VMware VIEW 4.5 - ARCHITECTURE PLANNING EN-000350-01 Manual page 39

Table 4-2. Desktop Virtual Machine Example for Windows XP
Item
Operating system
RAM
Virtual CPU
System disk capacity
User data capacity (as a persistent disk)
Virtual SCSI adapter type
Virtual network adapter
The amount of system disk space required depends on the number of applications required in the base image.
VMware has validated a setup that included 8GB of disk space. Applications included Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Adobe Reader, Internet Explorer, McAfee Antivirus, and PKZIP.
The amount of disk space required for user data depends on the role of the end user and organizational policies
for data storage. If you use View Composer, this data is kept on a persistent disk.
The guidelines listed in
Table 4-3. Desktop Virtual Machine Example for Windows Vista
Item
Operating system
RAM
Virtual CPU
System disk capacity
User data capacity (as a persistent disk)
Virtual SCSI adapter type
Virtual network adapter
The guidelines listed in
Table 4-4. Desktop Virtual Machine Example for Windows 7, Hosted on an ESX 4.1 Server
Item
Operating system
RAM
Virtual CPU
System disk capacity
User data capacity (as a persistent disk)
Virtual SCSI adapter type
Virtual network adapter
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Table 4-3 are for a standard Windows Vista virtual desktop running in remote mode.
Table 4-4 are for a standard Windows 7 virtual desktop running in remote mode.
Chapter 4 Architecture Design Elements and Planning Guidelines
Example
32-bit Windows XP (with the latest service pack)
1GB (512MB low end, 2GB high end)
1
16GB (8GB low end, 40GB high end)
5GB (starting point)
LSI Logic (not the default)
Flexible (the default)
Example
32-bit Windows Vista (with the latest service pack)
1GB
1
20GB (standard)
5GB (starting point)
LSI Logic (the default)
E1000 (the default)
Example
32-bit Windows 7
1GB
1
20GB (slightly less than standard)
5GB (starting point)
LSI Logic SAS (the default)
E1000 (the default)
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