The University of Rennes 2 in France implemented a large, production deployment using VMware VI3. Their deployment includes VMware ESX, Wyse thin clients, and the Leostream Connection Broker. This configuration lets students access their desktops from thin clients in the computer lab and laptops in areas with a WLAN or WIFI connection. The university began with a 50-seat pilot, which they've expanded to include the faculty and student body at large. (The university currently has 1,700 faculty and staff and 19,000 students).
The Leostream Connection Broker allowed the university to scale their production VDI to meet their needs. The Connection Broker also allowed them to set up policies to lock down the USB ports on their thin clients, protecting their network against malware on client devices or peripherals, and provide students with a choice of desktops running Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.
Hope this helps. You can download a full case study of their deployment from the Leostream Web site. Good luck with your deployment!
Karen
Leostream Connection Broker for VMware, Citrix XenServer, Citrix XenApp, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Blades. Leostream provides access control and management of virtual desktops, physical desktops, applications, and Terminal Server sessions hosted on virtual, physical, or blade servers. Independent, flexible, scalable Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) integration.
