V mware view™ poc jumpstart service
- 1. © 2012 VMware Inc. All rights reserved VMware View™ POC Jumpstart Service Overview
- 2. 2 Student Guide & Internal & Confidential Update Daly - https://goo.gl/VVmVZ0 -- Release Notes http://ouo.io/imgBd 00 View POC Jumpstart Services Kit Document Map http://ouo.io/LyqtG 01 Delivery Reference Guide http://ouo.io/9URBO 02 Pre-Engagement Customer Responsibilities http://ouo.io/HX85TK A01 Jumpstart Overview http://ouo.io/RZGTjI A02 Preparation Checklist http://ouo.io/cQ2KG A03 Overview http://ouo.io/xhX3fV A04 Architecture http://ouo.io/0Cgm1w A05 Administration - Desktop Setup http://ouo.io/38402 A06 Installation and Configuration http://ouo.io/8errB A07 Administration - View Composer http://ouo.io/JxAC2 A08 Administration - Management http://ouo.io/cpHj5h A09 Using View Desktops http://ouo.io/1C3Gy A10 POC Activities Checklist http://ouo.io/mvY8E A11 Use Cases http://ouo.io/snDgdJ A12 View Client for iPad and Android Devices Supplement http://ouo.io/JoVYw1 A13 PCoIP Supplement http://ouo.io/grSnOu A14 Persona Management Supplement http://ouo.io/iZ3S2 B01 Upgrade Overview http://ouo.io/06JhF
- 3. 3 Desktop Requirements and Demands Multiple applications User data Various desktop operating systems USERSOS DEVICES APPS Different devices User-owned devices User desktop portability Peripherals Various locations Different populations and needs o Task versus knowledge worker o General versus power user o Stationary versus mobile user
- 4. 4 IT Challenges Multiple applications User data Various desktop operating systems USERSOS DEVICES APPS Different devices User-owned devices User desktop portability Peripherals User experience Budget User data backup Patching and compliance Security and authentication Application conflicts Application updates Desktop management SLAs o Time to provision desktops o Desktop recovery and replacement Various locations Different populations and needs o Task versus knowledge worker o General versus power user o Stationary versus mobile user
- 5. 5 Solution – Desktop as a Service User-centric desktop computing • Virtualize the desktop—separate from hardware • Simplify desktop management • Provisioning and decommissioning • Patch management • Application deployment • Security • Reduced capital and operational costs • Increased agility • Maintain user experience
- 6. 6 VMware View™ User Experience Display / Multimedia / Peripheral / Printing / Access Management Image / Apps / Brokering / Security / Persona Virtual Platform Server (Hosted) / Client / Mobile
- 7. 7 How User-Centric Computing Is Better Traditional Desktop VMware View Desktop tied to device Virtual desktop is encapsulated Slow provisioning Fast, self-service automated provisioning Unsecured endpoint Secured environment Difficult to manage and patch Easy to manage and patch large scale Difficult to enforce compliance Easy to back up and recover Capital and operational cost savings Application encapsulation
- 8. 8 How VMware View Improves VMware vSphere VMware vSphere Alone VMware View Adds… VMware vCenter™ for virtual machine provisioning Automated desktop VM lifecycle management Thin provisioning VMware View Composer for disk savings Individual desktop virtual machines Patch multiple desktops using shared image with persona management VMware vSphere® Client™ administrative UI Desktop broker with single sign-on Content Based Read Cache (CBRC) PCoIP remote display protocol VMware vSphere Storage APIs – Array Integration (VAAI) USB device redirection Virtual and location-based printing Local Mode offline desktop Application encapsulation and deployment
- 9. 9 VMware View – Components View Manager vSphere View Unified Access Desktop broker, secured access Active Directory integration vCenter integration for virtual desktop lifecycle management View Client with Local Mode Secure, offline desktop capability Desktop VMs Transfer Server View Connection Server/Security Server Transfer Server View Client for Windows and Mac Support for desktops/laptops and thin clients Self-service, single sign-on Smart card support View Composer Disk-saving via linked clones Persona Management Quick update/patch management View Desktop View Display Multimonitor support View Multimedia Optimized multimedia Display Protocol PCoIP RDP View Direct USB redirection View Printing Driver-free virtual printing Location based printing ThinApp Application virtualization Integrated deployment
- 10. 10 Key VMware View Features VMware View Manager (connection and security servers) • Desktop connection broker – Maintains desktop assignment • Support for SSL connection to desktop with RDP • Support for RSA SecurID authentication • Support for RADIUS authentication • Supports a wide range of alternative two-factor token-based authentication options • Opens standard extension interface to allow third-party solution providers to integrate advanced authentication extensions into View • Works with vCenter Server to provision virtual desktops as needed • Option to create automated pools of desktop virtual machines that grow on demand • Can broker connections to standalone virtual machines (VMware or non- VMware), physical desktops, or Terminal Services sessions • Supported desktop operating systems • Windows XP • Windows Vista • Windows 7
- 11. 11 Key VMware View Features – View Unified Access Access Method View Client • Windows desktops, laptops, and certified thin clients View Client with Local Mode • Windows desktops, laptops View Client for Mac • OS X 10.5 and higher View Client for Linux (vendor-provided) • For certified thin clients and repurposed desktops Vendor Client (vendor-provided) • For certified thin clients View Client for mobile devices • iPad • Android 3.0 and higher. Android 2.2 for Cisco Cius only View Desktops vCenter virtual machines • Automated desktop pools Existing desktops • Existing physical PC/blade machines • Existing virtual machines • Individual (standalone) and manual desktop pools Terminal Services • Terminal Services desktop pool
- 12. 12 Key View Features View unified access • Credential authentication against Active Directory • Support for pre-created Active Directory machine accounts • Option for single sign-on to desktop console session • Smart card support • Kiosk mode for machine based authentication Local mode • Desktop virtual machine runs on Type 2 hypervisor • Encrypted using 128-bit AES (256-bit optional) • Desktop check-out, check-in, and rollback capabilities • Desktop check-in, revocation policies View Manager
- 13. 13 Key View Features vSphere • Scalability – Built for the largest desktop environments • Thousands of virtual machines per pod • Faster and more efficient VMware vSphere vMotion® leading to decreased migration time for virtual machines • Shrink and grow desktops based on demand and priority – Dynamic Resource Allocation • High performance • Optimized for desktop workloads • Performance acceleration due to lower memory swapping • Advanced storage performance optimization options leveraging vSphere 5.0 such as vStorage API for Array Integration, up to 32 hosts per cluster for NAS, Content Based Read Cache, and customizable View Composer disk drive letter • VAAI will be included as tech preview • Best density • Increased desktop virtual machine density • High availability and business continuity
- 14. 14 Key View Features View Composer • Uses linked clone technology • Disk savings • Faster deployment • Image separation • Shared OS virtual disk • Replicate changes quickly across dependent VMs • QuickPrep or Sysprep for user customization • User persistent disk (optional) • Retains user-specific data • Can be archived and managed separately from VMs • Disposable disk • Writes temp and page files to separate disk • Deleted when virtual machine is powered off • Can be installed as an add-on on the same host where vCenter Server is installed or separately on a totally different host Desktop A Master READ ONLY Desktop B Delta Disk B Desktop A Desktop B disk disk base disk Delta Disk A
- 15. 15 Key View Features View Desktop – Display protocol • PCoIP • Adaptive technology for optimal user experience over LAN and WAN • Fully lossless • Perceptually lossless • Smartcard supported • RDP • Aero support with RDP 7 Client, Windows 7
- 16. 16 Key View Features Remoting Scenario – Fully Lossless Step 1 – Initial composition sent to client Step 2 – Built to perceptually lossless Step 3 – Built to fully lossless over time
- 17. 17 Key View Features Remoting Scenario – Perceptually Lossless Step 1 – Initial composition sent to client Step 2 – Built to perceptually lossless
- 18. 18 Key View Features When to use lossless or perceptually lossless? • Lossless – (with default BTL time) • Rich experience where image quality trumps bandwidth efficiency • Healthcare imaging • Designers, illustrators Perceptually lossless – (with build to lossless disabled) • Environments where bandwidth efficiency trumps image quality • Majority of typical desktop use cases • Knowledge workers • Task workers
- 19. 19 Key View Features View Desktop – View display • True multimonitor • Multimonitor support • Display pivot support • Variable resolution support • Autofit to client • Enhanced user experience using PCoIP • 2560 x 1600 resolution per display • ClearType font support View Desktop – View multimedia • Multimedia redirection for optimized multimedia delivery by rendering at client • Flash • Audio • High definition video
- 20. 20 Description Benefits • Basic 3D graphics capabilities for non- workstation users • Targeted at task and knowledge workers who need Aero or applications that require 3D graphics • Enables DirectX 9 and OpenGL 2.1 apps • No physical GPU required • Lower TCO / Higher ROI for workloads requiring basic 3D • No Windows client side dependencies • Acceptable performance on the WAN up to 100ms Key View Features – 3D Graphics (Non-Hardware Accelerated)
- 21. 21 • Reduce TCO with more stateless desktops – Users who were placed in dedicated pools solely to retain their persona settings can now take advantage of less expensive floating pools. Traditionally stateless task workers can now enjoy a more personalized experience without significant cost impact • Profile Migration – Windows user profiles from Windows XP to Windows 7 and profiles from physical computers to View or from View to View • Facilitates DR/BC – Files are stored in their native format on central file server. • Easy Administration – GPO based management • Scalable – No database or login scripts to impede scalability Key Features – Preserve User Settings and Data View Persona Management Feature Benefits • Preserve user’s persona between sessions • Just-in-time file retrieval of user’s data reduces peak IOPS during login/logout storms when compared with typical roaming profiles • Uses standard CIFS shares. No database or back end infrastructure required • Does not require roaming profiles, but supports existing roaming profile users • Supports all View guests • Also supported on physical computers
- 22. 22 Key View Features View Desktop – View USB redirection • Automatic USB redirection to connect peripheral devices • Storage devices • Printers • Scanners • Bluetooth adapters • USB redirection policy settings are applicable to View Agent as well as View Client USB recognition • View Client reads the device family from the device itself, not from the device driver, so drivers need not be explicitly installed on the client View Desktop – View clipboard redirection
- 23. 23 Key View Features View Desktop – View printing • Driver-free printing from virtual desktops • Uses ThinPrint virtualized printer driver included in View Client • Uses compression to minimize network utilization • Location based printing integrated with Active Directory GPOs • ADM templates provided with VMware View
- 24. 24 Key Features – Location-Based Printing for Non-Windows-Based Clients Description Benefits • No client side requirements or dependencies for Windows based clients • Managed and configured through AD GPOs • Prints to the closest network based printer from any device • Extends support of location based printing to non-Windows based clients • Several location detection rules including • IP address • MAC address • Username • User group • Client hostname
- 25. 25 Key View Features View Desktop – VMware ThinApp® • Virtualizes and encapsulates applications • Decouples applications and data from the operating system • Allows one copy of application to be run by multiple users • Integrated deployment in View Management Console • Deploy single, multiple packages to Desktop Pools • Push to desktop or stream from network Capture Store Deploy
- 26. 26 Key View Features – VMware View Client for iPad Description Benefits • Enables full Windows desktop experience on the iPad • Connectivity over 3G and WiFi • iPad supports View 4.6 and higher • Supported in iPad versions 1 and 2 • VMware View Client for the iPad • VMware View Client for the iPad with PCoIP support including remote connectivity support with the View security server • Available on the app store today!
- 27. 27 Key View Features – View Client for Android Description Benefits • Access Windows virtual machines from Android devices with best possible user experience even over low bandwidth and high latency network conditions • Connectivity over 3G and Wi-Fi, supports multitasking • On Cisco Cius tablets, View Client requires Android 2.2 x86. On all other Android based tablets, it requires Android 3 (Honeycomb) • Support for Kindle Fire • View Client for Android • PCoIP support and remote connectivity support with View security server • Enhanced security in View Client 1.4 for Android by implementing improved two-factor authentication
- 28. 28 VMware View Licensing Editions and variations • View Enterprise and Premier editions • Enterprise – vSphere for desktops, vCenter Server for desktops, View Manager • Premier – Adds View Composer, VMware vShield™ Endpoint™, ThinApp, VMware View Client with Local Mode • View or View add-on licenses • View license includes corresponding vSphere Enterprise Plus license • EULA restricted to desktop operating systems • View add-on license does not include corresponding vSphere license Considerations • View licensed per concurrent user (concurrent desktop connection) • View support and subscription additional and required • Guest operating system licensing additional and required
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- 30. 30 VMware View POC Jumpstart Service VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel: 1-877-486-9273 or 650-427-5000 Fax: 650-427-5001