The document describes features and capabilities of Windows Server 2012 for deploying virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and remote desktop services. It discusses deployment options for on-premises, branch offices, and remote access. Key capabilities highlighted include RemoteFX virtual GPUs, USB redirection, storage options using Storage Spaces, and scaling to support thousands of desktops and servers in a single cluster.

3. Powered by Windows Server 2012
Desktop
sessions
Firewall
Pooled
VMs
Personal
VMs
1 platform • 1 experience • 3 deployment choices
Corporate Office
Branch Office
Home
Public Location

4. Use a scale-out file
server and Hyper-V
clustering
Improve with
active/active
broker
Experience up to 64
nodes and 8,000
virtual machines per
cluster
with Hyper-V
Further increase density
by using Remote
Desktop Session Host
(greater than 2x
compared to virtual
machines)

5. Web farm
Remote Desktop
Connection
Broker
Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop
Web Access
Web Access
Remote Desktop
Connection
Broker
SQL Server Clustering
Database
Hyper-V
cluster
Remote Desktop
Virtualization Host
Remote Desktop
Virtualization Host
Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop
Session Host
Session Host
Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop
Gateway
Gateway
Web farm
Remote Desktop
Licensing
Cluster
Remote Desktop
Session Host farm

6. Streamlined management
of virtual machines
Simplifies management of pooled
and personal virtual machines
Unified administration
Admin tools integrated in
server manager
Session Shadowing
Remote Desktop Services
installation wizard
Automated deployment and
configuration
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7. User Profile Disk
Maintain user
personalization in pooled
deployments
Fair Share
Dynamically distribute
bandwidth, CPU, and disk
use
High availability for all roles
Multiple storage options
Support direct attached, network, or
SAN storage of virtual machines.
Automatic Tiering and Deduplication

8. Windows Server 2012
Sample
configuration
Hyper V
• Storage spaces
• Server Message Block 3.0 (SMB3)
and Hyper-V SMB support
SMB
• Cluster storage volume
• Scale-out file server
Scale out file server
• Online disk dedupe and tiered
storage
VDI storage configuration
• Direct-attached, central SMB, or
central CSV / SAN
• Storage location of User Profile
Disks, parent virtual hard disk, and
virtual machines can be configured
separately for each collection
• Optimum use of high I/O
operations per second versus high
volume storage
Storage
Space
Block
based
storage
Storage Pool
Storage
Space
Storage Pool
Storage
Space
Storage Pool

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17. Kapazität
(brutto)
Kapazität
(2 Way
Mirror)
Ausstattung
Preis exkl.
MwSt.
52 TB
26 TB
26 x 2 TB SAS 7.2k,
4 x 400 GB SSD SAS
45900
100 TB
50 TB
50 x 2 TB SAS 7.2k,
4 x 400 GB SSD SAS
52900
200 TB
100 TB
50 x 4 TB SAS 7.2k,
8 x 400 GB SSD SAS
65900

18. Kapazität
(brutto)
Kapazität
(2 Way
Mirror)
Ausstattung
Preis exkl.
MwSt.
48 TB
24 TB
12 x 4 TB SAS 7.2k
23900
32 TB
16 TB
8 x 4 TB SAS 7.2k
4 x 400 GB SSD SAS
26900

20. VMs built on Optimized,
Software-Based Devices
Ease of Management & Operations
•
PXE boot from Optimized vNIC
•
Hot-Add CD/DVD Drive
Dynamic Storage
•
VMs have UEFI firmware with support
for GPT partitioned OS boot disks >2TB
•
Faster Boot from Virtual SCSI with Online
Resize & increased performance
Security
•
Removal of emulated devices reduces
attack surface
•
VM UEFI firmware supports Secure Boot

24. DIRECTACCES
Adaptive graphics
remoting based on
content type
Crisp text always
Aero always on, rich new
Windows UI
Reconnect feature for ease of
movement across devices
Ability to serve desktop apps to
Windows RT tablet users
Full multitouch and
gesture remoting
Full single sign-on
RemoteApp programs
integrate seamlessly with
local desktop

25. RemoteFX delivers a consistently rich
user experience to users over LAN or WAN
(regardless of deployment model)
Corporate LAN
Hardware and software GPUs
Rich multimedia
USB redirection
Internet or WAN
Multitouch
WAN acceleration
Single sign-on

26. Text Content
Image Content
Video/Animations

28. Benefits
Combines RemoteFX adaptive
graphics with intelligent WAN-aware
transports
Delivers a great user experience
beyond corporate networks
Automatic choice of TCP or secure UDP
transport
Wireless devices
Detects and tunes graphics to network
dynamically and automatically
Roaming users on 3G/4G networks
Branch offices
Work-from-home offices
Integrated with Remote Desktop Gateway
Balances bandwidth and scale to give the best user experience

29. Supports redirection of
Windows Media
Decreases bandwidth
consumption as much as 90%
Media Streaming
Uses dynamic codecs that have
low bit rates for audio and
video
Provides server-side video
detection for other media types

30. Can be used with all scenarios
Physical, virtual, or session desktop
No GPU needed
Isolates devices to the user’s session
USB Device Redirection
Uses a wide variety of USB peripherals,
including those requiring isochronous
transfers
Isochronous transfer
RemoteFX USB Device Redirection

31. CPU-emulated DirectX
11.1 software GPU
Provides 3-D capabilities to sessions and virtual machines at high scale
Optimized for knowledge worker workloads such as Microsoft Office and web browsing
Provides the highest scale for session host and VDI
Provides a virtualized hardware-accelerated DirectX 11 GPU for VDI, optimized for:
RemoteFX vGPU
Best performance for 3-D graphics-intensive applications
Best experience with full animations and transitions
Best application compatibility, running as a console session in a virtual machine

32. Dynamically
Add/Remove
monitors
Improved
RemoteApp behavior
Quick Reconnect
DX11.1 support and
improved Codec
performance

34. Beschreibung
Investitionskosten
Jährlich
Storage CiB 2 x SOFS Server 128GB Read Cache inkl 16TB SAS
und 800GB SSD
27’000
1’000
5 x Hyper-V Hosts Dual 5 Socket & 256GB Ram
30’000
1’200
2 x 16 Port 10GB Switch inkl. Kabel
8’000
400
2 x Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Lizenz
2’000
600
0
0
5 x Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Lizenz
300 x VDI Suites Lizenz CHF120/Jahr
36’000
50 x HTML5 Solution für Anroid/iPad
6’000
67’000
45’200
TOTAL
206’200

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