Just to back this up we recently rolled out the 3.2.2 VDI maintenance release and our custom kiosk sessions were untouched throughout the upgrade process.
But I too was worried about the upgrade damaging them however I could not find the documentation I "thought" I remembered reading about custom kiosk sessions so I assumed it was already removed. But perhaps I don't read the docs all the way through anyway? ;-) Craig -----Original Message----- From: sunray-users-boun...@filibeto.org [mailto:sunray-users-boun...@filibeto.org] On Behalf Of Craig Bender Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 1:08 PM To: sunray-users@filibeto.org Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] Accessing Linux (TS-style) Desktops from a current VDI environment No, VDI just uses the default kiosk session type, and does nothing to the individual tokens that may be overridden. VDI will overwrite the default kiosk session configuration for you, but it won't overwrite alternate session configurations. I think the VDI 3.0 may have had that caveat that it was for VDI delivery only and don't make changes kiosk mode, but I don't believe that applies any longer. The only thing that still applies is that the primary shouldn't host sessions (best practice anyhow for bigger Sun Ray FOGs). If you find a pointer in the doc, that suggests this, let me know. I'll fight to get rid of it. On 3/18/11 11:59 AM, William Yang wrote: > Wouldn't VDI overwrite any utkioskoverride settings on upgrade or some other > maintenance operation though? I thought if we installed VDI we weren't > supposed to try and configure SRSS directly. And in my case, the user > doesn't need to be able to change the session type, although that is useful > to know it can be done like that. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: sunray-users-boun...@filibeto.org [mailto:sunray-users- >> boun...@filibeto.org] On Behalf Of Craig Bender >> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 12:52 PM >> To: SunRay-Users mailing list >> Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] Accessing Linux (TS-style) Desktops from a >> current VDI environment >> >> Hi guys, >> >> One everything you are talking about is totally doable, and supported. >> >> How to do it out of the box is a different question. And to some extent >> the documentation is lacking. I've tried to address that in the kiosk >> SDK, but I am guessing that we could use some more examples. So be sure >> to bookmark the site: >> >> http://wikis.sun.com/display/DVDEV/Sun+Ray+Kiosk+SDK >> >> Note that the URL will be changing to an Oracle domain very soon, but >> I'll make sure everyone knows the new one when that happens. >> >> There's very little that can't be done with a combination of Kiosk and, >> if need be, AMGH to route to other hosts or platform types. >> >> The kiosk framework is so flexible and powerful, yet is presented as so >> simple that it appears locked into the way most people are accustomed to >> using it. >> >> From a support standpoint, the framework is 100% absolutely, positively >> supported. The only thing we can't support is your actual custom script >> or 3rd party applications that script calls. That's fair right? Because >> let's face it, some of us get pretty crazy (and I'm pointing a huge >> finger at myself) when writing scripts. But I have taken the time to >> try to point out some best practices and pitfalls to avoid in the SDK. >> >> >> Let's take Williams wish and an example. Most would think that the >> ability to have both regular and kiosk session from the same policy >> (card or non-card) is not possible by looking at the admin gui. Some >> who have investigated utkioskoverride would think it's possible, but not >> possible without administrator intervention. >> >> So as kiosk user, how could one switch a token from that of kiosk >> session to that of regular session? Not the JDS kiosk session, I mean a >> full blown Solaris or Linux session. >> >> Impossible right? You'd have to call an administrator because both the >> admin gui and utkioskoverride require root. So impossible. >> >> It's totally possible. Let's say you had a Zenity app that asked users >> what they want to run. They picked regular session. This script dumped >> information about their token into a file (or a file that was just their >> token name) and then exited the session. >> >> Possibly the most powerful feature in Kiosk Mode that is often >> overlooked and rarely understood KIOSK_SESSION_PRE and >> KIOSK_SESSION_POST capabilities. >> >> These scripts execute *as root*. So while your Zenity app runs as the >> kiosk user and they can't do an override, the KIOSK_SESSION_POST script >> can process the file that the kiosk user created it can run a kiosk >> override command as root. When that session cycles you have a Regular >> session. Same thing can be done, but with slightly different method for >> various kiosk session types as the alternate kiosk session >> configurations would have to exist. But the end result and using the >> Kiosk pre and post features would be used in the same manner. One could >> even have the kiosk post script, since it runs as root, create the >> alternate session configuration on the fly if it didn't exist, then do >> the kiosk override. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 3/18/11 8:18 AM, Jonathan C. Bailey wrote: >>> I've done that before (I have a token that gives me a JDS desktop), but >> not for general users. >>> >>> The configuration you mention would be much more useful if/when VDI is >> supported on Linux. I've tried, but I'm just not a huge Solaris on the >> desktop fan.. >>> >>> >>> -Jon >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "William Yang"<wy...@tjhsst.edu> >>> To: "SunRay-Users mailing list"<sunray-users@filibeto.org>, "Daniel >> Cifuentes"<daniel.cifuen...@oracle.com> >>> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:01:56 AM >>> Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] Accessing Linux (TS-style) Desktops from > a >> current VDI environment >>> >>> What I think would really be nice is if you could host native sessions >> and >>> VDI VMs on the same physical host. That seems to be the best way to >>> distribute compute resources, instead of having VDI fire up a Linux VM >> for >>> every DTU that wants a Linux session. As far as I know though, that's >> an >>> unsupported configuration which might or might not work by overriding >>> specific VDI SRSS tokens to not use kiosk mode. >>> >>> William >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: sunray-users-boun...@filibeto.org [mailto:sunray-users- >>>> boun...@filibeto.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan C. Bailey >>>> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:57 AM >>>> To: Daniel Cifuentes >>>> Cc: SunRay-Users mailing list >>>> Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] Accessing Linux (TS-style) Desktops from a >>>> current VDI environment >>>> >>>> That first link seems to be EXACTLY what I was looking for. It >> describes >>>> what effect I want with our configuration. >>>> >>>> My only question: Based on the article I read, I only need to add >> tokens I >>>> want to redirect to the second server to the configuration file... I >>>> assume this means that if I want it to be a normal VDI token, that I >> just >>>> don't configure it? Also, will VDI users balance between all the >> available >>>> hosts in their FOG with this set up? >>>> >>>> >>>> -Jon >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Daniel Cifuentes"<daniel.cifuen...@oracle.com> >>>> To: "SunRay-Users mailing list"<sunray-users@filibeto.org> >>>> Cc: "Jonathan C. Bailey"<jbai...@co.marshall.ia.us> >>>> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 9:14:49 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] Accessing Linux (TS-style) Desktops from a >>>> current VDI environment >>>> >>>> >>>> Jonathan, >>>> >>>> You seem to be a candidate for AMGH. This would allow your Sun Ray with >> a >>>> card to redirect to the VDI server and then return to the OEL server on >>>> pull. >>>> >>>> I have your setup in reverse, documented here, though over simplistic. >>>> >>>> http://blogs.sun.com/danielc/entry/a_simple_regional_hotdesking_setup >>>> >>>> There are other things you can do, but you start getting away from >>>> supportability. Have a look at this for fun ;) >>>> http://blogs.sun.com/danielc/entry/meta_kiosk_how_to_run >>>> >>>> HTH, >>>> >>>> Daniel. >>>> >>>> On 19/03/2011 1:04 AM, Jonathan C. Bailey wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> We're currently running both a VDI 3.2 environment (on Solaris x86) for >>>> our VDI clients, and a plain SRSS 5.1 server on OEL 5 for kiosks/Linux >>>> desktops. Currently, both of these systems are separate (different >> configs >>>> served to the DTUs, etc). Also, we are using the normal GDM login and >> not >>>> kiosk mode on the OEL 5/kiosk server. >>>> >>>> I'm looking at a way to better integrate these systems so that a VDI >> user >>>> can sit down at one of the plain kiosk terminals, insert their card, >> and >>>> get their VDI desktop. I've been trying to think of a way to make this >>>> happen, but can't come up with anything I like while keeping things >>>> completely separate. OVDC doesn't seem to install on OEL5, SGD isn't an >>>> option since not all VDI users have access and we use 2 factor auth for >>> it. >>>> I also can't figure out a way to get the normal VDI client (connecting >> to >>>> the existing DB cluster) to run under Linux (I figured that would be a >>>> long shot, but a nice solution if it worked). >>>> >>>> Another possible solution would be a kiosk session definition on the >> VDI >>>> side of things that would connect users to the OEL 5 server (all of the >>>> DTUs would connect only to the VDI environment). The only thing with >> that >>>> option is connectivity to the kiosk server - VNC, XDMCP, or something >>> else? >>>> >>>> Has anyone implemented something similar and could offer some insight >> on >>>> this? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -Jon >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> SunRay-Users mailing list SunRay-Users@filibeto.org >>>> http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Daniel Cifuentes >>>> ANZ Desktop Virtualisation Sales Consulting Lead >>>> >>>> Oracle Corporation Australia >>>> 4 Julius Av. >>>> North Ryde NSW 2113 >>>> Phone: +61 2 9491 2109 >>>> Mobile: +61 414 246 582 >>>> >>>> Email: daniel.cifuen...@oracle.com >>>> Blog: http://blogs.sun.com/danielc >>>> >>>> This email sent from an Oracle VDI delivered desktop. 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