team-based approach to deploying vdi in learning environments
DESCRIPTION
A presentation delivered at the 2013 NERCOMP annual conference. Main focus revolves around building teams to deconstruct silos within IS, academic schools, and between IS and clients.TRANSCRIPT
DEPLOYING VIRTUALIZED LEARNING SPACES
A TEAM BASED APPROACHJEREMY ANDERSON, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIST
FABIANO IACUSSO, A. DIRECTOR OF STP
ALLAN SMITS, ASSOCIATE DEAN OF SCIENCES
WHAT WE’LL BE COVERING
OUR VDI DEPLOYMENTS
CHALLENGES WE’VE FACED
TEAM-BASED SOLUTIONS
WHO ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE YOU?
WHERE WE’VE BEENWHERE WE’RE GOING
CURRENT VDI DEPLOYMENTS
SCIENCE LABS
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
LEGAL CLINIC & LAW SCHOOL
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
PLANNED VDI DEPLOYMENTS
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
START CONSOLIDATING IMAGES
BYOD SCIENCE LABS
CHALLENGES PRESENTED
SILOS
WITHIN IT&S
WITHIN ACADEMIC SCHOOLS
IS-CLIENT BARRIER
SOFTWARE
LICENSING AGREEMENTS
VIDEO & 3D RENDERING
LEGACY TITLES
ROOM HARDWARE
VARIETY OF DEVICES• PERIPHERALS - ANALYSIS HARDWARE, E.G.
• VIDEO SOLUTIONS – WEB CAMS, LECTURE CAPTURE
LEGACY DEVICES• SERIAL PRINTERS
• SERIAL DEVICES
THIN CLIENT HARDWARE
WALL MOUNT
VESA MOUNT
WI-FI
AIO KEYBOARDS
TABLETOP SPACE
NETWORK
UPTIME (WI-FI, BYOD)
BANDWIDTH
“We’re going to need a bigger boat…”
SOLVING CHALLENGESTEAM-BASED APPROACH
TILETECH INTENSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
THE INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESS
CLIENT NEEDS FIRST
BUDGET (KEEP COMPETITIVE)
PILOTING
CONTINUOUS CONTACT (SUPPORT)
MEET THE TEAM
JeremyInst. Technologist
StephanieLab Coordinator
BillDesktop Support
FabianoA. Director, STP
JohnDirector, STP
RichNetwork Admin
COMPOSITION
CLIENT-FACING DIVISIONS• ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY
• CLIENT SERVICES
SYSTEMS-FACING DIVISIONS• NETWORKING
• SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGY, PLANNING
TILE – CLIENT-FACING SKILLS
NEEDS ASSESSMENTS
SOFTWARE LICENSING
CLIENT SUPPORT
TILE – SYSTEMS-FACING SKILLS
NETWORKING
SYSTEMS BUILD
DEPLOYMENT
• IMAGE INVENTORY
• HARDWARE INVENTORY
ONENOTE NOTEBOOK
WEEKLY MEETINGS
SHAREPOINT TEAM SITE
TILE - FACILITATING TEAMWORK
CLIENT RELATIONS
CASE STUDY 1SCIENCE LABORATORIES
WORKFLOW OVERVIEW
1. PROJECT PLANNING
2. NEEDS ASSESSMENT
3. BUILD SYSTEM
4. DEMO AND VET
5. DEPLOY, MAINTAIN, SUPPORT
POINT OF CONTACTALLAN SMITSASSOCIATE DEAN,
SCIENCES AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Dean’s office
Dept. Chair
Lab Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Dept. Chair
Lab Coordinator
1. PROJECT PLANNING
WHERE DO YOU START?
LOW-HANGING FRUIT, OF COURSE
WHO IS LIKELY TO TAKE CHANCE ON CHANGE?
>>> THE RIGHT STARTING LAB
2. NEEDS ASSESSMENT
CONNECT IS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERSNEEDS ASSESSMENT AT LAB COORDINATOR
LEVEL• SOFTWARE SURVEY
• HARDWARE PERIPHERALS
• NETWORK – WI-FI, WIRED, BYOD, ETC.
3. BUILD SYSTEM
DATA CENTERREDUNDANT PVS – DFS-R
STORAGE REPLICATION – RAID-10
SQL CLUSTER – PVS & DDC DBS
CLUSTER APPSENSE SERVERS
Any User / Any Device / Anywhere
Citrix XenDesktop
Provisioning Server
SQL 2K8 R2
Cluster
Provisioning Server
Citrix XenServer
Citrix XenServer
Citrix XenDesktop
HP LH P4500 G2 – LACP – Raid10 –
Multi-Site HA
Appsense
License Server
Profiles (FS
Cluster)
Access Gateway (HA Pair)
Desktop Web
Desktop Web
Internal LAN – No FW
Public ISP
THIN CLIENT CHOICES
THIN OS – THUMBS WAY UP
ZERO OS – THUMBS WAY UP
WES7 – THUMBS DOWN
4. DEMO AND VET
LIVE DEMO ONE MACHINE
ALL PARTIES ATTEND
SCALE UP TO MULTIPLE MACHINES
IMPLEMENT IN LOW STAKES “REAL LAB” WITH STUDENTS
5. DEPLOY, MAINTAIN, SUPPORT
TRAIN END USERS ON NEW PLATFORM
FACILITATE BREAK-FIX PIPELINE; IDENTIFY HELP
DEBRIEF AFTER EACH SEMESTER
OPENS DOOR TO ANOTHER IMPLEMENTATION
CASE STUDY 2SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
NEEDS ASSESSMENTS
CONTACTED DEPARTMENT CHAIR
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
SOFTWARE – GRAPHICS & PROCESSING INTENSE
PERIPHERALS – 3D PRINTING AND SCANNING
NEEDS ASSESSMENTS
VENDOR VISITS FOR KEY SOFTWARE
MATCH NEEDS TO VDI
…HOW TO ADDRESS GRAPHICS & 3D RENDERING?
HDX 3D PRO - CPU OFFLOADING
NVIDIA VGX – GRID K1 CARDS• XENAPP – 10 USERS PER GPU
XENDESKTOP – 1 GPU PER USER• 4 CONCURRENT WITH PRECISION R5500
CLOSING THOUGHTS
VDI SOLUTIONS MUST BE TAILORED TO SPACES, USE CASES & CLIENTS
THE COMPLEXITY OF VDI PROJECTS REQUIRES TEAMS, NOT SILOS
THANK YOU! QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
CONTACT US
FABIANO [email protected]
JEREMY [email protected]
ALLAN [email protected]
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?