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Dell DVS Simplified Appliance Reference Architecture

7.3.1.2

Test: Standard Run 2 (110 Users)

The graphs below show the CPU, memory, local disk IOPS, network and VDI UX scatter
plot results from this validation.

Good VDI UX - By Machine

Machine
Avg. CPU

Machine
CPU
Queue

Machine
Context
Switches

Machine
Avg.
Memory
(MB)

Machine
Page
Faults

Machine
Avg.
Graphics
Intensity

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Avg. Disk
IOPS

Machine
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Network
I/O
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Averages

0.66%

3.31

252.46

560.40

623.56

6.11

4.23

19.30

Maximum

1.09%

10.20

398.00

594.68

1673.00

14.59

9.47

46.45

Minimum

0.37%

1.49

169.00

533.56

322.00

4.25

0.59

2.59

Summary of Contents for DVS Simplified Appliance

Page 1: ...Dell DVS Simplified Appliance Reference Architecture Dell Desktop Virtualization Solutions 10 29 2012 ...

Page 2: ...ppliances 15 4 1 1 PowerEdge R720 Rack Based Solution 15 4 1 2 PowerEdge T620 Tower Based Solution 16 4 2 Storage 16 4 2 1 Disk Space Requirement by Workload 17 4 2 2 Drive IOPS Requirement by Workload 19 4 2 3 Persistent and Non Persistent Desktops Defined 20 4 2 4 Persistent vs Non Persistent Desktop Characteristics 21 4 2 5 Persistent vs Shared Image Disk Space Planning 21 4 3 Dell Wyse Xenith ...

Page 3: ...ion and Monitoring 35 7 1 1 Login VSI Login Consultants 35 7 1 2 Liquidware Labs Stratusphere UX 35 7 1 Testing Summary 36 7 1 1 End User Experience Testing Summary 36 7 2 Testing 37 7 2 1 Testing Methodology 37 7 2 2 User Workloads 37 7 2 3 Standard Workload 37 7 3 Testing Results Standard Configuration 38 7 3 1 Hyper V 2008 R2 38 7 3 2 XenServer 6 0 2 46 7 3 3 Hyper V 52 7 3 4 XenServer 6 0 2 59...

Page 4: ...d budgets and IT staff to leverage the benefits of desktop virtualization at as few as 50 users VDI in a Box 5 1 integrates connection brokering load balancing desktop provisioning high availability and user personalization features using Citrix Personal vDisk PVD VDI in a Box 5 1 also delivers preferred management functions in a single package running on standard Dell servers with local storage w...

Page 5: ...in one appliance and single server based grid architecture Rich end user experience maximum leverage of Citrix HDX technologies Simple grid infrastructure provides for linear and predictable expansion Available in both rack and tower server configurations Support for Microsoft Hyper V and Citrix XenServer hypervisors Available in a lower cost of entry initial configuration for deployments of 50 us...

Page 6: ... Delivers a rich end user experience with built in Citrix HDX technology for optimizing a user s virtual desktop experience End users can access their virtual desktops and work resources from virtually anywhere seamlessly across different locations and with the device of their choosing N 1 Grid Architecture Implements an easy to manage server grid architecture with integrated server redundancy Sca...

Page 7: ... software and services support 2 4 Feature Overview 2 4 1 Design Principles The design principles for the flexible computing solution are Secure Security risks concerns and policies are addressed or mitigated Manageable The solution includes the tools and software services required to manage the environment Standards based Makes use of commodity off the shelf components wherever possible Distribut...

Page 8: ...nsibilities include Operations of IT systems and related hardware for client computing Providing maintenance update and break fix support services for IT systems and equipment Design and implementation of end user computing infrastructure and systems Ensure compliance with relevant governmental regulations and mandates Establish organization policies and procedures for secure and safe end user com...

Page 9: ... for Me The Dell DVS Simplified Appliance is specifically targeted at customers that have hundreds of users versus the DVS Enterprise customers that have thousands of users DVS Simplified is an architecture that has been perfected to meet the features and requirements of small and medium business Refer to the charts below to determine if DVS Simplified is right for you The DVS Simplified Appliance...

Page 10: ...DI in a Box 5 1 provides personalized desktops that allow users to install their own choice of applications and store personalized configurations and data These personalized desktops are generated from a master image providing the best of both worlds users get personalized desktops while Windows desktop administrators manage a single master image This saves time and money while delivering a highly...

Page 11: ...over VDI in a Box 5 1 will default to a backup Active Directory server when a primary server fails The grid wide virtual IP address feature of VDI in a Box 5 1 ensures that the entire grid is accessible by one highly available virtual IP address This ensures end to end high availability regardless of the endpoint device being used and without requiring a load balancer 2 8 Dell ProSupport and Profe...

Page 12: ...es This data driven feedback is used as a basis for a productive virtual desktop environment This information also helps Dell create a detailed and accurate design and implementation plan for delivering virtual desktops Blueprint Assessment Lite Services Dell s Blueprint Assessment Lite Service is similar to the Blueprint Assessment Service with the exception that the customer executes data collec...

Page 13: ...interconnects Typically for performance reasons high speed interconnects are used among these components While this DVS Enterprise VDI architecture is cost effective for large deployments it requires a sizable investment that may not be efficient for smaller deployments Dell configures the solution for customers and provides a thoroughly tested well integrated appliance Figure 1 Enterprise VDI Whi...

Page 14: ...he new servers to the VDI in a Box grid by answering two simple questions posed by the Citrix management software VDI in a Box automatically prepares the new servers with the appropriate desktop images and load balances the desktop workload across the grid Figure 2 Citrix VDI in a Box ...

Page 15: ...solution will meet and or exceed all performance levels and provide users with the best possible VDI experience 3 1 1 Simplified Appliance Form Factor Options Customers can now choose between two appliance hardware form factors The DVS Simplified appliance can either be ordered as a rack based solution based on Dell s PowerEdge R720 platform or as a tower based solution based on Dell s PowerEdge T...

Page 16: ... basic workload 100 users per server running a standard workload 70 users per server running a premium workload Maximum per Entry Level Configuration appliance user estimations are based on one of the following 65 users per server running a basic workload 50 users per server running a standard workload 35 users per server running a premium workload The solution is based on Citrix VDI in a Box Citr...

Page 17: ...omputing resources memory and cores on each server When a user logs on vdiManager provisions a desktop from a lightly loaded server Virtual Desktop Agent o Installed on virtual desktops the agent enables direct ICA Independent Computing Architecture connections between the virtual desktop and users endpoint devices Template Management o Virtual desktops are created from templates Templates consist...

Page 18: ...710P Integrated RAID Controller 1Gb RAM Broadcom 5720 GbE Quad Port Daughter card Broadcom 5720 GbE Quad Port Daughter card iDRAC7 Enterprise iDRAC7 Enterprise DVS Simplified running on the PowerEdge T620 is the same compelling technology in a different form factor that runs exactly the same as the PowerEdge R720 We offer the R720 and the T620 in a full 100 user configuration and we offer a R720 a...

Page 19: ...ad Port Daughter card iDRAC7 Enterprise iDRAC7 Enterprise 4 2 Storage Since VDI in a Box only supports local storage determining the correct size and type of disk is crucial The following table details the methods by which to assume storage capacity Storage Disk Space Golden Desktop Images 2x Golden Image size VM Storage 15 x Image size x VMs VDI in a box VM 75GB Recommended Swap Space VM RAM size...

Page 20: ...ion disk IOPS and user profile IOPS were used to calculate the type of drive needed The following tables outline the IOPS profile per drive and per user type respectively Drive Type IOPS per Drive 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive 75 IOPS 10k RPM SAS Hard Drive 150 IOPS User Type IOPS per User Type Basic Workload 10 IOPS Standard Workload 12 IOPS Premium Workload 15 IOPS 4 2 1 Disk Space Requirement by Wor...

Page 21: ...pe Storage Type Space Requirements Basic Workload Golden Images 2 x 20GB 2 Golden Images 80GB Virtual Machines 15 20 GB 65 VMs 195GB Total Server Capacity 80GB 195GB 65GB Swap 75GB vdiManager VM 415GB per Server Recommended Buffer Space 10 20GB 65 VMs 130 GB Standard Workload Golden Images 2 x 25GB 2 Golden Images 100GB Virtual Machines 15 25GB 50 VMs 188GB Total Server Capacity 100GB 188GB 75GB S...

Page 22: ... well as to support an increase in IOPS without a dramatic increase in the price of the system These additional drives will also allow the array to be configured as RAID 10 thereby adding fault tolerance to the storage array while minimizing performance degradation Entry Level Configuration User Type Drive Metrics Drive Requirements Basic Workload Average IOPS per Server 65 Desktops x10 Average IO...

Page 23: ...ers the flexibility to have their own customized workspace This workspace allows users to install applications customize settings and make other workspace related changes that are saved between sessions Persistent desktops give users the benefit of having a customized workspace while still enjoying all the security and manageability benefits of desktop virtualization The downside is that they use ...

Page 24: ...rs can potentially utilize 100 of the disk space given to the golden image As the number of or size of the golden image increases the amount of persistent users supported decreases Below are examples of how the maximum number of users per server varies by workload as you increase the number of golden images Note Any number of golden images can be supported The table below is displaying three data ...

Page 25: ...ndard 5 25 GB 1 5 GB 67 Premium 5 30 GB 2 5 GB 51 Basic 10 20 GB 1 GB 84 Standard 10 25 GB 1 5 GB 59 Premium 10 30 GB 2 5 GB 43 Persistent Image Disk Space Planning Chart Entry Level Workload Golden Images Golden Image Size Desktop Memory Maximum User Count Basic 2 20 GB 1 GB 49 Standard 2 25 GB 1 5 GB 36 Premium 2 30 GB 2 5 GB 27 Basic 5 20 GB 1 GB 44 Standard 5 25 GB 1 5 GB 31 Premium 5 30 GB 2 ...

Page 26: ...uilt in media processor delivers smooth multimedia bi directional audio and Flash playback Flexible mounting options let you position Xenith 2 vertically or horizontally on your desk on the wall or behind your display Using about 7 Watts of power in full operation the Xenith 2 creates very little heat for a greener more comfortable working environment Dell Wyse Xenith Pro is the next generation ze...

Page 27: ...d management cuts desktop support costs Here are some scenarios in which VDI in a Box can be effective PC Replacement When considering a PC refresh cycle for the same budget you can upgrade to VDI in a Box Benefits include sizable reduction in the operational costs of patching and updating desktops greater security lower unplanned downtime disaster recovery options and extension of the client life...

Page 28: ...Desktop Agent resides on each desktop created from the published image vdiManager communicates with the desktop through the agent The new Desktop Agent process installs the agent on the draft image automatically The automated installation process is part of the process for creating a first draft image Active Directory Failover o This release introduces Active Directory failover VDI in a Box automa...

Page 29: ...ty to place users and desktops in different Windows domains This is useful when security regulations require a more stringent relationship between users and their desktops Remote Desktop Gateway o Remote access to VDI in a Box desktops is available through the Remote Desktop Gateway It should be in the same domain as the virtual desktops to which it provides remote access The VDI Manager must be c...

Page 30: ...egration of virtualized desktops in Windows 7 5 2 2 Citrix XenServer 6 0 2 Citrix XenServer is a complete managed server virtualization platform built on the powerful Xen hypervisor Citrix XenServer technology is widely acknowledged as the fastest and most secure virtualization software in the industry XenServer is designed for efficient management of Windows and Linux virtual servers and delivers...

Page 31: ...ctivation clock is rearmed during prepare decrementing the activation count If the image s activation clock is rearmed more than 3 times before the image is activated by KMS Microsoft activation Key Management Service the image cannot be prepared because the generalize will fail If your environment is already using a KMS Host the only thing an administrator needs to do is ensure the DNS SRV record...

Page 32: ...using Citrix XenCenter Citrix XenCenter provides all the VM monitoring management and general administration functions in a single interface including configuration patch management and virtual machine libraries A DVS Simplified Appliance administrator can easily manage hundreds of virtual machines from a centralized highly available management console that installs on any Windows client desktop C...

Page 33: ... virus makes it into the data center the entire infrastructure can be at serious risk Therefore it is highly recommended to employ an agent based anti virus solution that has the ability to scan and monitor the DVS Simplified Appliance appliance s as well Since the virtual desktops will be based on a single read only image streamed from the DVS Simplified appliance there are a number of exclusions...

Page 34: ...nning VDI Manager requires sufficient local storage to keep images templates and configuration information needed for a highly available system VDI in a Box does not back up user data stored on virtual desktops Typical usage is to create desktops dynamically from a template and destroy them based on a refresh policy A simple network file system is sufficient to keep user data outside the desktop F...

Page 35: ...ack is static In a virtual desktop environment the image is dynamically created from a template for each user and returned to the desktop pool for reuse by other users The workload requirements for a basic user is the lowest in terms of CPU memory network and Disk I O requirements and will allow the greatest density and scalability of the infrastructure User Workload VM Memory Allocation VM Memory...

Page 36: ...rements There is some graphics creation or editing done for presentations or content creation tasks Web browsing use is typically research training driven similar to Standard Users The Premium User requires extensive image personalization for shortcuts macros menu layouts etc The workload requirements for a Premium User are heavier than typical office workers in terms of CPU memory Network and Dis...

Page 37: ... each character Approximately 2 minutes of idle time is included to simulate real world users Each loop will open and use Outlook 2007 browse 10 messages Internet Explorer one instance is left open BBC co uk one instance is browsed to Wired com Lonelyplanet com and heavy flash app gettheglass com Word 2007 one instance to measure response time one instance to review and edit document Bullzip PDF P...

Page 38: ...lel sessions are created from each launcher in a round robin mechanism or sequential all sessions to be connected from each launcher are connected before the next launcher is used 7 1 2 Liquidware Labs Stratusphere UX Stratusphere UX was used during each test run to gather data relating to User Experience and desktop performance Data was gathered at the Host and Virtual Machine layers and reported...

Page 39: ...ad a fair user experience were only just outside the Good category It should be noted that total number of users for each test run typically exceeds the number of desktops available the reason for this is that the Dell team found it was necessary to configure the Login VSI tool to launch more sessions than were actually needed since there is always a percentage of the users that fail to fully conn...

Page 40: ... the Login VSI Parallel Launch mode all sessions were launched over an hour to try and represent the typical 9am logon storm Once the last user session has connected the sessions are left to run for 15 minutes prior to the sessions being instructed to logout at the end of the current task sequence this allows every user to complete a minimum of two task sequences within the run before logging out ...

Page 41: ...ument Bullzip PDF Printer Acrobat Reader the word document is printed and reviewed to PDF Excel 2007 a very large randomized sheet is opened PowerPoint 2007 a presentation is reviewed and edited 7 zip using the command line version the output of the session is zipped 7 3 Testing Results Standard Configuration 7 3 1 Hyper V 2008 R2 7 3 1 1 Test Standard Run 1 110 Users The graphs below show the CPU...

Page 42: ... 30 175 00 556 57 423 00 4 26 0 61 4 72 Good VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 15 13 47 83 1 00 614 19 6 27 11 29 40 64 Maximum 33 00 116 50 2 66 677 57 32 96 42 61 698 00 Minimum 13 00 15 00 0 27 572 76 4 15 0 48 7 24 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg...

Page 43: ...m this validation Good VDI UX By Machine Machine Avg CPU Machine CPU Queue Machine Context Switches Machine Avg Memory MB Machine Page Faults Machine Avg Graphics Intensity Machine Avg Disk IOPS Machine Avg Network I O KB s Averages 0 66 3 31 252 46 560 40 623 56 6 11 4 23 19 30 Maximum 1 09 10 20 398 00 594 68 1673 00 14 59 9 47 46 45 Minimum 0 37 1 49 169 00 533 56 322 00 4 25 0 59 2 59 ...

Page 44: ...4 07 53 87 1 09 609 04 6 24 10 85 40 86 Maximum 16 00 132 00 2 46 683 53 25 25 42 48 145 00 Minimum 12 00 15 00 0 27 554 38 4 20 0 46 7 92 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 14 22 1 28 609 31 4 30 18 69 40 83 Maximum 16 00 2 22 664 29 4 43 41 74 130 00 Minimum 13 00 0 32 565 50 4 26 0 64...

Page 45: ...42 Dell DVS Simplified Appliance Reference Architecture 7 3 1 3 Test Basic Run 140 Users The graphs below show the CPU memory local disk IOPS network and VDI UX scatter plot results from this validation ...

Page 46: ...0 534 94 397 00 4 25 0 72 4 47 Good VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 14 67 53 16 1 05 598 20 7 65 12 21 24 25 Maximum 18 00 93 50 2 95 666 05 27 68 41 94 69 65 Minimum 12 00 15 00 0 24 549 85 4 20 0 44 10 13 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory Av...

Page 47: ... VDI UX scatter plot results from this validation Good VDI UX By Machine Machine Avg CPU Machine CPU Queue Machine Context Switches Machine Avg Memory MB Machine Page Faults Machine Avg Graphics Intensity Machine Avg Disk IOPS Machine Avg Network I O KB s Averages 0 83 1 13 303 84 621 24 942 36 7 07 7 64 17 83 Maximum 1 14 2 03 501 00 658 79 1632 00 15 11 9 45 53 36 Minimum 0 41 0 79 196 00 593 66...

Page 48: ... 83 39 87 1 26 649 30 6 70 9 55 32 98 Maximum 21 00 114 00 2 54 710 67 20 95 23 24 151 00 Minimum 10 00 15 00 0 46 602 55 4 13 0 91 0 00 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 17 00 2 22 692 30 4 29 22 94 192 00 Maximum 17 00 2 22 692 30 4 29 22 94 192 00 Minimum 17 00 2 22 692 30 4 29 22 94...

Page 49: ...esults from this validation Good VDI UX By Machine Machine Avg CPU Machine CPU Queue Machine Context Switches Machine Avg Memory MB Machine Page Faults Machine Avg Graphics Intensity Machine Avg Disk IOPS Machine Avg Network I O KB s Averages 1 12 5 09 412 76 731 30 2068 93 12 58 5 85 26 10 Maximum 1 60 7 22 583 31 779 06 2796 12 23 70 9 57 58 92 Minimum 0 79 3 35 223 25 681 36 1370 77 4 78 1 28 3...

Page 50: ... 00 Minimum 15 00 30 00 1 91 707 62 4 73 5 54 13 00 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time s Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 19 69 65 45 2 66 841 99 19 51 32 66 66 64 Maximum 27 00 93 00 3 97 956 14 46 70 42 98 107 00 Minimum 15 00 30 00 1 48 706 81 4 76 13 61 14 00 7 3 2 2 Test Standard Run 2 110 Users The graphs below show ...

Page 51: ... 700 14 1455 42 5 97 1 25 3 76 Good VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time s Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 17 25 47 83 2 26 934 96 57 33 5 63 70 73 Maximum 22 00 77 50 3 13 965 88 89 35 18 53 119 00 Minimum 15 00 31 00 1 17 877 46 38 44 1 49 6 00 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time s Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg...

Page 52: ...is validation Good VDI UX By Machine Machine Avg CPU Machine CPU Queue Machine Context Switches Machine Avg Memory MB Machine Page Faults Machine Avg Graphics Intensity Machine Avg Disk IOPS Machine Avg Network I O KB s Averages 1 55 5 36 684 55 770 12 3288 67 24 89 6 03 26 24 Maximum 2 04 6 90 873 06 809 43 4342 80 33 38 8 77 40 40 Minimum 0 96 3 76 348 72 716 57 1496 04 14 16 3 36 10 27 ...

Page 53: ...4 84 4 76 2 64 11 00 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time s Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 21 69 55 98 2 45 769 95 10 22 36 22 47 03 Maximum 32 00 82 33 2 99 867 56 44 08 52 52 232 00 Minimum 15 00 37 00 2 09 705 06 4 73 5 31 11 00 7 3 2 4 Test 10GB PVD Standard Run 50 Users Each desktop was configured to use a 10GB person...

Page 54: ...719 77 1235 54 4 79 1 72 1 32 Good VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time s Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 14 64 41 45 2 26 939 78 51 53 20 25 51 82 Maximum 19 00 93 00 2 93 1002 42 87 33 31 66 115 00 Minimum 10 00 15 00 1 80 745 62 4 80 12 61 12 00 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time s Avg CPU Avg Memory A...

Page 55: ...ts from this validation Good VDI UX By Machine Machine Avg CPU Machine CPU Queue Machine Context Switches Machine Avg Memory MB Machine Page Faults Machine Avg Graphics Intensity Machine Avg Disk IOPS Machine Avg Network I O KB s Averages 2 26 3 58 268 54 572 68 644 54 14 60 4 11 12 31 Maximum 3 99 6 79 397 00 621 66 1 205 00 28 46 8 81 48 46 Minimum 0 94 1 79 149 00 518 11 301 00 4 27 0 53 0 32 ...

Page 56: ... 607 09 730 00 24 06 5 53 16 23 Good VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 23 00 67 94 4 25 641 23 24 71 11 67 32 22 Maximum 33 00 164 00 9 52 723 18 56 05 48 70 259 00 Minimum 16 00 22 50 0 66 551 63 4 14 0 45 0 00 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory...

Page 57: ... this validation Good VDI UX By Machine Machine Avg CPU Machine CPU Queue Machine Context Switches Machine Avg Memory MB Machine Page Faults Machine Avg Graphics Intensity Machine Avg Disk IOPS Machine Avg Network I O KB s Averages 1 19 3 99 209 36 565 68 604 58 6 53 3 09 11 78 Maximum 2 30 10 38 494 00 637 13 1457 00 21 33 11 10 45 29 Minimum 0 83 1 81 172 00 537 35 200 00 4 26 0 49 3 82 ...

Page 58: ... 17 208 00 571 83 503 00 6 24 3 79 10 03 Good VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 18 67 57 73 1 53 590 10 5 83 6 63 18 66 Maximum 28 00 109 00 4 73 669 40 26 66 45 27 60 00 Minimum 16 00 15 00 0 53 557 96 4 14 0 51 5 35 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg ...

Page 59: ...this validation Good VDI UX By Machine Machine Avg CPU Machine CPU Queue Machine Context Switches Machine Avg Memory MB Machine Page Faults Machine Avg Graphics Intensity Machine Avg Disk IOPS Machine Avg Network I O KB s Averages 1 31 4 53 223 04 552 56 597 51 6 82 3 20 9 85 Maximum 2 83 10 64 451 00 609 91 2009 00 17 03 7 31 20 54 Minimum 0 73 1 50 173 00 537 69 369 00 4 23 0 60 4 50 ...

Page 60: ... 00 0 59 549 55 4 20 0 56 7 01 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 22 56 3 64 604 04 4 51 23 60 27 12 Maximum 32 00 6 08 643 77 6 72 39 80 66 00 Minimum 16 00 0 81 549 84 4 15 0 75 11 40 7 3 3 4 Test 10GB PVD Standard Run 30 Users Each desktop was configured to use a 10GB personal disk Th...

Page 61: ...00 1 25 179 00 593 95 620 00 4 23 0 78 3 52 Good VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 17 27 52 61 2 07 637 66 8 83 29 83 29 83 Maximum 23 00 82 67 4 77 709 21 26 16 147 00 147 00 Minimum 11 00 30 00 1 04 594 47 4 18 7 00 7 00 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU...

Page 62: ...esults from this validation Good VDI UX By Machine Machine Avg CPU Machine CPU Queue Machine Context Switches Machine Avg Memory MB Machine Page Faults Machine Avg Graphics Intensity Machine Avg Disk IOPS Machine Avg Network I O KB s Averages 2 78 4 75 280 63 705 22 1650 83 7 61 6 99 16 23 Maximum 4 53 8 21 582 31 789 90 2896 10 21 73 19 24 95 94 Minimum 1 51 2 16 197 68 673 54 1220 13 4 72 0 33 0...

Page 63: ...78 22 1226 04 4 75 0 36 1 89 Good VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 31 50 69 00 5 85 823 86 26 49 13 01 74 50 Maximum 33 00 77 00 7 71 945 21 49 90 24 85 154 00 Minimum 30 00 61 00 3 63 707 38 4 80 5 57 13 00 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory Av...

Page 64: ...tion Good VDI UX By Machine Machine Avg CPU Machine CPU Queue Machine Context Switches Machine Avg Memory MB Machine Page Faults Machine Avg Graphics Intensity Machine Avg Disk IOPS Machine Avg Network I O KB s Machine Total ANR Averages 2 94 5 23 358 24 730 02 1557 43 15 37 4 51 23 99 0 Maximum 5 18 9 34 772 24 819 10 2322 25 34 20 7 78 41 16 0 Minimum 1 92 2 38 214 30 681 89 1263 30 4 88 0 62 3 ...

Page 65: ...907 44 60 97 5 55 29 60 0 Maximum 38 00 249 00 11 78 984 45 106 25 18 30 95 00 0 Minimum 25 00 31 00 2 68 734 62 4 80 0 52 6 00 0 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time s Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Total ANR Average 30 73 77 22 6 65 828 04 21 09 28 00 24 59 0 Maximum 35 00 77 33 13 95 970 26 93 55 42 65 63 00 0 Minimum 22 00 77 ...

Page 66: ...is validation Good VDI UX By Machine Machine Avg CPU Machine CPU Queue Machine Context Switches Machine Avg Memory MB Machine Page Faults Machine Avg Graphics Intensity Machine Avg Disk IOPS Machine Avg Network I O KB s Averages 2 50 5 28 248 88 666 01 1418 70 7 87 1 90 10 46 Maximum 4 27 10 00 505 41 722 80 2636 85 9 97 15 33 27 30 Minimum 1 77 1 63 209 94 650 37 1236 27 4 71 0 40 2 96 ...

Page 67: ... 661 19 1234 81 4 72 0 55 5 69 Good VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time s Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 13 90 64 78 5 50 905 63 59 44 5 34 30 43 Maximum 18 00 124 25 11 78 984 45 106 25 18 30 95 00 Minimum 11 00 34 50 2 68 734 62 4 80 0 52 6 00 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time s Avg CPU Avg Memory Av...

Page 68: ... UX scatter plot results from this validation Good VDI UX By Machine Machine Avg CPU Machine CPU Queue Machine Context Switches Machine Avg Memory MB Machine Page Faults Machine Avg Graphics Intensity Machine Avg Disk IOPS Machine Avg Network I O KB s Averages 4 57 1 54 480 29 755 93 1755 74 16 22 16 10 56 40 Maximum 9 05 2 59 1113 36 880 33 3841 25 45 75 22 77 141 57 Minimum 2 16 0 49 244 19 694 ...

Page 69: ... 91 897 17 53 08 17 23 48 02 Maximum 33 00 84 44 10 85 974 86 97 24 34 08 104 00 Minimum 18 00 15 00 3 11 708 20 5 24 8 59 5 00 Fair VDI UX By User Avg Login Duration s Avg App Load Time ms Avg CPU Avg Memory Avg Graphics Intensity Avg Disk IOPS Avg Network I O KB s Average 26 23 287 08 8 21 794 76 10 49 32 21 37 53 Maximum 33 00 639 00 12 70 907 53 62 17 37 96 196 94 Minimum 19 00 47 00 6 72 750 ...

Page 70: ... the system will re authenticate the user and will attempt to connect the user to a new desktop running on a live server Upon logon the system automatically migrates the workload to an active server on the grid To avoid data loss network file sharing is recommended Additionally in instances where data is mission critical additional HA protection solutions may be implemented In order to accomplish ...

Page 71: ...Appliance based solution the following minimum hardware requirements must be met Feature Minimum Requirement Notes Switching Capacity 180Gbps 10Gbps Ports None Required The DVS Simplified Appliance solution is based on 1Gbps network connectivity 1Gbps Ports 1x for Hypervisor Management 1x for Hardware Management 1x for Virtual Desktop Access VLAN Support IEEE 802 1Q tagging and port based VLAN sup...

Page 72: ...l Cloud Client Computing is a true end to end solution combining Dell Desktop Virtualization Solutions DVS composed of Dell data center components virtualization and management software from Citrix and Microsoft with the portfolio of Dell Wyse software and with powerful end points including Dell Wyse thin zero and cloud clients In that way Dell is giving small and medium business owners the power ...

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