desktop virtualization using citrix xendesktop cass city public schools
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Desktop Virtualization Using Citrix XenDesktop
Cass City Public Schools
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Why?
extend the life of existing PC's decrease management increase uptime control costs
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Proof of Concept
2 day Boot Camp on XenDesktop/XenApp Conducted with Async Associates Mind Melting (and humbling) experience Jump started the process and made it a reality
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Client PC's
HP d325 (7 years old) Athlon 2600 1-2 GB RAM 100 Mb NIC PXE boot capable
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Client PC modifications
“Vandalism protection”
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Master Image PC
-Used to create and/or modify images-For Windows XP, it must have same HAL as Client PC's
-No hard drive is necessary once the image has been created and captured to the server
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-Both a PS/2 and a USB mouse are plugged in
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Client Operating System
–Our production OS is Windows XP–Windows 7 on these PC's worked well
The OS can be changed in a matter of a few mouse clicks (by changing the Image)
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Image Modes
Images have two modes:–Standard (Read-Only)•No changes possible• Available to client PC's
–Private (Read/Write)• Accessible by 1 PC•Changes can be made–New Software–Updates–Adjustments
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Client Images
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Examples of Images–Original XP Image with base software–Original Image + PhotoShop Elements–Original Image with different NIC–Window 7 Image
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Client Images
– Images can be duplicated on the fly• Software variations• Hardware variations
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Servers
Two servers are required–Delivery Control/Licensing Server–Provisioning Server•Clients receive their image from the provisioning server
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Xen Client
–There is a small utility that is installed on the image that interfaces with the Provisioning Server and Administration Console
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CCPS Server Environment
Fujitsu SAN
XenServer Farm
Provisioning ServerVirtual Servers
Desktop Delivery Server
MANY other virtual servers
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Administration of PC's
For each physical PC, a “device” must be created
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Administration of PC's
Each “device” requires:-Name-MAC Address
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Administration of PC's
Each “device” must have an associated Machine Account in Active Directory
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Administration Console
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Administration Console
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PC's can be controlled from Console•Reboot•Shutdown•Wake on LAN
Templates or Copy/Paste can be used for Mass Creation of PC's
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Desktop Virtualization
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Pros–Clean boot every time–PC's can be updated by modifying a
single image–Boot time is equivalent or even faster–Deployment of OS/software upgrades
are effortless
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Questions
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Anyone?...Anyone?