Citrix Xen Desktop can be integrated with Citrix Cloud Platform (which is based on Cloud Stack).
Sent from my iPhone > On 15 Dec 2014, at 5:49 am, "Tilak Raj Singh" <tila...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Everyone... > > I just found an open source web application called Guacamole ( > http://guac-dev.org/) which can be used to share rdp and vnc connections > over a webbrowser..the user connections can be provided using xml or > ldap....I was thinking about using it to create a service for cloudstack > VDI. Like creating a template and running the service on multiple VMs and > using a load balancer for the incoming requests and providing virtual > desktops. > I think this might be a feasible solution for cloudstack VDI support. Can > somebody please give me or share views about the idea here?? > > Regards > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 2:44 PM, sergio tonani <sergio.ton...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Hello >> we are working on a solution to deploy virtual desktops (and servers too) >> using cloudstack and a front end portal developed in python by our team. We >> have customized the kvm agent to support spice. In future we want also >> support rdp and other protocols like x2go. >> The solution will be available with open source license in spring 2015. >> >> >> >> We will make a point of keeping you up to date >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> _________________________________________________________________________ >> >> >>>> Il 10 dicembre 2014 alle 19.04 Ignazio Cassano < >> ignaziocass...@gmail.com> ha scritto: >> >> >> >>>> Hi, if you do not want to modify acs to add spice support you could >> use >> >>>> ovirt : it is not a desktop as a service platform but it let you to >> add >> >>>> some user permissions and it supports spice. >> >>>> Regards >> >> >>>> Ignazio >> >>>> Il giorno 10/dic/2014 17:29, "Nux!" <n...@li.nux.ro> ha scritto: >> >> >>>>> Until ACS supports Spice, if ever, I think you're better off with >> "on-VM" >> >>>>> softare such RDP for Windows and X2GO/NX for Linux. >> >> >>>>> HTH >> >>>>> Lucian >> >> >>>>> -- >> >>>>> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! >> >> >>>>> Nux! >> >>>>> www.nux.ro >> >> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>>>>> From: "Tilak Raj Singh" <tila...@gmail.com> >> >>>>>> To: users@cloudstack.apache.org >> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 9 December, 2014 19:37:55 >> >>>>>> Subject: Re: Desktop as a service >> >> >>>>>> Hello John, >> >> >>>>>> Thanks for your reply. Have looked at XenDesktop but I am looking >> for >> >>>>> some >> >>>>>> open source alternative to this..Is there something else >> available for >> >>>>> such >> >>>>>> tasks which can be used for both windows and Linux... >> >>>>>> I found a few alternatives like spice ( >> http://www.spice-space.org/ >> ), >> >>>>> apache >> >>>>>> VCL (http://vcl.apache.org/) and cantivo (http://cantivo.org/) >> >>>>>> I wished to know if any of these an be used with cloudstack? If >> yes then >> >>>>>> can someone please guide me how to do that? >> >> >>>>>> Regards >> >> >>>>>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 5:43 AM, John Kinsella <j...@stratosec.co> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>>>>>>> On Dec 5, 2014, at 11:08 PM, Tilak Raj Singh < >> tila...@gmail.com >> >>>>> wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>> Hello Everybody, >> >> >>>>>>>> I am new to cloudstack so I dont know if I am going off the >> topic >> >>>>> here. I >> >>>>>>>> wished to know how to setup Virtual Desktop Interface (VDI) >> using >> >>>>>>>> cloudstack. I browsed the net and found that openstack has the >> >>>>>>> capabilities >> >>>>>>>> to setup this feature. Does cloudstack can be used to deploy >> such a >> >>>>>>>> service? If yes some links for the same would be highly >> appreciated. >> >>>>> Also >> >>>>>>>> if cloudstack does not have that capability then is there some >> >>>>>>> alternative >> >>>>>>>> to this? >> >> >>>>>>> Hi and welcome! CloudStack can be used with Citrix XenDesktop >> and >> >>>>> XenApp >> >>>>>>> to provide VDI services for users. It’s covered in the >> XenDesktop >> >>>>>>> install/setup docs (just replace CloudPlatform with CloudStack) >> >> >>>>>>>> Another thing I wanted to know is how to instantiate virtual >> machines >> >>>>>>>> automatically if the load is increased. Have read about load >> balancing >> >>>>>>> and >> >>>>>>>> I guess its regarding this only. >> >> >>>>>>> If you mean for VDI, XenDesktop can manage this once connected >> to >> >>>>>>> CloudStack. If you mean outside of that setup, the phrase you’re >> looking >> >>>>>>> for is “autoscaling.” Currently it works with either NetScaler >> load >> >>>>>>> balancers or XenServer virtualization. >> >> >>>>>>>> The architecture I wish to setup is to provide VDI to several >> users on >> >>>>>>>> demand via browsers, where the compute is done on the virtual >> >>>>> machines. >> >>>>>>> Now >> >>>>>>>> when suppose 10 users are simultaneously using this Virtual >> Desktop >> >>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> load on the VM increases so cloudstanck spawns another VM to >> share the >> >>>>>>> load >> >>>>>>>> of these 10 users to 5 each on these two VMs created. I hope >> my doubt >> >>>>> is >> >>>>>>>> clear. >> >> >>>>>>> Yep - XenDesktop will do that for ya. :) >> >> >>>>>>> John >> >>
