Virtual Desktops: Why is this So Hot

Virtual Desktops:Why is this so HOT?

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Virtual Desktops:Why is this so HOT?

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Your Presenter• Jason L Cooper MCITP:EA, MCITP:VA, VCP, MCNE JasonC@cdh.com

Agenda• Overview of VDI• Benefits of Hosted Desktops• VDI Drawbacks• Key Players• Microsoft• Citrix• VMware• Feature Comparison• Licensing Comparison• What is Right for You?

Overview• SBC - Server Based Computing – What’s old is new again! – Thin Client Computing• Virtualization – Decoupling OS from hardware – Sharing hardware resources• VDI - Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – Hosted virtual desktops – Hybrid of SBC and virtualization

Expectations 2008 IDC Report

Desktop Management• TCO for the traditional corporate desktop – $3500 and $5000 per user, per year – End user operational costs nearly 45%• Hosted virtual desktops 2% to 12% more cost effective than traditional PCs *Gartner

Physical vs. VirtualCost Physical Virtual Desktop DesktopClient hardware $900 $450Server hardware - $250Virtual desktop solution - $120PC deployment costs $185 $25Operations: Support, software $600 $392deployment, backup, security, virusprotectionEnd-user operations: Training, self- $2215 $1854supportAnnual downtime cost $90 $30TOTAL $3990 $2821 *Gartner TCO Comparison of PCs with Server-Based Computing

Components• Virtualization platform – Highly available, resource load balancing• Connection Broker• Endpoint – Desktop, laptop, thin client• Hosted desktop• Application deployment process/solution

Benefits• Longer life of endpoint devices*• True user mobility• Centralized administration• Improved security – All data stored in datacenter *• Speed of deployment – New user – New operating system – Updates / patches• Single image – hardware independence – No longer need multiple images• Better hardware utilization• Higher availability

Drawbacks• Large initial investment – Servers for virtualization infrastructure – FC or iSCSI SAN for shared storage – Network infrastructure• More expensive than other SBC solutions – Cost benefit analysis• IT training – Steep learning curve: virtualization, application management, user state• Reliance on network connectivity*• End-user experience

Key Players• VMware – View – Virtual Infrastructure / vSphere• Citrix Systems – XenDesktop – XenApp (Presentation Server) – XenServer• Microsoft – Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) – Hyper-V – Windows Server and workstation operating systems

Microsoft• Remote Desktop Services – Remote Desktop Connection Broker – Web Access and RemoteApp – Remote Desktop Virtualization Host – Remote Desktop Gateway• Windows Server 2008 R2• Microsoft Hyper-V• System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Virtualization• Microsoft Hyper-V R2 – Live Migration (Failover Cluster Role) – Shared Cluster Volumes – Integration with System Center Operations Manager 2007• Virtual Machine Manager – Management of Microsoft virtualization – Single Administrative view – Templates, cloning, library, PRO Tips

Remote Desktop Services• Connection Broker – Desktop pools• Secure remote access – Remote Desktop Gateway• Web Access• RemoteApp

Connection Manager• Remote Desktop Connection Manager – Load balancing of connections – Hosted Desktop • Assigned – User assigned to dedicated desktop • Pool – User connects to any available desktop• Remote Desktop Gateway – Secure remote access to desktops

Application Deployment• System Center Configuration Manager – Lite or Zero touch OS deployment – Application deployment• Remote Desktop Services – RemoteApp• App-V – Application virtualization

App-V• Acquisition of Softricity – Originally renamed SoftGrid• Application virtualization – Application sandbox – Streaming – Deployment – Dynamic Suite Composition

Profile Management• Profile Management – Microsoft roaming profiles – Maintain settings across devices• Folder redirection – User files stored on server – Flexibility in hosted desktop

Citrix• XenDesktop• XenServer• XenApp – Formerly Presentation Server• Provisioning Server – Ardence• Profile Management

Virtualization• XenServer – Live migration with XenMotion – XenCenter for management – High availability with resource pools• Platform support – Open architecture – Any endpoint device – Any virtualization platform

XenDesktop• Desktop delivery controller• Citrix receiver, agent, web console• Desktop pools – Pool – Assigned • Persistent • Non-persistent• Desktop availability – Work hours

Provisioning Server• One to many – Streaming OS to endpoints – vDisk image • Private to one desktop • Shared with many desktops – WriteCache • Local, server, RAM – Not restricted to only virtual machines

XenApp• Citrix Presentation Server• Virtualized application delivery – Use XenApp server for processing• Streaming application delivery – Use virtual desktop for processing – Sandbox – Pre-caching

Profile Manager• Windows service that monitors logon and logoff• Maintain settings across devices• Granular control of profile – Reduce profile bloat• Settings deployed via GPO• Logoff – Only changes synchronized• Logon – Local profile synchronized

VMware• View• vSphere - ESX/ESXi – High Availability – Distributed Resource Scheduler – vMotion• ThinApp – Application virtualization

vSphere• ESX/ESXi hypervisor• Live migration with vMotion• High Availability• Resource load balancing (DRS)• High consolidation ratio – Resource pools – Memory page sharing – Balloon driver• Update Manager

View Manager• View Manager – Connection Server • Full, Replica, Security – Authentication • Active Directory • RSA Secure Authentication• Automated and manual pools – Persistent and non-persistent• RDP / PCoIP• Physical PCs / blades

View Composer• View Composer – Linked clones – Golden image (Master) – 70-90% storage savings• Master image – Changes made to differential – User data disk• Disk management – Recompose, refresh

Local Desktop• Enable end-users to check-out desktops• Enables administrators to extend security and encryption policies – Expiration• Synchronizations Centralized Virtual Desktops VMware Infrastructure 3 View Manager

ThinApp• Acquisition of Thinstall• Sandbox environment• Streaming or local• No server or client – GPOs and logon scripts• Application policies• Application Link – Dependencies with other applications• Application Sync – Updating applications

Profile Management• User personality disks – Application and user disk mapped to linked clone – Folder redirection to disk• Roaming profiles• Folder redirection

NxTop: The Best of Both Worlds?• http://www.virtualcomputer.com/nxtop• Central Management, Distributed Execution• Client Side Type 1 Hypervisor• VMs built in Hyper-V, managed centrally• Single, self contained server for NxTop, Application, and User State Management• The Next Generation? Here today?• As low as $100 per client – perpetual license

Feature Comparison Feature Microsoft Citrix VMware NxTopInfrastructure Microsoft Citrix / Microsoft / VMware Microsoft VMwareAssigned Desktop X X X XDesktop Pools X X X NoSecure Remote RDS Gateway Access Gateway Security Whole Disk EncryptionAccess Server SSLApplication App-V XenApp ThinApp NxTop CenterDeployment RemoteApp SCCMProfile Management Roaming Profile Manager Microsoft User data disk profiles Folder redirection User data Folder disk redirectionShared storage No Provisioning Services View Delta synchronization Composer (client side)Offline desktops No No Yes YesImage Updating SCCM vDisk Recompose VersioningWeb console X X X X

LicensingMicrosoft Citrix VMwareVDI Standard Suite VDI Edition Enterprise- RDS CAL (Basic) - XenDesktop - Virtual Infrastructure- MDOP - Desktop Delivery - vCenter Server Controller- Virtual Machine Manager - View Manager EnterpriseVDI Premium Suite - Pooling, HA, XenMotion Premier- RDS CAL (Unrestricted) - Provisioning Services - View Composer- App-V for RDS - XenApp for Desktops - Local Desktop - ThinAppConfiguration Manager Platinum - EdgesightOperations Manager - WAN Optimization

Conclusion – Which is Right for Me?• A Few Questions to Ask Yourself: – Do virtual desktops still make sense for you? – Do you already have one of these vendors in your environment and have experience with it? – Is there a particular feature that is very important to you available in only one of the vendor’s solutions? – Are you already partially or fully licensed for one of these solutions? – Do you have in-house expertise or a qualified partner to help you with the solution?

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Virtual Desktops: Why is this So Hot

by C/D/H Technology Consultants on Feb 02, 2011

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