Citrix Systems, Inc.
DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION WITH LINKED POWER MANAGEMENT TO CLIENT DEVICES

Abstract:

A computer system includes a client device that includes a physical power control input to change the client device between on/off states, and a virtual server running virtual machines, with the client device accessing one of the virtual machines. The computer system includes a computing platform that interfaces with the client device and the virtual server to map the client device to the virtual machine being accessed by the client device, and receive at least one power control signal from the client device based on selection of the physical power control input. The computing platform initiates, in response to the received at least one power control signal and the client device being mapped to the virtual machine, a change in an on/off state of the virtual machine to match a change in the on/off state of the client device so as to reboot the virtual machine.