Desktop VMs in the Cloud?

[sangwe11]

Hello there,

I'll briefly explain what I'm trying to achieve, but I'm not sure if its possible, so can anyone advise me on this?

Firstly, I want to set up a small cluster of identical servers, and then run Virtual Machines on them serving Ubuntu Desktop to a thin client.

I am aware I can set this up with Ubuntu LTSP, but I'm looking for a solution that means I can use the virtual machine from anywhere, not just lan.

I also would like it to do some kind of load balancing, so the load is spread evenly as if it was just one server.

Finally, I would like it so that the remote machines can be started and shutdown just as it was a normal operating system on a normal pc, remembering all the data ect stored with each virtual machine.

Any advice / questions welcome, and thankyou to all.

[HDave]

I have the same question. ...all the info on cloud virtualization is server based. How to do desktop clients?

[dragonfly41]

I've just joined this sub-forum as I start to experiment with ubuntu in the cloud.

Although this thread is a couple of months old I found this useful blog I'm starting to follow to convert my ubuntu 10.10 instance into desktop in the cloud..

http://michaelhallsmoore.com/blog/De...-The-Right-Way