Delivering Virtual Workspaces, Anytime, Anyplace, On Any DeviceAnastasios MoustakisSenior Solution ArchitectUnisystems

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Trends and Analysts for the future of DesktopTrends and Analysts for the future of Desktop

Source: Enterprise Strategy Group, 2010Source: Enterprise Strategy Group, 2010

• The way businesses design, build, and deploy desktops has been relatively unchanged for years.

• A process plagued with:

• productivity loss

• high security risks

• constant asset turnover

• and with an enormous price tag.

• Desktop virtualization is poised to make significant strides to:

• improve this situation

• ultimately transform how IT manages desktops

• transform how end-users consume applications, choose endpoint devices, and increase their productivity.

• Gartner expects the preferred client for HVD deployment to be refurbished desk-based PCs and gradually Thin Clients will replace PCs

• “Hosted Virtual Desktops (HVDs) have great potential”

Source: Gartner (Nov 2010) Source: Gartner (Nov 2010) –– Forecast: Hosted Virtual Desktops, Worldwide (2010Forecast: Hosted Virtual Desktops, Worldwide (2010--2014)2014)

Trends and Analysts for the future of DesktopTrends and Analysts for the future of Desktop

Challenges with Desktop Virtualization todayChallenges with Desktop Virtualization today

�Performance and Scalability�User Experience: Can I guarantee same QoS for each and every user. �Poor performance in terms of bad user experience is a major issue�Implementing few desktops is easy but can I do it for my enterprise

�Capacity of underlying infrastructure in a datacenter�Is my server/network/storage ready? �Can we guarantee the SLA in a cost effective manner?�Data Center security: How can I bring desktops and keep other apps secure

�Manageability�Paradigm shift: Managing desktops in VMs vs Managing physical desktops�Will the old ways of server manageability help in the future where thousands of desktops are hosted out of the DC?

Challenges implementing

Enterprise class Virtual Desktop

Solutions

• Two market leaders joining forces

• Complimentary vision for desktop virtualization evolution

• Fully validated and tested joint solution

• Unified technical support

• Makes enterprise-wide adoption far easier

Changing the game in Desktop Virtualization Changing the game in Desktop Virtualization

Transform Windows desktop computing into an on-demand service for any user on any device

• Limited workplace flexibility

• Security restricts mobility and devices

• Moves, adds, changes take days

• Constant refresh with limited gains

Traditional Desktops

Complex.Inflexible.

Hard to Secure.

• Enable virtual workstyles

• Leverage the latest mobile devices

• Rapidly adapt to business change

• Transform desktop computing

Go Virtual Simpler.Faster.Secure.

Supporting Different User Types Is Easy with Virtual Supporting Different User Types Is Easy with Virtual DesktopsDesktops

Guest Workers

�Rich PC experience

� Instant resets

�Standard app set

Office Workers

�Rich PC experience

�Personal

�Diverse appsand users

Remote Workers�Secured access and

control

� Location and device flexibility

�Diverse appsand users

Mobile Workers

�Offline access

�Secure

�Diverse apps and users

Task Workers

�Simple

� Locked down

�Few apps

Modular Design Enables Best Scalability Citrix XenDesktop

Active Directory

Load Balancing

DNS

TFTPPXE

Print and File

Network Services

Shared Storage

Provisioning Services High Availability Cluster

PVS Server

Shared Storage

PVS Server

XD Controller XD Controller (XML1)

XD Controller (XML2)

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

X Number of Desktops

Web Interface 1

DataStore Server

Web Interface 2

License Server

Control Services

200 Hosted VM-Based VDI Desktops

Shared Storage

Provisioning Services High Availability Cluster

PVS Server

Shared Storage

PVS Server

XD Controller XD Controller (XML1)

XD Controller (XML2)

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

X Number of Desktops

Web Interface 1

DataStore Server

Web Interface 2

License Server

Control Services

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

X Number of Desktops

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

2000 Desktops

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

X Number of Desktops

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

X Number of Desktops

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

2000 Desktops

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

X Number of Desktops

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

2000 Desktops

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

VDI Desktop Server

X Number of Desktops

5000 Hosted VM-Based VDI Desktops

XD Controller XD Controller (XML1)

XD Controller (XML2)

PVS Server PVS Server PVS Server PVS Server PVS Server

InefficientInefficientComplexComplexHigh CostHigh Cost

FragileFragile

Centralized

Other Desktop Other Desktop Virtualization SolutionsVirtualization Solutions

Management and Control

PrimaryNetwork

Secondary Network

SAN A

SAN B

Simplified

Cisco Desktop Virtualization Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solution with Citrix Solution with Citrix

XenDesktopXenDesktop

EfficientEfficientAgile Agile

TransformativeTransformativeCost EffectiveCost Effective

Cisco UCSCisco UCS

Infrastructure Architecture Is Critical

Virtual Desktop Deployment

Decentralized

TodayToday

InefficientInefficient

UnsecureUnsecure

High CostHigh Cost

NonNon --compliantcompliant

Traditional DesktopsTraditional Desktops

Ideal Platform for Citrix XenDesktop

Cisco Unified Computing System

Lower cost for compute + network infrastructure

Simple Operation - start in minutes, scale in second s

Massive Scalability – scales easily to 1000’s of des ktops per UCS system

Extended memory and I/O to avoid desktop virtualization bottlenecks

Greater virtual desktop density w/o performance imp act

Mem

ory

CPU

I/O

Unified Fabric (FCoE)

Cisco UCS is the ideal platformA balanced system for Desktop Virtualization

More virtual desktops per blade = � Lower power per VM� Lower cooling per VM� Lower cost per VM

UCS Extended Memory

Mem

ory

CPU

I/O

Unified Fabric (FCoE)

Latest high-performance CPUs

� I/O On-Demand via Service Profile

� Wire Once Architecture

Uplinks

20Gb/s 40Gb/s 80Gb/s

� Policy-driven bandwidth allocation

� Virtual interface granularity

SAN A SAN B

Wire for bandwidth, not connectivity

LAN

SAN B

Mgmt SAN ALAN

Infrastructure for efficient scale

Desktop Profile 1120 Knowledge

HVD Win 7B-250 192GBLAN ConnectivitySAN ConnectivtyBoot Order

Desktop Profile 1120 Knowledge

HVD Win 7B-250 192GBLAN ConnectivitySAN ConnectivtyBoot Order

Desktop Profile 2140 Task

XenApp OLTPB-200 48GBLAN ConnectivitySAN ConnectivityBoot Order

Desktop Profile 2140 Task

XenApp OLTPB-200 48GBLAN ConnectivitySAN ConnectivityBoot Order

Desktop Profile 3100 PowerHVD Win 7

B-230 384GBLAN ConnectivitySAN ConnectivityBoot Order

Desktop Profile 3100 PowerHVD Win 7

B-230 384GBLAN ConnectivitySAN ConnectivityBoot Order

� Separate firmware, addresses, and parameter settings

� Physical servers become interchangeable hardware components

� Service profile templates allow rapid provisioning of new virtual desktops

Chassis-8/Blade-4

LAN SAN

Dynamic Platform Provisioning with Service Profiles

Chassis-1/Blade-2

Profile 1 UUID: 56 4d cd 3f 59 5b…MAC : 08:00:69:02:01:FCWWN: 5080020000075740Boot Order: SAN, PXE

Profile 2 UUID: 56 4d cd 3f 59 5d…MAC : 08:00:69:02:01:FFWWN: 5080020000075742Boot Order: SAN

Cisco UCS Manager

Profile 3 UUID: 56 4d cd 3f 59 5f…MAC : 08:00:69:02:01:FBWWN: 5080020000075744Boot Order: PXE, SAN

Optimizing Memory for Desktop Virtualization

Xeon Xeon

Classic

Cisco UCS With Extended Memory

12 DIMMsTypical 96 GB (Max 192GB)Higher Performance

18 DIMMsTypical 144GB (Max 288 GB)Lower Performance

Or

48 DIMMsTypical 384GB

Higher Performance

Cisco Validated DesignsCisco Validated DesignsNew Validated Designs for Desktop Virtualization

1. Cisco UCS, Citrix XenServer and XenDesktop, and NetApp Storage

2. Cisco UCS, VMware vSphere, CitrixXenDesktop, and NetApp Storage

3. Cisco UCS, MS Hyper-V, Citrix XenDesktop, and NetApp Storage

Available at Cisco.com/go/vdi

• Up to 112 Win7 desktops on single blade

• Scales from 300 to 10’s 000s of users in single domain

• Rapid scale out with service templates

Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solution with Citrix XenDesktop

App App Data

Hypervisor:

XenDesktop

LAN / WAN

Nexus 5000Access

UCS Fabricand Management

MDS 92xx/95xx

NetApp FAS 3140 / 3170 Storage

Cisco UCS Chassis + Blades

Clients

Cisco Data Center Infrastructure

• Architecture: Simple, resilient architecture for deploying XenDesktop

• Scalability: Linear scalability and performance from 100 to 1000’s of desktops without a change in architecture.

• Balanced System: Providing the right balance of memory, I/O and CPU is the key to cost-effective scalability

• Simplicity: Rapid provisioning with Cisco UCS Manager for ease of scale

• Validated Designs : Part of Cisco VXI featuring an end-to-end solution including Security, WAN Optimization and UCS

Key benefits: Cisco UCS with Citrix XenDesktopKey benefits: Cisco UCS with Citrix XenDesktop