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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
The New Desktop Experience
by Ed Meanan
VMware Staff Engineer, ChicagoCISSP, VCP, ITIL foundation practitionerSpring 2007 Networking Training Seminar
May 3, 2007Grand Bear Lodge
Utica, IL
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Agenda
• VMware Technology Overview
• VMware Desktop Virtualization Products
• VMware ACE 2 Enterprise Edition
• VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
• Q&A
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Hardware
Application
Operating System
With VirtualizationWithout Virtualization
What is Virtualization?
• VMware provides hardware virtualization that presents a complete x86 platform to the virtual machine
• Allows multiple applications to run in isolation within virtual machines on the same physical machine
• Virtualization provides direct access to the hardware resources to give you much greater performance than software emulation
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VMware is the Leader in Virtualization Technology
Founded
Total Employees
Number of Users
Key Partnerships
# Channel Partners
Customer Profile
Operating Structure
1998
1,600+
Independent EMC subsidiary
4+ Million
1,800+
Intel, AMD, HP, Dell, IBM, SUN
90% of the Fortune 100
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Bare-MetalVirtualization
Hosted Desktop
Virtualization
Secure Desktop
Environment
The VMware Product Line
Converter
VirtualCenter
VMotion™
Consolidated Backup
Dist Resource Scheduler
VMware High Availability
Hosted Server
Virtualization
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VMware Infrastructure – Key Solutions / Use Cases
Server Consolidation and Containment – Eliminate server sprawl by deploying systems into virtual machines
Test and Development – Rapidly provision and re-provision test and development servers; store libraries of pre-configured test machines
Enterprise Desktop – Secure unmanaged PCs. Alternatively, provide standardized enterprise desktop environments hosted on servers.
Business Continuity – Reduce the cost and complexity of business continuity by encapsulating entire systems files that can be replicated and restored onto any target server
Infrastructure Provisioning – Reduce the time for provisioning new infrastructure to minutes with sophisticated automation capabilities.
Legacy Application Re-hosting – Migrate legacy operating systems and software applications to virtual machines running on new hardware for better reliability
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VMware Desktop Solutions
1. Assured Computing Environment (ACE)
2. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Secure Desktop
Environment
VDI Core technology
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When will you need ACE?
1. Control encryption, locked down ports and devices
2. Capture Easily snapshot and move between known desktop image states for quick recovery
3. Isolate Easy to provision various difference desktop machines with complex security policies
4. Mobile Take your desktop in a portable media i.e. USB thumb drive
5. Streamline Minimized provisioning time and create easy to deploy standard desktop images
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ACE V.2: Components
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
VDI leverages Virtual Infrastructure 3 and a remote control protocol such as RDP to provide users access to a remote desktop.
Thin Client or PC
Virtual Infrastructure 3 Server
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VDI Benefits - Centralization
Close to IT Operations• Desktops are located in the Data Center – close to support staff.• Management tools can access desktop VMs over high-speed local networks for
patching and maintenance.
Application Performance• Close proximity to servers maintains application performance, regardless of
where the client is located
Security• All data resides on a secure network inside the corporate firewall.• Remote users only ‘view’ data - it never gets transferred to insecure devices
which might be lost, stolen, or hijacked.
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VDI Benefits - Compatibility
Real Desktop Operating Systems• Virtual Machines run Windows XP just like physical hardware so applications
work normally without modification.• Applications can make system level changes such as registry writes and DLL
replacements where necessary• Existing corporate desktop configurations can be easily imported.
Isolation• Each Virtual Machine runs separately, so a crashed VM or a poorly behaving
application does not affect other users on the same server.• VDI is suitable for developers because any type of change can be made to a VM
without affecting other users.
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VDI Benefits – Virtualization
Homogenous Virtual Hardware• All Virtual Machines use the same virtual hardware.• One base image can be used for many different VMs – driver management is
greatly simplified.• Templates can be created in Virtual Center to aid rapid deployment of new Virtual
Machines
VDI is Virtual Infrastructure• VI3 Servers and Virtual Center are the core components.• Virtualized Server and Desktop spaces can leverage the same hardware,
architecture, and infrastructure.• Automatic Load-Balancing and High Availability through VMware HA, DRS, and
VMotion features.
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
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• ESX Server is a virtual machine platform with a bare-metal architecture for highest possible performance
• Lean virtualization-centric VMkernel delivers complete control over hardware resources
• Supports dynamic allocation of computing resources
• Highly available, fault-tolerant and secure design
• Supports both scale-up and scale-out strategies
VMware ESX Server
Datacenter-Class Virtual Infrastructure
for Mission-Critical Environments
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Virtualization Increases Hardware Utilization
Before VMware After VMware
Virtualization enables consolidation of workloads from underutilized servers onto a single server
to safely achieve higher utilization
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Resource Pools
Aggregate collections of disparate hardware resources into unified logical resource pools
Failed server mean less resources not a failed application
Dedicated (virtual) infrastructure for each business unit; central IT retains control over hardware
Delegation of resource and virtual machine management down to the business unit
Management of an entire SOA application stack as a single entity
Servers, Storage, Networking
Business Unit
Department A Department B
Aggregate Resources
Resource Pool 2CPU 36GHz, Mem 58GB
Priority HIGH
Resource Pool 3CPU 12GHz, Mem 22GB
Priority LOW
CPU 48 GHz, Mem 80GB
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Network VirtualizationSimplify port configuration by
utilizing a single configuration object across large groups of ports
Expanded port configuration policies including:
• NIC teaming policy (now per port instead of per virtual switch)
• VLAN tagging • Layer 2 security • Traffic shaping
Flexible virtual switches. • Create Virtual switches with any
number of ports from 8 to 1016
• Max number of virtual switches has been raised from 128 to 248
• Scale up to handle more virtual machines
Teamed Physical NICs
Virtual Machines
ESX Server
Virtual SwitchVirtual NIC
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Ensure High Availability with VMware HA
Automatic restart of virtual machines in case of server failure
No need for dedicated stand-by hardware
None of the cost and complexity of clustering
VMware HA enables cost-effective high availability for all servers
Resource Pool
X
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Resource Optimization with VMware DRS
Intelligent allocation of resources based on pre-defined rules and policies
Monitor utilization across resource pools
Optimize data center resources
• Dynamically adjust supply based on changing demand for resources
• Prioritize resources to the highest value applications
• Conduct zero-downtime server maintenance
Dynamic and intelligent allocation of hardware resources to ensure optimal alignment between business and IT
Resource Pool
Business Demand
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Protect data with VMware Consolidated Backup
Centralized agentless backup for virtual machines
• Move backup out of the VM
• Eliminate backup traffic on the LAN
Pre-integrated with major 3rd-party backup products
Perform back up any time
CentralizedData Mover
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VDI - The Building Blocks
Enterprise Server Infrastructure
The VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
VMware ESX Server
VMware Virtual Center
User Management(Connection Brokering / Session Management)
Remote Access Protocol(RDP)
VMware
VIM
SDK
Systems Integration Services
Devices Operating Systems
Desktops Laptops Thin Clients
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VDI – Where does each piece come from?
Enterprise Server Infrastructure
The VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
VMware ESX Server
VMware Virtual Center
User Management(Connection Brokering / Session Management)
Remote Access Protocol(RDP)
VMware
VIM
SDK
Systems Integration Services
Devices Operating Systems
Desktops Laptops Thin Clients
Client Side Hardware
Data Center Hardware
VMware Software
3rd Party IntegrationLayer
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VDI – Protocol Overview
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
Virtual Network Computing (VNC)
Independent Computing Architecture (ICA)
Remote Graphics Software (RGS)
• Servers exists for almost every platform.
• Various commercial and free versions available
• Performance varies by implementation, no audio support.
• Standard Windows Remote Viewing Protocol (built-in for XP)
• Good performance, supports audio output.
• Viewers available for many platforms and as a browser plug-in.
• Standard Citrix Protocol
• Excellent performance and bi-directional audio support
• Requires Citrix Presentation Server
• Best graphics performance
• Per-node Licensing required from Hewlett-Packard
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VDI Architectures – Basic Implementation
• A “One-to-One” relationship between endpoints and Virtual Machines is established
• End-users are assigned the hostname of a VM which belongs to them.
• Connections take place over an existing secured corporate network.
• Remote viewing of VMs is done through desktop RDP software or the built-in features of a thin client.
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VDI Architectures – Simple Brokering
Connection Broker
• End-users are given a web address on the corporate network for the connection broker.
• After authenticating, the connection broker provides a list of available resources to the end-user.
• The end-user establishes a connection directly to the VM using desktop or web-based RDP software, or through the built-in features of a thin client.
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ConnectionBroker
VDI Architectures – Tunneled Brokering
Corporate Firewall
• End-users are given a public web address for the connection broker.
• After authenticating, the connection broker provides a list of available resources to the end-user.
• The connection broker links the end-user via an encrypted tunnel to the VM.
• The encrypted tunnel is a mini-VPN component designed to route only RDP traffic.
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VDI Architectures – Joint Citrix Implementation
Citrix Secure
Gateway
Citrix Presentation
Server
• End-users are given a public web address for the Citrix Secure Gateway.
• After authenticating, the Citrix Presentation Server provides a list of published applications and desktops to the end-user.
• The Citrix Desktop Broker allows pools of Virtual Machines to be accessed as published applications.
Citrix DesktopBroker
Corporate Firewall
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VDI Architectures – VMware Lab Manager
VMware Lab Manager
• Developers are given a web address on the corporate network for the Lab Manager server.
• After authenticating, the Lab Manager provides a web interface for accessing and provisioning groups of Virtual Machines.
• Groups of Virtual Machines can be quickly deployed, linked into isolated networks, and destroyed when they are no longer needed.
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VMware Desktop Ecosystem
VMware VDI Alliance partners provide hardware and software enhancements to the basic VDI solution.
Some examples…
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VMware Desktop Ecosystem
Additional VDI Alliance partners provide complete VDI solutions from the data center to the desktop:
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VDI Partners – Wyse
• Thin client hardware with a variety of models, capabilities, and price points.
• Years of industy experience on remote access products.
• Support for RDP and ICA on all models
• Simplified hardware model removes complexity form the user’s desk
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VDI Partners – Sun Microsystems
• Supports Sunray thin clients
• Robust infrastructure for external access
• AIP protocol is fast and provides remapping of other display protocols such as RDP, 3270, etc.
• Allows VDI to be part of a unified access solution.
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VDI Partners – Citrix
• Widely deployed in the application virtualization and server-based-computing space
• Supports Wyse S10 thin clients
• Robust infrastructure for external access
• Proprietary ICA protocol is fast and efficient
• Can be used as part of a joint implementation with VDI to resolve application compatibility issues.
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Case Study: Kindred Healthcare
Business challenges• Mobile roaming solution for doctors & nurses• Bedside access to patient records & data• Ensuring HIPAA compliance
Technical solution• Thin clients from Neoware mounted on rolling carts, connecting
wirelessly to virtual desktops• Hundreds of virtual desktops deployed on hosted ESX servers in
VDI implementation
Why VMware VDI• Flexible secure access to sensitive data anywhere• Quick desktop provisioning & improved reliability• Enthusiastically adopted by demanding user base• Smart economics: desktops require less power and
can be deployed as needed, centralized mgmt
“Nurses and doctors don’t really care about the underlying technology. They just want it to work, and help them do their jobs better. The fact that our users have so readily adopted our VDI-powered workstation on wheels shows that this solution really works for them.”
Laura ArmisteadUnix Support Team Manager
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Case Study: IntelliRisk Management Corporation
Business challenges• IRMC performs collections & accounts receivable for
all major banks & credit cards in U.S.• Time to market adding desktops for new customers• Desktop tasks were time-consuming & inflexible
Technical solution• Chose thin clients with RDP access to data center• Large virtual desktop deployment on hosted ESX
servers in VDI implementation
Why VMware VDI• Easier administration of desktops anywhere in the
world from 1 central location• Reduced time to add new PC to <10 minutes• Operational & hardware savings
IRMC slogan: “Any agent, any desk, anywhere.”
Chris VidaSenior Vice President
“We could provide a workstation to any client, in any seat, at any office in the world… in just 8 minutes.”
Frank SabatelliDirector of Virtual Technology Infrastructure
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Virtualization Leadership Awards
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