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Virtualisation course: VDI |
Joel Rangsmo <[email protected]> |
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Pros and cons of VDI |
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Goal: Centralise compute resources and the management of them.
- Less overall hardware
- More processing power when needed
- Shared usage of expensive software and accelerators such as GPUs
Minimize cost of setup, management and support.
Allows admins to focus their efforts in one place to store and backup data securely*.
How do users access their virtual desktops?
Low-cost devices with a NIC, display output and basic I/O. No internal storage.
Minimum local compute resources.
Typically shared between multiple users.
Connects to appropriate virtual desktop based on username+password, smart card, etc.
Allows users to access their virtual desktop from any device anywhere at any time.
- Many users still need offline compute
- Requires stable low latency connection
- Client must still be trusted
- Many eggs in one basket
That's about it!
Thoughts or questions?
