A key feature of the horizon cloud pod architecture is the ability to provide high availability and to scaleout virtual desktops in vmware horizon 7. For example, you might use local datastores if you deploy stateless. View on tintri vmstore reference architecture for 1,000 users. Vmware vmotion technology provides realtime migration of running virtual machines from one server to another with no disruption or downtime. Lenovo client virtualization lcv with thinksystem servers version 1. Built with vmware horizon with view and cisco ucs, which offers a stateless. Organizations may need to set up vdi deployments or alter existing infrastructure to support the influx of demand for remote work support due to the covid19 pandemic. As shown in figure 6, horizon 6 with view virtual desktops running microsoft windows 7 were hosted on eight cisco ucs c240 m4 rack servers with virtual san 6.
The cisco desktop virtualization solution includes cisco ucs bseries blade servers and nimble storage csseries storage appliances. Overcoming the vdi iops challenge vmware enduser computing. Floating, stateless or full clones that the customer may prefer. This document provides the reference architecture for stateless virtual desktops with vmware view 5 on local solidstate storage. Brokering to physical machines can be implemented either with an existing horizon 7 environment or with a new one. Pure storage has validated the reference architecture with vmwares view planner 2. Reap the economic benefits of stateless, nonpersistent virtual desktops served. This solution uses cisco ucs bseries blades, tintri vmstore storage, and the vmware vsphere 5. Composer server creates the linked clone virtual desktops, and handles recompose sessions. Each packet travels entirely on its own without reference to any other packet. This help s to improve operational efficiency in largescale vcloud environments. Local ssd storage can be used as a local cache for stateless virtual. This section describes the configuration of the components of the reference architecture for horizon 6 with view hosted on cisco ucs with virtual san. The vmware reference architecture for stateless virtual desktops on local solidstate storage with vmware view 5.
Create a simple stateless desktop for testing using vmware. Join the virtual machine to the active directory domain. Hp client virtualization reference architecture for citrix. Reference architecture for 1,000 users with vmware horizon. Vmware has released a new solution called virtual desktop infrastructure vdi. Cisco desktop virtualization solution with nimble storage. Setting up virtual desktops in horizon 7 vmware horizon 7 7. This paper focuses on hps recommended approach to virtual desktops in client virtualization with citrix xendesktop 5. Delivers a fully stateless virtual desktop platform using horizon view and atlantis ilio diskless vdi has a modular design that can scale to 10,000 users and beyond gives the end user the best possible experience delivers the most costeffective desktop from both a capex and opex standpoint. Vmware workspace one and vmware horizon reference architecture. This reference architecture provides a framework and guidance for. Using horizon 7 to access physical windows machines vmware.
The stateless tiered storage reference architecture validation shows results for both 96 and 120 windows 7 virtual machines per vdi host server. Disable microsoft feeds synchronization on windows virtual machines 47 vmware, inc. Vmware horizon 7 multisite reference architecture with. Design guidance is given for each productwith a corresponding component design chapter devoted to each productfollowed by chapters that provide best practices for integrating the components into a complete platform. Stateless esxi refers to running vmware esxi software on a host entirely in memory, with no local persistence data. The virtual machine can be a linux system, a windows desktop or server, a freebsd system, a dos virtual machine, a novell server, a mac os x or another operating system. Manage virtual desktop infrastructure and architecture. May 04, 2012 this document provides the reference architecture for stateless virtual desktops with vmware view 5 on local solidstate storage. Centralizing management of the host state enables consistent configuration over large sets of similar hosts, as well as rapid provisioning of vsphere hosts. When you request a web page from a web site, the request travels in one or more packets, each independent of the other as far as the internet protocol program itself is concerned. Citrix workspace experience, an enhanced version and successor of storefront in citrix cloud, is the industrysfirst solution offering the integration of windows, linux, web, saas, and mobile applications in a unified and simpletouse interface. Citrix virtual apps and desktops when integrated with hp bladesystem, hp storage and vmware vsphere provides a unique set of virtual desktop delivery models including. Guest post by anjan srinivas, director of product marketing, atlantis computing correct io sizing can be a challenge for customers adopting vdi.
Join the virtual machine to the microsoft active directory domain. Citrix virtual apps and desktops service reference. Stateless or stateful esxi installation vmware communities. Pure storage reference architecture with citrix xendesktop 5. Create one vm as a base image, and horizon 7 can generate a pool of virtual desktops from that image.
Rawc is a desktop workload tool that generates a realistic, adjustable workload with various applications in the desktop virtual machine. This paper offers guidance for deploying engineering workstations designed to support heavy 3d workloads on view virtual desktops. In conjunction with this product release, vmware also published a new paper titled vmware reference architecture brief for stateless virtual desktops with vmware view 4. Youll have to check out the ra for more details about what was used. Ibm smartcloud desktop infrastructure with citrix xendesktop. This document describes the reference architecture of the cisco desktop virtualization solution with shared storage for virtual desktops based on vmware horizon view 6 and vmware vsphere 5.
This document describes the reference architecture for vmware horizon 7. This provides an excellent and familiar experience for employees to allow them to work from home by connecting to their normal officebased machine. As part of the architecture validation, vmware performed functional, operational, and workload. This document provides a reference architecture for floating virtual desktops with vmware view 4. Vmware horizon 6 for stateless and persistent vdi and hosted desktops and apps. Vmware view 5 reference architecture for stateless virtual. Configure the virtual machine with the appropriate amount of vcpu and ram according to the gpu profile selected. Configure cisco ucs rack and blade servers with nvidia. This module will provide a highlevel overview of enabling and using cloud pod architecture cpa.
Lenovo client virtualization lcv with thinksystem servers base reference architecture document for all lcv solutions describes lenovo clients, servers, storage, and networking hardware used in lcv solutions lcv covers both virtual desktops and hosted desktops contains system performance considerations and performance testing methodology and tools mike perks pawan. Catbird announced catbird vsecurity for vmware view 5. Vmware techzone has created an amazingly detailed step by step procedure for creating an optimized windows 10 image including the use of mandatory profiles to minimize logon times while providing an experience of a full clone desktop in a stateless environment. The internets basic protocol, the internet protocol ip, is an example of a stateless interaction. Assign an updated base layer to fullclone virtual desktops. The vmware reference architecture for stateless virtual desktops on local solidstate storage with vmware view 5 liquidware labs announces product synergies with vmware euc teradici announced apex 2800 support for vmware view 5. This reference architecture section archives the vsan solution deliverables for businesscritical applications, nextgeneration applications, target use cases and also vertical applications. In this blog, we will discuss the operational backup aspects of vmware horizon data protection. Citrix workspace fully aggregates apps and data from both onpremises and cloud environments to. The vmware reference architecture for stateless virtual desktops on local solidstate storage with vmware view 5 vmware view 5. Vmware horizon, citrix xendesktop, and microsoft windows server 2012. Storage can represent between 20 and 70% of the total desktop cost in vdi infrastructure. Dedicated virtual desktops or stateless virtual desktops that need mobility require the following items to. Dedicated virtual desktops or stateless virtual desktops that need.
The example solution supports 1,000 hosted application users, 800 stateless virtual desktop users, and 200 persistent virtual desktop users. Flexpod datacenter with citrix xendesktop the flexpod datacenter solution brings the power of the flexpod concept to citrix customers by providing an easytodeploy, selfcontained virtual desktop solution in a rack. Full descriptions of the test environment as well as performance metrics captured during test validation are provided. Preparing a parent virtual machine 48 configure a parent virtual machine 48 activating windows on instant clones and view composer linked clones 50. Ibm smartcloud desktop infrastructure with citrix xendesktop reference architecture operational model component summary table 12 summarizes the items needed for stateless virtual desktops for each user size. To enhance the capability to deliver these highperformance and graphicsintensive applications, cisco offers support for the nvidia grid m6, m60, and m10 cards in the cisco unified. Pure storage vdi reference architecture for vmware view. Motion can be used to achieve manual load v balancing and zero downtime maintenance. This document describes the reference architecture for desktop virtualization with storage for up to virtual desktops based on vmware view 5. Cisco ucs c240 m4 rack server with vmware virtual san 6. End users can access their desktops, applications and data from supported web browsers, laptops, and a range of other devices, including a wide variety of operating systems inside or outside the corporate firewall, while corporate data and resources remain protected. Vmware horizon integration how the pieces fit together.
Jul 18, 2017 install and configure microsoft windows on the virtual machine. Vmware vsphere reference architecture for small medium business. They provided operational models for both enterprise, builttospec architectures and. This reference architecture provides guidance for implementing a vmware. The cisco desktop virtualization solution includes cisco ucs. Stateless virtual desktop 600 users 1500 users 4500 users 0 users compute servers 5 12 36 80 management servers 2 2 4 7 10 gbe network. When you manage enterprise desktops with horizon 7, the benefits. The virtual desktop cluster is dedicated to hosting stateless virtual desktops accessed by end users. Vmware horizon deployments coupled with other vmware vsphere products offer many options for securing the end user environment.
This document describes a reference architecture for deploying virtual desktops on the pure storage flasharray using vmware view 5. The vmwares cto for the desktop business unit, scott davis, reports that the integration is not complete yet. As part of the architecture validation, vmware performed functional, operational, and workload tests to highlight. Endto end virtualization, with all windows 7 sp1 virtual desktops and supporting infrastructure. Horizon 7 is a platform for managing and delivering virtualized, sessionbased, or physical desktops and applications to end users. This reference architecture provides a proven and tested floating architecture for enterprise desktop deployments. Lenovo client virtualization with vmware horizon reference architecture for vmware horizon with view. The foundation for worldclass microsoft sql server performance, availability. This reference architecture provides a framework and guidance for architecting an integrated digital workspace using vmware workspace one and vmware horizon. Vdi reference architecture monthly november 2016 login vsi. Pure storage has validated the reference architecture with login vsi pro 3. When vdi is deployed on dvx stateless hosts, virtual desktop data is quickly. Vdi reference architecture monthly november 2016 here we are again with another post for the reference architecture monthly.
A solid understanding of desktop and application virtualization familiarity with virtual desktops in vmware horizon 7. Aug 03, 2017 but for simple offsite testing of user environment settings and the persistence of settings in a stateless desktop environment and creating a sort of mechanism that is used with vmware horizon view resetrecreate the machine, i now use a windows 10 virtual machine in vmware workstation that automagically reverts back to the last. Desktop virtualization vdi overview vmware horizon view. Disable the system restore on windows virtual machines 46. Vmware horizon 6 3d engineering workloads reference architecture. A stateless desktop architecture is ideally suited for standard desktop environments where the desktop image is consistent from user to user. If you are using vmwares products to serve up desktops to your end users, you may already be using a more. In part 1 of this blog series we discussed how disaster recovery and operational backup are two significant aspects of virtual desktop infrastructure vdi data protection. The vmware reference architecture for stateless virtual. Find a validated design or reference architecture that meets your requirements. Vdi reference architecture monthly october 2016 login vsi. Datrium solutions for virtual desktop infrastructure vdi. Vmware is addressing these challenges by establishing a reference architecture framework raf that provides a consistent way for vmware, its partners, and organizations to assess and evaluate the impact of pci standards, regulations and best practices on virtual and cloud environments. The vmware reference architecture for stateless virtual desktops on local solidstate storage with vmware view 4.
Day 9 write up vmware view stateless virtual desktops mittim12 jul 30, 2011 6. Reference architecture for 1,000 users with vmware horizon with. The document addresses the architecture design, configuration and implementation considerations for the key components of the architecture required to deliver virtual desktops via citrix virtual apps and desktops 7. The architecture is scalable and is based on the standard reference architectures published by vmware. View security server provides for remote access from company owned or employee student owned devices over the wan. The results gathered regarding cpu usage, memory utilization, storage, and network can be analyzed to identify appropriateness and readiness o. This paper was a reference architecture summary for emcs enduser computing vmware horizon 7.
The vmware view 5 reference architecture for stateless virtual desktops involves highperforming, solidstate drives within a physical host to offload the majority of desktop virtualization iops needed, while providing a stateless desktop virtualization design for planned and unplanned downtime. What is vmware desktop reference architecture workload simulator rawc. Dell wyse datacenter for citrix reference architecture. Liquidware labs announces product synergies with vmware euc. You can also choose vmware pcoverip pcoip, or vmware blast to provide remote access to users. This document describes a reference architecture for deploying virtual desktops on the pure storage flasharray using citrix xendesktop 5.
Vmware reference architecture for stateless virtual desktops on. This video whiteboard highlights virtual desktop innovations from cisco and. Virtual desktop infrastructure and architecture news, help. Vmware horizon 7 offers the option to broker access to physical machines. Virtual desktop pools you can create desktop pools to give users remote access to virtual machinebased desktops. Costs are 10x lower with ondemand draas with vmware cloud on aws and. Cisco desktop virtualization solutions with vmware horizon view. Hp reference architecture for client virtualization. Im finding that there is a lot of great information with respect to proofs of claim and sizing, which is incredibly useful if you are trying to architect your own solution. Get it right and the project is successful users accept it and desktop cost is low. For vdi, coronavirus pandemic could require a new approach. This reference architecture showcases view in vmware horizon 6 running on vmware virtual san.
Configure cisco ucs rack and blade servers with nvidia grid 2. Dec 27, 2016 this paper was a reference architecture summary for emcs enduser computing vmware horizon 7. Script cmd step 1 create the virtual machine and install the os. Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations. Last week i was reading through some of netapps technical reports about windows 7 and vmware view. Vmware vmotion is only available with the vsphere advanced edition or above licensing levels. Horizon 7 allows you to create and broker connections to windows virtual desktops, linux virtual desktops, remote desktop server rdspublished applications and desktops, and physical machines. Setting up virtual desktops in horizon 7 vmware, inc. This document describes the reference architecture for the cisco desktop virtualization solution with storage for up to 1500 pooled virtual desktops based on citrix xendesktop 5. With horizon persona management, physical and virtual desktops can be centrally managed. This validated design guide is an overview of the vmware horizon view federal secure desktop solution, which is based on the vmware horizon view mobile secure workplace solution. For details on disaster recovery, see part 2 loss of vdi environment availability or data has the potential to degrade a user.
Vmware horizon 7 multisite reference architecture with pure storage 11. Teradici announced apex 2800 support for vmware view 5. Click to read hp client virtualization reference architecture for citrix virtual apps and desktops on vmware vsphere. The following is an excerpt from my whats new in vmware vsphere 5. What is vmware desktop reference architecture workload simulator. Apr 21, 2020 citrix workspace experience, an enhanced version and successor of storefront in citrix cloud, is the industrysfirst solution offering the integration of windows, linux, web, saas, and mobile applications in a unified and simpletouse interface. A cisco integrated desktop virtualization solution with. Vmwares reference architecture to implement a stateless vdi environment with local solidstate disk is a great solution for call centers and kiosk environments, but a more robust solution is needed for environments that are using their serverhosted virtual desktop infrastructure for knowledge workers and power users.
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