------=_Part_8264_999400629.1454158667138 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Colin,=20 I normally use desktop pools for virtual machines, which are the same, and = single desktops for individual vms.=20 So mostly office vms are from a pool and admin vms aren't.=20 For patching you can either use some tools like Microsoft WSUS or for Linux= vms Katello/Satellite/... or if you're using desktop pools it's also possi= ble to patch the master image, create a new template with a new version and= shut down all you vms. Afterwards they should boot with the new version if= you did configure to always use the lastest version.=20 Performance of the virtual desktops depends on some things:=20 - protocol (Spice is really great in our tests) - also make sure you instal= l all VirtIO drivers in your vms=20 - bandwith - this is no problem in the LAN, but for WAN setups this could b= e an issue. Watching full HD videos in your vms can require 40mbit/s...=20 - thin clients - they need good graphics cards and at least 2gb ram and 2 c= pu cores, better 4...=20 Most of my customers use GPOs for their virtual desktops, as it's easier to= configure group policies then updating the master template too often...=20 I hope this helps...=20 Regards,=20 Ren=C3=A9=20 From: "Colin Coe" <colin.coe@gmail.com>=20 To: Users@ovirt.org=20 Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 1:20:15 PM=20 Subject: [ovirt-users] VDI non-persistant desktops=20 Hi all=20 We're using RHEV 3.5.7 and have about 40 desktop VMs that are all clones fr= om a single original.=20 In the very beginning we used desktop pools but this was torn down when we = started getting "The trust relationship between this workstation and the pr= imary domain failed" error messages.=20 We use DHCP for all desktops however every VM is defined on the DHCP server= and unknown MACs are rejected.=20 I'd like to revisit desktop pools but I'd like to know if other are using t= his and what their experiences have been.=20 Kind of thing I'd like to know is=20 - how is patching done=20 - what is the performance like=20 - what tuning if any is done on the desktops=20 - GPO vs LPO=20 Any comments?=20 Thanks=20 CC=20 _______________________________________________=20 Users mailing list=20 Users@ovirt.org=20 http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users=20 ------=_Part_8264_999400629.1454158667138 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-s= ize: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Hi Colin,<br></div><div><br data-mce-bogus= =3D"1"></div><div>I normally use desktop pools for virtual machines, which = are the same, and single desktops for individual vms.<br data-mce-bogus=3D"= 1"></div><div>So mostly office vms are from a pool and admin vms aren't.<br= data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>For pa= tching you can either use some tools like Microsoft WSUS or for Linux vms K= atello/Satellite/... or if you're using desktop pools it's also possible to= patch the master image, create a new template with a new version and shut = down all you vms. Afterwards they should boot with the new version if you d= id configure to always use the lastest version.<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></d= iv><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>Performance of the virtual desk= tops depends on some things:<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>- protocol = (Spice is really great in our tests) - also make sure you install all VirtI= O drivers in your vms<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>- bandwith - this = is no problem in the LAN, but for WAN setups this could be an issue. Watchi= ng full HD videos in your vms can require 40mbit/s...<br data-mce-bogus=3D"= 1"></div><div>- thin clients - they need good graphics cards and at least 2= gb ram and 2 cpu cores, better 4...<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br = data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>Most of my customers use GPOs for their vir= tual desktops, as it's easier to configure group policies then updating the= master template too often...<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br data-m= ce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>I hope this helps...<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></di= v><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><= div>Regards,<br>Ren=C3=A9<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br data-mce-b= ogus=3D"1"></div><div><br></div><hr id=3D"zwchr" data-marker=3D"__DIVIDER__= "><div data-marker=3D"__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Colin Coe" <colin.coe@g= mail.com><br><b>To: </b>Users@ovirt.org<br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, January = 29, 2016 1:20:15 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[ovirt-users] VDI non-persistant des= ktops<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker=3D"__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir= =3D"ltr">Hi all<br><div>We're using RHEV 3.5.7 and have about 40 desktop VM= s that are all clones from a single original.</div><br><div>In the very beg= inning we used desktop pools but this was torn down when we started getting= "The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain fa= iled" error messages.</div><br><div>We use DHCP for all desktops however ev= ery VM is defined on the DHCP server and unknown MACs are rejected.</div><b= r><div>I'd like to revisit desktop pools but I'd like to know if other are = using this and what their experiences have been.</div><br><div>Kind of thin= g I'd like to know is</div><div>- how is patching done</div><div>- what is = the performance like</div><div>- what tuning if any is done on the desktops= </div><div>- GPO vs LPO</div><br><div>Any comments?</div><br><div>Thanks</d= iv><div><br>CC</div></div> <br>_______________________________________________<br>Users mailing list<b= r>Users@ovirt.org<br>http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users<br></div=
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