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VDI Validation Guide—Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on VxRail and vSAN Ready Nodes
Executive Summary Test Environment Configuration and Best Practices
Validated hardware resources
Validated software resources
Virtual networking configuration
Management server infrastructure
High availability
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops solution architecture
Login VSI Performance Testing NVIDIA nVector Performance Testing Conclusion References Appendix A: Login VSI metrics

Management server infrastructure

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Management server infrastructure

  • The following table lists the management server component sizing requirements:

    Table 3 Sizing for VxRail Appliances or vSAN Ready Nodes
    Component vCPU RAM (GB) NIC Operating system + Data vDisk (GB) Tier 2 Volume (GB)
    VMware vCenter Appliance 2 16 1 290
    Platform Services Controller 2 2 1 30
    Citrix Delivery Controller and License Server 4 8 1 40
    SQL Server 5 8 1 40 210 (VMDK)
    File Server 2 4 1 40 2048 (VMDK)
    VxRail Appliance Manager 2 8 1 32
    NVIDIA vGPU License Server 2 4 1 40 + 5

    NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software License Server

    When using NVIDIA vGPUs, graphics-enabled VMs must obtain a license from NVIDIA vGPU Software License Server on your network.

    We installed the vGPU license server software on a system running a Windows 2016 operating system to test vGPU configurations.

    We made the following changes to the NVIDIA license server to address licensing requirements:

    • Used a reserved fixed IP address
    • Configured a single MAC address
    • Applied time synchronization to all hosts on the same network

    SQL Server databases

    We used SQL Server 2017 for hosting the management component databases. We separated SQL data, logs, and tempdb into their respective volumes.

    DNS

    DNS is the basis for Microsoft Active Directory and also controls access to various software components for Citrix and VMware services. All hosts, VMs, and consumable software components must have a presence in DNS. We used a dynamic namespace integrated with Active Directory and adhered to Microsoft's best practices.