Validated hardware resources

The Dell EMC Ready Solutions for VDI team validated the Horizon solution on Dell EMC VxRail appliances with the specific hardware resources listed in this section.

Enterprise platforms

We performed the testing with the Density Optimized configuration. Configuration details are given in the following table:

Table 1. Validated hardware configurations
Server configuration	Platform	CPU	Memory	RAID Ctrl	HD configuration	Network
Density Optimized	VxRail V570F	2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6248 (20 C, 2.5 GHz)	768 GB @ 2,933 MT/s	HBA 330 Adapter - 16.17.00.03	Cache - 2 x 800 GB SAS SSD, 2.5-inch Disk Drives Capacity - 6 x 1.92 TB NL SAS SSD, 2.5-inch Disk Drives	Broadcom Dual-Port 25G rNDC - 21.40.16.60

Note: With the introduction of the six-channels-per-CPU requirement for Skylake, and now Cascade Lake processors, the Density Optimized memory configuration recommendation has increased from the previous guidance of 512 GB to 768 GB. This change was necessary to ensure a balanced memory configuration and optimized performance for your VDI solution. The additional memory is advantageous, considering the resulting increase in operating system resource utilization and the enhanced experience for users when they have access to additional memory allocations.

Graphics hardware

We used NVIDIA T4 Tensor Core GPUs for the graphics workload testing. The NVIDIA T4 is a single-slot form factor, 70 W, 16 GB DDR6 memory, and PCI Express Gen3, universal GPU for data center workflows. The NVIDIA T4 is flexible enough to run Knowledge Worker VDI or professional graphics workloads. You can configure up to six NVIDIA T4 GPU cards into a VxRail V570F appliance to enable 96 GB of graphics frame buffer. For modernized data centers, use this card in off-peak hours to run your inferencing workloads.

Network hardware

We used the following network hardware for this testing:

Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON (1 GbE ToR switch) —The S3048-ON switch accelerates applications in high-performance environments with a low-latency top-of-rack (ToR) switch that features 48 x 1 GbE and 4 x 10 GbE ports, a dense 1U design, and up to 260 Gbps performance. This switch also supports ONIE for zero-touch installation of network operating systems.
Dell EMC Networking S5248F-ON (25 GbE ToR switch) —The S5248F-ON switch provides optimum flexibility and cost-effectiveness for demanding compute and storage traffic environments. This ToR switch features 48 x 25 GbE SFP28 ports, 4 x 100 GbE QSFP28 ports, and 2 x 100 GbE QFSP28-DD ports. The switch also supports ONIE.

For more information, see PowerSwitch Data Center Switches.

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