Drilldown Into RDS (TS) And RDV (VDI)

Drilldown into RDS (TS) and RDV (VDI)
Amit Gatenyo
Infrastructure & Security Manager, Dario
Windows Server & Security MRD, Microsoft
054-2492499
Amit.g@dario.co.il

Agenda
What's New
RDP 7.0
Remote Desktop Server
Authentication and Web SSO
Multi-user platform enhancements
CPU prioritization
Application compatibility improvements
Remote Desktop Virtualization Server
Personal and Pooled VMs
Demos
Admin flow of configuring personal VMs
End user experience of connecting to personal VMs

New name in R2

WS 2008 R2 New & Improved
Improved
NEW!
Improved
Platform & Management Improvements
New API, Connection Broker Extensibility,,Powershell Support, Best Practices Analyze, Full MSI support

Key Investments in RDP 7
Rich Multimedia and Audio
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections
RDP 7
Enhanced 3D Graphics
Experience and Performance Improvements

Transformers!

Rich Multimedia and AudioTwo-Way Audio and Media Remoting
Bi-Directional Audio
Audio input added to current audio output features
Reduced latency feature for better AV sync
Full Redirection of Media Foundation and DirectShow on Supported Apps
Video bit stream sent to client for decompression
Nearly no CPU usage on server
Full fidelity, bandwidth permitting
Currently supported on Windows Media Player, third party apps available on opt-in basis

Enhanced 3D GraphicsAero Glass and Direct3D 10.1
Complete Support for Aero Glass on Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
Vista investments in Aero Glass more fully utilized in Windows 7 user interface
Enhanced user experience more close to local, especially important for VDI
Direct3D 10.1 App Remoting
D3D applications remoted at API layer
Supports D3D applications using DXGI 1.1, new in Windows 7
Supports D2D API, new in Windows 7

Experience ImprovementsMultimonitor Support and Better RemoteApp
Matching Local Support With Up to 16 Server-side Monitors
All operations supported locally work remotely
No more issues with windows and splash screens opening between monitors or maximizing across them
Multimon support fully configurable by administrator
Supported in Remote Desktop and RemoteApp
RemoteApp Improvements
Full language bar redirection support
RemoteApp aware task scheduler

Remote Desktop Server

Multi-user platform enhancements
Application Compatibility Improvements
Windows Installer RDS Compatibility
Per-session and per-application IP
Reducing impact of users on one another
Fair Share CPU Distribution among sessions
Prevent overflow of Roaming User Profile cache
Quota for overall RUP cache on the server
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Application Compatibility
Windows Installer applications issues
Most apps are written for desktops
In the past MSI apps needed special installation steps on RDS
Windows Installer RDS Compatibility
Brings in missing per-user configuration settings during initial app startup phase
Allows concurrent MSI installations from multiple users by queuing requests
Single IP per RDS issues
LOB apps allow only one connection from one IP address
Regulatory
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IP Virtualization
IP Virtualization Modes
Per-program
Per-session
DHCP integration
Virtual IP addresses will be obtained from DHCP
10.0.0.1
10.0.0.2
10.0.0.3
RD Server
10.0.0.31
10.0.0.32
10.0.0.33
Backend
Server
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Fair Share CPU Scheduling
Scheduling mechanism fairly distributes CPU cycles across sessions
Dynamically distributes cycles based on number of active sessions and their load
Applied at kernel level
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Algorithm for Equal CPU Distribution
Sharing on Per CPU basis
Each session gets a fraction of each CPU
Interval divided among sessions using Round Robin
Every 150 ms all threads are freed from idle queue and given a fresh start
By default all sessions have same weight so even division of CPU where each quantum = 150/number of sessions
Threads exceeding quota are queued on interrupt
If CPU finishes under-quota threads, it takes highest pri thread of least over-quota session and gives session 5 ms
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Remote Desktop Server Summary
RemoteApp & Desktop Web Access
Unified access to RemoteApps and Virtual Desktops from Windows 7, Vista & XP
Web Single Sign On.
only a single logon for RemoteApp& Desktop connections
Forms based logon for RemoteApp & Desktop Web Access
Improved Application Compatibility
Improved Windows Installer (MSI) compatibility
Remote Desktop Server IP Virtualization
Multi-User Platform Enhancements
Fair Share CPU Scheduling prevents users from impacting one another
User Profile Cache Quota
Removes need to delete profiles at logoff – speeds up logon.
Ensures profiles never overrun disk space; least used profiles deleted

Remote Desktop Virtualization Server
Choice of
RDV - VM-per-user
and/or
RDS - Session per-user
Integrated Admin and User experience for managing both choices
Common infrastructure
Enhancements in RDP
Enhancements in RDS
RDV
RDS
RDS
Session-based
Desktop
Pooled VMs
Personal VMs
Session-based Desktop
Sessions
with Server OS
(Session-per-user)
Sessions
with Server OS
(Session-per-user)
VMs
with Client OS
(VM-per-user)
RD
Connection Broker
RD
Connection
Broker

WS 08 R2 - Remote Desktop Services
User - Personal VM assignment
AD
RDV
VHD
VHD
VHD
VHD
VHD
VHD
Pooled VMs Assignment
RD Connection Broker
Hyper-V
Retrieve List of Remote apps / sessions
RDV Agent
RDS
RemoteApp
Remote Desktop
RD Web Access
(feed & web access)
RD Gateway
RDP over RCP / HTTPS
HTTPS
Client
Win7: RemoteApp & Desktop Connections
MSTSC
XP / Vista: IE

What is in Win7's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure?
Virtual machines running on central servers
Two user scenarios:
Personal Virtual Desktop
Pooled Virtual Desktop
Remote resource aggregation and centralized management
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Personal vs. Pooled Virtual Desktops
VS
Pooled
Personal
Dedicated
Exclusive
Administrator access
Shared
Identically configured
Non-administrator access

Centralized Desktop Options:Customer Benefits
Customers will mix and match options

Personal Virtual DesktopManagement Experience

Six Steps of Configuring Personal Virtual Desktops
1. Create VM
6. Assign VM to user
RD Virtualization server
Active Directory Server
3. Configure Redirector
2. Add RDV server
RD in Redirector Mode
4. Add RD Web Access server to security group
5. Configure RD Web Access to point to Connection Broker
RD Connection Broker
RD Web Access
connects through RD Web Access or start menu
Client

RD Connection Broker MMC
Checklist shows the missing configurations in the system
Action links and help links that help configuration
Launch Personal Virtual Desktop setup wizard

Setup Wizard – Start Page

Setup Wizard - Add RDV server

Setup Wizard – Add Redirector

Setup Wizard – Add RD Web Access Server

Setup Wizard – Confirmation Page

Setup Wizard – VM User Assignment

RD Connection Broker MMC – After Running Wizard
Warning message shows additional configuration step
Checklist no longer shows errors after configuration
Action links / help links help admin address the issues

RD Connection Brokering Architecture
Active Directory
3. Query Personal Desktop for User
VM
Connection Broker
4.Query/
Start VM
RDV Host Agent
Hyper-V
2.Get Target
Machine
5.Return
Target Machine
TSV
TSV
TSV
RD Redirector
VM
1.Connect to MyPersonalDesktop
6.Redirect
To Machine
7.Connect to Machine
Client

Additional Improvements
Aggregation of RemoteApp sources
In WS 08, TS Web Access can only point to one TS, or a farm of identically configured TS’.
In Win7, RD Web Access can point to many RDS or RDS farms
Filtering of RemoteApp programs
Users only see the RemoteApp programs that are assigned to them

RDV (VDI) Summary
Personal and Pooled Virtual Desktops
Permanent VM per user assignment through Active Directory
Temporary VM per user assignment on RD Connection Broker
Centralized Management of RD Connections
Centrally managed list of applications and desktops (RDS & VDI)
Automatically published, refreshed & integrated with Windows 7
RD and VDI – An Integrated Solution
Single broker to connect users to sessions or virtual machines, out of the box solution for VDI scenarios with Hyper-V
Unified user connection experience
Connection Broker Extensibility
Orchestration plug-ins – e.g. VM preparation, VM placement
Policy plug-ins – e.g. load balancing, security etc

Q & A
Thank you!
Amit Gatenyo
Infrastructure & Security Manager, Dario
Windows Server & Security MRD, Microsoft
054-2492499
Amit.g@dario.co.il

Drilldown Into RDS (TS) And RDV (VDI)

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