Default configurations are great in that they make the setup and configuration easy. Unfortunately, they don’t work for all environments. In fact, if you simply use the defaults for an entire virtual desktop deployment, you will miss out on tons of optimizations to allow your environment to scale. Simply following the defaults is the 2nd [...]
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Beware of VDI Defaults
Posted: July 26, 2010 in Top 10 Virtual Desktop MistakesTags: best practices, citrix, design considerations, desktop virtualization, optimization, vdi, xendesktop
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Does Cache Trump IOPS
Posted: July 21, 2010 in StorageTags: cache, design considerations, IOPS, storage, vdi, write cache
With desktop virtualization, we hear more and more about how important IOPS are to being able to support the virtual desktop. I’ve had a few blogs about it and plan to have a few more. What I wanted to talk about was an interesting discussion I recently had with 3 Senior Architects within Citrix Consulting [...]
Not Spending Your Cache Wisely
Posted: July 19, 2010 in Top 10 Virtual Desktop MistakesTags: best practices, cache, design considerations, desktop virtualization, optimization, Provisioning services, storage, vdi
It almost sounds like I’m talking about personal finances. You better plan your cache appropriately or you will run out. I’m not talking about money; I’m talking about system memory (although if you plan poorly we will quickly be talking about money). It comes down to this… system cache is a powerful feature allowing a [...]
Optimize your Virtual Desktop Image
Posted: June 29, 2010 in Top 10 Virtual Desktop MistakesTags: best practices, desktop virtualization, microsoft, optimization, vdi, VMware, vsphere, windows 7, xendesktop
Building a virtual desktop is simply a matter of installing the Windows operating system. Right? Slow down… although this will work, it won’t give you the best performance and scalability. One of the items that many people mistakenly forget to accomplish is to optimize the base operating system. This is the 7th mistake out of [...]
A Virtual Desktop Storm Approaches
Posted: June 22, 2010 in Top 10 Virtual Desktop MistakesTags: boot, citrix, design considerations, hyper-v, microsoft, optimization, vdi, VMware, vsphere, xendesktop, xenserver
Rush hour. Something we all can relate to. Way back in time when I used to go to an office daily, I hated rush hour. If I left home at a certain time, it would take me 45 minutes just to get to the office. But if I left just 15 minutes earlier, that same [...]
