How to create a Pooled VDI infrastructure using Win server 2012 as VM image?


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I have followed the "usual" way to build a pooled VDI desktop using Win7 or Win8 with success, but it fails when I use an image of Win Server 2012 as VM instead.

Am I overlooking something?  Should I need to prepare the image in a different way? (Sysprep differently?)

Thanks

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  • 2 weeks later...

I believe that VDI is designed for providing client desktop environments over and therefore does not support server editions of windows.

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Yeah Hence the name Virtual DESKTOP Infrastructure. If you want to host Server OS then use ESXi or Hypervisor etc. 

 

Move along here, Nothing to see...

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Actually, because of the way that Microsoft does licensing for Windows Desktop inside of a virtual environment it's not uncommon to see Windows Server acting as a desktop operating system in these environments. ESXi, Xen or Hyper-V is still the hypervisor (depending on the technology implementation.) While it's not the standard, I know for a fact it's supported by VMware View. Most of Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp is backed by Windows Server as well. The foundation of VDI on Hyper-V is Windows Server.

 

Using Windows Server 2008 R2 as a desktop operating system in VMware Horizon View (2057605)

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2057605

 

http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xendesktop-7/cds-sys-requirements.html

 

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/virtual-desktop-infrastructure/default.aspx#fbid=3C92G_TQcVs

 

Hence, why I asked how the original implementation was done. Microsoft RDS, XenDesktop or VMware View (or something else...) Many ways to skin the VDI cat. 

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