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 ‘write cache’
Does Cache Trump IOPS
Posted: July 21, 2010 in StorageTags: cache, design considerations, IOPS, storage, vdi, write cache
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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 [...]
