Today is the day!

eGroup is at the Charlotte VMUG on the CPCC West Campus and ready for a different kind of VMUG. 

eGroup, with the help of <a href="http://www.wyse.com/">Wyse</a>, has delivered <strong>twenty WYSE Thin Client devices </strong>powered with <a href="http://blogs.vmware.com/view/2010/09/vmware-view-45-is-open-for-business.html">VMware View 4.5</a> running on the <a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10280/">Cisco UCS B-Series Blade System </a>sitting in the center of the room. 

The Cisco UCS B-Series Blade System is delivering VMware View 4.5 Desktops running Windows 7 Enterprise (and a few Windows XP machines for those still loving the XP days) provisioned to deliver ThinApp'ed Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2007, Adobe Reader, FileZilla FTP Client and Internet Explorer 6 (running on Windows 7) using <a href="http://blogs.vmware.com/thinapp/2010/08/vmware-thinapp-46-whats-new.html">ThinApp v4.6</a>. 

Even with the limited Internet bandwidth the Windows 7 View 4.5 machines running on View 4.5 were streaming ESPN3 live video smoothly of the Miami vs. Pittsburgh Football Game last night.

Users will be able to...

* Take a test drive of VMware View 4.5 on one of the WYSE R90L Thin Clients.
* Access VMWare View 4.5 Configuration Portal and see the new features.
* Access the Cisco UCS Manager Configuration and see how it is all connected and works.
* Check out the performance of ThinApp'ed application with ThinApp 4.6.

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Charlotte VMUG, how it was delivered!

VMWare View 4.5 and VMWare Virtual Center 4.1 using local storage to provision all 30 of the Virtual Desktops in a floating desktop pool.  These machines are housed on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=298837&fbid=153281584705288&id=123766450990135">eGroup Cisco UCS B-Series</a> <strong>mobile datacenter</strong> in the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=295150&fbid=152483838118396&id=123766450990135">middle of the room</a>...

* Cisco UCS B-Series
* Cisco UCS C-Series C210 M2 Server
* Cisco Nexus 5010
* VMware ESXi 4.1
* VMware View 4.5

VMware ThinApp 4.6 applications packaged...

* Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus Retail
* Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise
* Adobe Reader 9
* FileZilla FTP Client
* Internet Explorer 6

All hands are on deck for a rocking event and looking forward to sharing and receiving great information from the VMware User Community!  Stay tuned for more information coming from the event.