firstcom Posted January 7, 2015 Report post Posted January 7, 2015 We are looking at implementing VDI in a few departments of our company. This is something that most of us are pretty new to, particularly when it comes to utilizing SCCM for a VDI environment. In what ways can SCCM be utilized with VDI? We're looking at a HP Thin Client VDI solution with VMWare Horizon. Has anyone implemented SCCM in their VDI environment and can reflect back and provide tips? Keep in mind that we're very new to it. Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstcom Posted January 12, 2015 Report post Posted January 12, 2015 Is everyone just being shy, or is SCCM in a VDI environment a rare thing? Separately, I'm curious if folks who are in a VMWare environment using Horizon View use View Composer, SCCM, or both, and what functions each are used for in your environment and any tips for someone diving into it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter van der Woude Posted January 12, 2015 Report post Posted January 12, 2015 It depends on various things, what type of VDI are you talking about? Also, the management of the thin clients depend on the type and the OS. I've had customers where we managed the thin client with ConfigMgr, as it was Windows 8, but I've also seen WISE zero clients that had their minimalistic firmware pushed by own software. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstcom Posted January 12, 2015 Report post Posted January 12, 2015 Peter, We're currently testing VMWare Horizon ThinClients (HP t410 model All-in-Ones). Initially, we'll be using a training room that will have group of about 30 clients that have a consistent image, just different PC names. I haven't actually set up the Horizon environment yet, but it sounds like we're creating a VM (or two or three) that acts as a base image, and then we could use SCCM to manage updates on those VMs. ThinApp (or SCCM) could be used to customize individual applications from there if specific departments need additional applications. It doesn't sound like we'll have a need for too many full clone PCs. I'm curious how folks have VDI deployed and SCCM's role in it. It depends on various things, what type of VDI are you talking about? Also, the management of the thin clients depend on the type and the OS. I've had customers where we managed the thin client with ConfigMgr, as it was Windows 8, but I've also seen WISE zero clients that had their minimalistic firmware pushed by own software. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter van der Woude Posted January 13, 2015 Report post Posted January 13, 2015 It differs per customer, as they all have different wishes. I've had a customer that wanted to manage those HP ThinClients via ConfigMgr, but I've also had a customer that didn't want to pay additional licenses for those HP ThinClients and accepted the security risks. It's all choices and even I don't always like the choice the customer makes. For the VDI the same, you can build the base image via ConfigMgr and deploy applications and updates, but again it's all about requirements. I also had a customer that wanted to use App-V standalone for the (virtual) application deployment as it responds more instant than ConfigMgr. Main point, make sure that you list the requirements correct and make your choices based on that. ConfigMgr can do it all, but even I have to admit that it's not always the best choice for every component... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
