Re: Virtual desktop.

Thanks.

For RDP: Was that GB between the server and the power system? Or GB
between the server and the workstation? Or both?

For the engineering: See the second cartoon below:
http://search.dilbert.com/comic/3d%20Rendering


Rob Berendt
-- Group Dekko Dept 1600 Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive Garrett, IN 46738 Ship to: Dock 108 6928N 400E Kendallville, IN 46755 http://www.dekko.com From: Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 07/07/2011 08:47 AM Subject: Re: Virtual desktop. Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx In my experience, the RDP users should be OK, but the constraint becomes the LAN connection for them. It almost has to be gigabit. CAD users, forget about it, it's too slow for the video. Jim Oberholtzer Chief Technical Architect Agile Technology Architects On 7/7/2011 7:17 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Exactly the same two groups of users we are concerned about. Engineers
> and developers using RDP.
>
> I discussed that in one of my replies. Hopefully that answered that.

I'd

> like to know Jim's response.
>
>
> Rob Berendt
> -- Group Dekko Dept 1600 Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive Garrett, IN 46738
> Ship to: Dock 108 6928N 400E Kendallville, IN 46755
> http://www.dekko.com From: Bryce Martin<BMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To:
> Midrange Systems Technical Discussion<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc:
> Midrange Systems Technical Discussion<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx Date: 07/07/2011 07:58 AM Subject: Re:
> Virtual desktop. Sent by:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx Would this
> be something that can be rolled out to ALL users in the company? Or
> are there certain tasks that this setup doesn't work well with? How
> well does VMWare work with more resource intensive applications such
> as AutoCad? Are the developers switching as well? Thanks Bryce Martin
> Programmer/Analyst I 570-546-4777 Jim Oberholtzer
> <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent by:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 07/06/2011 05:02 PM Please respond to Midrange Systems Technical
> Discussion<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To Midrange Systems Technical
> Discussion<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject Re: Virtual desktop.
> Yes, where it is: a) backed up regularly, b) protected from physically
> walking out the door, and c) cheaper. Only C really counts.... OK,
> deployment of a new instance of a desk top taking about 30 seconds is
> a benefit, and restoring a broken user back to functional in the same
> 30 seconds is of some use. Recovering the boss's lost spreadsheet he
> deleted yesterday is of marginal value, etc.... Jim Oberholtzer Chief
> Technical Architect Agile Technology Architects On 7/6/2011 3:20 PM,
> Bryce Martin wrote:

>> > What is the sentiment from the user community? Is all the storage

> network

>> > storage then?
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Bryce Martin
>> > Programmer/Analyst I
>> > 570-546-4777
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > rob@xxxxxxxxx
>> > Sentby:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > 07/06/2011 04:03 PM
>> > Please respond to
>> > Midrange Systems Technical Discussion<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> >
>> > To
>> > Midrange Systems Technical Discussion<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > cc
>> >
>> > Subject
>> > Re: Virtual desktop.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Yes, VMWARE.
>> > and the skids of workstations keep arriving.
>> >
>> >
>> > Rob Berendt
>> > -- Group Dekko Dept 1600 Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive Garrett, IN 46738
>> > Ship to: Dock 108 6928N 400E Kendallville, IN 46755
>> > http://www.dekko.com From: Jim Oberholtzer<midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>

To:

>> > Midrange Systems Technical Discussion<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date:
>> > 07/05/2011 04:08 PM Subject: Re: Virtual desktop. Sent by:
>> > midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx What virtualization software are

you

>> > using? VMWare? Jim Oberholtzer Chief Technical Architect Agile
>> > Technology Architects On 7/5/2011 2:52 PM,rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>>>> >> > We're replacing all of our Citrix workstations with new Wyse

units

> to

>>>> >> > connect using Virtual Desktop. When they are done then we

will

> start

>>>> >> > replacing many existing PC's with them. I would suspect new

PC's

> will

>> > be

>>>> >> > hard pressed to justify something other than the new

solution. I am

>>>> >> > barely on the fringe of that project. Boss has ordered a

couple of

>>>> >> > hundred of them. They're rolling in now. They'll be

running Notes,

>>>> >> > System i Access, Office, etc. I'll let you know how that

works.

>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Rob Berendt

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