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Solution Overview

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

VMware Virtual Storage Integrator

Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) is a VMware vCenter plug-in that is

available at no charge for VMware users with EMC storage. VSPEX

customers can use VSI to simplify management of virtualized storage.

VMware administrators can manage their VNX storage using the familiar

vCenter interface.

With VSI, IT administrators can do more work in less time. VSI offers

unmatched access control that enables you to efficiently manage and

delegate storage tasks with confidence: you can perform daily

management tasks with up to 90 percent fewer clicks and up to 10 times

higher productivity.

VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration

VMware vStorage application program interfaces (APIs) for Array

Integration (VAAI) offload VMware storage-related functions from the

server to the storage system, enabling more efficient use of server and

network resources for increased performance and consolidation.

VMware vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness

VMware vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) is a VMware-defined

API that displays storage information through vCenter. Integration

between VASA technology and VNX makes storage management in a

virtualized environment a seamless experience.

Unisphere Management Suite

EMC Unisphere is the central management platform for the VNX series,

providing a single, combined view of file and block systems, with all

features and functions available through a common interface. Unisphere is

optimized for virtual applications and provides industry-leading VMware

integration, automatically discovering virtual machines and ESX servers

and providing end-to-end, virtual-to-physical mapping. Unisphere also

simplifies configuration of FAST Cache and FAST VP on VNX platforms.

The new Unisphere Management Suite extends Unisphere’s easy-to-use,

interface to include VNX Monitoring and Reporting for validating

performance and anticipating capacity requirements. As shown in Figure

3, the suite also includes Unisphere Remote for centrally managing up to

thousands of VNX and VNXe systems with new support for XtremSW

Cache.

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