The decision between using Provisioning Services or Machine Creation Services is based on many things, with a few being discussed previously: Big Picture Operations Resource Requirements Let’s say you’ve gone through these discussions and are still trying to determine what approach you should take. Personally, I like to use decision trees, like the following: By [...]
Posts Tagged ‘design considerations’
PVS or MCS – What’s Your Decision Going to Be
Posted: March 9, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: design considerations, machine creation services, mcs, Provisioning services, pvs, xendesktop
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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 [...]
PVS or MCS – We Talking About IOPS Again
Posted: March 2, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: design considerations, IOPS, machine creation services, mcs, Provisioning services, pvs, xendesktop
Deciding between PVS and MCS is a tough decision for many organizations. Although MCS is limited in that it can only do virtual machines, it does appear to be easier to setup than PVS. In fact, MCS just works while PVS requires another server and configuration of bootstrap processes like TFTP/PXE. So it sounds like [...]
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 [...]
PVS or MCS – Operations Is Important
Posted: February 23, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: design considerations, machine creation services, Provisioning services, xendesktop
As we continue to decide between using Provisioning Services or Machine Creation Services in an environment, we need to go beyond the Big Picture factor explained in a previous blog. The second thing we should look at is the operational aspect of the solution. Operational models are rather boring. Who cares about supporting the environment? [...]
