Specifications

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Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server:
Uncompromised virtual desktop performance
configure bandwidth settings (by user, use case, or network requirements), which can reduce
bandwidth by up to 75 percent and improve protocol efficiency.
To learn more about VMware View 5, visit
http://www.vmware.com/products/view/overview.html.
About VMware vSphere 5
vSphere 5 is the latest virtualization operating system from VMware. vSphere 5 allows
companies to virtualize their server, storage, and networking resources, achieving a
consolidation ratio greater than 15:1. Features such as automated management and dynamic
resource allocation improve efficiency. The services that vSphere 5 provides fall into two
categories: Infrastructure services or application services. The former handle the virtualization
of resources and their allocation to application when most needed, while the latter provide
service-level controls to applications running on vSphere 5.
To learn more about VMware vSphere 5, visit
http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/overview.html.
About the Intel Xeon processor E5 family
The new Intel Xeon processor E5 family incorporates new technology and features to
meet the computing demands of the present and future. The Intel Xeon processor E5 family
delivers intelligent and adaptive performance using such features as Intel Turbo Boost
Technology 2.0, Intel Advanced Vector Extension, Intel Integrated I/O, and Intel Data Direct I/O
Technology. These new processors also feature Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT)
and utilize Intel Advance Encryption Standard New Instructions (Intel AES-NI) to help keep your
data safe.
For more information about the Intel Xeon processor E5 family, visit
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/xeon/xeon-processor-5000-
sequence.html.
About Login VSI
Login VSI benchmarks virtual desktop sessions to determine how scalable a particular
virtualized system is. Specifically, it benchmarks a virtual desktop solution by simulating
Windows-based Office user workloads. The Medium workload of Login VSI, which we tested as
indicative of a typical “knowledge worker,” opens and closes the following applications and runs
their respective tasks:
 Microsoft Outlook®: Browsing a message
 Microsoft Word® (TimerDoc): Initiating response timer to see how the program
responds throughout the workload
 Microsoft Internet Explorer® instance one: Maximizing, scrolling, and minimizing
 Microsoft Internet Explorer instance two: Navigating a Web site, maximizing,
and scrolling
 Adobe® Flash® KA movie trailer
 Microsoft Word (UserRead): Reading and typing text, and printing to PDF