Vmware Esx Networking Considerations; Using Rgs With Static Hp Vdi; A-2-1 Create A New Virtual Machine; Table A-2 Vmware View Versions That Support Rgs - HP Xw460c - ProLiant - Blade Workstation User Manual

Table A-2 shows the VMware View versions that support RGS. Only VMware View 3.1 (and newer versions)
support RGS, and only with RGS 5.2.5 (and newer versions), as shown in the green cell.
Table A-2 VMware View versions that support RGS
VMware View 3.0 and older
VMware View 3.1 and newer
VMware View 4.0 (when
available)
A- 1 VMware ESX networking considerations
Networking configuration in general can have a significant impact on RGS performance. In virtual environments,
this is extended to the ESX network stack. The ESX network stack, if improperly configured, can significantly
impact the quality of audio and video streaming from VDI sessions. The best practice for ESX network
configuration is to configure one or more physical NICs for RGS traffic. These NICs should not be used for service
console, NFS, iSCSI, or VMotion. General VM network traffic, such as Internet access, may use the same network
interface as RGS if network topology requires it.
A-2 Using RGS with static HP VDI
Static HP VDI is a one-for-one replacement of a desktop computer by a virtual machine directly connected to a
user on a client computer. To install RGS in a static HP VDI environment, perform the following three steps—these
steps are expanded on subsequently.
1. Create a new virtual machine complete with Windows XP Professional and applications.
2. Modify the ESX configuration file for the virtual machine to support RGS.
3. Install and configure the RGS Sender on the virtual machine.
These steps are described in the next three sections.

A-2-1 Create a new virtual machine

Create a new virtual machine by performing the following steps:
1. Create a new virtual machine for Windows XP Professional using standard VMware procedures.
NOTE: For best RGS performance, HP recommends 2 vCPUs.
2. Install any desired Windows XP Professional OS patches.
3. Install all required user applications.
4. Shut down the virtual machine.
RGS 5.2.4 and older
VMware View 3.0 (and older versions) do not support any versions of RGS.
RGS 5.2.4 (and older versions)
are not supported by VMware
View 3.1 (and newer versions)
RGS 5.2.5 and newer
VMware View 3.1 (and newer versions) support
RGS 5.2.5 (and newer versions) on Windows XP
Professional SP2 and SP3
RGS 5.2.5 or newer on Windows XP Professional
SP2 and SP3
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