Desktop Virtualization
Cameron Smith
Sales Engineer for IN, KS, and MO
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Managing Desktops Today
How do I maintain or improve
I’m
required to do more
with less? Less budget, less
desktop management when
Information and data is our most important asset.
Security is a priority
and we need to
ensure that this data and IP is safeguarded
power consumption, less resources..
I need to support a
growing # diverse
applications that don’t always
run well in a terminal services
environment
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I need to provide users with the
best possible experience on LAN, off
LAN, on multiple devices.
Desktop and application delivery as a managed service
Profile
Persona
Data
Persona
Persona
Persona
Apps
Apps
Apps
OS
OS
OS
Persona
Apps
Data
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OS
Apps
OS
Virtualization and Cloud Models
Session
Virtualized
Cloud PC
Web
Shared
PC
Storage
Management
Shared
Execution
Display
Light
Management
Storage
Management
Isolated
Execution
Display
Light
Management
Storage
Management
Execution
Storage
Management
Hybrid Display /
Execution
Storage
Management
Shared
Execution
Display
Cloud, Microsoft
Terminal Services,
Citrix XenApp
Cloud, MS Hyper-V, Citrix
XenDesktop,
VMware View
Citrix Provisioning
Server, Wyse WSM
Cloud,
Web Server
Microsoft
MultiPoint Server
Centralized
Centralized
Distributed
Hybrid
Centralized
User density,
low TCO
App compatibility and
OS flexibility
PC experience,
central control
User density,
flexibility, TCO
Low TCO, PC as
server, easy install
Task
Knowledge, Specialty
Any
Task
Task, Student
Better
LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi
Good
Good
LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi
Better
Best
LAN, WAN
Best
Best
LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi
Good
Better
USB
Better
Mobility
Better
Better
Future
Best
None - USB cabling
Security / Control
Better
Better
Best
Good
Better
Datacenter
/ control point
Execution
Benefits
Ideal user type
Green Benefits
Network
User Experience
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Who are the players?
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Simplify Desktop Image Management
• Manage thousands of desktops
• Streamline desktop management
– Quick provisioning
– Simplify update, patch, and upgrade
activities while retaining user settings
– Guarantee updates are applied to every
desktop
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Image Updates
Getting Started
• What do I need to get started in desktop virtualization?
• A server with plenty of RAM, CPU, and disk to run:
– ESX/ESXi
– vCenter as a VM
– Your master image desktop OS as a VM
– X number of clones as VMs
– The broker (View or XenDesktop) as a VM
• A solid network
• A thin client
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Step 1 : Determine which users
• Choose easy targets, ideally:
– Smaller number of applications
– Easy-going and will provide honest feedback
– No special device support
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Step 2 : Choose a platform
• Citrix XenDesktop?
– Pro’s : Very flexible, great user experience, excellent level of IT
and user acceptance, any device
– Con’s : Can be pricey, history of being complicated
• VMware View?
– Pro’s : Easy to setup and manage, wide user community,
Composer saves SAN cost
– Con’s : PCoIP isn’t great on the WAN, pricey, and some consider it
still in infancy
• Wyse WSM?
– Pro’s : Easy to setup, low TCO, no SAN required
– Con’s : 100% of happy customers say there are none 
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Step 3 : Create a base image
Image Cloning
• Build a base Windows 7 or Windows XP image
• Recommended for first run that you bundle
your applications into the image
Step 4 : Create clones in a desktop pool
• Select base image and configure the number
of clones that you want to create
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Machine Type Definitions
• Pooled
– Direct copies of the master VM, no customization
• Dedicated
– Permanently assigned to individual users, with
customization
• Physical
– Desktops hosted on dedicated blade servers; no centralized
power control
• Streamed
– vDisk imaged from a master target device with Provisioning
Services
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Step 5 : Assign users
Desktop2
Desktop1
User1
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Desktop3
Step 6 : Connect!
• Demo of Citrix connection
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Tips for a successful Proof of Concept
• Plenty of storage speed/IOPs on your SAN
• Fast network – 1Gb where possible
• Choose the right endpoint (thin client)
• Don’t overcomplicate the architecture - KISS
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Wyse Range of Products
Z Class
1.6Ghz dual-core processor
4 USB 2.0
2 USB 3.0
Can mount on monitor, desk, wall
R Class
6 USB
2 Serial
2 DVI
Can mount on monitor, desk, wall
C Class
4 USB
1 DVI (dual with DVI/VGA splitter)
Can mount on monitor, desk, wall
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V Class
3 USB
1 Serial
1 DVI
Can mount on monitor, desk, wall
X Class
12” and 14” form factors
Wyse Pocket Cloud
Available on Android, iOS
Wyse PC Extender
Repurpose PC solution with
integrated ICA and PCoIP support