Not an expert, but from what I can see reading the information here it is not mandatory to have this license if you want to use CE for learning VDI solutions.

In fact I am on the same boat so will be happy to exchange some ideas (in my case it will be for Citrix).

And “here” I mean here: https://www.nutanix.com/library/datasheets/nci-vdi

:)

Thanks Cristiano,

I’ll post any further findings here as I continue to make progress with my lab.

Cristiano,

From your experience, is either Citrix or Horizon Management application required? Or, does Nutanix include it’s own EUC management platform?

Thanks

Hi ​@JeremieLegault ,

I know that in the past Frame, which is now from Dizzion:

https://www.nutanix.com/solutions/end-user-computing

Basically, Nutanix doesn’t provide a VDI/DaaS solution itself, and you need an EUC solution for.

That is why I said I will start using with Citrix.

If you you have no access for a trial license, you can get someone from the EUC vendor to provide it (are you a partner, customer or just curious about how it works?).

Asking because Citrix nowadays is not easy for getting a trial (the ISO file will provide you 30 days), but from Dizzion you can search at LinkedIn and you will find someone to assist with.

Amazing answer, thanks!

No worries!

And if you need a hand with Citrix, just drop me a msg.

I work for a Citrix partner so I may be able to answer a few questions or try to help if I can :)

I really appreciate that, I think I might end up going with a lesser known open source VDI solution.

Reason being, I’m more of a network and network security engineer. I simply wanted to standup a VDI solution, make it available to the public and leverage the usage for my networking and security testing and familiarization.

Learning Nutanix and Citrix might pull me away from that work.

I’ll let you know, if I change my mind. 

You can use CE in your lab to test your vdi solution. No problem at all. 

As Jeroen said, you can use CE to test any VDI solution.

I also see no reason to test only enterprise-ready solutions like Citrix and others; however, in the same way that only KVM is not a HCI, many solutions called "VDI" out there are not.

IMHO a VDI solution will be responsible for providing at least the following services:

• O.S. Image Management
• O.S. Identity Management (e.g.: MS AD, Entra ID, etc.)
• Infrastructure (cloud, on-prem or hybrid)
• Secure remote access
• User and group permissions
• Computer and user policies and environment

These are the minimum services that any VDI/DaaS solution must bring to the table for us to call it a true VDI solution.

Of course, this is from an enterprise perspective. For a lab, home or SoHo use, solutions like Guacamole and others will work just fine.