HP Remote Graphics Software 5.4.0 User Guide

A Appendix A: Using RGS with HP
VDI
This appendix describes how to use RGS with the HP Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution. Using
RGS with HP VDI assumes you have a comprehensive working knowledge of VMware’s virtualization
products and running Microsoft products within the VMware virtualization environment. For general
information on HP VDI, please visit the website
http://www.hp.com/go/vdi. For an overview of using
RGS with HP VDI, see
Using RGS with desktop virtualization on page 41. For a list of common
virtualization terms, please see below:
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Hypervisor—A hypervisor is a computer virtualization software environment that allows multiple
operating systems to run on a host computer concurrently.
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VMware ESX—VMware ESX is the hypervisor offered by VMware, Inc
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Virtual desktop—A virtual desktop is the desktop operating system that runs within the VMware
ESX environment. The VMware ESX-supported desktop operating systems that support RGS are
Windows XP Professional SP2 and Windows XP Professional SP3.
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Virtual machine—A virtual machine (VM) is the combination of VMware ESX and a virtual
desktop. The RGS Sender runs on the virtual machine.
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Static HP VDI—Static HP VDI is the one-for-one replacement of a desktop computer by a virtual
machine directly connected to a user on a client computer. No connection broker is involved in
static HP VDI configurations.
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Dynamic HP VDI—With dynamic HP VDI, users log in through a connection broker, which assigns
the user to one of several pooled virtual machines.
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VMware View Manager—VMware View Manager (also known just as VMware View) is a virtual
desktop manager (connection broker) that connects authorized client computer users to virtual
desktop sessions. In this document, VMware View is the connection broker used to create dynamic
HP VDI configurations.
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View Client— The View Client is software that runs on the client computer, and allows the user to
connect to the virtual desktop using VMware View. The RGS Receiver also runs on the client
computer.
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View Agent—The View Agent runs on each virtual desktop to support establishment of an RGS
connection to the client computer.
The table below shows the versions of RGS that are supported on the different versions of VMware ESX.
The only desktop operating systems that are supported in concert with RGS on VMware ESX are
Windows XP Professional SP2 and SP3, Windows Vista SP1 or greater and Windows 7.
VMware ESX version RGS version
ESX 3.0.1 RGS 5.1 or newer
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