The Hp Xendesktop Solution; Hardware Requirements For Xendesktop 2.1; Setup And Deployment - Compaq BL10e - HP ProLiant - 512 MB RAM Hardware Manual

Citrix XenServer HP Enterprise Edition requires remote storage such as internet Small Computer
System Interface (iSCSI), Network File System (NFS), or Storage Area Network (SAN) shared storage,
live migration, and automatic virtual machine placement.
Integration with HP SIM and VMM
Citrix XenServer HP Select and Enterprise Editions integrate with HP System Insight Manager (HP SIM)
agents and ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Management (VMM) for active hardware
management. HP SIM, the HP hardware management solution hosted on Microsoft Windows, Linux or
HP-UX operating environments, manages the lifecycle of HP servers and storage. HP SIM can be
extended with optional plug-ins for more extensive management for HP ProLiant servers and storage.
HP VMM is an extension of HP SIM capabilities, providing the unified management for both physical
and virtual machines. HP VMM provides central management and control capabilities for VMware,
Microsoft and Citrix XenServer virtual machines.

The HP XenDesktop solution

A wide array of HP products support the XenDesktop solution. A current list of products that support
HP XenDesktop is available here:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/citrix/virtualization/index.html.

Hardware requirements for XenDesktop 2.1

XenDesktop installation requires the following hardware:
• Virtualization hosts
– CPU
- Intel VT or AMD-V CPUs, which must support hardware virtualization.
- Minimum recommended clock speed 1.5 GHz.
– Memory – minimum 4-GB RAM
– Disk – 32-GB storage
– Network Interface Card (NIC) - 100 Mbps (megabits per second) or faster network interface card
• Endpoints
– A device running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista with or without Service
Pack 1.
• HP PVC or XenCenter host
– HP PVC is the preferred mechanism to manage a single server, while a XenCenter host is used to
manage multiple servers. XenCenter can run on a desktop computer using Windows XP,
Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista. XenCenter can perform all functions of HP PVC, in
addition to live migration and resource pooling.

Setup and deployment

Incorporating a virtual desktop solution into an organization requires considering the numerous
organizational requirements as well as providing a flexible infrastructure that is easy to manage and
maintain. The solution should be tested in a small-scale production environment before the full rollout
begins. This allows the organization to validate that all requirements are met, all components function
properly, and the proper configuration and optimizations have been made.
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