Module 1 - Architectural Overview of Sun VDI
- History of computing and evolutionof virtualization
- VDI 3 software objectives, desgin goals and benefits
- VDI components and layered architecture: Desktop Access Layer; Sessioni Management Layer; Virtualization Layer
Module 2 - Introduction to Sun Secure Global Desktop
- Overview and introduction to SGD
- SGD functionality as it relates to Sun VDI
- SGD application deployment for use with VDI and in workshop's lab environment
- SGD authentication mechanisms
- Using SGD to access desktops
- SGD client-server communications and protocols
- SGD security
- Installing SGD for workshop's use
Module 3 - Sun VirtualBox Installation
- VirtualBox versions and features
- Hardware support
- VirtualBox as a VDI desktop provider
- Management of pool types in VirtualBox
- VirtualBox networking and communication protocols
- VirtualBox RDP
- Installing VirtualBox
Module 4 - Sun VirtualBox Templates
- Defining and creating VirtualBox desktops
- Defining VirtualBox templates used for desktop cloning
- VirtualBox guest additions features and installation
- Automated desktop cloning
- Using Microsoft SysPrep for cloning
- Solaris/Linux desktop cloning
Module 5 - VMware Templates
- VMware components
- vCenter Server use with VDI
- vCenter Server prerequisites, protocols, ports and installation
- VMware Infrastructure Client (VIC) functions and usage
- VIC installation
- Defining and creating VMware templates
- VMware and VDI integration
Module 6 - VDI Core
- VDI Core components
- VDI Core installation features
- VDI Desktop broker features and architectural overview
- Managing the VDA service
- VDI administrative interfaces
- VDI authentication
- Sun Ray Server Software kiosk mode parameters
- RDP broker
- VDI Core configuration options including evaluation and cluster modes
- Installing VDI
- Configuring the VDI User Directory
Module 7 - Desktop Providers
- Supported desktop providers - VirtualBox and VMware
- Virtual desktop states and desktop lifecycle
- Configuring Sun VirtualBox desktop provider for VDI: networking issues; communication, protocols and ports
- VirtualBox Open Storage: Using Sun Unified Storage Systems or OpenSolaris storage servers; ZFS and volumemanagement
- Configuring VMware desktop provider for VDI: VMware desktop storage; Desktop data storage
Module 8 - VirtualBox Desktop Provider Pools
- Methods of populating pools
- Cloning desktops in pools
- Creating VirtualBox pools
Module 9 - VMware Desktop Provider Pools
- Management of pool types in VMware
- Populating VMware desktop pools
- Cloning desktops in pools
- Using Microsoft SysPrep for desktops
Module 10 - Introduction to Sun Ray Software
- Overview of Sun Ray computing model
- Sun Ray Software components
- Sun Ray Server Software features relevant to VDI
- Sun Ray Connector for Windows OS
- SRSS Kiosk Mode and the VDI Kiosk Mode script
- Using Sun Rays to connect to VDI desktops
- Sun Ray protocols and administration
Module 11 - User Assignment
- User assignment options such as user or token to a specific pool
- Using custom Active Directory or LDAP group filters for user assignment decisions
- Configuring VDI user assignments
Module 12 - Desktop Access
- Desktop access methods including SRS, SGD, and RDP clients
- Session mobility
- VDI, SRSS, and SGD authentication mechanisms
- SGD - My Desktop - integration
Module 13 - Sun VDI Software Cluster
- VDI Core configuration options including cluster mode
- SRSS and MySQL node types
- Large installation issues
- Configuring VDI cluster