Sun Ray

A Sun Ray infrastructure is used to virtualize desktop computing environments and consists of at least one Sun Ray client and a Sun Ray server. The virtual desktop is physically located on the Sun Ray server or on another computer.

The time-critical data exchange between the Sun Ray client and the Sun Ray server is based on the (optional) encrypted Appliance Link Protocol (ALP ), which ( in contrast to other thin clients ) is primarily based on UDP. TCP also is used, but is not used for bandwidth- intensive graphics transmission.

Sun Ray Client

The Sun Ray Client is a (ultra ) thin client from Sun Microsystems, which was first introduced in September 1999. The client is due to the idea of the older Java Stations of Sun Microsystems in the year 1996. Because Sun Microsystems was acquired by Oracle Corporation in early 2010, the Sun Ray devices now trade under Oracle's Sun Ray Clients.

The Sun Ray client does not have an operating system but represents the graphic data of a Sun Ray server ( among other things)

The Sun Ray Client has a CPU and a memory, but these only used to connect to the Sun Ray server to cache the graphics data from the server and render, as well as allow through the serial and USB ports on the server and the audio data ( input / output transfer ). It can directly on the device USB devices ( keyboard, mouse, mass storage ) can be connected. The USB ports can charge also other devices, such as since 2009 Scanner, by rich to the server. The Sun Ray client does not have its own mass storage ( only a flash memory for firmware, and (optionally ) a local minimum configuration ) and no moving parts.

Furthermore, there is sun ray clients, which are incorporated in a monitor. The current model (2011) Sun Ray 3i corresponds to the Sun Ray 3, wherein the resolution of the monitor (1920 × 1080 ) is fixed. The previous model was the Sun Ray 270 Client with a 17 " - (1280 × 1024) monitor.

Since there is no operating system is running on the Sun Ray client, it is also called Ultra Thin Client. This also explains the low power consumption of 4 ( Sun Ray 2 ) to 8 ( Sun Ray 2FS, specifications according to data sheet) watts in operation. The Sun Ray client itself, the absence of an operating system practically immune to hacker attacks. Even if a Sun Ray client is physically stolen, all data is securely in the data center.

All Sun Rays contain a built-in speaker and smart card reader. The smart card reader can be used for both PKI infrastructure or for the Sun Ray internal authentication. Due to the built smart card support ongoing sessions can be moved very easily from one client to another, without closing running programs or having to log out.

In 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. took over the Tarantella Inc. and took over parts of the program the Secure Global Desktop Software for tying of Windows Terminal Server in Sun Ray Server Software. This led to the widespread use of Sun Ray in order to access to Windows Terminal Server and VDI infrastructures.

The first generation model of the Sun Ray was mid-2006, replaced by three new devices. The third generation of Sun Ray were launched in April 2010 with the Sun Ray 3 Plus.

There are also several implementations of Sun Ray clients in software:

  • Oracle Virtual Desktop Client for Windows, MacOS and Linux
  • Oracle Virtual Desktop Client for iPad

Sun Ray Server

The software of the Sun Ray server uses Linux ( X86 ) or Solaris ( Sun SPARC or X86 ) OS requirement.

In the so-called kiosk mode (formerly CAM) communicates the Sun Ray server on a different computer to transfer its virtual desktop the Sunray client. As a rule, the RDP protocol is used in order to achieve the other computer. By Sun (now Oracle) an RDP client ( uttsc ) has been specially developed.

Models

  • Sun Ray 1 ( August 1999 EOL)
  • Sun Ray 100 ( July 2000 EOL)
  • Sun Ray 150 ( July 2000 EOL)
  • Sun Ray 1G (December 2003, EOL)
  • Sun Ray 170 ( December 2004 EOL)
  • Sun Ray 2 (April 2006)
  • Sun Ray 2FS (June 2006)
  • Sun Ray 270 (July 2006)
  • Oracle Sun Ray 3 Plus (April 2010)
  • Oracle Sun Ray 3
  • Oracle Sun Ray 3i

End

On July 15, 2013 Oracle has announced that the further development of Sun Ray Software and Sun Ray clients is set.

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