011 we will (“should”) have the following;

• Support for 2500 - 3000 virtual Windows 7 desktops.• Support for 1500 - 2000 Remote Desktop Services

connections.• 400 - 800 Windows 7 RemoteFX “ready” desktops.• Applications streamed using App-V (with shared cache).• Started the next phase of our NxTop (virtualcomputer.com)

pilot with vWorkspace integration.

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Infrastructure

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What we are Achieving with vWorkspace• Dynamically assembled desktops at login.• Single image management.• Deployment of images across local storage (no SAN

requirement).• Desktops as a Service (DaaS).• A University without walls!

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