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This guide describes how to get started with Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and is intended for administrators who are new to the product.
Oracle VDI provides access to virtualized desktops hosted in a data center. An Oracle VDI system consists of fours elements:
Virtualization: The virtualization platform (hypervisor) that runs the virtual desktops. Each desktop runs in a separate virtual machine.
Storage: The storage space used to store the virtual disks used for the desktops.
Access: The means for logging in to virtual desktops and using them. Oracle VDI supports Oracle Sun Ray Clients and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) clients.
Management: The Oracle VDI service that processes user requests for desktops and instructs the virtualization platform and storage to provide and start a virtual machine.
The key terminology used in this guide that you should understand is:
Virtual machine (VM): a software implementation of a computer that runs programs like a physical machine.
Desktop: an instance of an operating system that runs in a virtual machine.
Desktop provider: the encapsulation of the virtualization resources (hosts and storage) used to run virtual desktops.
Pool: a group of desktops hosted by a desktop provider.
Template: a desktop used in a pool for cloning operations.
Documentation for Oracle VDI and related products, such as Sun Ray Software, can be found at:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26217_01
The guide takes you through the basics steps for configuring an Oracle VDI deployment using a single host. By the end of the guide, users should be able to access a windows desktop that has been cloned from a template.
The single host model used in this guide is suitable for evaluation deployments as it requires very few resources. However for larger deployments, multiple hosts are required to provide for scalability and resilience.
Chapter 2, Before You Begin contains important preparation information that is the foundation for the rest of this guide. Pay careful attention to the requirements.
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