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Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system within a virtual machine running on a centralized server. VDI users typically access the virtual desktops via a thin client. VDI is a variation on the client/server computing model, sometimes referred to as server-based computing. The term was coined by VMware Inc.

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Creating virtual desktop on windows server 2012

I've been trying to make this work for like 2 days and still no luck from google and searching... i have a windows 7 VM in hyperV ready and generalized to use as my collection template. when im following the wizard for creating virtual desktop…
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Citrix VDI-In-a-Box Taking "Milestone Snapshots"

We're using Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, with XenServer on the back-end. I noticed in one of my deployed images, either XenServer for VDI in a box is creating snapshots automatically. The snapshots are listed as "ComputerName"Milestone (snapshot). This is…
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How to manage large number of desktop VMs?

I'm looking at the feasibility of providing remote access to multiple virtual machines. The VMs themselves will provide user desktops. To make best use of the available resources, I'd like the VMs to hibernate when the user disconnects. Which…
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Ulteo OVD thin client cd, thumb drive (or similar) creation?

I am looking at the Ulteo OVD VDI solution, and hoping someone can point me to information on how to set up a bootable cd, thumb drive, or even a bootable hard drive thin client install for this platform? I know the way it's supposed to work is you…
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Why can't I install KVM?

I'm running on an Intel i7 930. I'm new to virtual machines and linux. I'm trying to learn how to use and install KVM. So I used VirtualBox to install Debian 6 64-bit. So I got the VirtualBox up. I typed in grep "vmx" /proc/cpuinfo But nothing…
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Mapping VDIs directly to software iSCSI LUNs in XenServer

I read in the XenServer Administrator's Guide in section 4.1.6.2 that you can map raw LUNs to VDIs if you're using a NetApp or EqualLogic SAN. Is it possible to do the same with Software iSCSI SANs (i.e. using a Nexenta/ZFS-based SAN as the iSCSI…
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Desktop virtualisation solution for small company

as we are thinking about virtualisation our desktop infrastructure, I would like to ask for hints for these requirements: up to 6 desktops windows different desktops and new 3 thin clients are planned we have already XenServer in the office for…
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How can i convert a VirtualBox's .vdi files to VMWare vmdk/ovf formt

Vsphere takes ovf file to create a Virtual Machine, but it also needs the vmdk which is the actual disk. Would VMWare Converter be able to do this conversion? i have the .vdi files on Mac OSX. Maybe i need to move the files to where VMWare converter…
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How do I configure VMware View location-based printing to use Active Directory Groups?

I am attempting to configure VMware View 4.5's Location-Based Printing, which leverages an included OEM version of ThinPrint, to assign printers to active directory groups. The location-based printing feature maps printers that are physically near…
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Replacing 40+ desktop PCs with Virtual Machines - advisable?

We currently have 40+ desktops which are solely used for remote desktop access to run things like Visual Studio, Clearcase, and other related development tools. These are commonly used by remote users who have slow VPN connections or work from home…
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Cannot redirect Yubikey into VMWare Horizon VDI with Ubuntu OS

I am not able to redirect to Yubikey into the VMWare Horizon VDI. the guest OS is Ubuntu 20.04 I have install the vmware client & the required driver with the following command: sudo ./install_viewagent.sh -m yes -U yes -A yes sudo apt install…
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Single Sign-On for Azure Virual Desktop

I have the following scenario: A web applications has OIDC authentication/authorization. Using a token from an authenticated user of this application I want to start a RDP session on an Azure Virtual Desktop. On the Azure desktop I do not want to…
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Restore a chained virtualbox .vdi from backup?

I have a windows guest vm in virtualbox on a linux host. The base vdi and all snapshots are located on a SSD for performance reasons. A snapshot is taken every night and a rsync backup is made to an external USB disk. When the system crashes once in…
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Virtual Desktop billing calculation method Amazon / Azure or Google

I want to run couple of VMs for charity on Cloud and not sure about billing hence this question. If I create a Virtual desktop / Workspace on one of cloud provider they say they charge per minute or second. Does that mean for duration I have…
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Unable to access resume device (/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01) after CentOS custom image import DigitalOcean

I'm trying to import an existing CentOS VM from a VMware environment to run on Digitalocean vis their custom images option. I'm able to successfully run the VMDK in both VMware Workstation and VirtualBox. I've tried using the VMDK itself, and…
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