Sun VDI 3.1 is an update to Sun's desktop virtualization product. It includes simplified desktop management, expanded choice and flexibility through support for additional virtualization platforms like Hyper-V and RDS, and more control from the ground up. Key features include template versioning, editing, and migration between storage systems. It provides end-to-end VDI with Sun Ray thin clients, Sun VDI software on Sun hardware, and open storage like the Sun 7000 appliance. Oracle plans to continue Sun's virtualization strategy and integrate products for unified management across virtualization types.

1. Sun VDI 3.1
Release Update
Dirk Grobler
Sr. Engineering Manager Sun VDI
dirk.grobler@sun.com
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2. Sun VDI 3.1
Agenda
• What's inside
• Solution stacks
• Migration
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3. Sun VDI 3.1
Will Oracle continue Sun’s
virtualization strategy?
Yes, Oracle plans to continue Sun’s “desktop to datacenter virtualization”
strategy and integrate with Oracle’s virtualization products.
By unifying management across desktop virtualization, server virtualization,
storage virtualization, and network virtualization, Oracle and Sun provide
comprehensive, flexible, eco-efficient solutions to maximize utilization,
consolidate to reduce costs, increase productivity, and decrease
management complexity.
We expect to continue Sun’s desktop virtualization products:
VDI, Secure Global Desktop, Sun Ray, and VirtualBox.
http://www.oracle.com/ocom/groups/public/documents/webcontent/038563.pdf
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4. Sun VDI 3.1
Sun VDI 3.1: End-to-End VDI
Ultra Thin Client Sun VDI Software Open Storage
Sun Ray 2 (FS), 270 Running on Sun x86 HW Sun 7000 Appliance
VDI Core SGD*
Hyper-V,
RDS, VMware VirtualBox
Soft Clients
SDAC, SGD, RDP
* License restricted to access a single desktop per user 4

5. Sun VDI 3.1
Release Objectives
Simplified Expanded More Control
Desktop Choice and From the
Management Flexibility Ground Up
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6. Sun VDI 3.1
Highlights
● Template Versioning ● Hyper-V ● Host/Storage
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Template Editing ●
RDS Maintenance
●Network isolation
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Automatic Sysprep ●
Sun Desktop Access
● Desktop Imp/Export Client ●RDP Settings
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Storage Migration
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USB Redirection ●
Smartcard policies
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Flash acceleration ●
Password renewal
Simplified Expanded More Control
Desktop Choice and From the
Management Flexibility Ground Up
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7. Sun VDI 3.1
Architectural Overview
Desktop Access
Layer
Secure Web RDP
Access (SGD) Client
Session ALP RDP RDP
Management
Layer
Sun Ray Active
MySQL
Software Sun VDI Core Directory/
LDAP
Virtualization Layer
Sun MS MS VMware
VirtualBox Hyper-V RDS vSphere
Storage Layer
Solaris Sun 7000
Sun VDI Package Sun VDI Accelerators 3rd Party
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8. Sun VDI 3.1
Support Matrix
VDI 3 Core Solaris 10 U7/U8 x86, Sparc (64bit)
VDI 3 Clients ALP Sun Ray 1,2 and Sun Desktop Access Client 1.0
RDP SGD 4.5 and above, MS Remote Desktop Connection
(XP, Vista, Mac OSX), SRWC 2.2 and above
Virt. Hosts VMware ESX 4(i), ESX 3.5, ESX 3i, VC 4/2.5
VirtualBox 3.0.12/2.0.12 on Solaris U7/U8 x86
Hyper-V Windows 2008(R2)
RDS Windows 2003/2008 (R2)
Guest OS VMware/Hyper-V Windows XP SP2/3, Windows Vista, Windows 7*
VirtualBox Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2/3, Windows Vista,
Windows 7, OpenSolaris 2009.06, Ubuntu 8.10/9.04, Suse
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Storage VMware Qualified by VMware
VirtualBox/Hyper-V OpenSolaris 2009.06, Sun Storage Systems 7000
(Q1+Q2), Solaris 10 U7/U8
* Windows 7 support addressed within a patch 8

9. Sun VDI 3.1
Solution Stack: Sun VirtualBox
• Storage Savings:
> Linked Cloning
> De-Duplication*
VDI Core • Architecture:
> Simple
VirtualBox > Linear scaling
> Resilient
Sun 7000 • Unmatched platform
support
• Best USB redirection
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10. Sun VDI 3.1
Solution Stack: MS Hyper-V
• Storage Savings:
> Linked Cloning
> De-Duplication*
Sun VDI 3.1 • Architecture:
> Simple
MS > Linear scaling
Hyper-V
> Resilient
Sun 7000 • Every Hyper-V license
model supported
* Available late FY09
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11. Sun VDI 3.1
Solution Stack: VMware
• Easy integration and
configuration
• Best integration with SR
Sun VDI 3.1 • Supports ESX 3.x +
ESX 4
VMware
Sun 7000
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12. Sun VDI 3.1
Solution Module: MS RDS
• Unmatched density
• Complementary to VDI
• Supports Win 2003 /
Sun VDI 3.1 Win 2008
• Loadbalancing:
MS RDS
> NLB
> SessionDirectory
> SessionBroker
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13. Sun VDI 3.1
Solution Matrix
VirtualBox Hyper-V VMware RDS
Storage Savings x x
Guest OS Choice x
USB Redirection (RDP, XP) x x x
Enhanced USB Redirection (VRDP) x
Flash Acceleration (RDP, XP, 2003) x x x x
Multimedia Acceleration (RDP, XP, 2003) x x x x
SRSS Integration x x x x
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14. Sun VDI 3.1
Information around VDI 3.1
• Have a look at the documentation:
– VDI: https://wikis.sun.com/display/VDI3dot1/Home
– SRS: http://wikis.sun.com/display/SRS/Home
• Contact us through the Sun VDI forum:
http://forums.sun.com/forum.jspa?forumID=992
• Will a particular USB device work?
http://wikis.sun.com/display/SRS/USB+Redirection+Peripherals+(User+Tested)
• Migration:https://wikis.sun.com/display/VDI3dot1/About+Updating+to+VDI+3.1
• Sizing …
http://wikis.sun.com/display/VDI3dot1/Deployment+Guide
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15. Sun VDI 3.1
Thanks for your participation
Any questions?
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