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Why Hyper-V for VDI

SESSION CODE: VIR-CLI304. Gareth James Senior Consultant Microsoft Consulting Services Tony Sanchez Solutions Architect Citrix Systems. Why Hyper-V for VDI. Session Objectives and Takeaways. What is VDI anyway? What makes a good VDI platform Why Hyper-V for VDI

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Why Hyper-V for VDI

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  1. SESSION CODE: VIR-CLI304 Gareth James Senior Consultant Microsoft Consulting Services Tony Sanchez Solutions Architect Citrix Systems Why Hyper-V for VDI (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  2. Session Objectives and Takeaways • What is VDI anyway? • What makes a good VDI platform • Why Hyper-V for VDI • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 • Dynamic Memory • RemoteFX • Hyper-V Architecture (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  3. What is VDI anyway? (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  4. What does a typical virtualised environment look like? • Server Virtualisation • Relatively easy to see ROI with strong TCO gains • 81% of customers virtualise anywhere between 1 and 14 guests per server • Source: IDC • Client Virtualisation • Very difficult to project ROI with unproven TCO gains • Between 30 to 120+ guests per server • Disk I/O hit especially hard (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  5. Core attributes of a good VDI platform • Reliability • Robustness • Cost effectiveness • High Performance • Density • Redundancy • Security • Ease of configuration • Ease of management (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  6. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  7. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 • Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V Role • Standard • Enterprise • Datacentre • Windows Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 • Free download http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v-server/en/us/default.aspx • Think of it like 2008 R2 Enterprise server core (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  8. How does SP1 change the game? • Supported CPU Overcommit ratio increased to 12:1 for Desktop workloads (Windows 7 SP1 guests only) • RemoteFX • Server side graphics acceleration • More efficient encode/decode • USB redirection • Supports: • Windows 7 SP1 Enterprise and Ultimate on Hyper-V 2008 R2 SP1 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  9. How does SP1 change the game? • Dynamic Memory • Dynamically add/remove memory based on VM demand • Takes the guesswork out of server sizing • Supports: • Windows Vista and Windows 7 • Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  10. Why Hyper-V for VDI testing (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  11. Is Dynamic Memory just for VDI • Short Answer: No! • Strong customer success with core infrastructure, web and SQL workloads • “…with Hyper-V and Dynamic Memory, we’ve been able to consolidate our date center footprint by more than 50 percent, increase server capacity by about 35 percent and reduce power costs by 33 percent…” • Alan Buorassa, CIO, EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services • “…We found that we could increase the number of virtual machines per Hyper-V server by 25 to 50 percent with Dynamic Memory…” • David Feng, IT Director, Sporton International (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  12. What workloads work with Dynamic Memory? • Core Infrastructure • SQL • Web • Not: • Microsoft Exchange • Some applications that check memory @ start and allocate • Anything that does not play well with hot add and hot remove (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  13. Dynamic Memory DEMO (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  14. Hyper-V Architecture RING 3 RING 0 RING -1 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  15. Citrix XenDesktop 5 Architecture (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  16. Resources • VDI case studies can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Search_Results.aspx?Type=1&Keywords=VDI&LangID=46. • VDI Standard and Premium Suite licensing details can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/rds-vdi.aspx. • Details concerning Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V features and capabilities are available at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv-main.aspx. • For information concerning Microsoft's System Center family of products, see http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/default.aspx. • Tips on how to tune System Center Virtual Machine Manager for VDI deployments can be found at http://blogs.technet.com/b/vishwa/. • For a technical overview of the new Dynamic Memory feature in Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2, see the Dynamic Memory Technical Overview whitepaper which can be downloaded from http://download.microsoft.com/download/D/1/5/D15951B6-B33C-4A57-BCFB-76A9A6E54212/Implementing_and_Configuring_Dynamic_Memory_WP_SP1_final.pdf. • Information about the new RemoteFX feature included in Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/rds-remotefx.aspx. • For information concerning Citrix desktop virtualization products and technologies, refer to the Citrix website at http://www.citrix.com. (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  17. Enrol in Microsoft Virtual Academy Today Why Enroll, other than it being free? The MVA helps improve your IT skill set and advance your career with a free, easy to access training portal that allows you to learn at your own pace, focusing on Microsoft technologies. • What Do I get for enrolment? • Free training to make you become the Cloud-Hero in my Organization • Help mastering your Training Path and get the recognition • Connect with other IT Pros and discuss The Cloud Where do I Enrol? www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com Then tell us what you think. TellTheDean@microsoft.com

  18. Resources • www.msteched.com/Australia • Sessions On-Demand & Community • www.microsoft.com/australia/learning • Microsoft Certification & Training Resources • http:// technet.microsoft.com/en-au • Resources for IT Professionals • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-au • Resources for Developers (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  19. © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION. (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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