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Tuning SCVMM for VDI deployments Vishwa Kumbalimutt's blog Site ... February 23, 2011 VDI management has different usage patterns compared to server virtualization management For example VDI VMs are powered on during the morning when the ...blogs.technet.com/.../tuning-scvmm-for-vdi-deployments.aspx (author unknown) Paper: Reference Architecture for Citrix XenDesktop, using UCS, Hyper-V and NetApp February 2, 2011 Cisco has released a paper titled: Reference Architecture Based Design for Implementation of Citrix XenDesktop Using Cisco Unified Computing System, Microsoft Hyper-V, and NetApp Storage. The paper is really exhaustive and contains 162 pages. This paper reports the results of a study evaluating the scalability of the Citrix XenDesktop environment on a Cisco [] Kenneth van Surksum Optimizing PVS February 23, 2011 While everyone using Provisioning Services (PVS) in a productive environment should be aware of the basic networking best practices outlined within CTX117374 or the design considerations at CTX125126, there are a couple of advanced configuration options that are not widely known. Today I would like to discuss some of these. Subnet Affinity The Subnet Affinit [] Thomas Berger XenServer for XenDesktop - How many network cards do I need? February 22, 2011 No matter what the size of the project, you'll always need to ask yourself: How many network cards do I need? Unfortunately it's not always immediately apparent and will vary depending on requirements for redundancy, throughput, security, scalability and network connectivity. However, I've put together a few general guidelines to help you on y [] Andy Baker Repurposed PCs deliver Windows 7-like experience using XenApp Hosted Shared Desktops February 23, 2011 Users today are demanding a more personalized and elegant computing environment. The expectations of IT look-and-feel in the workplace are increasing as enterprise users begin to crave the same experience delivered by consumer products. In this entry I refer to "Windows 7 experience" and "Windows 7-like desktops" to describe the general l [] Daniel LHommedieu Technical Insight in to the Citrix-Cisco Validated Design Guides October 25, 2010 You must have seen the announcements around Citrix and Cisco partnering together to deliver a joint comprehensive solution for desktop virtualization. This is very exciting and there is a lot of industry buzz around it. Being the Citrix Consultant onsite at Cisco along with Frank Anderson from the XenDesktop Product Marketing team, I would like to provide te [] Bhumik Patel Let's make it official and call it "user virtualization" September 30, 2010 When we talk about desktop virtualization, we often discuss the " layer " concept where we split the Windows OS into virtual hardware, OS, application, and user layers. The industry has generally agreed on terms like "hardware virtualization" and "app virtualization" (and even "desktop virtualization"), but when it com [] brian@brianmadden.com

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PVS or MCS Whats Your Decision Going to Be

Posted: March 9, 2011 by virtualfeller in Uncategorized Tags: xendesktop, design considerations, Provisioning services, machine creation services, mcs, pvs

Rate This The decision between using Provisioning Services or Machine Creation Services is based on many things, with a few being discussed previously: 1. Big Picture 2. Operations 3. Resource Requirements Lets say youve 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:

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By answering these questions, you will get a better idea of what is most appropriate: 1. Hosted VDI Desktops Only: Larger enterprise environments are often more complex, in terms of end user requirements. The complex user requirements cannot be completely met with Hosted VDI desktops, which require the organization to expand into different options. Using Provisioning Services for these architectures is recommended due to the ability to deliver images more than Hosted VDI desktops. 2. Dedicated VDI Desktops: If there is a user requirement for dedicated desktops, there is an increased recommendation to use Machine Creation Services or to use installed images. 3. Large Boot/Logon Storms: Boot and logon storms create massive IO activity on the storage infrastructure, requiring greater levels of IOPS. For larger deployments with a large boot/logon storm, Provisioning Services is recommended due to IOPS savings.

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4. Blade PCs: Certain users require the performance of a Blade PC, while still secure within the data center. Because Blade PCs are standalone hardware devices, Machine Creation Services cannot be used. 5. SAN: Provisioning Services has the flexibility to work with and without a SAN infrastructure. However, Machine Creation Services becomes more challenging without a shared storage infrastructure, like a SAN. If a shared storage solution is not in scope or is too costly for the environment, Provisioning Services is a better option. 6. Change Control Processes: Maintaining Provisioning Services desktop images requires proper processes depending on the type of update required (hotfix versus network driver update). Smaller environments will most likely not have processes in place. Maintaining a Machine Creation Services image is often seen as easier. What did you come up with? Surprised? Or is it what you expected? If you want the full breakdown on deciding between the two options, then please refer to the recently released version of the Planning Guide: Desktop Image Delivery which was recently added to the XenDesktop Design Handbook. If you are new to the handbook, then I suggest you read about it from Thomass blog discussing how to get the handbook for offline use. Daniel Lead Architect XenDesktop Design Handbook Share this:
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Daniel996 says: March 9, 2011 at 4:49 pm 0 0 Rate This Right now the decision is also partly whether you want to roll out Win7 as the OS or not, as MCS doesnt support KMS. There is a work-around, but its fiddly. For me it also comes down to performance PVS is still the choice as your Windows PVS server caches the images very well, thereby reducing the performance requirements of your storage thereby reducing the cost MCS is fine for small deployments eg single server, that also want to run WinXP. My 2c worth Regards, Dan Reply

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March 9, 2011 at 10:49 pm 0 0 Rate This Hello Daniel, Ive read something that confused me: Is that right that MCS doesnt support Microsoft MAK/KMS technology? If so, how am I supposed to correctly setup my environment to work with Microsoft VDA licenses and so on? Thanks! Reply Sidney says: March 9, 2011 at 11:13 pm 0 0 Rate This Ok, seaching in Citrix Forums Ive noticed that there was published a statement from Citrix about KMS licensing (MAK not supported so far). But the problem seems to have no solution so far regarding Office 2010 activation through KMS. We already have a solution on PVS. Reply 3. Nick Clarkson says: March 24, 2011 at 3:23 am 0 0 Rate This Regarding activating Windows 7 and Office 2010 with KMS, theres an article here about that very thing; http://derek858.blogspot.com/2011/03/immediately-activate-windows-7-and.html. Not sure if thats of help. Cheers, Nick Reply

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