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3 Dell EMC SC Series: 3,000 VMware Horizon Linked Clone VDI Users | 4735-RA-V
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Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Table of contents ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Executive summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Audience ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1 VDI design considerations ............................................................................................................................................ 6
1.1 Linked clone pools .............................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 Full clones ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.3 Instant clones ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Persistent and non-persistent desktops ............................................................................................................. 6
1.5 Storage pools ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.5.1 RAID configurations ............................................................................................................................................ 7
1.6 Validating the storage design ............................................................................................................................. 7
1.6.1 Validating the I/O path ........................................................................................................................................ 7
2 SC7020 overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Intuitive management ......................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Storage Center OS ............................................................................................................................................. 9
2.3 Self-optimizing, automated storage .................................................................................................................... 9
2.4 Space savings in the data center ....................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 Data center automation with leading technology partner integrations ............................................................. 10
2.6 Flexibility for now and in the future ................................................................................................................... 10
2.7 Robust SAN with feature-rich software ............................................................................................................ 10
2.8 Eliminate the expense of managing separate systems .................................................................................... 11
2.9 SC Series expansion enclosures...................................................................................................................... 11
3 VDI test configuration ................................................................................................................................................. 12
3.1 Block storage configuration .............................................................................................................................. 12
3.1.1 Pools ................................................................................................................................................................. 12
3.1.2 Volumes ............................................................................................................................................................ 12
3.1.3 VMware datastore............................................................................................................................................. 12
3.2 Improving VM performance .............................................................................................................................. 13
3.2.1 Memory ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.2.2 Host-based caching .......................................................................................................................................... 13
3.2.3 VMware OS optimization .................................................................................................................................. 13
4 Testing results ............................................................................................................................................................ 14