[Microsoft Lync Server 2010] Virtualisation du client Lync 2010

Microsoft vient de publier un document intéressant concernant les fonctionnalités supportées dans le cadre de la virtualization du client Lync 2010 (donc ne concerne pas la partie serveur Lync).

Qu'est-ce que la virtualisation du client:

Client virtualization (also known as desktop virtualization), as a concept, separates a PC desktop environment from the device used to access the environment, by using a client/server model of computing. This model stores the resulting “virtualized” desktop on a remote server instead of on the local storage of the access device. Therefore, when users work from their access device, all applications, processes, and data are kept and run on the server. Client virtualization lets users access their desktops on any capable device, for example, a PC, notebook computer, smartphone, or thin client. The main benefits of client virtualization are improved manageability, data security, and “anywhere” data access for end-users.

Les clients supportés sont :

- Lync 2010

- Lync group chat 2010

La partie attendee, la console opérateur/opératrice, Lync Wep App ne sont pas supportés par Microsoft.

Seul les environnements suivants sont supportés dans le cadre de la virtualisation du client Lync 2010 et Lync Group Chat 2010:

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Voici un petit récapitulatif des environnements:

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Full Desktop Remoting: In this mode, the entire desktop is remotely accessed by using either session virtualization or VDI.

Application Remoting: In this mode, a given application or a set of applications run on a remote server and accessed without remoting the entire desktop.

Application Streaming: In this mode, an application is virtualized by sequencing it, and deploying the sequenced version in the data center, in such a way that users can access and run the application on their local device without installing the application.

avec les fonctionnalités supportées pour chaque type d'environnement et client:

Lync 2010:

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[1] Application Streaming was verified on Microsoft products. For details, see the “Vendor Support” section earlier in this document.

[2] Audio is supported only in a VDI environment. Audio is not supported in a session-based desktop delivery environment such as Microsoft RDS.

[3] Communication modes for Online Meetings are limited by peer-to-peer communication modes supported for the specified architecture.  For example, if audio is not supported on the specified architecture, audio will not work in Online Meetings.

[4] Joining online meetings from Microsoft Outlook meeting reminder and/or meeting invitation is not supported.

 

Lync Group Chat 2010:

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Feature	Full Desktop Remoting	Application Remoting	Application Streaming
Presence	Supported	Supported	Not Supported
Instant Messaging	Supported	Supported
Chat Message	Supported	Supported
File Upload	Supported	Supported
Creating and Managing Chat Rooms	Supported	Supported
Admin Tool	Supported	Supported

Table 4 Supported features for Lync 2010 Group Chat client in a virtualized environment

 

On en vient maintenant aux limitations:

 

En full destkop remoting:

 

Pour la partie Audio:

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Audio is supported only through pairing of desk phones running Lync 2010 Phone Edition with USBR.

Pour la partie Vidéo:

 

Non supporté. Microsoft nous recommande même dans la stratégie client de désactiver ces fonctions: 

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- Turn off “AllowIPVideo" 

- Turn off “EnableP2PVideo”

Pour l'enregistrement:

Non supporté, il faut désactiver la fonction aussi : Turn off “AllowRecording”

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Application remoting:

Audio, vidéo et enregistement non supporté

Documentation: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=f865e66d-1163-46ef-ba9c-d585376dfbae

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