Technical data

VSPEX Configuration Guidelines
VMware Horizon View 5.3 and VMware vSphere for up to 2,000 Virtual
Desktops Enabled by Brocade Network Fabrics, EMC VNX, and EMC Next-
Generation Backup
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Complete the VNX Block Configuration Worksheet for FC variant or VNX
File and Unified Worksheet for NFS variant, available on EMC Online
Support, to provide the most comprehensive array-specific information.
Table 25 itemizes the hardware, software, and license requirements to
configure the solution. Visit EMC Online Support for more information on
these prerequisites.
Table 25. Deployment prerequisites checklist
Requirement
Description
Hardware
Physical servers to host virtual desktops for sufficient physical
server capacity to host desktops
VMware vSphere servers to host virtual infrastructure servers
Note: This requirement may be covered by existing
infrastructure.
Networking: Switch port capacity and capabilities as required
by the End-User Computing.
Brocade VDX 6740 switches (File based storage network
connectivity)
or
Brocade 6510 switches (Block based storage network
connectivity)
EMC VNX multiprotocol storage array with the required disk
layout
Software
VMware vSphere installation media
VMware vCenter Server 5.5 installation media
VMware vShield Manager Open Virtualization Appliance
(OVA) file
VMware vCenter Operations Manager OVA file
VMware vCOps for View Adapter
VMware Horizon View 5.3 installation media
vShield Endpoint partner anti-virus solution management
server software
vShield Endpoint partner security virtual machine software
EMC VSI for VMware vSphere Unified Storage Management
EMC VSI for VMware vSphere Storage Viewer
Brocade VDX vCenter plug-in
Deployment
prerequisites