Storage Design Options for VMware® Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Simplifying enterprise desktop deployment and management using Dell EqualLogic storage and VMware View: A highly scalable, end-to-end client virtualization framework

Dell and VMware have created the Virtual Remote Desktop reference configuration based on DellTM PowerEdgeTM servers, Dell EqualLogicTM PS Series storage arrays, Dell PowerConnectTM network switches, and VMware® ViewTM client virtualization software. This flexible, highly scalable building-block configuration was jointly developed, tested, and validated by Dell and VMware engineers as a baseline...

HP Client Virtualization Reference Architecture for VMware View Reference Architecture for Stateless Desktops

VMware View for HP Client Virtualization reference architecture design 7 The building block 8 HP Thin Client as access devices 9 Virtual infrastructure configuration 9 Physical component configuration 10 Infrastructure virtual machines 10 HP IO Accelerator configuration 11 Shared storage configuration 11 Access infrastructure 12 Physical network details 12 Detailed VMware View pool configuratio...

VMware Infrastructure 3: VDI Server Sizing and Scaling

VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a PC management solution for enterprise desktop administrators. VDI is a server-based computing offering that provides desktop environments as an enterprise hosted service. VDI allows administrators to maintain and manage all user applications, data, and environments in the centrally located data center. VDI provides a true, isolated PC environment...

Scalable Storage Performance: VMware® ESX 3.5

VMware ESX enables multiple hosts to share the same physical storage reliably through its highly optimized storage stack and VMware Virtual Machine File System (VMFS). Centralized storage of virtual machines using VMFS provides more control and flexibility. It also enables such unique virtualization capabilities as live migration (VMware VMotion), VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler, VMware H...

The VMware Reference Architecture for Stateless Virtual Desktops with VMware