The Sun Virtual Desktop + VMware Virtualization Jaap Romers Solution Architect, CNE Software Practice Sun Microsystems 1
Why Sun and VMware? Industry Leading Technology Excellent WAN Performance High Security, Simple Management VMware is a leader in desktop virtualization Sun Microsystems is a leader in thin client technology Sun has 10 years experience delivering desktops over the network High performance virtualization with VMware VMware has a feature rich VDI solution Sun Ray thin clients are among the most secure on the market Fit Together!
What is Causing the Need to Change the Traditional Desktop Model? Security Protect and control access to corporate assets, intellectual property and identity information; meet regulatory compliance; and avoid of catastrophic disaster ( lost laptops ) End User Mobility enterprise access with no geographical boundaries and with greater convenience Lower costs reduce expenses beyond the cost of the physical desktop... and be environmentally friendly
Sun Desktop Virtualization Applications Sun Desktop Infrastructure Software Clients Clients Clients
Choose Your Desktop Display Windows, Solaris, or Linux all on the same device
The Thinner The Better Lower Complexity Helps Reduce Cost Local Apps Local OS Memory CPU Hard Drive PC Local Apps Local OS Memory CPU Embedded OS thin client (Low-fat PC) Nothing to Manage! Sun Ray client
Sun Ray Virtual Display Client Portfolio Sun RayTM 2 Virtual Display Client Low cost, low power, small footprint Sun Ray 2FS Virtual Display Client Ultra-secure, fiber, dual-head Sun Ray 270 Virtual Display Client All-in-one client with 17 screen
Data and Application stay Central Corporate Office Branch Office Sun Ray Client in Corporate Office Sun Ray Clients in a Branch Office Sun Ray Client in Home Office DSL or Cable Connection Data Center Sun Ray Client in Corporate Office Home Office
Sun Ray Features Hot Desking 1 Sun Ray Client #1 Password Sun Ray Client #2 Session Manager
Sun Ray Features Hot Desking 1 2 Password Sun Ray Client #1 Session Manager Sun Ray Client #1 Password Sun Ray Client #2 Sun Ray Client #2 Session Manager
Sun + VMware Software Architecture
Great Technology, Working Together Customers Can Choose Their Deployment Using Sun VDI Software and VMware Infrastructure 3 Clients Sun VDI Software Using Sun Ray Software and VMware View Manager Clients Sun Ray Software VMware View Mgr VMware ESX / vcenter VMware ESX / vcenter Sun x86/x64 Server Sun x86/x64 Server
Sun Ray Software and VMware View Manager LDAP/AD Server VMware View Manager RDP Sun x64/x86 Server Sun Ray Software VMware ESX Storage Sun x64/x86 Server(s) VirtualCenter Server Sun x64/x86 or SPARC Server(s) ALP Sun Ray
Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager......connects users of Sun Ray clients to Windows virtual machines via VMware View broker. It provides a Sun Ray kiosk session that allows users to connect to their virtual machines.
Sun Ray Software and VMware VDI
On the Sun Ray......the user logs in with her Active Directory user name and password...
If she has more than 1 desktop assigned......she can select which desktop to use...
...and gets the Windows session on the Sun Ray client
System Requirements Solaris 10 (x86 or SPARC) Sun Ray Software 4.1 > Sun Ray Server Software > Sun Ray Connector for Windows OS Sun Ray Connector for VMware View Manager 1.1 Java 5 VMware View 3 > And also VMware VDM 2.1
Sun Desktop Virtualization Solutions The near future Broker/Client Technology Virtualization Platform Sun VDI 3.x Sun xvm Virtualbox VMware ESX Microsoft Hyper-V Windows Server 2003/2008 Sun Ray Connector for VMware View and VMware View Manager VMware ESX Sun Ray Software / Sun Secure Global Desktop and MS Terminal Server Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008
Sun VDI Architecture Internet https/aip RDP SGD RDP RDP AD/LDAP VMware VI3 Sun x86 Server(s) Sun x86, SPARC Server(s) VirtualCenter Sun Sun VDI VDI LDAP/ AD3 Server RDP ALP RDP Sun x86, SPARC Server(s) ALP Display Protocol Brokering/Authentication
Sun VDI Architecture Internet https/aip RDP SGD RDP RDP AD/LDAP VMware VI3 Sun x86, SPARC Server(s) VirtualCenter Sun x86 Server(s) Sun Sun VDI VDI LDAP/ AD3 Server iscsi ALP RDP Sun x86, SPARC Server(s) ZFS Storage RDP xvm VirtualBox Sun x86 Server(s) ALP RDP Display Protocol Brokering/Authentication
Highlights of Sun VDI Integrated stack and single installer: > Sun VDI = SRSS + SRWC + SVDC AD/LDAP integration Smart card Token Management Multiple Desktops per user RDP Client support Multiple vcenter's > Scale to thousands VM's xvm Virtual Box support > Linked Clones > Alternative Desktops > Unmatched user experience
Summary
World Class Windows Desktop Full screen Windows desktops on Sun Ray clients Windows Server, Windows XP Pro and Windows Vista Very secure Solution Hot desk Windows sessions between devices RDP-based in DC, ALP on LAN, WAN, excellent performance
Q&A jaap.romers@sun.com