Oracle VDI
| Company type | Software |
|---|---|
| Industry | Desktop virtualization |
| Founder | Oracle Corporation |
| Defunct | March 2017 |
| Fate | Discontinued |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Desktop virtualization software |
| Owner | Oracle Corporation |
| Parent | Oracle Corporation |
Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) was a desktop virtualization solution designed to substitute traditional personal computers with virtual machines (VMs) hosted on centralized servers. Users could access these virtual desktops through various clients, including the Sun Ray Client, Oracle VDC Client (a software-based version of Sun Ray utilizing the same ALP protocol), Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client, or via web access using Oracle Secure Global Desktop.
The system supported integration with LDAP and Active Directory to authenticate users. A connection broker managed VM allocation upon user login, applying configurable policies to either resume an existing session or initiate a new one. When VirtualBox served as the virtualization platform, connections were made through its embedded RDP server.
Oracle VDI was compatible with several virtualization technologies such as Oracle VirtualBox (provided within the package), VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Remote Desktop Services. The built-in RDP functionality in VirtualBox allowed remote connectivity to guest operating systems lacking native RDP support, including various Linux distributions.
In 2013, Oracle declared it would cease further development of Oracle VDI but maintained transitional assistance for current users. Official support concluded in March 2017.