Sun VDI 3.1 Beta Intrigues With More Additions 
Impressive features is how the Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) 3.0 software is described by Pedro Gomez, who describes a few them in his blog along with screenshots to demonstrate his points. For those looking ahead, Dirk Grobler explains why Sun VDI 3.1 early access may be worth trying, noting that the upcoming release will be adding some major updates.
Recommendations Using Preliminary Data
Readers of Dirk Grobler’s blog are directed to the deployment guide for VDI 3 for its discussion of sizing. The goal of this sizing guide was to get statements around the question: “How much gear do I need in order to serve a 1000 desktops?” The data are preliminary.
Three-part Screencast
In a three-part screencast, blogger Markus Weber has put together a presentation on the Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure that deals with Installation (Part 1); Configuration (Part 2); and Usage (Part 3).
Sun VDI 3 Brings OS Choices
Sun VDI Software 3 brings three different supported OS choices as shown in the short, silent video. Users will benefit from a visual how-to boot for OS choices available with VDI 3. The “PC experience” is shown in full from boot to shut down for each OS choice.
VirtualBox, xVM Server, xVM Ops Center, LDOMs and VDI
Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart writing for The Aquarium provides a brief xVM status update on Sun’s virtualization solutions, including VirtualBox, xVM Server, xVM Ops Center, Logical Domains and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, and how they interrelate.
Select the Best Choice of Purchase for Your Organization’s Needs
The new version of Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Software 3More Virtualization Flexibility, Added Support for OSes & Client Devices, Lower Storage Costs
Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Software 3 is available for purchase for as low as $40 per user/per year, or a free 90-day trial of the software can be downloaded for a test drive. The latest version of Sun’s VDI software is said to offer ground-breaking VDI storage economics, built-in virtualization capabilities, and support for a wide variety of virtual desktop operating systems, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, OpenSolaris and Ubuntu.
Blog Series Addresses Everything From the Architecture to VMware Virtual Infrastructure
If you’re interested in learning more about the Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), then you need to take a look at a blog series by Dirk Grobler, who explores multiple facets of the open source virtualization software, including its architecture, client access, desktop broker, directory integration, xVM VirtualBox, open storage access, and VMware.
Recipe for Getting Started, Architecture & Installation
View the VDI solution demo to learn how the, “Sun VDI Software is the Sun Virtual Desktop Connector which provides seamless integration with the virtualization layer and makes it easy to control the life cycle of virtual machines and assign users to virtual desktop environments.”
