Many of us who worked on XenApp servers with Windows 2000/2003 remember tuning the SMB settings of MaxMpxCt. In short, this allowed a XenApp server to make more simultaneous SMB connections to a file server. Think about it, on XenApp, you have 50-100 users making connections to a file server. The file server sees those [...]
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Windows 7 Optimization Guide for XenDesktop
Posted: October 20, 2010 in OptimizationsTags: best practices, design handbook, desktop virtualization, optimization, vdi, virtual desktops, windows 7, xendesktop
If you have been following my ongoing commentary regarding Windows 7 optimizations for virtual desktops, you have probably been wondering when all of this information will be put into a document. Well, it has finally happened. Based on many of the items Citrix Consulting has identified, we have our initial Windows 7 optimization guide for [...]
A Server is Not a Desktop – A Desktop is Not a Server
Posted: October 18, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: desktop virtualization, user experience, vdi, virtual desktops, xendesktop
I’ve heard this statement many times “A desktop is not a server”. Most of the time when I hear it, it is in reference to high-availability and storage. Why do we need to provide live migration for a desktop? Why do we need expensive SAN storage for a desktop? These are all true, but what [...]
Upcoming webinar: Virtual Desktop Design for Small Environments
Posted: October 15, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: desktop virtualization, SMB, vdi, xendesktop
Many organizations looking to implement virtual desktops are looking at fairly small deployments, fewer than 500 users. In fact, I’ve been receiving more and more questions from partners and customers asking how they can utilize XenDesktop for environments with only 50 or 100 users. Questions like: What is the recommended architecture for smaller XenDesktop deployments? [...]
Optimize Your Virtual Desktop Recycle Bin
Posted: October 13, 2010 in OptimizationsTags: desktop virtualization, optimization, vdi, virtual desktops, windows 7, xendesktop
I’m reading more and more Windows 7 optimization guides for virtual desktops and I’m starting to believe that many people are focusing too much on scalability and too little on the user experience. I’ve spoken about people taking optimizations too far before, but this time I want to talk about one item… the Recycle Bin? [...]
