Virtualizing Desktops With Sun Ray Software and VMware View Manager 
by David Fong, Matthias Müller-Prove, and Adam Workman
March 2009
With more users needing the ability to work remotely, enterprises are recognizing the need to let people move from place to place without losing the functionality of traditional fixed asset environments. Unfortunately, traditional PC-based approaches to desktop computing struggle to support mobility, and pose a variety of challenges that even the most advanced system management tools often fail to address.
This Sun BluePrints™ article describes a reference implementation for desktop virtualization deployments developed by technology leaders in desktop virtualization and thin client technology, and explains how to install and configure key software components. Combining the Sun Ray™ Software, Sun Ray thin clients, and VMware View Manager, the reference implementation gives clients access to resilient and secure desktop environments.
Contents
- The Desktop Management Challenge
- Desktop Virtualization with Sun and VMware Software
- Architecture Overview
- Virtualization Layer
- Session Management Layer
- Virtual Desktop Access Layer
- Key Capabilities
- Architecture Overview
- Software Installation and Configuration
- Software Installation
- Configure VMware View Manager
- Install and Configure Sun Ray Connector for VMware View Manager
- Enabling SSL
- Generate the Certificate
- Enable the Certificate
- Install the Certificate on Sun Ray Servers
- Enabling SSL
- Troubleshooting
- Best Practices for Deployment
- For More Information
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Ordering Sun Documents
- Accessing Sun Documentation Online
With over 10 years of experience in desktop solutions, David W. Fong, P. Eng. is a member of the technical enablement team in Sun's Global xVM Practice specializing in desktop virtualization. Before joining Sun, David was a Senior Systems Engineer with Tarantella. Prior to that, he held Channel Sales Manager, Consulting Engineer, and Product Development Manager positions with various companies.
With over 15 years of experience in practical application of information technology solutions, Adam Workman is a member of the Desktop Virtualization Team and the MySQL Technical Lead for Sun's U.S. Software Practice. Before joining his current team, Adam was a member of Sun's Global Systems Engineering team. Prior to that he was the Chief Architect for messaging systems for a major telecommunications provider.
Matthias Müller-Prove is a user experience architect for desktop virtualization at Sun. During 15 years in the industry, Matthias also worked on the user interface of the open source office suite OpenOffice.org, and shaped the Adobe GoLive Web editor. More information from Matthias can be found at http://blogs.sun.com/mprove.
The authors would like to thank Stephanie Lewellen for her contributions to this article.
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