Solution Brief

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Reference Architecture
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 VDI
Your office anywhere
The increasing mobility of work presents key challenges to
organizations as the ownership of end point devices drives data
security and compliance concerns. With the explosion of mobile
devices and our increasingly mobile society, employees expect
the workplace to come with them wherever they go and on
whatever device they use. This anytime, anywhere, bring your
own device (BYOD) mindset poses a dilemma for organizations.
At the same time, organizations are struggling to keep up with
the complexity and costs of managing existing desktop environments on fixed IT budgets with expensive ongoing maintenance, software updates, PC downtime, service call costs, and
expensive desktop refresh cycles.
What if you could implement a more dynamic end user delivery
model that allows you to realize the benefits of all the devices
while maintaining control and rapidly deploying new applications
and services to better serve your customers? Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 VDI powered
by System x servers provides several significant business
benefits:

Increased productivity, agility and mobility for end users

Streamlined desktop management with enhanced security
Lower costs compared to traditional PCs
Rock-solid reliability and high performance of System x
servers

This solution is ideal for state and local government,

services firms such as accounting, law, insurance and
real-estate firms, call centers, regional banks, educational institutions, hospitals and in manufacturing sites. Companies are
looking to deploy virtual desktop solutions to streamline burdensome tasks such as Windows migration, replace a PC refresh,
support classrooms and labs, or increase end-user access via
the addition of devices such as tablets or BYOD programs.

Virtual desktops made simple

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for Microsoft VDI enables a modern work style. It empowers IT to provide users with flexible
access to data and applications from virtually anywhere, on virtually any device, with a rich and consistent user experience,
while simplifying management and helping maintain security,
control, and compliance.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for Microsoft VDI uses Remote
Desktop Services to provide employees the flexibility to work
anywhere, while allowing them to access their corporate desktop or application environment from a range of devices.
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 powered by System x servers
includes the functionality to easily set up a virtual desktop

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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Reference Architecture

Server Manager

Remote Desktop
Web Access
Remote Desktop
Connection Broker

Remote Desktop
Virtualization Host

Virtual Desktop Collection

SQL Database

RemoteApp
programs

Remote Desktop
Client Connection

Sessionbased
desktops

Remote Desktop
Gateway
Remote Desktop
Session Host

RemoteApp
programs

Remote Desktop
Licensing

Sessionbased
desktops

Session Collection

Remote Desktop Services provides a unified management infrastructure for easy setup of virtual desktops with a rich and consistent Windows user experience.

Powered by System x servers

solution in a single operating system/VDI solution platform without requiring other third-party software. This reduces licensing
expense and provides an affordable VDI solution.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for Microsoft VDI is powered by

System x servers. The innovative x3650 M4 and x3550 M4 rack
servers are equipped with Intels latest Xeon series processor
and include advanced memory designs and solid state storage
to deliver optimized performance for virtualized workloads. With
outstanding uptime, performance, and I/O flexibility for costefficiency and rock-solid reliability, the x3650 M4 and x3550 M4
servers provide an energy-smart, affordable and easier-to-use
rack solution with a pay-as-you-grow design to help manage
risks and reduce costs.

It uses Microsofts Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to provide

the remote desktops with a rich Windows user experience from
a wide range of devices and locations. The Remote Desktop
Services provide technologies that enable users to connect to
virtual desktops, RemoteApp programs, and session-based
desktops. With Remote Desktop Services, users can access
remote connections from within a corporate network or from
the internet. It provides a single infrastructure to enable both
virtual and session-based desktops and RemoteApp programs.
All features of Remote Desktop Services are available to both
virtual and session-based desktops, which provides a consistent user experience.

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Delivering virtual desktops with greater

control, security, agility and productivity

and IT administrators can manage corporate computers located

outside the internal network. Remote Desktop Services provides simplified deployment and lower cost storage options that
support a richer and smoother user experience across multiple
device types.

The result is a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure solution that is

tuned to address the needs of small and medium businesses
and organizations with smaller environments:

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for Microsoft VDI can help you

quickly implement desktop virtualization to drive your productivity while lowering your IT costs.

Reduce licensing expense with a single operating system/

VDI solution platform
Simple to deployAs all the software comes from Microsoft,
it is easier to setup the System x server and configure the
desktop images, leveraging the reference architecture.
Rich and consistent Windows user experienceRealize
the full Windows PC experience over multiple different
devices through RemoteFX with consistent user profiles,
desktop settings and files, and access to applications and
resources.
Simple to manageThe unified management infrastructure
for centralized desktops in Windows Server 2012 VDI
increases flexibility of access for remote desktops and
applications.
Enhanced securityDynamic Access Control and User
Device Affinity provide data security and compliance by
eliminating, restricting or selectively allowing device access.
Simple to scaleOn-demand, just add more System x
servers to support more users

Why System x
Virtual Desktop infrastructure for Microsoft VDI is the right
choice for your organization looking for a VDI solution that is
easy to setup and manage. System x servers are industry
leaders in high customer satisfaction, reliability, availability, and
virtualization performance.

For more information

To learn more about the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Reference Architecture for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 VDI,
contact your Lenovo representative or Business Partner, or visit
the following website: ibm.com/systems/virtualization/
desktop-virtualization

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for Microsoft VDI provides users

with flexible and controlled access to their data from different
computers and devices and different locations. With Unified
Remote Access in Windows Server 2012, employees can
access corporate network resources while working remotely,

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