Pdf the article describes the causes of the economic and organizational case for implementing vdi solutions in the learning centers of. Virtual desktop infrastructure vdi is implemented by the city of calgary to move into the cloud and this requires a data center to work as its heart. Citrix netscaler and citrix xendesktop 7 deployment guide. Windows virtual desktop is a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running in the cloud. No game plan is going anywhere without practice, whether its football or vdi. Rather, organizations can benefit more by deploying projects in smaller steps and apply the learning and confidence generated from a first phase deployment. Havent done a lot with thin clients but here is a compatbility guide.
Vmware virtual desktop infrastructure vdi a new desktop strategy introduction virtual desktop infrastructure vdi introduces a new way of managing user environments. Vdi supports windows 7 for virtual desktops, but requires the use of windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 end to end to realize the full benefits of its vdi implementation, while. Architecture in the above architecture diagram, there are three major components to work with, view connection server, view composer, and the master image. The city of calgary is sponsoring a project to plan, design, and build the vdi data center. This section describes windows 10 deployment considerations and provides information to assist in windows 10 deployment planning. Typically, there are two licenses involved with a microsoft vdi implementation. If the appliance is installed on another hypervisor. Click yes to update the citrix studio database automatically.
Develop a tco model, energy saving model communication. Choose this option if you plan to distribute an installation package with the same installation properties. A vmware certified professional will plan and design a customized vmware infrastructure implementation to meet your specific needs er containment. Deployment and installation guide for cisco jabber softphone for vdi release 12. Best practices for delivering microsoft office 365 in. Project management plan for the vdi data center project. The reference implementation white paper vmware horizon with view reference implementation case study for carroll hospital center provides details about how chc was able to plan and implement the solution for 800 users and the key lessons learned. A bounded server consolidation or migration initiative is a great catalyst to adopt virtualization and deliver immediate returns on investment roi. Project success plan a guide for converting your physical desktops to virtual machines vms. Capacity planning for a microsoft virtual desktop infrastructure pooled 2,000seat virtual machine collection in windows server 2012 about this guide this guide uses a variation of the dell desktop virtualization services dvs reference architecture for the windows server 2012 operating system and login vsi 3.
The deployment model covered in the study includes private, public, and hybrid. This document is a stepby step guide for multiple vdi deployment on a qnap es1640dc storage system with vmware horizon view. Vmware plan and design service overview good planning leads to better outcomes. Windows server 2012 2,500user pooled vdi deployment guide microsoft corporation published. For example, 1,000 desktops may have 10 datastores. As a result, what seemed to work fine for 10 users becomes too hard to manage and too costly to implement for 200 users and beyond. At the end of the engagement, you will have a complete roadmap to ssful implementation of. A guide for converting your physical desktops to virtual.
Deployment planning configuration page 7 scenario 1. Vdi deployment strategy for healthcare t2 tech group. Project development and deployment readiness assessment checklist for assessment of. Its the only virtual desktop infrastructure vdi that delivers simplified management, multisession windows 10, optimizations for office 365 proplus, and support for. Vdi virtual desktop infrastructure is the term used to describe a virtualized desktop implementation where an operating system instance is delivered to thin clients from the datacentre through a network. Deploy cisco jabber applications and jabber softphone for vdi. In the vdi environment, many background services and tasks are disabled from the beginning.
Vdi proof of concept poc test plans are often incomplete, and fail to anticipate all of the use cases, desktop configurations, and requirements for full scale production. Vdi stands for virtual desktop infrastructure which can be used to describe any desktop that is hosted virtually. Planning and implementing a horizon virtual desktop. Start with right applications and use pilot program experts say a vdi project plan demands different type of infrastructure. This guide shows how to configure the bigip local traffic manager ltm, access policy manager apm, and advanced. Vdi deployment best practices virtualization howto. Windows server 2012 2,500user pooled vdi deployment guide. Virtual desktop infrastructure vdi is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system within a virtual machine vm running on a centralized server. Vdi deployment on userdedicated windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 operating systems or newer virtual machines without the remote desktop services rds role enabled. Users in a persistent pool are assigned a desktop at login and are. Rfp template for application delivery, virtualization and. How to plan a successful vdi implementation advance2000. When the goal is to deploy a highly available vdi, a connection broker will be a sought.
Outsourcing of a migration to virtual desktops, from the initial phases of a. Project development and deployment readiness assessment. In the ssl offload section, complete the following a from the certificate list, select the appropriate certificate you want to use for this deployment. This topic is not a blueprint, but rather a guide or starting point. Pdfxchange deployment planning licensing encrypted. To help ensure its a successful one, here are some tips on how to plan and carry out a successful vdi. Given the evolving state of the technology and best practices, vmware plans to release periodic updates to this white paper, and expand a structured bibliography of supporting, followon documents.
Organisations using vdi are able to benefit from centralised desktop management, rapid deployment, lower support costs, standardised deployment, increased security, and other management efficiencies. Loadbalancing rds farms often run pdfxchange products on different hardware from. If you are considering vdi for your organization, but cost continues to be a challenge, hosted vdi is an excellent solution. Endtoend testing the following five steps are listed to ensure a successful vdi deployment. Some recommendations might disable functionality that you would prefer to use, so you should consider the cost versus the benefit of adjusting any particular setting in your scenario. Multisite firm, wm workstations, distributed office servers the first scenario is a multisite firm that has deployed a main office server at the firms main site. Planning deployment of virtual desktops vmware communities. However, vdi can also bring along several challenges to organisations who do not plan for, and implement, the technology correctly. In order to simplify this, create an ad security group which will be added to the remote desktop users group.
August 20 abstract microsoft virtual desktop infrastructure vdi is a centralized desktop delivery solution that stores and runs desktop workloads, including a windows client. Vdi allows it administrators to host and administer user desktops on virtual infrastructure in the datacenter. In vdi, patches and software updates can be distributed in a centralized and simplified manner, because it no longer needs to manage the individual deployment to each unique computer. Verify by navigating to desktop studio, configuration, controllers in the left panel. Ubc website and forums virtual desktop pilot implementation project. The hardest part of any vdi testing plan is ensuring that applications can meet the users needs. Users access their desktop using a remote desktop protocol.
Clarification of office 365 pro plus support in vdi environments. Recommended configuration for vdi desktops microsoft docs. This data center will host more than 15,000 user accounts with. Deploying the bigip system v10 with vmware virtual. To provide workspot users access to the vdi desktop, they are added to the local remote desktop users group of the vdi desktop. This could describe xen, hyperv, or vmware environments. Pdf implementation of virtual desktop infrastructure in academic. To provide feedback and to receive updates to this paper. To ensure a smooth deployment and transition, t2 tech. Vdi proof of concept poc test plans are often incomplete, and fail to anticipate all of the use cases, desktop.
Server, or any multiuser operating system by itself is not an example of vdi. Deployment and installation guide for cisco jabber. Remove old workflow equipment vdi deployment strategy for healthcare overview. At the very beginning of vdi, a single virtual unit was up to four times as expensive as a similarly capable physical desktop. These seeds are used in a hash to dynamically decrypt the keys when pdfxchange products attempt to validate their license status. Virtual desktop infrastructure vdi is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system within a virtual machine vm running on a.
After completing this guide, additional guides are provided to deploy windows 10 in the test lab using microsoft deployment toolkit or system center configuration manager. Organizations utilizing vdi are able to benefit from centralized desktop management, rapid deployment, lower support costs, standardized deployment, increased security and other management efficiencies. Virtual desktop infrastructure vdi, when implemented correctly, can provide clear advantages. Its vot u vusual to spe vd a etire da virtualizing a single app. If your appliance is installed in a hypervisor other than azure and you are creating layers in azure, or publishing layered images to azure or to machine creation running in azure, use the appliances network file share and the. New mandates in nearly every industry require preparedness for pandemic. Vdi is a variation on the clientserver computing model, sometimes referred to as server based computing. Once any open issues have been identified and resolved, a highlevel plan and timeline factoring both the business and operational needs of each department should be created. To help ensure its a successful one, here are some tips on how to plan and carry out a successful vdi implementation. Historically, many vdi projects have not been successful at making it past the pilot phase, typically due to scalability, cost, and performance issues. Vmware view is a connection broker that faciliates connections to these desktops. To really test that applications function correctly, it must monitor real users doing their normal jobs.
This is an optional step for trialpoc testing since we can add domain user group to the vdi desktop. It is a feasibility study to determine whether a linkedclone virtual desktop infrastructure vdi is a better way to manage. The global cloudbased vdi market is segmented on the basis of deployment model, user type, end user, and geography. License keys are encrypted using a machinespecific seed when they are applied. Clarification of office 365 pro plus support in vdi. So naturally the first step in a successful vdi deployment is the pilot program. Since there is no one size fits all solution to backing up your vdi deployment, you must create a backup plan that is based on your own individual virtual desktop architecture and on the requirements set by your vdi software vendor. It gives admins a chance to test all their hardware and software to make sure it works before they put vdi into the hands of every user. However, vdi can also bring along several challenges to organizations that do not plan for and implement the technology correctly.
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