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January 2013
Director Private Cloud Services
Michael Fraser
VDI-in-a-BoxTechnical Overview
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Architecture
Sizing
VDI-in-a-Box with other Citrix technologies
VDI-in-a-Box versus VMware View
Agenda
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An affordable turnkey software solution provihigh-performance, high-definition virtual d
All-in-onevirtual desktop solution
Simple to installruns on off-the-shelf server
Simple to useover 1B devices supported
Simple to managesingle point-and-click con
Simple to scaleon-demand scaling
Citrix VDI-in-a-Box
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VDI-in-a-Box grid eliminates cost, complexity
SAN Storage
Active
Directory
VM Manager
ConnectionBroker
Server
with Hypervisoras VM Host
Full Redundancy for High-Availability
Load Balancer
VDI-in-a-BoxVirtual Appliance
VDI-in-a-Bo
Built-in High- On-demand
Built-in Citrix
Runs on off-t
Multi-hyperv
Citrix Profile
User Data
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VDI-in-a-BOX: An All-in-One Virtual Deskt
All key features are b Connection brokerin Dynamic provisionin High-availability Load balancing On-demand scaling Citrix HDX user exp Linked clones
Access from virtually aCitrix Receiver
Open architecture rupopular hypervisors: Citrix XenServer Microsoft Hyper-V
VMware vSphere (E
VDI
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Hypervisor
vdiMgr
Logical Shared Storage
UserManagement
Dynamic DesktopProvisioning & Management
TemplateManagement
High-Availability Grid Engine
ConnectionBroker
Load Balancer
VirtualDesktop
VirtualDesktop
VirtualDesktop
VirtualDesktop
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VDI-in-a-Box is easy to deploy and manage
Active
DirectoryServer
with Hyp
+V
InstallHypervisor
Import VDI-in-a-
Box Appliance
Import Image
ConfigureTemplates
Assign UserAccounts
READY!
Install additionalServers
Point to 1stServer
READY!
User Data
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Central manag
Intuitive wizard
Easy to monitomanage
Single Grid-wide management console
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Definitions:
Image: OS + the applications
Template: Image + Policies
Desktop:A template instance
Templatesgenerate desktops fromimages based on policies
Policies Amount of memory for each desktop
Access controls for local USB devices
Number of desktops
Refresh policy
Images, Templates, and Desktops
Images
DesktopImage (e.g.
Accounting)
Templates
Acct Exec
Acct Standar
Temps
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What is a linked clone?Copy of a virtual machine
Shares the parent VM (disk) forreads
Reads & writes to a Difference disk
Linked clone technology saves
disk storage Note: A Linked clone requires
access to the parent VM
Linked Clones for Optimizing storage
Golden image
Desktop 4
Desktop 3
Desktop 2
Desktop 1
1G1GB1GB1GB1GB
20GB
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Grids High Availability Oper
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A collection of vdiServers connected by an IPnetwork
Can be increased and decreased on-demand
Made to look as if it is one logical server Log on to any vdiManager and manage the
entire grid
System automatically provisions and load
balances across the vdiServers in the grid Connect users to any available server in the
grid
Provides built-in high availability
VDI-in-a-Box Grid
vdiMGR2
vdiMGR4
vdiMGR1
GRID
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Basic Grid Failover Concepts
Multiple servers connect to create a grid
Periodically each server performs a self-check
Issues reported in the Recent Events & Tasks and in syHeartbeat between servers used to ensure grid health
Servers that fail to respond to heartbeat requests are labMissing
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Sizing your VDI-in-a-Boxdeployment
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Sizing for 200 desktops
Assume 50 desktops per server
Need 4 servers
N+1 Model: Need a 5thfor high-availability
VDI-in-a-Box uses hot-sparing 40 desktops per server during normal operations
50 desktops per server during failure
An examplesizing a VDI-in-a-Box grid
Neededhigh-av
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VDI-in-a-Box is an out-of-band management compone Use hypervisor sizing and performance guidelines
Four core components to sizing
Sizing individual servers in a grid
CPU
Number ofCPUs
Number ofcores
Type of CPU:Hyper-threading
Memory(RAM)
VDI-in-a-Box
Hypervisor
Variety of DesktopOS being virtualized
Reserve set asidefor serveroperations
Disk
Protocol
Type of disk
Speed
ND
Nim
Sim
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6 to 10 desktops per CPU core
For CPUs with hyper-threading (2 threads per core) foIntel Nehalem, you can safely double the lowerlimit
Varies with the type of desktop users Use a number in the higher end of this range (10) for task workers
number in the lower end of the range (6) for desktops that are morused.
What type of CPU do I need?
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0.5 - 1 GB for Windows XP
1.5 - 2 GB for Windows 7 desktops
At least 1 GB for the hypervisor
At least 1 GB for the VDI-in-a-Box appliance
10% reserved for server operations
How much Memory(RAM) do I need?
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Hard drives Recommended: SAS 15K (preferred) or SATA/SAS SSD SAS 10K
Desktop requirements (rough rule of thumb for steady Windows XP desktops 5 to 10 IOPS
Windows 7 desktops 10 to 20 IOPS
Rough rule of thumb on the number of disks 4 disks for a server with 25 or more desktops
6 to 8 disks for a server with 50 or more desktops
10 to 12 disks for a server with 75 or more desktops
How many disks do I need?
If uRPthenuran
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VDI-in-a-Box uses disks to maintain Golden images
Disk space for the desktops System state information
Redundant copies stored on other servers in the grid
Hence Raid 0 is sufficient and provides the best perfor
Disk failures are common & can reduce MTBF of a se Use Raid 1 or Raid 1-0 to protect server from disk failure
Using Raid 1 or Raid 1-0 halves the storage capacity For 1TB per server, provide 2 TB of disk capacity
Do I need RAID configuration?
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And it is Repeatable too..
50 virtwith H
50 virtual desServer specs for
supporting 50 desktops: Dual Intel Xeon 4-Core processors
32GB RAM for XP(2x for Win7)
1TB 10K RPM SAS Drives, Raid 0or Raid10
High-Availability
Multiply as needed, N+1
Example product:
Dell Poweredge R710
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Citrix technologies that workVDI-in-a-Box
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VDI-in-a-Box leverages the Citrix producportfolio
Active
DirectoryServers with Hypervisor
User Data
Single SignCitrix Acces
Support for with Citrix R
Excellent huser experiCitrix HDX
Citrix Profile GoToMana
+ VDI-in-a-BoxVirtual Appliance
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VDI-in-a-Box versus VMware
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Cost & Complexity are leading roadblocks!
Adoption of Virtual Desktops
2%
4%
8%
17%
30%
4
Security/Compliance
Missing functionality
Other
End user reluctance
Complexity
Cost
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VMware View VDI-in-a-B
Cost Heavy infrastructure, multiple movingparts, requires overprovisioning
Inexpensive off-the-shelf sscale on-demand
Skillset Datacenter: Windows, Virtualization,SAN, Network
Windows
Infrastructure Desktop brokers, Provisioning Servers,Desktop Hosts, SANs, Interconnects,Clustered DB
Off-the-shelf desktop host storage
End-user
experience
Primarily LAN-based, requires hardware
support
Citrix HDX technology deliv
WAN experience without h
Device coverage Limited device support Over 1B devices supportedCitrix Receiver
Pricing 2 Editions$150 View Enterprise$250 for Premierincludes linkedclones, Persona management, ThinAppetc. )
All functionality including liprofile management for $1
At a glance: Easy and Affordable Virtual Desk
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Enterprise VDI VMware View
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SANStorageLoad
Balancers
ConnectionBrokers
ManagementServers
ActiveDirectory
DesktopComputeServers
Enterprise VDI
COMPLEXITY
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Benefits VMware View Citrix
Zero overhead
Built-in connection broker
Built-in load balancer
Built-in High-Availability (HA)
No shared storage
Easy, integrated solution
One single package to manage
Built-in linked clones
Built-in profile management
Requires no datacenter expertise
Choice of hypervisor platforms
Linear on-demand scaling
Rich anytime, any device access
High-definition user experience on any network
Broad device coverage
VDI-in-a-Box vs. VMware View
COMPLEXITY
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VDI-in-a-Box delivers you moreVMware View Citrix V
REAP
RepeatableEasy
Affordable
Predictable
No-Compromise
Dynamic desktop provisioning
Built-in HA w/o shared storage
No-think on-demand scaling
Rich high-definition user experience
Cost and Overhead
No shared storage overhead
No management servers, high-speed interconnects
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VMware view editions
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Citrix VDI-in-a-Box: Simple All-in-one VDI desi
ActiveDirectory
UserData
SANStorageLoad
Balancers
ConnectionBrokers
ManagementServers
ActiveDirectory
DesktopComputeServers
Enterprise VDI Citrix VDI-in-a-Box
Grid of Off-theshelf serversrunningVDI-in-a-Boxappliance
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VDI-in-a-Box eliminates expensive infrast
Enterprise VDI
Desktop servers Microsoft VDA
Hypervisor
Provisioning and mgmt server
Connection broker
Other mgmt components (e.g. Composer)
Shared storage High-speed interconnect
Management servers
Windows Server OS for managementcomponents (e.g. vCenter, View, Composer)
Clustered SQL (for HA of managementdatabases)
VDI-in-a-Box
Desktop servers Microsoft VDA
Hypervisor
VDI-in-a-Box appliance
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These components are noneeded with VDI-in-a-Bo
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View Connection Server
View Composer
View Administrator(installed with Connection Serv
View Persona Management
VERSUS
VDI-in-a-Box virtual appliance
Core Software Bill of Material
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View Composer requires a SQL databaseA must- MS SQL or Oracle
MS SQL Express license with vCenter can be used by View Comp
Sharing the same SQL Server instancce as vCenter Server is *not
Additional database management efforts; Potential need for a DBA
View Connection Server Event Database Is optionalhowever, log file has limited information
SQL database preferred
VERSUS
No SQL database required with VDI-in-a-Box
Need for external SQL Database
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Create View Composer database
Install View Composer service on the vCenter Servcomputer
Optimize your View infrastructure to support View C
VERSUS
VDI-in-a-Box virtual appliance has Linked Clones tbuilt-in
Linked Clones: View Composer
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View Connection Server to be installed on DEDICAphysical or virtual machine
Not to install on a system that performs any other for roles. E.g. Not to use the same system that is usvCenter Server
For performance and availability consider replicate
instancesof View Connection ServerVERSUS
VDI-in-a-Box virtual appliance has connection broktechnology built-in
Connection Brokering: View Connection Serve
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View does not havebuilt-inLoad Balancing
Load balancers are third-partycomponents.
VERSUS
VDI-in-a-Box virtualappliance has loadbalancing built-in
Load Balancing: View relies on external 3rdpa
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VDI-in-a-Box VMware View
Cost Less than half the cost to deployand manage. Complete all-in-onesolution.
Heavy infrastructumoving parts
Skillset Windows Datacenter: WindoSAN, Network
Infrastructure Off-the-shelf desktop host serverswith local storage
Desktop brokers, MServers, Desktop H
Interconnects, clusEnd-user experience Citrix HDX technology delivers rich
LAN and WAN experience withouthardware support
Primarily LAN-bashardware support
Device coverage Over 1B devices supported viaCitrix Receiver
Limited device sup
Compete with View
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No matter how you slice it!It gets exp
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1230
1080
806
410
-User Persona Management, -Linked Clones
-Persistent desktops unless more $ for DAS-Additional DAS expense
COST
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VMware's one-size approach fits nobody Overpriced Over-complicated
Yet less functionalwhen compared against View Enterprise edit
VDI-in-a-Box wins against VMware View Eliminates infrastructure half the cost
Simpler to setup and manage half the expertise requi
Broader coverage with Citrix Receiver double the devices
Better WAN experience with Citrix HDX double the deploymen
Long and short: One-size does not fit all!
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All-in-one VDI software
Simple: Designed for Windows administrators
Affordable: Delivers virtual desktops for less than a
Runs on off-the-shelf serverscuts out 60% of VD
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