SMB SANs or direct attached local storage Sysprep

SMB, SANs, or direct attached local storage

• Sysprep /oobe /generalize /mode: vm

a - VDI b - Session

a - VDI b - Session

a - VDI b - Session If compatibility check succeeds, deployment proceeds

BEST VALUE FOR VDI New in Windows Server 2012 • Active/active high availability mode for brokers • Scale-out File Server and resiliency Web farm Remote Desktop Web Access Remote Web. Desktop Access Web Access • Requires Microsoft SQL Server Remote Desktop Connection Broker SQL Server Clustering Database • Automatic data migration from single instance to high availability Remote Desktop Gateway Web farm Remote Desktop Licensing Cluster Remote Desktop. Host Virtualization Host Hyper-V cluster Remote Desktop Remote. Host Desktop Session Remote Desktop Session Host farm 18

RD Virtualization Host Remote Desktop Connection Broker 01 DNS RD Client RD Gateway Farm Hyper-V cluster Remote Desktop Connection Broker 02 SQL Server Cluster Remote Desktop Connection Broker 03 Remote Desktop Session Host RD Session Host Farm HA Central Certificate Store

• Accomplished by updating the master template / reference VM and then recreating the virtual desktops in the collection • When a user logs on, he or she will receive the updated virtual machine • If a user is logged on, the virtual machine is unaffected by default until the user logs off • Administrators can force an immediate logoff so the virtual machine can be updated in urgent situations or force a logoff according to a schedule