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  • Test from a browser of another computer in the office, first.
    • Result: Kicks on out of other session, picking up exactly where you are.
    • Withing VDI, way to suspend session without logging out? That is, get the same result as the above, but without first logging in elsewhere first?
  • Can I log into it from a browser running from within my VDI?!

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  • Does is it retained over time, through reboots?

What is the lowest level of processing the think client needs?

NetID credentials retention: Confirm it's happening, by others.

  • Firefox retains NetID credentials through the weekend such that logging into Remedy on Monday (after restoring all tabs after re-opening Firefos) did NOT prompt me for a NetID password challenge. It simply allowed me into Remedy.
    • Subsequently going into Confluence did require me to log in using my NetID credentials.

What is the lowest level of processing the think client needs?

  • Try to measure the value of using a client with Teradici-licensed, dedicated hardware card.
    • If performance OK without the card, than can consider using cheaper clients.
  •  Also, if it performs OK on decent
  • Try to measure the value of using a client with Teradici-licensed, dedicated hardware card.
    • If performance OK without the card, than can consider using cheaper clients.
  •  Also, if it performs OK on decent, but non-carded, hardware, then the question is how does it perform on super-low performance (even cheaper!) hardware?
    • Raspberry Pi, anyone?
  • See "NoTouch Desktop", elsewhere on this page.

Try out NoTouch Desktop software (Per seat: ~$32 + $6-7/yr).

  • http://www.stratodesk.com/products/notouch-desktop
    • Associated support software (management console, VM tool) available at no extra cost.
  • 5/14/15Thur: MH created boot drive and use on one of our old, spare Dells. Worked fine.
  • 5/8/15: Requested free trial software and got the links.
    • 697MB
    • Stratodesk-NoTouchReceiver-2.39.323-EEs-k305-150425.zip
      • R:\Users\oh10\VDI related

Try out Creative Cloud software

  • 5/11/15Mon: Tested out with Zack and all looked good.
    • Acrobat DC still not loaded up, however.
  • Info from Friday morning, 5/8/15, with KeeneS:
    • May switch Acrobat to the Serialized Creative Cloud.
    • Serialized Creative Cloud replacing current virtual application deployment this weekend, for Monday (5/11/15).

Issues Oliver is having

Reported issue to CIT, Reported 12/3/15 (Thur)

INC000001553418 - Desktop Everywhere: Acrobat not licensed

Why is this product not serialized? It had been working just fine, before.

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Answer: This sometimes happens. Restarting VDI session only known way to fix the problem.

Also, first time launching Acrobat after a restart produced (always produces?) this error:

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Acrobat doesn't launch after dismissing error. However, trying same thing again launches Acrobat, with no errors.

Reported issue to CIT, as of 10/19/15 (Mon)

New ticket number INC000001516309, "INC000001516309 - Desktop Everywhere: Problems with OneDrive syncing."

  • OneDrive not syncing in consistent location, and errors.

Multiple locations and creation of multiple associated support directories:

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What that causes to be seen within "Favorites":

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And the reported failures from today's syncing (10/19/15), even after a "Repair" invoked:

  • cheaper!) hardware?
    • Raspberry Pi, anyone?
  • See "NoTouch Desktop", elsewhere on this page.

Try out NoTouch Desktop software (Per seat: ~$32 + $6-7/yr).

  • http://www.stratodesk.com/products/notouch-desktop
    • Associated support software (management console, VM tool) available at no extra cost.
  • 5/14/15Thur: MH created boot drive and use on one of our old, spare Dells. Worked fine.
  • 5/8/15: Requested free trial software and got the links.
    • 697MB
    • Stratodesk-NoTouchReceiver-2.39.323-EEs-k305-150425.zip
      • R:\Users\oh10\VDI related

Try out Creative Cloud software

  • 5/11/15Mon: Tested out with Zack and all looked good.
    • Acrobat DC still not loaded up, however.
  • Info from Friday morning, 5/8/15, with KeeneS:
    • May switch Acrobat to the Serialized Creative Cloud.
    • Serialized Creative Cloud replacing current virtual application deployment this weekend, for Monday (5/11/15).

Issues Oliver is having

Reported issue to CIT, Reported 12/3/15 (Thur)

INC000001553418 - Desktop Everywhere: Acrobat not licensed

Why is this product not serialized? It had been working just fine, before.

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Answer: This sometimes happens. Restarting VDI session only known way to fix the problem.

Also, first time launching Acrobat after a restart produced (always produces?) this error:

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Acrobat doesn't launch after dismissing error. However, trying same thing again launches Acrobat, with no errors.

Reported issue to CIT, as of 10/19/15 (Mon)

New ticket number INC000001516309, "INC000001516309 - Desktop Everywhere: Problems with OneDrive syncing."

  • OneDrive not syncing in consistent location, and errors.

Multiple locations and creation of multiple associated support directories:

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What that causes to be seen within "Favorites":

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And the reported failures from today's syncing (10/19/15), even after a "Repair" invoked:

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Did recommended aggressive "cleaning" (see Remedy ticket for details).

  • Others using OneDrive seem not to have this problem. Thus, problem with just my OneDrive, and nothing to do with VDI?

Oliver's situation, and his VDI Office/ Groove (prior tech. name for OneDrive):

Office version, in VDI:

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OneDrive (Groove.exe) version, in VDI:

 

 

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And a OneDrive anomaly in Oliver's Office365 interface in which OneDrive is not pinable, but otherwise completely usable via the web:

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Reported issue to CIT, as of 5/29/15 (Fri)

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