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Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3 Media Kit

Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3 Media Kit

The open architecture Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3 creates a new dimension of choice and integration with Sun's new cost efficient, high performance open storage systems. Customers can increase the utilization of existing IT assets; gain greater flexibility in client, desktop OS and host virtualization; increase scalability; simplify management, and mitigate the #1 issue facing all VDI deployments: the cost of storage.

Unit Price $35.00

Overview

The Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3 (Sun VDI Software 3) open architecture provides a broad choice of client device, virtual desktop OS and virtualization host to meet data security, user experience and TCO goals. Customers can choose to use existing Windows PCs and Macs as client devices or can step up to energy efficient thin clients from Sun and other vendors. A wide variety of virtual desktop operating systems are supported, including Windows XP, Windows 2000, OpenSolaris and Ubuntu. And lastly, IT architects can opt for either VMware Infrastructure or Sun virtualization to host the desktop environments, or even a mixture of the two.

In today's challenging business environment, IT needs to do more with less and contribute strategically to the company's profitability and productivity. Sun VDI Software 3 delivers a flexible user experience, integrates seamlessly into existing IT environments, simplifies administration, and saves money.

Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3 DVD software media kit supports Solaris, Linux or Windows. License and support is not included.

Perpetual licenses or Subscriptions are sold separately and must be purchased by contacting Sun sales. Licenses or Subscriptions are sold per concurrent user. A concurrent user is a user consuming a session on the server. Sun VDI Software and its components can be installed on as many servers as needed to support the number of licensed users..

The Standard subscription for Sun VDI includes:

  • Software releases
  • On-Demand Software updates
  • Sun Alerts and Notifications
  • Online and Telephone Technical support (12 x 5, 4 hour response)
  • Knowledge Base Access

The Premium subscription for Sun VDI includes:

  • Software releases
  • On-Demand Software updates
  • Sun Alerts and Notifications
  • Online and Telephone Technical support (24 x 7, Immediate Assistance)
  • Knowledge Base Access
  • SunVIP Interoperability Support

Subscription customers will have access to software patches, updates and upgrades as part of their subscription.

USE RESTRICTIONS:

The included license for Sun Secure Global Desktop only allows the product to be used in conjunction with Sun VDI Software Core to provide access from non-Sun Ray devices. Additionally, multiple virtual desktops are not permitted when accessing Sun VDI Software through Sun Secure Global Desktop Software.

Customers wishing to use the full functionality of Sun Secure Global Desktop Software must buy the appropriate Sun Secure Global Desktop Software License.

Features and Benefits
Feature Benefits
Open Architecture Seamless integration with your existing IT infrastructure. Deploy Sun VDI Software 3 using any combination of client device - PCs, Macs, thin clients; virtual desktop OS - Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, OpenSolaris and Ubuntu and Virtualized Host - VMware and Sun
Reduce Costs and Increase Performance Enables superior data integrity for business continuity and exceptional data throughput in an economical storage footprint with simplified management design. When coupled with a Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System customers can significantly reduce storage consumption and costs
Maximize IT Utilization Using highly leveraged servers instead of desktop PCs that can sit idle all the time will increase asset utilization. The seamless integration with almost any existing IT infrastructure, simplifies post-deployment management and increases productivity and TCO
Eco-Efficiency Sun VDI Software 3 provides exceptional virtualization options (e.g. VMware and Sun) to simplify administration and lower lifecycle costs. By extending the life of existing PCs, Sun VDI Software 3 can also reduce ewaste. Using Sun VDI Software 3 organizations can reduce capital and operating expense due to lower equipment cost, lower energy consumption, reduced cooling and smaller physical footprint
Data Security, Availability and Disaster Recover Leverage the built-in VPN client in Sun Ray thin clients or SSL encryption for other clients when accessing virtual desktops. Integration of Solaris ZFS enables superior data integrity, business continuity and data throughput. Centralized virtual desktops can be accessed from anywhere, providing instant disaster recovery
High Quality User Experience BUse Sun's high performance protocols to create a high quality desktop user experience for users on the LAN, WAN, or the public Internet
Flexible Pricing Select either a subscription starting from as low as $40 per user/per year to a perpetual license for just $140 per user. Simplify VDI Deployment Reduce complexity with a single installer for core VDI components
System Requirements
Supported OS:
  • Sun VDI Core is designed to run on Solaris 10 10/08 Operating System on x86 or SPARC.
  • Sun xVM VirtualBox for VDI 3.0 runs on Solaris 10 10/08 Operating System on x86.
  • Virtual Desktop Guest Systems:
    • Windows XP SP2 and higher
    • Windows Vista Enterprise
    • Windows 2000 (only on Sun xVM VirtualBox)
    • Ubuntu 8.10 (only on Sun xVM VirtualBox)
    • OpenSolaris 2008.11 (only on Sun xVM VirtualBox)
Warranty Level:
  • N/A
Warranty Length:
  • Sun warrants that software media will be free from material defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase or receipt if there is no purchase price.
Licensing Requirement:
  • Sun VDI is licensed by concurrent user.
  • Sun Ray Software can be installed on as many servers, with any supported operating system, as needed to support the number of licensed users.
  • Sun VDI Software 3 can be purchased in two different ways to suit your business needs:
    • Perpetual license: This purchasing method provides a permanent right to use this version of the software.
    • Subscription license:This purchasing method provides a software subscription that allows the right to use the software and support for the duration of the subscription.
Supported Platform:
  • Sun Fire servers based on either the UltraSPARC or x64/x86 architectures.
  • Third party x64/x86 servers (Dell, HP, etc.) qualified for supported third party Linux (SuSE, Red Hat) or the Solaris 10 OS should run, however, none have been certified.
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