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VDI Design Guide—VMware Horizon on Dell Three Tier Architecture
Introduction Solution Architecture
Architecture overview
Solution architecture
Physical architecture overview
Servers PowerEdge R660 server PowerEdge R760 server PowerEdge R860 server Dell Technologies Validated Design VDI-optimized configurations NVIDIA GPUs Physical network components
Storage
Dell PowerMax Dell PowerStore Dell PowerVault File workload Dell PowerStore T storage Dell PowerScale file storage Data center infrastructure Client components
Software
Overview VMware vSphere VMware Horizon Horizon clone technology NVIDIA vGPU
Validation Sizing the Solution Backup and Restore Summary References

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  • Client components

    Users can access VDI desktops through various client components. The following table lists the latest client components that Dell Technologies recommends:

    Table 2. Recommended client components
    Component Description Recommended use More information
    Latitude and 2-and-1s laptops
    • Biggest screens in a smaller footprint with a wide array of ports to connect peripherals and enjoy the speakerphone experience
    • More responsive applications with Dell Optimizer and intelligent audio for a better conference experience
    • Better connectivity including 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, and eSIM
    • 5G design on the Latitude 9510
    • Smart antenna design on select products for better connections
    • Mobility and space-saving devices
    • Allows users to be productive and stay connected with versatile, space-saving mobile solutions
    • Offers a modern portfolio built to prioritize customer experience and keep employees productive wherever they work with a selection of laptops, 2-in-1s laptops, and ecosystem products
    		Latitude
    OptiPlex business and All-in-Ones desktops
    • Intel 9th Gen core processors, providing 2 x system responsiveness with Intel Optane Memory
    • Flexible expansion options, including rich CPU, SSD, and PCIe NVMe
    • Many innovative form factors with versatile mounting options, including the industry’s only zero-footprint modular desktop hidden in plain sight, and space-saving AIOs
    • Rich interaction with display technology, including 4k UHD AiO and matching multimonitor support
    • The ultimate modular solution

    • Ideal for desk-centric and remote workers in fixed environments who require varying degrees of performance and expandability

    		OptiPlex
    Precision workstations
    • The most complete workstation portfolio with towers, racks, and mobile form factors
    • Powerful workstations for the most demanding applications, scalable storage, and RAID options
    • High-end graphics and extreme performance
    • Precision workstations designed to run processor and graphic-intensive applications and activities with mission-critical reliability such as analytics, simulations, and modeling
    		Precision