tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498139.post1473794946306222135..comments2024-01-18T01:30:22.968+11:00Comments on Dave's Technology: VDI went liveDaveColvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700098577328235847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498139.post-20054439576675311502010-10-18T16:28:51.325+11:002010-10-18T16:28:51.325+11:00The storage is right now SATA with 8gig FC and cac...The storage is right now SATA with 8gig FC and caching switches. It will move to SCSI when the scaling starts.<br /><br />There is a 30GB C: from the provisioning server, the D: is only about 4gb per-user so far.<br /><br />As for IOPS, we will know more shortly, but the plan is to only require around 45-50k for the VDI sessions and dedicated drives on the provisioning server for the remained, using XenDesktop the load is shared across the file server, provisioning server, profile server, app servers and VMware servers.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip !DaveColvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700098577328235847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498139.post-66510652393062785412010-10-05T02:41:57.568+11:002010-10-05T02:41:57.568+11:00As you scale, what storage array are you looking a...As you scale, what storage array are you looking at to be able to handle the 90,000 to 180,000 IOPS this will require?<br /><br />It is important to plan for this as we've seen many people scale up and crash the SAN.<br /><br />WhipTail's Virtual Desktop XLR8r flash storage array can be the primary storage for 5,000 users in a 2U appliance drawing less than 180 watts of power -- all for around $30 per user.Ryan Snellhttp://www.whiptailtech.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498139.post-58207638731559951312010-09-30T04:54:18.072+10:002010-09-30T04:54:18.072+10:00charesWhat kind /type of storage are you planning ...charesWhat kind /type of storage are you planning to suport the oother 4500 users as you ramp up? I see you mention a 30GB C drive. What beyond that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com