The Flexible Desktop Farm Dario Gnaccarini C.D.H. srl
The flexible desktop farm - Agenda Customer Profile The evolution of the destop farm The needs for a flexible desktop approach Virtual Desktop Farm Architecture Benefits in a complex netwok infrastructure The virtual desktop lifecycle Some numbers
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Customer Business Profile Satellite ISP (subsidiary of the owner of satellites) NOC (Network Operations Center) operations 7x7 24h Custom applications to control the infrastructure Simulation of distributors and end user environment Network Infrastructure: Switches Routers Firewalls Traffic Shapers Data management Traffic LOG Configuration of Devices
Key Needs Manageability Basic knowledge of VMware products Easily to manage daily operations Time to Production Time required to deploy a new operator workstation Time required to create a new workstation template Scalability Modular expansion of the infrastructure Flexible to guest new services
Desktop Farm Evolution xxm years xxm years xxm years 18 months 6 months 2 months RDP (1:1) RDP (1:many)
Stage 1 Anarchy PROs Easy to build No engineering CONs Noisy Unstable in 6-8 hours Network Segments Connectivity Too many hardware configurations Too personal
Stage 2 Control PROs Reduced room noise More security Fastest deployment (+Mhz - RIS) More standardized hardware CONs 1:1 model Increased hardware cost (WS vs PC Full control costly (IP KVM or ILO)
Stage 3 Flexible PROs No more 1:1 model Full workstation remote hardware control Image modeling Dramatically faster deployment Drivers standardization CONs Manual load distribution Orphaned workstations
Stage 4 Fanciful PROs Self service provisioning Automatic load distribution Scheduled end of life Scheduled fresh installation CONs Too many VMs (-:
2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 UID 1 2 UID UID UID 1 2 1 2 1 2 hp ProLiant DL380 G4 hp ProLiant DL380 G4 hp ProLiant DL380 G4 HP ProLiant DL320 G3 Desktop Farm Architecture Operator Console HP Thin Clients 512 Mb RAM 512 MB Flash 19 LCD Monitor Screen Console HP Thin Clients 512 Mb RAM 512 MB Flash 42 LCD Video wall Remote Desktop Session 4 4 5 5 Tape 4 4 5 5 Tape 4 4 5 5 Tape 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 Simplex Duplex ch 1 ch 2 Simplex Duplex ch 1 ch 2 Simplex Duplex ch 1 ch 2 Virtual HOST 3 (5)x HP DL385 2 x AMD Opteron Dual Core 16 Gb RAM 5 x 1Gb Lan Storage Area Network HP MSA1000 FC SAN 14 x 146Gb 15k Redundant Controller Backup Server HP DL 145 CA Brighstore Arcserve
The network Infrastructure Internet backbones (AS BGP) - 256 Mbit/s - 512 Mbit/s - 384 Mbit/s Satellite Transmission System (Modulators TCP Accelerators - ) Housing / Hosting Area 1 Client = 1 VLAN Devices Console Network Virtual Desktop Farm Office Network
Desktop Farm Architecture - Network RDP Console VLAN Infrastructure & Traffic Management VLANs Customer Housing / Hosting VLANs Operator Virtual Desktop
Virtual Workstations Life Cycle Images Library Image Masters Images Manager WSUS AV Update Virtual Desktop Operator Console New Applications
Virtual Desktop Optimization Reduced Image Footprint Unneded cabs Drivers Easy cleanup using scripts VM not used for more than xx hours/days VM marked for short term usage
Next Steps Update to VI3 iscsi for flexible local drives (with auto provisioning) Migration to Vista Application Virtualization Image content Injection & Business Desktop Deployment http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment
Time to Production (& more) Classic PC Collapsed Workstations Virtual Desktop Image Creation 2-4h 45m 1h 15m Image Deploy 45m 30m 5m Post & Boot 3m 3m 1m Curse 25/h 5/h 1/y Nails Bitten - 15/d Bitten - 10/d Growing again pbpd (phalanx bendings per deploy) 7500 5000 500
Farm SAN Infrastructure A7450A MSA San Starter KIT 7.000 1 7.000 0 7.000 A7523A HP Q200 2 Gb, 32-Bit/133 MHz PCI-X-to-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter 400 1 400 0 400 347708-B22 146.8-GB 15,000 rpm U320 Universal Hard Drive (1") 525 14 7.350 0 7.350 218231-B22 MSA1000 Controller, with 256 MB cache 2.900 1 0 2.900 2.900 218960-B21 MSA Fibre Channel I/O Module 300 1 0 300 300 288247-B21 MSA SAN Switch 2/8 (integrated) ships with 4 SFPs installed 2.850 1 0 2.850 2.850 A7523A HP Q200 2 Gb, 32-Bit/133 MHz PCI-X-to-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Host Servers Infrastructure 400 3 0 1.200 1.200 407613 DL385R01 O2.6 GHz-1MB, 1GB (Dual-core/SCSI) 1.980 3 5.940 0 5.940 407624-L21 Dual-core AMD O285 2.6/1000-1M DL385 FIO Base 940 3 2.820 0 2.820 379300-B21 GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM DIMM Memory Kit (2 x 2 GB) 1.130 12 13.560 0 13.560 313881-B21 NC7170 DUAL PORT 64BIT/133MHZ PCI-X 1000T GIGABIT ETHERNET 205 3 615 0 615 293048-B21 Redundant Fan Option Kit 165 3 495 495 990 355892-B21 Hot Plug AC Redundant Power Supply Module 180 2 360 360 720
Farm KVM Infrastructure AG056A TFT7600 Rackmount Keyboard Monitor IT 1.800 1 1.800 0 1.800 AF600A 2x16 Server Console Switch with Virtual Media 1.270 1 1.270 0 1.270 AF604A PS/2 Virtual Media Interface Adapter, 1 pack 105 4 420 0 420 VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 VI3 VMware Virtual Infrastructure Standard 2Processors 3.200 3 9.600 0 9.600 VI3-U VMware Virtual Infrastructure Standard to Enterprise 2 Processors 1.600 3 0 4.800 4.800 VI3 VMware Virtual Center 2 4.300 1 4.300 0 4.300
Farm TOTAL END USER PRICE URO - Base Configuration 55.930 TOTAL END USER PRICE URO - Redundancy Components 12.905 TOTAL END USER PRICE URO 68.835 END USER PRICE URO Per Desktop - Base Configuration 75 746 END USER PRICE URO Per Desktop - Redundancy Components 75 172 END USER PRICE URO Per Desktop 75 918
VMware White Papers VDI Server Sizing and Scaling http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vdi_sizing_vi3.pdf VirtualCenter 2: Template Usage and Best Practices http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vc_2_templates_usage_best_practices_wp.pdf Using AnywhereUSB to Connect USB Devices http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_anywhereusb2.pdf
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