![]() Zoom VDI Plugin Installation on Client Computer or Thin Clientįor the second part of deployment, we need to load the Zoom VDI Plugin on the connecting client computer and/or thin client. To manually install on an existing VDI Virtual Machine, you can double click the MSI, or run the following command: msiexec /package ZoomInstallerVDI.msiĪnd that’s it! Make sure you have your Zoom GPO and/or registry settings configured as well. To deploy in your existing infrastructure using non-persistent desktop pools (Instant Clones), you can install Zoom for VDI in your base image, and then re-push the image/snapshot. To deploy in your existing infrastructure using persistent desktop pools, you can deploy the MSI via Group Policy Objects. For a list of full MSI switches, please visit Zoom’s “ Mass Installation and Configuration for Windows” document. Since this is an MSI file, it’s easy to deploy. Zoom for VDI Application Installation on VDI VM or Base Imageįor the first part of deployment, we’ll need to install the Zoom for VDI application inside of our VDI VM or bundle it inside of our Base Image (if you’re using instant clones). These GPOs are needed especially for non-persistent VDI (Instant Clones) for autoconfiguration and SSO (Single Sign On) when the user opens the application and to tweak numerous other configurables. You can also find information on Zoom’s VDI Client Registry settings here. More information on the Zoom Active Directory ADMX Template is available at Zoom’s “ Group Policy Options for the Windows desktop client and Zoom Rooms“. Please make sure you load up the Zoom Active Directory ADMX Templates and configure them appropriately for your environment and deployment. Zoom is highly configurable both with a GPO (Group Policy Object) and registry settings. We just need to have the Zoom for VDI application installed on the VDI Virtual Machine (and/or base image), and have the plugin installed on the computer or thin client that we are connecting with. Zoom VDI Plugin installed on the client system connecting to the VDI session (Computer, Thin Client, Zero Client).Zoom for VDI Application on VDI Virtual Machine (or Image).There are two components involved in deploying Zoom for VDI. Please review Zoom’s application comparison. When using Zoom for VDI, there are some limitations. And, just like Microsoft Teams Optimization, this is one less hop for data, one less processing point, and one less load off your server infrastructure. Using Zoom for VDI and the Zoom VDI Plugin, Zoom will offload (and a more optimized way than RTAV) video encoding and decoding from the VDI Virtual Machine and the endpoint will directly communicate with Zoom’s infrastructure. With minor tweaks (check out my post on enhancing RTAV webcam with VMware Horizon), this actually worked quite well with the exception of microphone quality on the end-users side, and high bandwidth requirements. ![]() ![]() This offloaded audio and video to the VMware Horizon Client utilizing a dedicated channel over the connection to optimize the data exchange. Just like with Microsoft Teams, before Zoom’s VDI client, VMware’s RTAV (Real-time Audio-Video) was used to handle multimedia. VMware Horizon client on Windows or compatible Thin Client.Zoom VDI Registry Settings (Available here).Zoom Active Directory GPO ADMX Template (Available here).Zoom VDI Plugin Installer (Available here).Zoom for VDI MSI Installer (Available here).To get started, you’ll need the following: Please make sure to read Zoom’s documentation on “ Getting started with VDI“, and Zoom’s “ VDI Client Features Comparison“, to understand the differences in the Zoom clients. While these instructions are targeted for VMware Horizon VDI environments, the process is very similar for Citrix XenDesktop. There is also a Zoom VDI Plugin for Citrix XenDesktop and WVD (Windows Virtual Desktop) in addition to VMware Horizon. In this post, I will guide you on how to deploy Zoom for VDI and the Zoom VDI Plugin in your VMware Horizon View VDI Infrastructure. Looking at setting up Zoom for VDI in your Virtual Desktop Infrastructure?
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