VDI capacity planning
We've covered a lot about SDDC. Let's include VDI, as it shows how capacity management changes when you include higher-level services (above your IaaS).
VDI differs from SDDC at the business level. It is much more than server workload versus desktop workload. With VDI, it is DaaS, which runs on top of the IaaS. So, the scope goes beyond IaaS. It includes the VDI VM (for example, Windows 7 and Windows 2008) and the Horizon infrastructure VM.
As a result, there are three areas where you need to monitor for capacity:
- The user's VDI VM: This is typically Windows 7 or Windows 10 64-bit. Different users have different workload profiles, even though they may use the same set of applications. I've seen users who use Microsoft Excel with large files and it needs six vCPUs!
- The Horizon server VM: This includes non-VMware products that complete your DaaS offering. Some products, such as F5 and Trend Micro, are in the data path, so you need to monitor them as their...
