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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘storage’
Does Cache Trump IOPS
Posted: July 21, 2010 in StorageTags: cache, design considerations, IOPS, storage, vdi, write cache
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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 [...]
The Virtual School Is In Session, Please Take your Seats
Posted: June 1, 2010 in ABC School DistrictTags: bandwidth, design considerations, desktop virtualization, FlexCast, hyper-v, profiles, Reference design, storage, TechTalk, vdi, xendesktop
Once upon a time, there was a little school (70,000 users) with a little problem (desktops over 5 years old) with a little idea. The school was trying to find a way to make the tax money go further. The newest desktops were 5 years old with many more approaching 10 years. Depending on the [...]
Local or Shared Storage – that is the question
Posted: April 23, 2010 in StorageTags: desktop virtualization, storage, vdi
Previously I’ve talked about how using local storage can help reduce the costs of desktop virtualization. Paul Wilson tested this type of environment to determine if it is possible or to see if I was talking crazy. The result: it is possible and I’m a little crazy. So we have a new design decision, which [...]
Dear Architect, is my write cache estimate correct?
Posted: April 20, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: best practices, configuration, design considerations, Provisioning services, storage, write cache
The latest question into the Ask the Architect mailbag comes from Andy. Andy is creating a Provisioning services design for an environment based on Windows Server 2008, with the write cache stored on a NetApp share. Andy’s question is if the write cache estimates are correct. Basically, Andy is estimating 650 MB write cache per [...]
