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VDI​

VDI, or desktop virtualization, is defined when a full Windows 10 computer is virtualized, not when a specific server is being used for sessions. Licensing for Endpoint Policy Manager Cloud with VDI varies depending on your purchase.

  • For legacy Endpoint Policy Manager Cloud monthly and Endpoint Policy Manager Cloud yearly customers, you may consume a license with a VDI machine that has a Endpoint Policy Manager Cloud license. Additionally, because of the Legacy Cloud Monthly or Legacy Cloud Yearly status, that computer will also be able to process directives via Endpoint Policy Manager Group Policy Edition as as well, without needing an explicit, corresponding Endpoint Policy Manager On-Premise license. (This was called an Implied On-Prem License and is only available with legacy Endpoint Policy Manager Cloud licensing methods.)
  • For Endpoint Policy Manager Enterprise and Endpoint Policy Manager Professional customers, you may consume a single Endpoint Policy Manager Cloud license for use with a single VDI machine. Note that when a computer acquires a Endpoint Policy Manager Cloud license, the computer will not process on-prem (or MDM or SCCM) directives as well, unless a corresponding license for that method is acquired (and deployed) as part of your purchase agreement.
  • For Endpoint Policy Manager SaaS customers, licenses are only available for Endpoint Policy Manager Cloud, and on-prem licensing mechanisms are not available. Therefore, you may consume a single Endpoint Policy Manager Cloud license for use with a single VDI machine.

Use the following KB articles for tips to install Endpoint Policy Manager Cloud with the following scenarios: