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Thinclient
Vinod Kumar V H
Green Computing
Green computing or green IT is The study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystemssuch as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communications systemsefficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the environment. The two main goals: Reduction in cost. Energy efficiency.
Thin Client:A thin client can refer to either a software program or to an actual computer that relies heavily on another computer to do most of its work.
Diskless work
station
Old PC
New PC
Hardware requirement of a Thin Client is : Keyboard, monitor, mouse and some computation power.
Server
Server performs all application processing and stores all the users data
Server
Thin Client and Server communicates using a display protocol such as X or RDP
Hardware Requirement
Server (Minimum) Pentium III or above 512 MB RAM Display card Network card 20GB ATA-100 14 Monitor Keyboard and Mouse Floppy drive CD-ROM drive UPS Client Normal PC Pentium class or above Network card with PXE Without hard disk drive
Network Requirement
100 Mbps Switch hub UTP cable Modem or ADSL to connect to internet For ADSL modem, server need another additional NIC
Software Requirement
Server
Linux OS X Windows (KDE/GNOME) DHCP service TFTP service NFS service Thin client software Printer service (optional) Firewall service (optional) Backup data service (optional) Proxy service (optional) DNS service (optional) UPS service (optional)
Client Office suite applications Web browser E-mail & news reader Graphics applications Multimedia applications Games applications
How a Thin Client works: A thin client can be a low-powered PC a terminal that boots and downloads its os from a boot server or other embedded os. Remote Computation Server Takes Care Of All The Processing. Individual sessions or virtual machines are created on the server for multiple access. Works On either Citrix`s ICA Or Microsoft's RDP Protocols (Both Require Only 20Kbps Speed Over Network To Work).
1. Mainframe
2. Personal Computer
3. PC Workstation/Server
4. Thin Client
Thin Clients relation with cloud or grid computing: Thin clients Grid computing Utility computing
Characteristics: Single point of failure Cheap client hardware Client simplicity Thin client security
List of protocols used with thin clients: Appliance Link Protocol Citrix ICA NX technology PCoverIP Remote Desktop Protocol GO-Global RXP HP's Remote Graphics Software Secure Shell or SSH, an encrypted replacement for telnet. SPICE (Simple Protocol For Independent Computing Environments) Virtual Network Computing X11, central to Unix windowing XML, HTML, or JSON over HTTP (Ajax)
Trends in Thin Client computing: Few years ago low-powered desktop clients within a local network were used. Recent trends obtain information from ASPS. Walk up browsing stations are developed .
Applications: Used in hospitals ,educational systems , internet cafes and libraries and home users. Acts as remote accessing solution for companies. client-side technologies like Ajax and Flash makes it more compatible.
Network connectivity.
The host server.
Advantages: Decreases IT Cost By 80% Through Reduced Staff And Centralized Software Management. Increased Life Time Of Client. Eliminates The Hardware Upgrades On Client Side, Reduced Power Consumption, Centralized Backup. No Access To HDD, FDD, CD-ROMS. Thin Clients Are Virus Proof. (Since No OS And HDD Resides On It) Fast and less installation work Install only at one computer Less maintenance Fast and less administrative work Ease of use User interface similar to current OS Reduce cost for hard disk failure no hard disk drive for client
Disadvantages: Server cost is high, requires more band width. Services like Streaming Video, Video Games, DVD Movies arent supported in all version. Multimedia and project based applications run very slow. Widely effected by reduction in the cost of PCs. Less knowledge on open source software
Conclusion: Common PC skill would be enough to manages the whole network, extends life of PCs by 23years and reduces Base Line Support costs over 3 to 5 years. Thin client system can be deploy to all sector Web base applications better to support multiplatform Thin Client is a primitive of Green Computing