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5 Dell EMC SC Series: 3,000 VMware Horizon Linked Clone VDI Users | 4735-RA-V
Executive summary
The Dell EMC™ SC Series is an excellent platform for clustered storage. This document describes the
performance and integration characteristics of an SC Series array running a VMware
®
Horizon
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workload.
This example has 3,000 users at 40 IOPS per user, which represents a heavy workload that is well above a
typical user environment in terms of disk traffic.
The very low latency, high-throughput load generated shows the performance capability of a Dell EMC
SC7020F array, which is capable of supporting a substantial number of users on a single array. The SC7020F
model tested for this document is an all-flash array designed to achieve maximum performance from a dense
storage design.
Dell EMC SC7000 series arrays are block storage devices that provide an exceptional number of IOPS per
dollar. They are designed to support midrange customers looking for excellent performance in a block storage
device.
Audience
This document is intended for storage administrators, virtualization users, architects, partners, and anyone
responsible for configuring SC Series systems. Some familiarity with Dell EMC storage systems is assumed.
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