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Low Storage Cost Per Desktop Without Tradeoffs

Low Storage Cost Per Desktop Without Tradeoffs. Rachel Zhu Sr. Solution Architect Desktop Virtualization. NetApp $37/Desktop - Target Use Cases. Task Workers (5-10 IOPS). Knowledge workers (10-20 IOPS). Power Users (20-50 IOPS). Target Use Cases All task workers

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Low Storage Cost Per Desktop Without Tradeoffs

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  1. Low Storage Cost Per Desktop Without Tradeoffs Rachel Zhu Sr. Solution Architect Desktop Virtualization

  2. NetApp $37/Desktop - Target Use Cases Task Workers (5-10 IOPS) Knowledge workers (10-20 IOPS) Power Users (20-50 IOPS) • Target Use Cases • All task workers • Majority of knowledge workers • Represents 60-70% of the user population • XenApp • XenDesktop VDI NetApp $37/Desktop Architecture

  3. What is included in $37/Desktop? • What’s included? • NetApp Storage HW (FAS2240-2) • 24 internal HDDs(600GB SAS, 10k RPM) • NetApp SW licenses • 36 months, NetApp 24x7 premium support, w/ 4 hour parts replacement 750 users in 2U storage footprint FAS2240-2 w/ 24 disks

  4. Storage Architecture

  5. LoginVSI Test Result • Boot and Login Storms • 935 users boot and login < than 20 minutes • Steady state • 750 users, VSI Max NOTreached during test • Average 8 IOPS per desktop • The environment could have supported MORE virtual desktops

  6. Scale to 1000s of users at $37/desktop Number of Users 4000 3200 2400 800 1600

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