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iBorrow Project: Green Agenda with Thin Client Laptops for Data Centre Efficiency

iBorrow is a JISC-funded project deploying thin-client laptops in Augustine House; promoting green agenda with virtualised servers and reducing heat/noise. Thin client laptops are hard to find, expensive, and dependent on hardware manufacturers for updates. Decision to use ASUS 1000 for iBorrow project due to features like small SSD, WiFi, long battery life, and portability. Choosing between Terminal Services and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, with Microsoft Application Virtualisation (AppV). iBorrow focuses on trialing Microsoft Terminal Server technology, utilizing TS 2008 with XP SP3 and AppV for application delivery. Development tasks include creating a PC client launch shell, domain auto-enrolment for seamless login, TSR program for battery life, and virtualizing basic applications like Office 2007, SPSS, and Minitab.

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iBorrow Project: Green Agenda with Thin Client Laptops for Data Centre Efficiency

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  1. iBorrow – The project JISC funded project for 200 thin-client notebooks To be installed in Augustine House, will be WiFi networked Usage will be monitored through tracking software.

  2. iBorrow – Green Agenda • Green agenda to be promoted. • Virtualised servers with a virtualised desktop. Totally data centre driven. • Thin-client computers to reduce heat and noise

  3. iBorrow – Thin Client Manufactured thin client laptops are: • Hard to find • Expensive (£500-600) and heavy (5kg) • Dependent on hardware manufacturers for software updates (RDP) • Requiring separate maintenance routines away from AD/SCCM/WSUS

  4. iBorrow – Client Decisions Use a cheap netbook that: • Has small solid state drive and WiFi • Long (6 hours +) battery life • Is light and portable • Minimum of 10 “ screen We chose the ASUS 1000

  5. iBorrow – Virtual Desktop Do we use: • Terminal Services (cheap, but not that manageable) or • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (expensive but more reliable) With either solution would use Microsoft Application Virtualisation (AppV)

  6. iBorrow – Desktop Decisions • An ideal environment to trial the latest Microsoft Terminal Server technology • Use TS 2008 with XP sp3 (utilises RDP 6.1) • XP install would be the bare minimum • TS2008 application delivery would be via AppV

  7. iBorrow- Development Tasks • Developed a pc client launch shell along with domain auto-enrolment to enable seamless login to the terminal server. • Programmed a TSR program to give users pc battery life over the terminal server session. • Virtualised the basic applications (Office 2007, SPSS, Minitab)

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