When I talk about virtual desktop specifications, we often break down our users into a few different categories (Light, Normal, Power, and Heavy). These categories correspond to the resources we allocate to the virtual desktop (assuming we are talking about the hosted VM-Based desktop model). This should be no surprise. This discussion directly relates to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘xenserver’
RAM Smorgasbord
Posted: November 3, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: hyper-v, vdi, VMware, vsphere, xenserver
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XenDesktop Enterprise Design TechTalk Question & Answer
Posted: October 12, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Provisioning services, TechTalk, xendesktop, xenserver
I recently did a TechTalk discussing XenDesktop Design topics. If you missed it, you can watch the recording. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to answer the questions during the webinar, but I’ve gone ahead and tried to answer them here. If you have more, please let me know. Thanks Daniel – Lead Architect Q: Can [...]
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 [...]
Beware of Improper Resource Allocation
Posted: June 9, 2010 in Top 10 Virtual Desktop MistakesTags: best practices, desktop virtualization, esx, hyper-v, hypervisor, microsoft, vdi, VMware, vsphere, xendesktop, xenserver
If you ask me what type of desktop I need, I’m going to say, 2+ cores with at least 4+ GB of RAM, 500+GB hard drive, etc. If you look at what I really need, you will see 1 core and maybe 2 GB of RAM. In fact, when I look at my resource consumption, [...]
Do you know all that you should know about desktop virtualization
Posted: April 15, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: best practices, citrix, design considerations, desktop virtualization, hyper-v, IOPS, Provisioning services, storage, vdi, VMware, xendesktop, xenserver
A long time ago, in a blog far, far away, I asked a simple question “What virtual desktop design topics are you interested in?” Thankfully, I got a few comments from Steven Hunt, Faisal Iqbal, and Tyrone Thomas so I won’t be forced to deliver a standard, glossy marketing presentation. Instead, those of you attending [...]
