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

Storage configuration guidelines

vSphere allows more than one method of using storage when hosting

virtual machines. The solutions described in Table 11 were tested using NFS

or FC, and the storage layout described adheres to all current best

practices. An educated customer or architect can make modifications

based on their understanding of the system’s usage and load if required.

Table 11. Storage hardware

Hardware

Configuration

Notes

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 G, 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 7200 rpm 3.5-inch NL-SAS disks

For 1,000 virtual desktops

 17 x 2 TB 7200 rpm 3.5-inch NL-SAS disks

For 2,000 virtual desktops

 34 x 2 TB 7200 rpm 3.5-inch NL-SAS disks

Optional for user

data

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