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Today Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager is released. It is a free (as in free beer) add-on component to Sun Ray Software 4.0 and above, which makes the Sun Ray technology an official client for VMware VDM.
Download Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager 1.0
Sun Ray Connector for VMware View Manager 1.1 Update
Sun Ray and the Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager are now vmware certified!
Come and watch the demo at vmworld in Las Vegas, booth #1108 or
The solution is also listed at VMware Thin Client Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
I am happy to announce the early access release of Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager. The ReadMe says:
Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager connects users of Sun Ray clients to Windows virtual machines via the VMware Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM). It provides a Sun Ray kiosk session that allows users to connect to their virtual machines. The kiosk session prompts the user for their Active Directory user name and password. Then the user is shown a list of available desktops, or is logged directly into the desktop if there is only one available. The user does not have to enter their password again at the Windows login.
The Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager requires Sun Ray Connector for Windows OS (included as part of Sun Ray Software 4) to be installed on the Sun Ray server. Also, VMware's VDM agent must be installed on the desktop machines.
Update Aug-26: The Early Access Program is over. Thanks for your feedback! We will be back soon with the final release.
Update Oct-14: The final version has been released.
this blog will be revived because I have decided to join Sun's Desktop Virtualization team in Hamburg. As an User Experience Architect I will collect user requirements in this area and design a system for companies who want to replace their PCs with thin clients -- like eg. Sun Ray -- and use the computational power of the server room. You can argue that the desktop is virtual anyway - at least I like to argue that way. The desktop is a collection of metaphors, more or less consistent since the 1980s. To that extent the current development should be better called "remote desktop" -- but sooner or later both "remote" and "virtual" will become obsolete concepts for the end user.
Until then, best
Matthias
When will this connector be released?
Posted by DogBoy on September 29, 2008 at 01:17 PM CEST #
What is the status of this connector??
Posted by Bill on October 12, 2008 at 11:57 PM CEST #
its gud
Posted by sridhar anumandla on October 17, 2008 at 08:35 PM CEST #
The 'Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager' is not working with VMware View, which is the new VDI\VDM release.
Are there any plans on updating the 'Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager' in the near future ?
Posted by Beew on December 18, 2008 at 04:23 PM CET #
thank you...
Posted by Kabala on December 28, 2008 at 01:57 AM CET #
gfd
Posted by Çeçenistan on January 07, 2009 at 05:50 PM CET #