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
There are no specific setup steps for this solution. For instructions on assembly,
racking, cabling, and powering the VNX array, refer to the relevant VNX installation
guide:
 For up to 500 virtual desktops: EMC VNX5200 Unified Installation Guide
 For up to 1,000 virtual desktops: EMC VNX5400 Unified Installation Guide
 For up to 2,000 virtual desktops: EMC VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide
After preparing the VNX, configure key information about the existing environment so
that the storage array can communicate with it. Configure the following common
items in accordance with your IT data center policies and existing infrastructure
information:
 Domain Name System (DNS)
 Network Time Protocol (NTP)
 Storage network interfaces
 Storage network IP address
 Common Internet File System (CIFS) services and Active Directory (AD) Domain
membership
The reference documents listed in Table 4 provide more information on how to
configure the VNX platform. The Design Guide provides information about the disk
layout.
The Design Guide describes the target storage layout for both the block and file
variants for 500, 1,000, and 2,000 virtual desktops.
Complete the following steps in EMC Unisphere to configure LUNs on the VNX for
storing virtual desktops:
1. Create a block-based RAID 5 storage pool with the characteristics shown in
Table 5.
Create a block-based RAID 5 storage pool Table 5.
Configuration
Number of drives
Drive type
500 virtual desktops
10
300 GB SAS
1,000 virtual desktops
15
300 GB SAS
2,000 virtual desktops
30
300 GB SAS
a. Log in to Unisphere.
b. Select the array used in the solution.
c. Select Storage > Storage Configuration > Storage Pools.
d. Click Pools.
e. Click Create.
Prepare the VNX
Set up the initial
VNX configuration
Provision core data
storage
Provision storage
for VMFS
datastores (block
only)