David Overton Partner Account Manager

Defining VDI
V-alliance and VDI
General Microsoft licensing
principles for VDI
Key questions you need to answer
to enable correct licensing
PC Thin Client
Windows and Office
are delivered in a
virtual machine
Windows is
delivered in a virtual
machine and Office
is delivered over
RDS
Windows is
delivered in a virtual
machine and Office
is delivered through
App-V
PC Thin client
Thin client PC
Thin client PC
When making the journey towards desktop
virtualisation, you need to be confident that the
move will:

achieve your goals and
support your strategic objectives

With the guidance of Esteem, a V-Alliance
partner, you will be able to balance the needs of
your users, IT resources and your organisation
using proven desktop virtualisation solutions.

V-Alliance solutions offers an integrated end-to-end
suite of technologies; a comprehensive and cost-
effective virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) with
on-demand applications.
Citrix XenDesktop
Citrix XenApp
Citrix HDX
Citrix FlexCast
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft App-V, Configuration Manager & Operations
Manager
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
License the client for
Windows and Office
License for server
access
License for any
required management
technologies

Required for all non-SA devices inside the corporate network
Required for any device outside the corporate network where the user is
not the nominated primary user of device licensed inside the corporate
network
A subscription licence tied to the term of the VL agreement its purchased
through
Not available through the Open program
Counts towards the enterprise-wide
commitment in an Enterprise Agreement
Licenses Windows 7 for use in a
virtual OSE only on the licensed
device
Thin Client
Microsoft Licensing Product Use Rights,
March 2011, Page 120
PC
Microsoft Licensing Product Use Rights,
March 2011, Page 17
PC Thin Client
Remote Desktop Services
Standard Suite: Restricted Use Rights CAL allowing access to
desktops deployed through VDI
Premium Suite: Full Use Rights CAL allowing access to VDI and
session-based desktops, and use of App-V for RDS
System Center Virtual Machine Manager
VMM Server licence
Special Use Rights CML to manage up to 4 virtual
client OSEs stored on up to 4 different VDI hosts
System Center Configuration Manager
SCCM Server licence
Special Use Rights Standard SML to manage the physical OSE on VDI hosts
System Center Operations Manager
SCOM Server licence
Special Use Rights Standard SML to
manage the physical OSE on VDI hosts
Thin Client
PC
Windows Client + SA or VDA
Windows CALs
Company Wide licenses
Office
RDS (potentially)
System Center (potentially)
Office + SA
VDI
Suite
Core /
e-CAL
Windows Server / Hyper-V 2008 R2 (potentially)
On-Premise Only Including Roaming
How many devices will access the VDI infrastructure
Within the corporate network?
Covered by Windows Software Assurance
Non-SA devices (BYOD, iPad, Android slates etc)
From outside the corporate network?
Where the user is the nominated user of a computer covered by Windows
Software Assurance inside the corporate network
All others
Whose Broker and Hypervisor will you use?
Citrix and Hyper-V
Others
Will you be using an Remote Desktop Services feature?
Broker, RemoteFX, RDS protocol, RDS server
Will you be using App-V
Remember that VDA devices count towards company wide
commitments
Windows and Office
are delivered in a
virtual machine
Windows is
delivered in a virtual
machine and Office
is delivered over
RDS
Windows is
delivered in a virtual
machine and Office
is delivered through
App-V
PC Thin client
Thin client PC
Thin client PC
Windows and Office
are delivered in a
virtual machine
PC Thin client
Microsoft System Center
Microsoft VDI
To license delivery of Windows
and Office:
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 with
Remote Desktop Services
To license System Center:
SC Config Manager Server, and
Server ML
SC Ops Manager Server, and
Server ML
SC Virtual Machine Manager
Server, and Client ML
Primary User of PC:
To license Windows and Office for the
device:
Windows 7 + SA or VDA
Office 2010 Professional Plus
To license the delivery of Windows
and Office:
Windows CAL (device/user)
RDS CAL (device/user)
Primary User of Thin Client:
To license Windows and Office for
the device:
VDA
Office 2010 Professional Plus
To license the delivery of Windows
and Office:
Windows CAL (device/user)
RDS CAL (device/user)
Windows and Office
are delivered in a
virtual machine
PC Thin client
Microsoft System Center
Microsoft VDI
To license delivery of Windows
and Office:
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 with
Remote Desktop Services
To license System Center:
SC Config Manager Server, and
Server ML
SC Ops Manager Server, and
Server ML
SC Virtual Machine Manager
Server, and Client ML
Primary User of PC:
To license Windows and Office for the
device:
Windows 7 + SA or VDA
Office 2010 Professional Plus
To license the delivery of Windows
and Office:
Windows CAL (device/user)
RDS CAL (device/user)
Primary User of Thin Client:
To license Windows and Office for
the device:
VDA
Office 2010 Professional Plus
To license the delivery of Windows
and Office:
Windows CAL (device/user)
RDS CAL (device/user)
Windows and Office
are delivered in a
virtual machine
Microsoft System Center
Microsoft VDI
To license delivery of Windows
and Office:
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 with
Remote Desktop Services
To license System Center:
SC Config Manager Server, and
Server ML
SC Ops Manager Server, and
Server ML
SC Virtual Machine Manager
Server, and Client ML
Primary User of PC:
To license Windows and Office for the
device:
Windows 7 + SA or VDA
Office 2010 Professional Plus
To license the delivery of Windows
and Office:
Windows CAL (device/user)
RDS CAL (device/user)
Primary User of Thin Client:
To license Windows and Office for
the device:
VDA
Office 2010 Professional Plus
To license the delivery of Windows
and Office:
Windows CAL (device/user)
RDS CAL (device/user)
Add SA to Office
Add SA to Office
+ SA + SA
Windows and Office
are delivered in a
virtual machine
Microsoft System Center
Microsoft VDI
To license delivery of Windows
and Office:
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 with
Remote Desktop Services
To license System Center:
SC Config Manager Server, and
Server ML
SC Ops Manager Server, and
Server ML
SC Virtual Machine Manager
Server, and Client ML
Primary user of a corporate-
owned VDI-licensed device
Licences required for non-corporate
owned device:
To license Windows and Office for the
device:
Windows 7 + SA or VDA
Office 2010 Professional Plus
To license the delivery of Windows
and Office:
Windows CAL (device/user)
RDS CAL (device/user)
User not currently licensed for a
corporate-owned VDI-licensed
device
Licences required for non-corporate
owned device:
To license Windows and Office for
the device:
Windows 7 + SA or VDA
Office 2010 Professional Plus
To license the delivery of Windows
and Office:
Windows CAL (device/user)
RDS CAL (device/user)
V-alliance partners provide the best
understanding of a Microsoft and Citrix
solution
VDI licensing is only available as a subscription
Different deployment scenarios change the
licenses you require
Bring your own device impacts licensing
Microsoft partners are here to help