When installing XenDesktop 5, I bet many people were interested in using Machine Creation Services. And why not? It is easy to setup and configure because there is nothing to setup and configure. What could be easier? However, as many of you start to grow your desktop virtualization implementations to include more users, more desktops [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pvs’
Migrate from MCS to PVS
Posted: May 13, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: machine creation services, mcs, migration, Provisioning services, pvs, xendesktop
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Virtual Desktops in the Classroom
Posted: April 15, 2011 in Ask the Architect, EducationTags: Provisioning services, pvs, Streamed VHD
I got a great question into the Ask the Architect email bag that I thought it would be great to share and potentially create a good discussion. Let’s say you are in a classroom setting where students are only in the class for 4 weeks and then after those 4 weeks, you need to reset [...]
Streamed VHD
Posted: April 8, 2011 in Streamed VHDTags: Provisioning services, pvs, Streamed VHD, xendesktop
I was recently asked a question about how we can still utilize endpoint hardware computing power when doing desktop virtualization. If doing a hosted VM-based virtual desktop, you can do the client-side rendering of flash and other multimedia activities, but there is another option that most people forget about… Streamed VHD. You simply turn that [...]
PVS or MCS – What’s Your Decision Going to Be
Posted: March 9, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: design considerations, machine creation services, mcs, Provisioning services, pvs, xendesktop
The decision between using Provisioning Services or Machine Creation Services is based on many things, with a few being discussed previously: Big Picture Operations Resource Requirements Let’s say you’ve gone through these discussions and are still trying to determine what approach you should take. Personally, I like to use decision trees, like the following: By [...]
PVS or MCS – We Talking About IOPS Again
Posted: March 2, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: design considerations, IOPS, machine creation services, mcs, Provisioning services, pvs, xendesktop
Deciding between PVS and MCS is a tough decision for many organizations. Although MCS is limited in that it can only do virtual machines, it does appear to be easier to setup than PVS. In fact, MCS just works while PVS requires another server and configuration of bootstrap processes like TFTP/PXE. So it sounds like [...]
