Windows Vista™ Enterprise Centralized Desktop and Virtual Server 2005 R2
White Paper
Published April 2007
Abstract
This white paper introduces Windows Vista™ Enterprise Centralized Desktop, a way of licensing Windows Vista for deployment in a centralized, virtualized setting. It then examines how Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop may be deployed using Microsoft® Virtual Server 2005 R2 along with other Microsoft software and technologies. It examines two common deployment scenarios, followed by considerations and recommendations for deploying Virtual Server in support of such solutions. It concludes by examining the key benefits of implementing Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop on Virtual Server and presenting additional sources of information on the topics discussed in the document.
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Introduction 1
Solution Components 2
Deployment Scenarios 5
Considerations and Recommendations 7
Benefits of Using Virtual Server 10
Conclusion 12
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