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VMware Horizon 6 Desktop Virtualization Solutions

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VMware Horizon 6 Desktop Virtualization Solutions

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (21 chapters)
VMware Horizon 6 Desktop Virtualization Solutions
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Compute considerations


Compute is typically not an area of failure in most VDI projects, but it is still important to understand the computing requirements of an organization before implementing a final design. Programs that can cause unforeseen failure from a compute perspective are as follows:

  • Dragon Medical/Dragon NaturallySpeaking

  • Defense Connect Online

  • AutoCAD

  • Eclipse IDE

For VDI solutions that will be based on 32-bit Windows 7 or Vista, one vCPU can likely be used to address most basic computing needs. However, for VDI solutions that leverage Windows 7 (64-bit), or more importantly Windows 8 (all 64-bit), two vCPUs may be necessary to ensure a favorable end user experience.

For the most accurate calculation of CPU requirements, a proper assessment of the environment should be performed. This will help identify potential pitfalls such as some of the applications listed previously, prior to rollout.

While both AMD and Intel-based x86 servers will suffice for VDI solutions, in large-scale and...