I have been working all weekend to find a way to make the VDI Blaster software persistent when booting from a USB flash drive. In the end I could not find a solution without running the Echo Management server that is provided with the software. Using the Echo Management software proved to be a major undertaking and I decided to look into other options. I tried 3 versions of Puppy Linux but could not achieve persistence on those either. After scouring many forums and message boards I came across a tool that allows you to make Ubuntu distributions persistent called Universal USB Installer. I used Ubuntu 9.10 and finally I have achieved the persistence I was looking for. I have now gone ahead and created a launcher in the startup folder that will automatically launch the RDP session when the USB flash drive is booted so the users will not need to even click on the connection button in order to see the Windows desktop that will be running on the server. This was a long and painstaking process but in the end I believe that it is the only way this project can succeed. I am very happy to have this part behind me.
I have also updated the spreadsheet with the data to incorporate more hardware and usage statistics. It should now also be accessible to any body who would like to see it. Here is the link : spreadsheet update
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