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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 Within 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?!
  • Result: No! Kicks you right out. (When log back in, picks up exactly where you were, as if you had tried accessing it elsewhere; see above.)

In MS Outlook, I set that the "Delete" button would show on any message I compose.

• Does is it retained over time, through reboots?
  • Result: Yes! Many months later, "Delete" button still shows (as of 3/2/16).

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 FirefosFirefox) 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 thin 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, 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.

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• 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 3/2/16 (Wed)

xxx- Desktop Everywhere: Because Outlook not caching, no junk e-mail filtering. And no usable search.

Any considerations on getting the Outlook working in VDI better, and closer to what experiences on a normal desktop?

Examples:

When marking an email message as junk, one gets this dialog box:

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Also, because caching is turned off, search within Outlook is useless. I must go to Office 365 (web) to search my email, which then takes me out of my desktop email client and is not as efficient.

Why these limitations matter, regardless of the technical or storage challenges they present to the VDI service:

• These issues seem really important to address since email is a large part of what many people at work use a computer for, Any interference with effectively using email makes it really hard to recommend VDI as a production environment for staff or faculty. This is especially true for "core" client capabilities as preventing junk filtering, or preventing searching.

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

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