{"id":394,"date":"2013-06-11T19:39:25","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T17:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cloud-client.info\/?p=394"},"modified":"2013-06-11T19:55:57","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T17:55:57","slug":"bootime-for-windows-embedded-device-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cloud-client.info\/?p=394","title":{"rendered":"Bootime for Windows Embedded device explained (short version)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"f1b57b4156f3c43e8a7d72dffc4b2e52\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5449811010861855\";\r\n\/* blog.cloud-client.info 2 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"6689524735\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hi Folks,<\/p>\n<p>very often i&#8217;ve been asked why IGEL\u00b4s Windows based OS is taken a little bit longer for the boot time then Thin Clients from other Vendors.<\/p>\n<p>First of all a few specs&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The new UD5 Windows 7 Dual Core provide&#8217;s: A faster CPU, faster Storage (WD SSD), faster Memory and a faster Chipset but still it takes (only for the Boottime!) a little bit longer then (much) slower Devices from other Vendors. See also my UD5 Performance Whitepaper.<\/p>\n<p>The Myths:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; IGEL is running a virtualized Windows Embedded OS = Nonsense&#8230; IGEL has a Linux Partition to pevent the use of PXE crap and provide a secure and high available firmware deployment solution. There is no &#8220;Thin Client&#8221; Hypervisor or something funny at all (like the Citrix XenClient).<br \/>\n&#8211; IGEL devices are slower= Nonsense&#8230; Compare the overall UD5 Dual Core performance with any other current high end client and you will see which device is slower in general. Tip: It\u00b4s not the IGEL. Of course you should try devices on the same level&#8230; Comparing a UD5 with a 3rd Party entry Thin Client or a IGEL UD2 with a 3rd Party High End Thin Client doesn&#8217;t make sense at all.<\/p>\n<p>The reallity:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; IGEL comes with a lot of services compared to other vendors, most of these services are enabled by default and not disabled or better: Not available.<br \/>\n&#8211; IGEL&#8217;s Management is very stong but these management tasks are not for free&#8230; They do require a little bit time. If a device with no really or only basic management is offered: Of course it will boot faster! If you have nothing do to at work&#8230; Of course you can make a break earlier; It&#8217;s very similar.<br \/>\n&#8211; IGEL Boot Loader takes a few seconds to time out.<\/p>\n<p>How can it be optimized:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Disable not used services<br \/>\n&#8211; Make sure the UMS is available, the Clients will always try to talk to the UMS and it takes a few seconds for a Time Out.<br \/>\n&#8211; Use the Standby Mode if possible, no device will boot faster if an standby mode and the new devices only requires a little bit more power compared to switched off client.<br \/>\n&#8211; Some vendors are using a Standby Mode by default (without mention this in the documentation), plug off the power cable to check this or enable the Standby Mode for the IGEl too.<\/p>\n<p>Things to consider:<br \/>\n&#8211; If you&#8217;re only looking at the boot time you should figure out how often your Users are &#8220;booting&#8221; there device and compare this to other performance figures.<br \/>\n&#8211; People complaining about the boot time for a thin client&#8230; Compare it to your Active Directory Profile Management (if in place), how long is your logon time?<br \/>\n&#8211; Use the IGEL Universal Management to wake up the clients for the user&#8217;s, the new devices require less power then ever and every User is happy (or not \ud83d\ude09 ) if his client is ready to use.<\/p>\n<p>I hope this helps a little bit&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Cheers<br \/>\nMichael<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Folks, very often i&#8217;ve been asked why IGEL\u00b4s Windows based OS is taken a little bit longer for the boot time then Thin Clients from other Vendors. 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