Servers

With the potential for a large number of users on a single server and the ability to scale to a large memory footprint typically required for virtualized environments, HP ProLiant servers provide an excellent platform for a virtualized desktop infrastructure. This building block is required in all implementations and the choice of server determines what loads can be supported and how the risk is distributed in the environment. HP has a broad range of servers certified for VMware Infrastructure, Citrix XenServer and Microsoft Hyper-V. Offering a broad array of choices gives you the ability to select the specific platform that is right for your environment.

Storage

The type of storage has a profound effect on the overall functionality of a VDI implementation. HP offers many storage options and solutions that can be deployed ranging from Direct Attached Storage (DAS) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) to Internet SCSI (iSCSI), and fibre channel Storage Area Networks (SAN). HP offers several products within these categories that are designed to support a range of requirements from the very small business to the enterprise data center to provide appropriate levels of high availability.

Software

There are three key pieces of software that are required at minimum to create an HP VDI solution.

• A virtualization layer to host the virtual desktops. VMware ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V or Citrix XenDesktop.
• A desktop operating system installed into the virtualization layer
• A connection protocol to join the remote client and virtual desktop. Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), Citrix's Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) or HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS) may be used.

Management

Infrastructure Management
Management is a vital component of the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, and HP offers a comprehensive suite of management software tools powered by the HP Insight Control software components.

The Insight Control suite software is time-smart management software that delivers total control, maximum flexibility, and tangible savings for your ProLiant and BladeSystem infrastructure. Based on HP Systems Insight Manager and Insight software, the Insight Control suites deliver comprehensive system health, remote control, vulnerability scanning and patch management as well as flexible deployment and power management in one easy to install package for virtual and physical servers.

HP Client Automation, an end-to-end management solution for HP Thin Clients, and HP Integrated Lights Out (iLO2), a remote management tool, also help you to effectively manage your virtual infrastructure.

Access Devices

HP offers a choice of clients to fit the needs of a variety of deployments, but recommends the deployment of thin clients to serve as access devices. While it is possible to redeploy desktops as general access devices, maximum savings and efficiency comes from stateless, low power thin client devices.

HP Thin Clients serve as ideal access devices for VDI by providing enhanced security, easy manageability, high reliability and low TCO.

Services

In addition to Software Technical Support Services that provides customers with round the clock telephone access to HP Response Centers and experienced technical specialists, HP offers services for VDI that will enable customers to deploy a more reliable, scalable, and manageable desktop infrastructure at lower and more predictable costs.
These services include

• HP VDI Planning Services
• HP VDI Quick Start Service
• HP VDI Implementation Services

Customers have the option of using HP planning, quickstart and implementation services for the following solutions

• HP VDI with VMware
• HP VDI with Citrix XenDesktop using XenServer

HP VDI with Citrix XenDesktop comes as an end-to-end solution leveraging integrated virtualization software, reliable ProLiant and BladeSystem server platforms, HP StorageWorks, HP thin clients portfolio and best in class manageability software for physical and virtual infrastructure.

HP VDI with Citrix XenDesktop is built on an open architecture to offer customers the choice and flexibility of virtualization platform and endpoint devices. The solution delivers a high definition user experience over any connection - from local corporate network to high latency wide area networks for remote desktop access.

HP VDI with Citrix XenDesktop is available in 2 editions - Enterprise and Platinum

	Enterprise Edition	Platinum Edition
Citrix XenServer	Included	Included
Citrix Essentials for XenServer, Enterprise Edition	Included	Included
Provisioning Server for Data Center		Included
Virtual Desktop Delivery Controller	Included	Included
Virtual Desktop Provisioning	Included	Included
VM Resource Pooling and XenMotion	Included	Included
XenApp	Included [XenApp Enterprise]	Included [XenApp Platinum]
Access Gateway Client License (Requires purchase of additional hardware)	Included	Included
Profile Management	Included	Included
Password Manager		Included
EdgeSight		Included
Branch Repeater Plug-in Client License (Requires purchase of additional hardware)		Included
Workflow Studio orchestration	Included	Included

• One-stop shop for VDI - HP provides an end-to-end hardware solution, including servers, storage, access devices, networking devices and printers as well as services to bring it all together.
• Clear solution choices - Reference configurations designed for business size and usage patterns simplify your adoption of HP VDI. Each reference configuration was developed leveraging real-life implementation experience and HP engineering and testing.
• No new tricks to learn - HP VDI is built on HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers as well as HP management software such as HP Systems Insight Manager. This means that your existing knowledge of HP hardware and software provides the foundation for successfully managing your HP VDI solution.
• Strong experience and expertise - HP has deployed one of the world's largest VDI environments to date and has developed tools and HP VDI solution white papers to help you with your client consolidation efforts.

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