A strong case can be made that while VMware vSphere is by far the industry-leading hypervisor platform for server virtualization, its current maximums could be limiting in terms of mega-scale VDI environments. The following is a list of vCenter maximums taken from the Configuration Maximums, VMware vSphere 5.5 guide that are most relevant to a VMware View solution:
|
vCenter Server scalability |
Maximum |
|---|---|
|
Hosts per vCenter Server |
1,000 |
|
Powered on virtual machines per vCenter Server |
10,000 |
|
Registered virtual machines per vCenter Server |
15,000 |
|
Linked vCenter Servers (pod) |
10 |
|
Hosts in linked vCenter Servers |
3,000 |
|
Powered on virtual machines in linked vCenter Servers |
30,000 |
|
Registered virtual machines in linked vCenter Servers |
50,000 |
The preceding limitations will be analyzed with a solution example in the next section.