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Where should I put Citrix PVS vDisk?
Often there is a debate if we should put Citrix XenDesktop PVS vDisk on CIFS or SAN LUN. I like CIFS’s simplicity and SAN LUN’s resilience. Can we have both? Answer is SMB 3. To verify I setup a lab with … Continue reading
Virtual Storage Console 2.0 For XenServer is GA today
Virtual Storage Console 2.0 can be download from NetApp support site today. VSC for Citrix XenServer is a “no charge” software; however, performing various tasks in VSC for Citrix XenServer might require the purchase of one … Continue reading
Posted in XenServer
Tagged Citrix, FCP, iscsi, netapp, nfs, PROVISIONING, san, sr, unified storage, VSC, xenserver
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XenServer 6.0 and NetApp Best Practice
XenServer 6.0 and NetApp Best Practice is published! In this new update, we added VSC 1.0 for XenServer. The key benefits of VSC for XenServer are: Reduce deployment, management, and troubleshooting time Ensure compliance with NetApp and Citrix best practices … Continue reading
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Tagged citrix. best practice, FCP, iscsi, lun, multipathing, netapp, nfs, storage, vm clone, VSC, xenserver
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Xendesktop storage design series: Part 3 Protocol
I used Citrix Desktop Transformation Accelerator today. This is a great tool to guide you through access, design, implement and rollout phases. One thing caught my eyes is the diagram below. SAN (iSCSI and FCP) has 75% of the deployment. Let’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cifs smb, Citrix, computer, corporate apps, iscsi, lun, netapp, nfs, PROTOCOL, PROVISIONING, PVS, san, software, technology, VDI, vDisk, virtual desktops
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XenDesktop Storage Design Series: Part 2
Xendesktop with Citrix Provisioning Server work load analysis Storage sizing is critical to deploy a virtual desktop solution. Over sizing makes the solution very expensive. Not enough storage ends up bad user experience. I have spent last 2 months setup … Continue reading
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Tagged best practice, design, iscsi, netapp, nfs, storage, VDI, vDisk, Write cache, xendesktop
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