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VDI pdf’s…

Duncan Epping · Jan 29, 2008 ·

VDI seems to be hot lately. VMware just posted 4 pdf’s which are related to VDI and/or VDM:

Using VMware VDI and vmSight for Stronger and Sustainable HIPAA and PCI Compliance


For many organizations, HIPAA and PCI compliance is no longer optional. Penalties are increasingly stiff, and the ultimate cost of non-compliance – the breach of personal data – can damage organizations in multiple ways. Compliance, and validation of compliance, is not easily achieved. It is especially difficult when computing environments are widely distributed and not all computers are centrally managed.
Virtualization technologies, including virtual desktops, offer an improved means to centralize computing, management and monitoring while still providing users local access and full functionality. For organizations seeking stronger HIPAA and PCI compliance, relying on virtual desktops for access to sensitive systems provides both cost savings and increased manageability and security. With an integrated compliance monitoring and reporting system such as the vmSight virtual network intelligence
suite, virtual desktops can be used to increase compliance and reduce data breaches while also reducing IT costs.

VMware VDM 2 Load Balancing Guide


Once appropriate server-grade hardware has been selected, load balancing become an important consideration for addressing a configuration’s scalability and fault tolerance.

In general, load-balanced configurations use multiple VDM Connection Servers installed in a primary-and-replica manner, with the first server installed as the primary and subsequent servers are installed as replicas. VDM Connection Servers provide session management and handle all incoming client requests, directing them to the appropriate virtual desktop session, and VDM Security Servers provide SSL tunneling capabilities for encrypting communication between the client devices and the VDM Connection Servers.

The configuration of a load-balanced solution largely depends on the requirements of the organization for which it is being deployed. Companies that already have a load balancing solution in place may be able to utilize it for VDI since the load generated by the VDI solution is minimal. Both hardware-based load balancing appliances and inexpensive (or free) software-based load balancing products can be considered as candidate solutions.

Windows XP Deployment Guide


VMware® Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) transforms the way customers use and manage desktop operating systems. Desktop instances can be deployed rapidly in secure data centers to facilitate high availability and disaster recovery, protect the integrity of enterprise information, and remove data from local devices that are susceptible to theft or loss. Isolating each desktop instance in its own virtual machine eliminates typical application compatibility issues and improves users’ personal computing environments.

This guide offers best practices for creating Windows XP-based templates for VMware VDI-based solutions
and for preparing the same templates for use with Virtual Desktop Manager 2.

Using the Wyse V10L and S10 Thin Clients with VDM


This technical note provides a reference for configuring Wyse V10L and S10 devices for use with VDM. VDM supports the Wyse V10L and S10 Thin Client devices, running Wyse Thin OS version 5.3.0.9 or later. For detailed information about deploying and managing Wyse thin client devices, contact Wyse directly.

Wyse Thin Client devices with versions of the Wyse Thin OS earlier than 5.3.0.9 do not support HTTPS connection to a VDM Server. You must upgrade the Wyse Thin OS to version 5.3.0.9 or later to use HTTPS.

Unlike VDM Web Access or VDM Client, Wyse thin clients connect to desktop virtual machines directly using RDP and connections do not pass through a VDM Connection Server. As a result Wyse thin clients cannot be used in DMZ deployments.

New version of Virtual Iron will be released later this day

Duncan Epping · Jan 29, 2008 ·

A new version of Virtual Iron will be released later this day:

Release Number: 4.2.13

New Feature:

  • Linux VSTools installation for kernel updates / new distros

Fixes:

  • Windows VSTools hangs during installation
  • SLES 10 CD Based installs fail
  • Archive manager stops running
  • Network associations lost when ports are reset
  • When VSTools is checked on W2k3 domain controller guest all logins fail

Follow-up: Intel quad-port nic and VST

Duncan Epping · Jan 28, 2008 ·

A couple of days ago I wrote about the problems with VST and the Intel Quad-port nics. I tested the work around, using “access ports” on the physical switch(EST, external switch tagging) and it seems that the problem is “solved”. A couple of hours ago VMware posted a knowledge base article about this problem, so if you are experiencing these problems keep track of this KB article!

VMware ESX healthcheck

Duncan Epping · Jan 28, 2008 ·

One of the most useful scripts for ESX in my opinion is health_check.sh. This scripts generates an html file which contains a enormous amount of useful info on how the ESX host was installed. Besides that it contains 30 lines of the most important log files and for instance if there are snapshots and much much more. I just tested the script on ESX 3.5 and it still works great. The script is created by two guys of the Danish VMUG one of them is A. Mikkelsen, check his blog for more scripts! Be sure to check out this script, it’s worth it! By the way, you can schedule it and have the html emailed to you via the use of smtp_send.pl.

Intel quad-port nic and VST

Duncan Epping · Jan 27, 2008 ·

This week I implemented a couple of Dell 2950 Servers which contained an Intel quad-port nic. The physical switch ports were setup as a trunk so I used VST(Virtual Switch Tagging). I combined the onboard Broadcom ports with the Intel quad-port nics to have the most redundant setup. When I started testing the HA and DRS functionality I noticed that not everything worked like expected. After some basic troubleshooting it seemed that about half of the packets going via the Intel quad-port nics got dropped. [Read more…] about Intel quad-port nic and VST

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Duncan Epping is a Chief Technologist in the Office of CTO of the HCI BU at VMware. He is a VCDX (# 007) and the author of multiple books including "vSAN Deep Dive" and the “vSphere Clustering Technical Deep Dive” series.

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