UNIGE’s Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) allows users to run an operating system and work with the software programs that are pre-installed on it rather than downloading and setting up the programs they need on their personal computer or drive.

Each faculty’s virtual machine features different pre-installed programs, but all VDIs include uniFLOW printing drivers.

Virtual desktops are available via lab and library computers as well as your personal computer. If you would like to use a virtual machine off campus, you can do so with a VPN.

To access the virtual machine from your personal computer, you will need to install the VMware Horizon Client software.

In the same way, for the specific needs of Research, virtual machines equipped with a graphics processor (GPU) and a large amount of RAM memory are available to UNIGE academic staff members and students.

You are...

• A UNIGE student.
• A UNIGE staff member.
• A continuing education participant

You'll need...

• An ISIs account.

Terms & conditions

• Terms of Service
• Charter of use of digital resources
• Terms of access to digital resources

Using the service

• How do I install and set up a VDI on my computer?

Related services

Students:

• VDI permission is granted automatically based on your faculty.

Staff members:

• Request access to a particular virtual machine.

Help

• Consult the Digital Workplace knowledgebase.

Outages, bugs and other issues

Students and Continuing education participants :

• IT support

Staff members :

• First, visit Digital Workplace: Submit an issue
• If your problem is not resolved, contact the IT Service Desk (CAD)