VDI could work. Check out: https://twitter.com/jperkin/status/520352024249249792
Note VDI implies that the VDU is on a different system. Or you could for example run a Windows Terminal Server on and be providing desktops via RDP. Nicholas On 25 September 2015 at 13:13, Will Beazley <[email protected]> wrote: > Related question: since the thread has been scheduled (abuse of concept, > yet not quite a pun): > > SmartOS as a VDI server (KVM, LX, native)? I am not looking to undertake > this, it is more an ask as a 'Point of Information'. > > A simple search brought up a couple of "Do Not Use', 'None Shall Pass!', > warnings, at least in relation to Spice. > > Thank You, > Will > > On 9/24/15 7:22 PM, Patrick O'Sullivan wrote: > > This topic has been discussed quite a bit on this mailing list. > > Long story short, SmartOS is not a workstation OS and there is no > infrastructure to support a local non-text display off the video card in > the host you're running SmartOS. It's simply the wrong tool for the job. > > On Thursday, September 24, 2015, Jonathan Poff < > <[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hi, this is my first post here. >> >> I recently bought an i7 desktop for personal use and I'm thinking of >> booting with SmartOS instead of a traditional OS. >> >> Platform wise, I intend to use Linux (Ubuntu/Debian/CentOS/Slackware ...) >> alongside Windows 7. >> >> The box has 16GB RAM, 256GB(?) SSD and nVidia Quadro K2200 gfx card. >> >> I'm planning to use OpenGL and CUDA for AI and video projects and hoping >> to avoid platform specific code as far as possible. >> >> I have 2 or 3 years experience developing on Solaris 10 and am a big fan >> of dtrace. >> >> I'd be interested to hear any opinion on whether this is a) a brilliant >> idea or b) a fool's errand. In particular I'm wondering how SmartOS >> virtualization (and VMs in general) might cope with the OpenGL/CUDA API's >> and direct access to texture memory etc. I have zero experience of using >> VM's to access specialized hardware. >> >> Cheers, >> Jono >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> This email, including any attachments, is only for the intended >> recipient. It is subject to copyright, is confidential and may be the >> subject of legal or other privilege, none of which is waived or lost by >> reason of this transmission. >> If you are not an intended recipient, you may not use, disseminate, >> distribute or reproduce such email, any attachments, or any part thereof. >> If you have received a message in error, please notify the sender >> immediately and erase all copies of the message and any attachments. >> Unfortunately, we cannot warrant that the email has not been altered or >> corrupted during transmission nor can we guarantee that any email or any >> attachments are free from computer viruses or other conditions which may >> damage or interfere with recipient data, hardware or software. The >> recipient relies upon its own procedures and assumes all risk of use and of >> opening any attachments. >> ------------------------------ >> > > *smartos-discuss* | Archives > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25241303-ebebecbc> | > Modify > <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> > Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
