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The service includes the provision of access to desktop sessions via virtual sessions. This currently mainly affects Windows systems. This includes systems with GPUs. Pools and individual sessions are possible for students, lecturers and institutes. 7 entries, newest to oldest

Wednesday, 26 November 2025 09:11:32

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Tuesday, 21 October 2025 08:00:56

Maintenance: Software-Upgrade Loadbalancer, 21 October 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

To fix security vulnerabilities, the load balancer software must be updated. The systems are designed to be redundant so that there are no prolonged service outages. Switchovers may cause multiple … Monday, 29 September 2025 07:00:10

Maintenance: Migration of virtual desktops (VDI pools), 29 September 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

We are carrying out a planned migration of our VDI environment in order to use resources more efficiently in the future. This affects both certain automated pools (instant clones) and manual pools … Tuesday, 02 September 2025 09:00:52

Migration of VDI access to new load balancers , 2 September 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The service address of the VDI infrastructure (Horizon View) will be switched from the previous hardware load balancer in the LZR to the new VM load balancer. From the perspective of the requesting … Tuesday, 02 September 2025 09:00:25

Migration of remote desktop farm access to new load balancers, 2 September 2025, 11:00–11:30 a.m.

The service address of the remote desktop farm will be switched from the previous hardware load balancer in the LZR to the new VM load balancer. From the perspective of the requesting systems, nothing … Wednesday, 18 June 2025 12:55:08

Maintenance: VDI update NVIDIA driver 18 June 2025 6:00 a.m. – 19 June 4:00 p.m.

Due to updates to the NVIDIA driver for parts of the VDI environment, VDI desktops may become unavailable and shut down. Thursday, 06 March 2025 06:00:23

Wartung VDI, 06.03.2025, 7:00-13:00

Aufgrund von dringenden Sicherheitsaktualisierungen der ESXi Infrastruktur der VDI Desktop Umgebung, kommt es am 06.03.2025, 7:00-13:00, zu Nichtverfügbarkeiten von einzelnen virtuellen Desktops.

Status of IT services at CIDS/ZIH. Our systems are continuously monitored. If you experience any problems, please open a ticket at the Service Desk (servicedesk@tu-dresden.de).

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