Installation guide

Chapter 4: Solution Implementation
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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
Ensure that all solution servers, storage arrays, switch interconnects, and switch
uplinks have redundant connections and are plugged into separate switching
infrastructures. Ensure that there is a complete connection to the existing customer
network.
Note: At this point, the new equipment is connected to the existing customer network.
Ensure that unforeseen interactions do not cause service issues on the customer network.
Prepare and configure the storage array
This section describes how to configure the VNX storage array. In this solution, VNX
provides NFS or VMware Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) data storage for VMware
hosts. Table 4 shows the tasks for storage configuration.
Tasks for storage configuration Table 4.
Task
Description
Reference
Prepare the VNX
Install the VNX hardware according
to the product documentation.
 VSPEX Private Cloud
Proven Infrastructure
Guide
Set up the initial
VNX configuration
Configure the IP address
information and other key
parameters on the VNX.
 VSPEX Private Cloud
Proven Infrastructure
Guide
Provision core data
storage
Configure the core data storage, as
required for the selected solution
variant and size.
 VNX5200 Unified
Installation Guide
 VNX5400 Unified
Installation Guide
 VNX5600 Unified
Installation Guide
 VNX File and Unified
Worksheet
 VNX Block Configuration
Worksheet
 Unisphere System
Getting Started Guide
 Vendor’s switch
configuration guide
 Solution Design Guide
Provision storage
for VMFS
datastores (block
only)
Create LUNs that will be presented
to the vSphere servers as VMFS
datastores hosting the virtual
desktops. Enable FAST Cache.
Provision storage
for NFS datastores
(file only)
Create NFS file systems that will be
presented to the vSphere servers as
NFS datastores hosting the virtual
desktops. Enable FAST Cache.
Provision optional
storage for user
data
Create CIFS file systems that will be
used to store roaming user profiles
and home directories.
Optionally, configure FAST VP.
Provision optional
storage for
infrastructure
virtual machines
Optionally, create additional
VMFS/NFS datastores to host SQL
Server, domain controller, vCenter
Server, and VMware View
Connection Server virtual machines.
Configure Virtual
Provisioning
thresholds and
alerts
Configure storage pool capacity
thresholds and related alerts.
Setting Virtual Provisioning
thresholds and alerts
Complete the
network cabling