Extending a Complete Desktop

Experience to the War Fighter

Varma
 Desktop Infrastructure Challenges
Distributed workforce Limited control of PCs
• Mobile & remote workers • Patch compliance
• Outsourcing & off-shoring • Security
• Contract Workers • Regulatory compliance

Management complexity
Focus on PC hardware • Deployment
• Many makes & models • Support
• Refresh cycles • Security
Reducing Cost
•CAPX/OPX
Typical Corporate Desktops

The corporate desktop PC

model has changed little
in nearly 2 decades.
Typical Corporate Desktops

In most environments,
the components are
linked together in
ways that are difficult
to support and
maintain.
Problems Can Start At Any Layer

A problem at one layer

often causes a chain
reaction that can
destroy the whole
stack.
Local Failures Can Mean Data Loss

This makes recovery

difficult and threatens
any locally stored user
data and settings.

Most organizations
just replace or re-
image the whole PC.
 There has to be a better
way…

Could a Virtual Desktop be the answer?

VDI Enables Hardware Independence

Desktop OS
Virtualization breaks
the link
between the
Operating System
and any specific
hardware.
Virtual Desktops Leverage File Servers Effectively

Application
Virtualization breaks
the link
between the
Operating System
and applications.
File Shares and User Profiles

This allows users to

access any VM and
always get their data
and their profile.
Virtual Machines with Everything

We could install all

of the applications
that everyone needs
in all of the
machines.
Overall System Instability

And the more

applications you
install, the less
stable things tend to
get.
 What’s new with VMware View 3

VMware View 3

Unified ThinApp
View Composer Access Virtual Printing Offline Desktop
(EOIT/CVP)

Reduce Reduce Increase

Increase laptop Reduce app
storage support
density security and conflicts
costs costs
recovery
vClone Direct Storage Cost Savings
Dramatically (90%+) reduce the amount of storage consumed
Increase overall performance due to better storage controller / cache
utilization.

25 MB Clone

Ratio % Savings
25 MB Clone
1:50 85%+
1:100 90%+
25 MB Clone
1:1000 95%+

10 GB OS
Changing the Math
1,000 Users each with a 10GB OS Disk would require 10TB of storage
1,000 X 10GB =10TB

1,000 Users with a 10GB OS and 25MB Diff Disk require 35GB of
Storage
10GB + (1,000 X 25MB) = 35GB

While this is a great savings in storage the

real savings is in image management
Unified Access

Support other platforms

accessible by RDP
Blade PCs
Terminal Server
Blade PCs Physical
PCs
Physical PCs
Increase in device support Terminal
Servers
Broader USB
Smart Card and CAC
Universal Printer
 Virtual Printing
Driver Free Printing: No Installation
and Maintenance of printer drivers on
Virtual Desktops
All necessary printers automatically
available
Minimize network utilization up to
98% with advanced print stream
compression RDP

High quality printing even over WAN RDP

connections
Use of client printer driver rather than
View Client
complicated server installations

View Client
Offline
Desktop

Offline VDI
End-users can check-in and check-out
their virtual desktops
Administrators can extend security
policies to the local computer
Disk Encryption (Default)
Expiration
Revocation
Near approximate of the full local
experience
Offline VDI
 Create Conflict Free Applications

Problem:
Tightly coupled relationships between OS, Applications and Data

Symptoms:
• Application Conflicts

• Complex Compatibility Test Matrices

• Diminished Time to Deployment
• Loss of User Productivity

Solution: VMware ThinApp

Agentless application virtualization decouples applications and data from the OS
 How ThinApp Works:

VMware ThinApp links the application, Virtual Operating System (VOS),

file system and registry into a single EXE/MSI file

• Application Encapsulation & Isolation

• Intercepts file and system calls
• Process Loading- start exe from VOS,
Launch from host OS (Virtual/Physical).  
• DLL Loading. loads DLL dependencies the
EXE/DLL/OCX files from archive
• Thread & Process Management. VOS
tracks all processes and threads inside
virtual registry (COM & Utility)
 Thinapp Blocks System Changes

And we store the sandbox in the profile

where it can follow the user.

System User Space

Let’s bring it all
together…
ThinApp

Unified Access

Offline VDM VC
AD vClone
Clients
Linux / Partner Clients
Don’t Make Big Virtual Machines

So instead of
installing everything
into huge
cumbersome VM’s,
requiring application
modifications…
Create the Smallest VM Possible

We install nothing
but the OS from a
single template.
Deliver Apps and Data on Demand

And deliver
applications on
demand from a
Offline or Physical PC
file server.
Deliver Apps and Data on Demand

Based on what
the user
actually needs
or has
Offline or Physical PC permission to
use.
A Single Location for Applications

Creating a software repository.

Offline or
Physical PC
A Single Location for Applications

Creating single source for

updates.

Offline or
Physical PC
Creating vClones

Create a baseline Windows

virtual machine on your Virtual
Infrastructure.

V1
Building Desktops with vClones

V1
This replica will then
create a set of small
linked clones and join
them to the domain.

V1
Building Desktops with vClones

V1

Profiles are stored

as user personality
disks, created on
first logon if
VM
V1
necessary.
Building Desktops with vClones

V1

User data is stored

on virtualized file
servers.

V1
Building Desktops with
vClones

V1

Thinapps are
V1 launched from
network shares
Building Desktops with
vClones

V1

The user’s PC is
the resulting
combination.

AKA MY PROFILE
V1
Building Desktops with vClones

V1
Update the
baseline Windows
VM with a patch.

V2
Building Desktops with vClones

V1
Publish the new
vClone source
V2
VM.

V2
Building Desktops with vClones
X
X
X
X
V2 X
X As users log out,
the clones are
deleted…
V2
Building Desktops with vClones

V2
…and attached to
the new master
replica.
V2
Building Desktops with
vClones

V2

The user’s NEW

PC has the same
apps, network
data, and
personalization.
V2
Futures

David G. Young Jr.

Desktop Systems Engineer
Vmware View Protocol & Desktop Experience
Offline
WAN
• Deliver the full
LAN desktop
• High Latency / experience
• High speed Low Bandwidth
• Enable true VM
• Full 3D & • “Productive” portability
Multimedia desktop
• Online/Offline
• Max resolution • Latency of
1920x1200 150MS -250MS • EOIT

• Bandwidth • Managed Client

required 125 Hypervisor
kbps
WAN Users

Office Productivity
Web Browsing, Basic
Flash
Remote Devices
LAN Users
Multiple Displays

Office Productivity
Rich Internet Applications, Flash
Web Browsing, Basic
Flash HD Video

Remote Devices 2D Graphics

 View Manager: Offline & Offline with CVP
Offline Desktop: EOIT (exp)
App App App
User can connect remotely or run the same
VM locally
Guest OS
Enhanced desktop security and control
Windows
Leverages the local PC computing power via
Host OS drivers

VMware
View Manager

Offline with CVP: Corporate App App App

VM runs bare metal hypervisor
Guest OS
Leverages local PC computing power CVP
Enterprise security and control including vPro
support
 Next Generation
Concepts

David G. Young Jr.

Desktop Systems Engineer

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My APPS

Any APP
Any Place
Any Where
Any Time