Craig, Does your statement imply that, since there is only one console display, that only 1 user would be able to use that W2K8/R2 WTS? Or can I somehow still manage to put many users on the WTS and they can all take advantage of the accelerated video?
Thanks. Scott -----Original Message----- From: sunray-users-boun...@filibeto.org [mailto:sunray-users-boun...@filibeto.org] On Behalf Of Craig Bender Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:27 AM To: SunRay-Users mailing list Subject: EXT :Re: [SunRay-Users] Client-side rendering problem The catch is that for 2008R2 is access by a vRPD would be akin to you being on the console. Technically 2008R2 is RDP 6.1 with enhancements that are only available to RDP 7 capable clients. On 2/8/11 11:05 AM, Nishimura, Scott L (IT Solutions) wrote: > If I understand it correctly, I can still use a W2K8/R2 VM as the guest > within VirtualBox and reap the benefit of video redirection. What tripped me > up is the following line in the documentation: > > 7.1.9 VRDP video redirection > [...stuff deleted] > On the client side, however, currently only the Windows 7 Remote Desktop > Connection client supports this feature. > > Wouldn't it be more accurate to write "RDP 7" instead of "Windows 7"? > Because W2K8/R2 uses RDP 7 but is not Windows 7, technically. > > > Scott > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sunray-users-boun...@filibeto.org > [mailto:sunray-users-boun...@filibeto.org] On Behalf Of Craig Bender > Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 8:06 AM > To: SunRay-Users mailing list > Subject: EXT :Re: [SunRay-Users] Client-side rendering problem > > Hi Ivar, > Not all the pieces are in place to make that suggestion work seamlessly > today, but I believe Oracle understands the benefit of such a solution > and the value of having it work seamlessly with it's desktop > virtualization offerings. > > I have to say that it warms my heart to see members of the community > realizing the potential of VirtualBox brings to the VDI market. ;) > > Over the past couple of years, the product teams for Oracle VDI and > VirtualBox have developed an amazing symbiotic relationship. Of course > this is just my opinion, but I seriously doubt our any of our prior VDI > efforts were really considered Sun acquired InnoTek. Nor do I think > anyone ever really envisioned that the Sun Ray product group would > become the primary consumer of VirtualBox technology. I know there are > plenty of stories of people who left Oracle because they didn't like the > decision made about the products they worked on, but I can't say I share > that sentiment. It's a pretty exciting time to be involved with both > Oracle VDI and Sun Ray. > > > On 2/5/11 2:15 AM, Ivar Janmaat wrote: >> Although I have not tested it. A theoretical solution would be possible >> with Oracle VDI. >> If you run a VirtualBox server with Windows XP/7 then you can enable 3D >> hardware acceleration in de VM and VirtualBox additions software in >> Windows. >> If you connect from the Sun Ray server to the VirtualBox server with >> VRDP then you can use de Rapid Changing Area (RCA) detection feature in >> VRDP to get the 2D image compressed and sent to the Sun Ray. >> I think this is the best route to go. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Ivar >> >> Jahandad Khan schreef: >>> Hi there, >>> >>> we are having a similar sort of problem, there is a product called >>> virtual gl which has the exact solution to this problem. however the >>> catch is that sun discontinued its support in 2009 (thereby the plugin >>> which integrates a virtual gl server to sunray is now in-existent on >>> the internet). I have tried contacting the developer incharge of it on >>> source forge but the guy didnt reply. I hope someone else has a better >>> or at least an acceptable solution to this problem. >>> >>> Regards >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SunRay-Users mailing list >> SunRay-Users@filibeto.org >> http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > SunRay-Users@filibeto.org > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > SunRay-Users@filibeto.org > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list SunRay-Users@filibeto.org http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list SunRay-Users@filibeto.org http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users