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Accelerate Citrix XenDesktop with NetApp Flash Solutions. Chris Gebhardt Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer. Flash enabled Low Cost per Desktop . $35-$70 / Desktop …with advanced data management …1000s of production deployments. All-Flash FAS. Hybrid FAS. SSD. SSD. Hybrid FAS Arrays.
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Accelerate Citrix XenDesktop with NetApp Flash Solutions Chris Gebhardt Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer NetApp Confidential – Limited Use Only
Flash enabled Low Cost per Desktop $35-$70 / Desktop …with advanced data management …1000s of production deployments All-Flash FAS Hybrid FAS SSD SSD NetApp Confidential – Limited Use Only
Hybrid FAS Arrays SAS • 1000s of XenDesktop deployments in production • Recommended for low-medium IOPS per desktop (10-20) • Low latency (1-5ms) • Multiple Deployment Options • Flash Cache • Flash Pool • NetApp Software based IO acceleration Virtual Desktops User Data User Profile NetApp Confidential – Limited Use Only
Hybrid FAS Arrays SAS Flash Cache SAS SSD Flash Cache • Accelerate read intensive boot & login storms with Flash Cache PCIe card • Accelerate writes with NetApp software based IOoptimization Flash Pool • Accelerate read intensive boot & login storms with SSDs • Accelerate writes with SSDs & NetApp softwarebased IO optimization NetApp Confidential – Limited Use Only
Hybrid FAS Arrays $37 / Desktop • NetApp Software based IO optimization • Targeted for small deployments (<1,000 seats) • Read & write IOPS accelerated by NetApp’s storage array software • Validated 750 users in 2U storage • 20K read IOPS & 11K write IOPS • Tested with LoginVSI • Boot all VMs in <20 mins • $37/desktop* Reference Architecture available here FAS2240-2 w/ 24 SAS disks • * Cost includes hardware, software, and 3 yr 24x7 premium support w/ 4 hr response time NetApp Confidential – Limited Use Only
All-Flash FAS Array • Targeted for large scale deployments (1000s of users) • Recommended for High IOPS per desktop (20+) • Extreme IOPS at ~1ms latency to cost efficiently handle: • Boot storms • Login storms • Steady state • AV scans • Patch/AV updates • 200,000+ read IOPS • 120,000+ write IOPS SSD NetApp Confidential – Limited Use Only
Flash Storage with… Advanced Data Management • Single platform to host all data (OS, Apps, User Data, Profiles) • Deduplication, compression, thin provisioning • Simplified Deployment & Management • Snapshots based backups & DR • Non-disruptive mobility between All-Flash & Hybrid arrays • Secure Multi-tenancy for DaaS All-Flash FAS Hybrid FAS SSD SSD NetApp Confidential – Limited Use Only
NetApp Removes Storage as The Barrier to XenDesktop Deployments Fast Low-Cost Simple Proven All-Flash & Hybrid Storage NetApp Confidential – Limited Use Only