Windows 2008 R2 - Remote Desktop Services: VDI - RD Connection Broker, RD Virtualization Host Drilldown

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Agenda

Remote Desktop Services… What’s that?!Remote Desktop Services - VDI DrilldownDemo

Introducing Remote Desktop Services (RDS)!WS03 WS 2008 WS 2008 R2

Terminal Services Terminal Services Remote Desktop Services

Terminal Server Terminal Server RD Session Host

TS Session Directory TS Session Broker RD Connection Broker

TS Licensing Server TS Licensing Server RD Licensing Server

TS Gateway RD Gateway

TS Web Access RD Web Access

RD Virtualization Host

RDS Deployment Scenarios

Remote AccessDesktop ReplacementApp ConsolidationBranch OfficePartner Access

So what is VDI?VMs on Hyper-V running desktop OS – users access via RDS

Windows Server 2008 R2 RDS has specific enhancements to facilitate VDI

Why?Basically another way to deliver RDSMultiple OS instances (1 per user) instead of one shared instance per serverSolves issues that may exist with traditional shared server solutions

RDS Deployment Options

RD Session Host (aka TS)

• Low cost image management

• Easiest admin management

• Least resources required

• Good compatibility for legacy apps

Pooled Virtual Desktop• Medium cost image

management• Easier admin management

than Personal• Less Resources than

personal• Better compatibility for

legacy apps

Personal Virtual Desktop

• High cost image management

• Administrator access (user can install programs)

• High Resource cost• Compatibility for legacy

apps

Customers will mix & match options

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RDS – New and ImprovedUnified Admin and User experience for

RD Session Host (1 session per user) RD Virtualization Host (1 VM w/desktop OS per user)

Two options for VM-based desktopsPooled virtual desktopPermanent virtual desktop

Richer remoting experience (multi-mon, multi-media, bi-directional audio, rich graphics)Better App Compat thru AppV for RDSScalable VM management thru SCVMMImprovements in RD Session Host

VMs with Client OS(VM-per-user)

RD Connection

Broker

Pooled VMs

Sessions with Server OS

(Session-per-user)

Single Image

RD Virt HostRD Session Host

Personal VMs

Golden Image

User 1

User n

Day 2 Day n

Day 2 Day n

Day 1 Day 2 Day n

Clone

Personal Virtual Desktop:

Golden Image

1

n

User 1

Pool Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Clone

User 1

User 1

Pooled Virtual Desktop:

Pooled vs. Personal Virtual Desktops

User Profiles

AppV

etc

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RDS Role Services (Components)

Client

XP / Vista: IE

Win7: RemoteApp & Desktop Connections

RD Web Access(feed & web access)

RD Client

HTTPS RDP over RCP / HTTPS

RD Connection. Broker

RDSessionHost Remote Desktop

RemoteApp

Retrieve List of Desktops

Retrieve List of Remote apps /

sessions

RD Virt.Host Hyper-V

VHD VHD VHDVHD VHD VHD

RDVH Agent

RD Gateway

VM

RD Redirector

RD Connection Broker

Client

TSVTSVTSVVM

Hyper-V

RD Virt Host

1.Connect to MyPersonalDesktop

2.Get TargetMachine

5.Return Target Machine

4.Query/Start VM

6.RedirectTo Machine

7.Connect to Machine

Active Directory

3. Query Personal Desktop for User

Conn Broker in VDI deployments

demo

RD Virt Host and AppV – Better Together

Problem Solution

Badly written Apps store user state outside user profile

AppV – redirects user state to User Profile

Reduce cost of App deployment/management

AppV - Streaming makes it easier to centrally deploy and update applicationsAppV – Silo reduces test effort

Support multi-workload (role based assignment of apps )

AppV – User based app assignment, Silo reduces app conflicts and can allow multiple versions of apps to be deployment.

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RD Virt Host and SCVMM – Better Together

Problem Solution

Scalable approach to create Guest OS in VM

SCVMM’s VM creation is Template based, IC’s auto-installed, Scriptable.

Track and manage large number of VMs

SCVMM VM library

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RDS and VDI – An Integrated SolutionSingle broker to connect users to sessions or virtual machines, out of the box solution for VDI scenarios with Hyper-V Unified user connection experience

Centralized Management of RemoteApp and Desktop Connections

Centrally managed list of applications and desktops (RDS & VDI)Automatically published, refreshed & integrated with Windows 7

VDI Summary

Personal and Pooled Virtual DesktopsPermanent VM per user assignment through Active DirectoryTemporary VM per user assignment on RD Connection Broker

Connection Broker ExtensibilityOrchestration plug-ins – e.g. VM preparation, VM placementPolicy plug-ins – e.g. load balancing, security etc

www.microsoft.com/teched

Sessions On-Demand & Community

http://microsoft.com/technet

Resources for IT Professionals

http://microsoft.com/msdn

Resources for Developers

www.microsoft.com/learning

Microsoft Certification & Training Resources

Resources

Related ContentOverview of Remote Desktop Services (Previously Known as Terminal Services) Mon 3 Aug (08:00 - 09:00) | 200 - Intermediate| Session Room D3 | Speaker: Andre Keartland

WTB234 Planning for Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Services (Whiteboard Session) Tue 4 Aug (13:15 - 14:15) | 200 - Intermediate| Session Room D2 | Speaker: Steven Spirou

ResourcesFor more information on Microsoft Virtualization including:

WhitepapersProduct DownloadsCase StudiesROI CalculatorsSolutions with Partners

Visit: www.microsoft.com/virtualization

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