Dell Citrix Software- Manuals

Page 3 - C o n t e n t s; I n t r o d u c t i o n; A A p p e n d i x : F u r t h e r R e s o u r c e s

Contents 3 C o n t e n t s 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 R e c o m m e n d e d C o m p o n e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 G e n e r a l G u i d e l i n e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 D e l l | X e n D e s k t o p R e f e r e n c e A r c...

Page 5 - Introduction

Dell Virtual Remote Desktop Solution Reference Architecture 5 Introduction This document describes four validated configurations of Dell|XenDesktop virtual infrastructure for XenDesktop deployments, so you can select the most suitable Dell virtualization solution for your needs. You can customize th...

Page 6 - Recommended Components

6 Dell Virtual Remote Desktop Solution Reference Architecture Recommended Components The following table describes the recommended components for each configuration. Hardware and Software Features of the Baseline Configuration Very Small Small Medium Large Description Simple, entry-level configurati...

Page 9 - General Guidelines

Dell Virtual Remote Desktop Solution Reference Architecture 9 General Guidelines The following guidelines are valid for all four validated configurations: • CPUs : Dell recommends quad core CPUs for XenDesktop deployments, as CPU performance is typically the limiting factor in the number of virtual ...

Page 11 - Small Configuration

Dell Virtual Remote Desktop Solution Reference Architecture 11 The components of Very Small Configurations are: • Servers: Because this configuration is intended for a proof-of-concept deployment or a deployment to a small office/satellite office, non-rack mounted servers are available. The Active D...

Page 13 - Medium Configuration

Dell Virtual Remote Desktop Solution Reference Architecture 13 • Network: The two onboard and one add-in DualPort gigabit NICs provide enough bandwidth to support VM image streaming and network traffic, while leaving the remaining PCI-e slot(s) available for additional peripherals. The service conso...

Page 15 - Large Configuration

Dell Virtual Remote Desktop Solution Reference Architecture 15 peripherals. The service console and management are shared on the same NIC. To keep storage traffic isolated, Dell recommends a pair of independent Ethernet switches to access Provisioning Servers. • Disk: Local storage is used to store ...

Page 19 - Appendix: Further Resources

Dell Virtual Remote Desktop Solution Reference Architecture 19 Appendix: Further Resources Dell has several resources available for designing and deploying virtualization solutions. For further information about Dell supported virtualization solutions: • Dell Citrix Virtualization Solutions: http://...

Page 21 - Appendix: Testing Methodology

Dell Virtual Remote Desktop Solution Reference Architecture 21 Appendix: Testing Methodology The configurations were tested using two defined workloads: knowledge worker and task worker. A base virtual machine (VM) was defined for these workloads, along with the workloads and their associated applic...