How many of you have read the XenDesktop Planning Guide called “VM-Based VDI Resource Allocation” that is in the XenDesktop Design Handbook? Hopefully, there are a lot as it provides a table with initial recommendations for allocating vCPU, RAM, steady state IOPS for VDI type desktops. Remember, these are estimates! User Group Operating System vCPU [...]
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Lessons Learned with vCPU Allocation and HDX
Posted: May 6, 2011 in Uncategorized, User ExperienceTags: HDX, xendesktop
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Streamed VHD
Posted: April 8, 2011 in Streamed VHDTags: Provisioning services, pvs, Streamed VHD, xendesktop
I was recently asked a question about how we can still utilize endpoint hardware computing power when doing desktop virtualization. If doing a hosted VM-based virtual desktop, you can do the client-side rendering of flash and other multimedia activities, but there is another option that most people forget about… Streamed VHD. You simply turn that [...]
XenDesktop 5 Scalability – Site Capacity
Posted: March 7, 2011 in Scalability, UncategorizedTags: Database, design considerations, scalability, SQL, xendesktop
When we last looked at XenDesktop 5 scalability, we really focused on the user experience in that users should not be required to wait longer than 2.5 seconds before the system responded to an authentication or launch request. We said that if the controller got very busy due to logon storms, we could add additional [...]
XenDesktop 5 Scalability – XenDesktop Controller Capacity
Posted: February 28, 2011 in ScalabilityTags: design considerations, scalability, xendesktop
Think about the architecture of XenDesktop 5. One of the core components responsible for an acceptable user experience during the initial authentication and launch of the virtual desktop are the controllers. If these controllers get overloaded, it will take users longer to launch their virtual desktops. What is acceptable is based on the users and [...]
Previously, we went over how power management works with XenDesktop 5. Why? Was it because I have nothing else to talk about? No. I went over this because many people are wondering why they would need to change the settings. If you have no idea what I’m talking about with regards to power management, check [...]
