Sun vdi virtual desktop infrastructure software is a connection broker that. Oracle broadens its desktop virtualization reach with vdi 3. Oracle vm virtualbox is a free and opensource hosted hypervisor for x86 virtualization. How to install and configure the vdi core software. Oracle vdi now mates with both solaris and linux the. Resizing of disk image formats from oracle, vdi virtualbox disk image, and microsoft, vhd virtual pc hard disk. Sun intros vdi 3, a sunonly virtual desktop set network. For instance, a key security benefit is, in vdi environments, the users operating system typically runs on a backend host server rather than directly on the users desktop, physically isolating. The fosscloud is a software, which enables you, to build your own privat or your publiccloud. Sun vdi 3 patch 2 is now available at sunsolve oracle. Sun has announced a virtualdesktop system with the release of virtual desktop infrastructure 2. For detailed instructions, see downloading a sun ray software product pack.
Sun ray 3i thin client hardware provides fat vdi for. Jan 20, 2010 suns vdi core software sits on top of the hypervisor and contains all of the brokering and management logic. May 30, 2008 virtual box is the entrylevel product in suns xvm virtualization and management platform. In the sun vdi administration ui select the affected virtualbox desktop provider. Implementers will rely on master or golden images of windows and office, and only save a few specifications and applications that are individual to each end users desktop. Support for hardware virtualization vtx and amdv on mac os x hosts. Download sun ray connector for citrix xendesktop 1. One of the key drivers of windows 7 is it is more secure than windows xp, and moving to a virtual desktop infrastructure also improves security. Oracle vdi now mates with both solaris and linux the register. Sun vdi connector licensed per concurrent user, includes the sun ray server software. An expert looks at the capabilities of sun ray 2 in this tip. You can choose either virtualbox platform for a simple costeffective quick start, or other dominant platforms like vsphere, xenserver, hyperv or kvm, to provide highlevel administration functions for large scale deployments. Suns xvm virtual box passes 5 million downloads internetnews. Virtual desktop infrastructure with sun ray 2 devices.
Vmware vdi solutions sun vdi solutions sun vdi indepth look. So, sun has included vmware support as the major new feature in version 2. With oracle virtual desktop infrastructure, you can reduce the overhead associated with managing individual desktop operating systems and standardize on virtual desktop images that can be used across your organization from nearly any client device. With virtual desktop infrastructure software 3, sun adds the option of a sunonly virtual desktop software set, says product line manager. Virtualbox oracle vm virtualbox microsoft windows, linux, freebsd, macos, solaris opensolaris, reactos, dos. Desktops are accessed via sun ray client, oracle vdc client basically a software version of the sun ray, also using the same alp protocol as the sun ray, remote desktop protocol rdp client, or. The fosscloud environment software and hardware is an integrated and redundant server infrastructure to provide cloudservices, windows or linux based saas, terminal server, virtual desktop infrastructure vdi or virtual serverenvironmens. To determine the version of sun vdi software on a system, the following command can be run. Suns software shines at serving up virtual desktops, but solaris may limit its mass appeal. Compare real user opinions on the pros and cons to make more informed decisions. A sun bejelentette a virtual desktop infrastructure 2. For more information on sun ray operating software, including packaging, download changes, and support requirements, refer to the sun ray operating software faq. The sun ray 2 series of physical client devices allows you to manage bandwidth, support multimedia and gives you options for peripheral connectivity in a virtual desktop infrastructure vdi at a competitive price. Oracle vdi oracle virtual desktop infrastructure vdi software is a desktop virtualization product that provides desktop virtualization to replace personal computers with virtual machines vms on a server.
To determine the version of sun virtual desktop infrastructure software on a system, the following command can be run. Over the years the solution has evolved to support other operating systems beyond solaris as well as roll in other devices or connections. Windows 7 ultimate rc 64bit edition virtualized on fedora 11, 64bit using sun xvm virtualbox 3. Jun 30, 2009 windows 7 ultimate rc 64bit edition virtualized on fedora 11, 64bit using sun xvm virtualbox 3. The server site does not have to configure its firewallnat to allow access on port 5900 or 5800. Sun virtual desktop infrastructure software access centralized desktops easily assign users to desktops use nearly any client device shift desktops across devices. Single puropse version of sun secure global desktop software required for pcs devices, non sun based thin clients and or accessing terminal services virtual desktop access kit the glue between sun ray server software, sun secure global desktop, vmware esx virtual center for the case of using sun rays to acces vmware vdi based deskops. Thus you need to reimport the certificate in sun vdi 3. Sun invites vmware to virtual desktop dance the register. Downloads for sun ray software, sun ray operating software, oracle virtual desktop.
Virtualbox x86 cpu 2 gb 1 gb solaris 10 update 664. Support for 64bit guests on 32bit host operating systems experimental. Virtual box is the entrylevel product in suns xvm virtualization and management platform. With little fanfare, sun microsystems released version 3. In the table above, the following terminology is intended to be used to describe some important features. Oracle virtual desktop infrastructure vdi software is a desktop virtualization product that provides desktop virtualization to replace personal computers with virtual machines vms on a server. Dec 29, 2008 the sun ray 2 series of physical client devices allows you to manage bandwidth, support multimedia and gives you options for peripheral connectivity in a virtual desktop infrastructure vdi at a competitive price. The final piece is the client access layer, which can be a thin client, a microsoft terminal services client rdp, or suns secure web access portal. Sun brings storage management to desktop virtualization. Suns previous vdi 2 envisioned copying complete virtual desktops to centralized storage as its only persistence mechanism. Mar 26, 2009 suns previous vdi 2 envisioned copying complete virtual desktops to centralized storage as its only persistence mechanism. Early examples include the oracle exadata database machine x28, and the first oracle exalogic elastic cloud, both introduced in late 2010. Sun xvm virtualization suite from sun microsystems. The thing we were missing was tight integration with the virtualization layer, chris kawalek, a sun product marketing.
May 24, 2011 one of the key drivers of windows 7 is it is more secure than windows xp, and moving to a virtual desktop infrastructure also improves security. Aug 31, 2016 jason collier, one of the founders of scale computing, talks about workspot, a company developing vdi software that utilizes a cloudbased control plane for managing, orchestrating and monitoring. Sun has offered an early concept of vdi since 1999 with the sun ray software and sun ray devices. Vdi studio is a free editor for virtualbox disk image files. The company had made a number of improvements to suns vdi software and sun ray client products since then, including an ipad app for virtual desktop clients in 2011. Suns vdi core software sits on top of the hypervisor and contains all of the brokering and management logic. Mar 27, 2009 with virtual desktop infrastructure software 3, sun adds the option of a sun only virtual desktop software set, says product line manager. Not only is virtualbox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as open source software under the terms of the gnu general public license gpl version 2.
Jason collier, one of the founders of scale computing, talks about workspot, a company developing vdi software that utilizes a cloudbased control. Aug 17, 2009 the installation of the new virtualbox version will change the ssl certificate of the web service. With vdi, administrators running vmwares virtualization solutions can provide a range of. Oracle ceases development of vdi, sun ray clients and software.
Virtualbox is a powerful x86 and amd64intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. The installation of the new virtualbox version will change the ssl certificate of the web service. Oracle and sun microsystems strategic acquisitions oracle. Oracle acquired sun microsystems in 2010, and since that time oracles hardware and software engineers have worked sidebyside to build fully integrated systems and optimized solutions designed to achieve performance levels that are unmatched in the industry.
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