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Solution Architectural 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

Storage Network for File:

With file-based storage, a10Gb Ethernet private network carries the

storage traffic. A Brocade 10 Gb Ethernet Fabric network enables the

transport of File for NFS and CIFS storage network.

 Brocade VDX 6740 Ethernet Fabric Switch — Provides efficient,

easy to configure, resiliency that scales from 24 to 64 Port on

Demand (PoD) at 1 GbE or 10GbE for file attached VNX5400,

VNX 5600 and VNX 5800 arrays.

EMC VNX5400 array—Provides storage by presenting NFS/FC datastores to

vSphere hosts for up to 1,000 virtual desktops.

EMC VNX5600 array — Provides storage by presenting NFS/FC datastores

to vSphere hosts for up to 2,000 virtual desktops.

VNX family storage arrays include the following components:

 Storage processors (SPs) support block data with UltraFlex I/O

technology that supports Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and FCoE

protocols. The SPs provide access for all external hosts and for the

file side of the VNX array.

 The disk-processor enclosure (DPE) is 3U in size and houses each

storage processor as well as the first tray of disks. This form factor

is used in the VNX5400 and VNX5600.

 X-Blades (or Data Movers) access data from the back end and

provide host access using the same UltraFlex I/O technology that

supports the NFS, CIFS, MPFS, and pNFS protocols. The X-Blades in

each array are scalable and provide redundancy to ensure that

no single point of failure exists.

 The Data Mover enclosure (DME) is 2U in size and houses the Data

Movers (X-Blades). The DME is similar, in form, to the SPE and is

used on all VNX models that support file systems.

 Standby power supplies are 1U in size and provide enough power

to each storage processor to ensure that any data in flight is de-

staged to the vault area in the event of a power failure. This

ensures that no writes are lost. Upon restart of the array, the

pending writes are reconciled and persisted.

 Control Stations are 1U in size and provide management

functions to the file-side components referred to as X-Blades. The

Control Station is responsible for X-Blade failover. The Control

Station may optionally be configured with a matching secondary

Control Station to ensure redundancy on the VNX array.

 Disk-array enclosures (DAE) house the drives used in the array.

VNX family

storage arrays