Sizing the right XenDesktop environment
- There is a lot of whitepapers on how to size a XenDesktop environment.
I will focus more on HowTo best practise do a PoC/Business case for a successful XenDesktop sizing/implementation.
Get inspired by looking at following whitepapers:
- HP P4000 with Citrix XenDesktop: Optimizing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/2010/06/hp-p4000-with-citrix-xendesktop-optimizing-virtual-desktop-infrastructure/
- HP reference configuration for Citrix XenDesktop on XenServer: 1,000 Microsoft Windows XP/Office 2007 users on HP BladeSystem and HP P4000 SAN
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/getdocument.aspx?docname=4AA1-4581ENW.pdf
- Scalability of XenDesktop 4 on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
http://www.citrix.com/site/resources/dynamic/partnerDocs/XD_4_Hyper-V_Scalability_Final_v1.0.pdf
- Desktop Virtualization Top 10 Mistakes Made
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX126190
- XenDesktop Design Handbook
https://community.citrix.com/kits/#/kit/1067009
- XenDesktop Planning Guide: User Bandwidth Requirements
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX126191