Technical data

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
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Hardware
Configuration
Notes
Brocade FC-Block
storage network
infrastructure
Two Brocade Connectrix-B Fibre Channel Switches
(minimum switching capability):
 Four 4/8 Gb FC ports, or four 10 Gb CEE ports,
or four 10 Gb Ethernet ports for VNX backend
 Two 8/16 Gb FC ports per storage processor
(block only)
Note: To implement FCoE or iSCSI Block storage
network, use Brocade VDX 6740 Ethernet Fabric
switches (10GbE only).
Redundant LAN/SAN
configuration
Storage
Common
 2 x 10 GbE interfaces per data mover
 1 x 1 GbE interface per control station for
management
 2 x 8 Gb FC ports per storage processor (FC
only)
For 500 virtual desktops
 2 x Data Movers (active/standby)
 15 x 300 GB, 15 k rpm 3.5-inch SAS disks
 3 x 100 GB, 3.5-inch flash drives
For 1,000 virtual desktops
 2 x Data Movers (active/standby)
 20 x 300 GB, 15 k rpm 3.5-inch SAS disks
 3 x 100 GB, 3.5-inch flash drives
For 2,000 virtual desktops
 3 x Data Movers (Two active, one standby)
 36 x 300 GB, 15 k rpm 3.5-inch SAS disks
 5 x 100 GB, 3.5-inch flash drives
VNX shared storage
For 500 virtual desktops,
 9 x 2 TB, 7,200 rpm 3.5-inch NL-SAS disks
For 1,000 virtual desktops
 17 x 2 TB, 7,200 rpm 3.5-inch NL-SAS disks
For 2,000 virtual desktops
 34 x 2 TB, 7,200 rpm 3.5-inch NL-SAS disks
Optional for user data