Microsoft RemoteFX: Rich Windows Desktop Experience for VDI and Session VirtualizationKarthik LakshminarayananGroup Program Manager - RemoteFXMicrosoft Corporation

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AgendaBackground and TrendsRemoteFX for VDI

Value PropositionArchitecture and Technology Deep DiveRemoteFX for the IT Pro

RemoteFX for RDSH (formerly Terminal Server)Ecosystem

VDI Background and Trends

VDI Gaining Interest and Momentum

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Lessons and experience with server virtualization is leading

to trials of virtualized desktops.

New influences in regulatory requirements, a trend toward green computing, and flexibility

of work environment is driving towards virtualization of the desktop.

VDI is predicted to grow quickly over the next five

years.

The Technology Tipping Point?Infrastructure

VM isolation enables full desktop centralizationProcessor evolution shifts from clock speed to massive parallelismFaster networksIncreased diversity of client devices

Graphics related trendsGraphics Richness Increasing: Media, 3D UI, Video, Animations, Flash, SilverlightIncreasing Fragmentation of Graphics StacksPortable Graphics stacks like Silverlight and Flash Emit as Flattened Bitmaps

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RemoteFX for VDI

New Concept for RDP 7.1 for VDI

Separate host intercept for each graphics stack & client equivalents – gaps

Can lead to better bandwidth utilization for intercepted graphics types

RDP Client Rendering RDP Host Rendering

Leverages Rich Client HW and SW

Single intercept point for all graphics – predictable and complete UX

Typically requires more bandwidth as traffic is sent as compressed bitmaps

Lightweight Clients means complexity is shifted to Host

RemoteFX Value PropositionEnabling Technology Customer Value

Bitmap remoting and hardware-based decode

Intelligent screen capture and hardware-based encode

Host side rendering

VGPU Full rich Windows experience

Remoting any content

Full range of client devices

• Content and GPU independent intercept & rendering• Single GPU for multiple Hyper-V guests

High fidelity user experience

• CODEC designed for text and image content• Single CODEC for VDI and TS• HW and software manifestations by design

• Screen deltas sent to client based on network and client availability

• Applications run at full-speed on host

Differentiating Innovation

Hyper-V VDI + RemoteFX Components

W7 SP1 Guest OS

VGPU Driver

Hyper-V Parent Partition

RCC

VMBUS

Hyper-VIntegrated

Shared MemoryComms

RDP

GPU

• VGPU output rendered to physical GPU via DirectX.

• Screen deltas captured from GPU.

• First phase of CODEC runs on GPU.

Inter-VM Communications

Optionally offloads CODEC from CPU/GPU increasing fidelity and scale.

Protocol Fundamentals (e.g. Authn, Encryption)

vGPU (WDDM) driver exposes parent GPU to guest OS.

RemoteFX Hardware ASIC

and Driver

WS08 R2 SP1 Hyper-V Server

RemoteFX Virtual GPU and Rendering Pipeline

D3D9 ApplicationSilverlight ActiveX

Control

IEHyper-V VM Bus

Parent Integration

RCCHyper-V VMBUSShared Memory

CommsDX9 APIs

Hyper-V VM Bus Child Integration

RemoteFX VGPU Driver

DX9 APIs GDI

GPU Vendor Driver

GPU

Hyper-V Parent

Partition

W7 Child Partition

RemoteFX Capture and Encoding Pipeline

Hyper-V VM Bus Parent Integration

RCC

Hyper-V VM Bus Child Integration

DX10 APIs

GPU Vendor Driver

GPU

Hyper-V Parent

Partition

W7 Child PartitionRemoteFX ASIC

Driver

ASIC

Hyper-V VMBUSShared Memory

Comms

RDP

RemoteFX VGPU Driver

RDP

Leverages RDP Protocol Structure

Graphics Virtual Channels (VCs)

Mouse &Keyboard VCs

Partner Virtual Channel

Plug-Ins

Bulk Compression (RDP5+, RDP6.0, RDP6.1)

Virtual Channel Multiplexing and Framing

Security Layer (SSL/Kerberos/NTLM)

Transport Layer (e.g. TCP, RPC/HTTP, Windows Live Tunnel)

DeviceVCs

RemoteFX payload

RDP 7.1 Client Components and Graphics Pipeline

Core Services

Networking/Security

Virtual Channels

Devices

Bulk Decompress

Key/Mouse

RemoteFXDecode

Abstraction Layer

SW Decoder

HW Decode Driver

CA Decode ASIC

Display Device

CPU

GPU

RDP Client

Components

RDP

RemoteFX for VDI – Near Local Desktop Experience for the End User

DEMO

Deployment ConsiderationsSimple integration with inbox tools

Server ManagerHyper-V Manager – shows up as a 3D video adapterWMI, Power shell support

Performance and ScalePerformance whitepaper, planning and deployment guides available by SP1 RTM

MigrationRemoteFX for VDI is targeted at new deployments

New HW requirements [SLAT Processors, GPUs] require new serversGPUs can be internal or external [e.g. appliance]

Can have a mix of RemoteFX enabled and non-RemoteFX VMs on the same serverSupports Live Migration across servers – requires identical GPUs

GPUs in the Datacenter?

Enterprise GPUS

Workstation GraphicsCompute ClustersVDI!

3D & The Modern Desktop

Aero GlassIE9, HTML 5Office 2010

WPF

Server Support

OEM HW Available TodayFuture: Blades and Integrated Graphics

RemoteFX for VDI – Configuring RemoteFX using Familiar Windows Server Tools

DEMO

RemoteFX for Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH)

User

Kernel

Session [1…n]

RemoteFX for RDSH

TS Core

LSM TERMSRV

Session 0

RDPWSX

RDP Core

TERMDD

RDPWD

TDTCP

GDI

WIN32K.SYS

RDPDD (RDP Display Driver)

RemoteFX Encode Library

HW Encode Driver

Encode ASICCPU

Window

s Server with

RDSH Enabled

IE Office Other

RDP

RemoteFX Ecosystem

RemoteFX Servers from OEMs1. At release, Customers can choose

preconfigured RemoteFX servers and hardware from major OEMs

2. At release, Partners are ready with their arsenal of solutions and support.

Getting and maintaining RemoteFX Servers is dead simple.

Breadth of Client DevicesFull SW Graphics Stack and Optional Modern GPU

Full SW Graphics Stack and Modern GPU

Full SW Graphics Stack and LegacyGPU

Limited SW Graphics Stack andLimited GPU

Rich PC Thin Clients (e.g. Windows Embedded)

New Laptop

Legacy PC

Windows/Non-Windows Embedded OS

RemoteFX Clients

Ultra Lightweight Thin Clients

New class of Thin Client ARM, MIPS, or PPC based designsRunning Windows CE, Linux, or other embedded OSSupport USB Redirection (true for all remote client types)Lower client resources

CPU: 200 – 400 MHzMemory: < 256MB RAM, < 128MB FlashLess than 5w

Leverage HW CODEC acceleration

Customer Value: Purpose built low cost, low power device

In ClosingIT Pros: Evaluate RemoteFX for your VDI needs

If you are migrating to Windows 7, will your end users want the modern experience tomorrow?

Ordering Server configurations with 1 or more PCIe slot(s) allows for GPUs tomorrow

Use the Beta of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows 7 SP1Ecosystem:

Consider becoming a RemoteFX Hardware or ISV Partner

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