The Bottom Line
Explain the types of desktop virtualization provided by RDS. Windows
Server 2016 provides two main types of desktop virtualization: session-based
desktops and VDI-based desktops. There are two types of VDI deployments: pooled
and personal.
Master It When should VDI be used over session-based virtualization?
Describe the benefits of RemoteFX and its requirements. RemoteFX brings
various technologies such as USB port-level redirection and improved codecs that
with Windows Server 2012 and above are available separately from GPU
virtualization, which is the other primary RemoteFX technology that allows a
physical GPU to be virtualized and assigned to VDI virtual machines running client
operating systems. Using RemoteFX vGPU enables virtual machines to have local
graphical resources, which enables the ability to run rich graphical applications,
specifically those that leverage DirectX. To use RemoteFX vGPU, the graphics card
must support DirectX 11 or newer and have a WDDM 1.2 driver or newer. The
processor must also support SLAT.
Master It Is RemoteFX vGPU a good solution for OpenGL applications?
Articulate the other technologies required for a complete virtualized
desktop solution. The complete user experience comprises numerous layers.
The operating system provided by VDI or session virtualization is just the
foundation for the user experience. The users need access to their profiles, their
data, and their applications. To provide data access, the most common technology
is folder redirection. For a user’s profile, while historically roaming profiles were
used, a better and more granular solution is UE-V, which provides application-level
setting replication. For the applications, technologies such as App-V and
RemoteApp can be leveraged, while specific core applications could be installed on
the RD Session Host or VDI virtual machine template.
Master It Why is it best to minimize the number of applications installed in
the VM VDI template image?