Building a VDI

environment with
Hyper-V R2 and SCVMM
2008 R2 Part 1

Lai Yoong Seng

laiys@redynamics.com
www.ms4u.info
Agenda
Introduction
Infrastructure
Consideration
Guest VM
Consideration
Demo
Introduction
 What is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) ?
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (or VDI) is an architectural model where a client OS
runs in a server-based virtual machine environment and interacts with the user via a
network connection.

Desktop Workload
(OS, Apps, Data)

4
Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
App-V for RDS

RAD
Connections
RD Session Host
RD Web Access
RD Client

RD Connection
RD Gateway Broker RD Virtualization Host

Active Directory®
Licensing Server
Infrastructure Considerations
Building the Base
What do I need to start?

Hardware required:
One or two appropriately specified servers for the number of users
required
Example:
Preferably dual quad Nehalem or equivalent AMD based processor
Optional: Second server purely for client VM’s
16-32GB or more of RAM
RAID 5 (preferably RAID 0+1) disk subsystem
One or more hardware clients (to the scale of the POC)

Software required –
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows 7
Add System Center Virtual Machine Manager for improved VM
management
Infrastructure Requirement
Server Components:-
Active Directory
Remote Desktop Services roles should install using
Windows Server 2008 R2
Digital Certificate
Virtualization of RDS roles supported !

Client components:-
Thin or rich client
Internet Explorer 6 or later
Remote Desktop Connection client version 6.1
Reliable network connection
Guest VM Considerations
Delivering the Virtual Desktop Image
Static Dynamic (“Non-
(“Persistent/Personal”) Profile Virtualization Persistent”)
(Roaming Profiles,
Virtual Desktops Folder Re-direction) Virtual Desktops

Application
Virtualization
(Streamed
Apps)

Presentation
Virtualization
(Hosted Apps)
Static Virtual Desktop Requirement
• Schema must be Windows Server 2008
• Domain functional level should be Windows 2000
Server native mode
Static Virtual Desktop Requirement

• VM name must be in FQDN format

Virtual Desktop Pool

Static / Personal Virtual Desktop

Demo
• Building VDI with Remote
Desktop Services (RDS)
Demo Infrastructure
Demo Virtual Machine
Computer name Operating System Application and Services

MS4UDC Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory Domain Services, DNS, DHCP

RDSGatewayWeb Windows Server 2008 R2 RD Gateway

RD Web Access

RDSVH / LAIDT Windows Server 2008 R2 RD Virtualization Host

Hyper V

RDSBroker Windows Server 2008 R2 RD Broker

RDSRedirect Windows Server 2008 R2 RD Session Host (Redirector)

VDI01-Win7.contoso.com Windows 7 Personal Virtual Desktop

VDI02-Win7.contoso.com Virtual Desktop Pool

VDI03-Win7.contoso.com Virtual Desktop Pool

Initial Configuration
Create VDI user accounts
Create VDI Group
Install RD Virtualization Host
Install RD Session Host (Redirect)
Install RD Connection Broker
Install RD Web Access & RD Gateway
Configure VDI Client VM
Enable Remote desktop and Add VDIGroup to local
Remote Desktop User Group
Allow Remote RPC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentCon
trolSet\Control\TerminalServer
AllowRemoteRPC = 1
Create a firewall exception to allow remote service
management
Add permission to the RDP Protocol using wmic
command.
Restart the client VM
Create snapshot on the VM
Configure RD Session Host
Enable Remote Desktop and Add VDIGroup to
the local Remote Desktop User Group
On RDSRedirect VM,Add RDSBroker to the TS
Web Access Computer
On RDSBroker VM, Add RDSRedirect to the
Session Brokers
Configure virtual machine redirection mode on
RD Session Host Configuration
Configure RD Connection Broker
Add RDSGatewayWeb to the TS Web Access
Using RD Connection Manager
Add RD Virtualization Host
Add RD Session Host
Add RD Gateway
Create Personal Virtual Desktop
Create Virtual Desktop Pool
Configure RD Web Access & RD
Gateway
Add RDSBroker as the source to use
On RDSRedirect VM, Add RD Gateway into
Remote App Manager
Export RD Gateway SSL certificate
Install SSL certificate into client computer
Verify and Testing
https://rdsgatewayweb.ms4u.info/rdweb
Summary
Introduction on VDI
Infrastructure Consideration
Guest VM Consideration
Demo – Building VDI using Remote Desktop
Services
Resources
Getting Started:- Remote Desktop Services
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd736539(WS.10).aspx

Lai’s Blog:- Building VDI using Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

Part 1 - http://www.ms4u.info/2010/03/part-1-building-vdi-using-remote.html
Part 2 - http://www.ms4u.info/2010/03/part-2-building-vdi-using-remote.html
Part 3 - http://www.ms4u.info/2010/04/part-3-building-vdi-using-remote.html
Part 4 – http://www.ms4u.info/2010/04/part-4-building-vdi-using-remote.html
Part 5 - http://www.ms4u.info/2010/05/part-5-building-vdi-using-remote.html
Part 6 – Stay tune..

Video:-
Access VDI using RemoteApp and Desktop Connection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub7Cdz-L_RQ
Access VDI using Web Interface
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXM4V8Q819M
Q &A