Think Thin: Thin Client and Server Based Computing Group Blog

Haven't you ever wanted to be able to have more than one type of  kiosk running from the same Sun Ray server or FOG? Now you can. JDS, UTTSC, VDA, VDA no Card, VDM, and even non-kiosk uses like X11 (using Xnest), VNC and full screen apps. (I've even thrown utswitch and xterm for convenience.)

I've "productised" a Kiosk mode that sits above other Kiosks to call on them as required - as always, based on what you tell your tokens to use, leveraging the "Other Info" field.

It's called "META KIOSK".

by Rick Vanover in "Considering Sun Ray server software for VMware VDI platforms?"

While most of our readers by now recognize the technical guidelines for scaling and performance of a VDI setup based on shared experiences (Sun and VMware), it is always good to have a "measureable" standard reference to use as a starting point. Here are official references of a set of independent test reports commissioned by Sun and produced by Lionbridge/Veritest:

• Sun Fire X4450 (with 16x Intel Xeon 7400 series processors)
• Sun Fire X4450 (with 16x Intel Xeon 7300 series processors)
• Sun Fire X4600 M2 (with 32x AMD Opteron 8356 processors)

With the release of the Sun Ray Connector for VMware VDM/View several blog entries have been written to document the procedures for setup and configuration:

• How to get SRVC and View 3.0 working in non-ssl mode from start to finish
• How to get SRVC and View 3.0 working in ssl mode
• How to get SRVC and VDM 2.x working
• Troubleshooting steps

/All articles with tag 'srvc'

31Jan2009 Update

• acworkma & madhatter did some collaboration & testing (acworkma did the testing)
  
• The SRVDM connector does not handle lock screen @ VM disconnect (pull card, etc.)
• To ensure Windows VM receives a lockscreen (Meta L) @ disconnect, you need to handle that.
• Easiest way to do that is to install bhlackey's Sun Ray Connector Lockscreen SRWC Lockscreen Addon that's available here
  

If you missed the excellent live webcast on September 26th featuring our Virtual Desktop solution for Government, Education, and Healthcare (GEH), you can watch a replay here.

The VMWare/Sun webcast from September 27th will be available shortly and I will post a link when I have it. 

G'day mates!  How ya going?  Check out Matthew Legg and (Think Thin's) Daniel Cifuentes speak with Laurie Wong regarding Sun's Virtual Desktop solutions.

Webpage here, podcast here.

A cookbook for Sun's Virtual Desktop Access Kit has been posted on the Sun Ray Users Wiki.

Enjoy.

Though Warren has left, the work goes on.

Presenting version 1.0 of the Virtual Desktop Access Kit.  This is the glue that brings it all together and what makes Virtual Desktop Infrastructure something to get excited about.  Sure, you can go "buy" some glue from other places, or you can get it free from Sun.  I like free.

Now about the name...VD Access Kit.  Too many bad jokes there.  Please, please, please practice safe access.  You can start by using a thin client that cannot get infected.