Installation guide

Chapter 2: Before You Start
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EMC VSPEX End-User Computing: VMware Horizon View 5.3
and VMware vSphere for up to 2,000 Virtual Desktops
Implementation Guide
Refer to the following VSPEX Proven Infrastructure Guide:
 EMC VSPEX Private Cloud: VMware vSphere 5.5 for up to 1,000 Virtual
Machines
Refer to the following EMC Powered Backup for VSPEX guide:
 EMC Backup and Recovery for VSPEX for End-User Computing with VMware
Horizon View Design and Implementation Guide
Deployment prerequisites
Table 4 itemizes the hardware, software, and license requirements to configure the
solution. Visit EMC Online Support for more information on these prerequisites.
Deployment prerequisites checklist Table 4.
Requirement
Description
Hardware
 Physical servers with sufficient capacity to host the virtual desktops
as recommended in the Design Guide
 VMware vSphere servers to host virtual infrastructure servers
 Networking switch port capacity and capabilities as required for
end-user computing
 EMC VNX multiprotocol storage array with the required disk layout
Note: These requirements might be covered by existing infrastructure.
Software
 VMware vSphere 5.5 installation media
 VMware vCenter Server 5.5 installation media
 VMware vShield Manager Open Virtualization Appliance (OVA) file
 VMware vCenter Operations Manager OVA file
 VMware vCenter Operations Manager for Horizon View Adapter
 VMware Horizon View 5.3 installation media
 VMware vShield Endpoint partner antivirus solution management
server software
 VMware vShield Endpoint partner security virtual machine software
 EMC Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) for VMware vSphere Unified
Storage Management
 EMC VSI for VMware vSphere Storage Viewer
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 installation media (suggested
OS for VMware vCenter and VMware View Connection Server)
 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 installation media
 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or later installation media
Note: This requirement might be covered in the existing
infrastructure.
Software (block
variant only)
 EMC PowerPath
®
Viewer
 EMC PowerPath Virtual Edition (PowerPath/VE)
VSPEX Proven
Infrastructure
Guide
EMC Powered
Backup for VSPEX
guide