Bare Metal (PC Farm)
While the majority of DaDesktop utilizes virtual desktops, specific tasks require the performance and capabilities of a physical machine. With bare metal deployment, each user is allocated a dedicated physical desktop or server, all centrally administered via the DaDesktop platform.
Exclusive physical hardware per user
Rather than sharing a virtual environment, each participant operates on their own dedicated physical machine.
Remote management of physical classrooms
Integrate existing classroom environments with DaDesktop to oversee hardware operations without requiring on-site presence.
Scenarios requiring bare metal
- Workloads involving software that is incompatible with virtualization, such as ONAP and OpenStack.
- Requirements for hardware that cannot be emulated, including specific GPUs, Mellanox cards, and specialized network equipment.
- Curricula that involve firmware updates or direct interaction with physical components.
- Physical classroom configurations that necessitate centralized remote administration.
Operational mechanics
Every physical unit links to a DaDesktop node using a control interface known as ddnexus. When provisioning a standalone or fresh-start environment, choose the "Metal PC" option to ensure the desktop instance is deployed directly onto the physical hardware.
PC Farm
Existing office desktops can be integrated into the infrastructure to function as bare metal nodes. In this architecture, each physical desktop is referred to as a potato. The server responsible for coordinating these nodes is known as a pumpkin (also identified as a DaDesktop node or ddnode). The USB cable establishing the connection between each potato and the pumpkin is termed a potato stalk.
USB cables for potato stalks are available for purchase on eBay and Alibaba.
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