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HigHligHts•Streamlines and centralizes desktop

management

• increases agility through faster provisioning of new desktops and easier deployment of applications

• improves data reliability, backup, and recovery by centralizing desktop data on data center-grade hardware

•Reducesapplicationconflictsthroughapplication streaming, application virtualization, and other strategies

•reduces hardware deployment and support costs through the use of thin clients

•enhances productivity by enabling users to access their desktop environments from anywhere with their most recent session preserved

Simplifying the Deployment of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

alliance partner SolutionS Brief

as organizations expand, they need a way to reduce the complexity of desktop management while ensuring desktop access to an increasingly mobile workforce. Virtual desktop infrastructure (Vdi) meets this challenge by centralizing desktop management and delivering dedicated desktop environments from servers in the data center. in contrast to the traditional model featuring physical desktop machines with individual operating systems and applications, Vdi provides a high-performance solution that is both cost-efficientandsimpletomanage.

tHE BROCADE AND NEtAPP VDi sOlUtiON together, Brocade and netapp provide a solution designed to simplify the deployment and management of Vdi. it leverages Windows Server 2008 r2 Sp1 Hyper-V accessing a Brocade® Storage area network (San) through netapp faS3170 storage devices to meet the storage performance,efficiency,andmanageabilityrequirements of Vdi.

Several technology components work together to deliver this comprehensive Vdi solution, including:

•NetApp Windows server 2008 R2 sP1: increases server infrastructure reliability andflexibilitywhileprovidingsupportfor Vdi deployments through Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor technology.

•NetAppunifiedstorage: provides a simpler way to manage multiple storage protocols on the same system while making it easier to accomplish all the tasks associated with storage management.TheunifiedDataONTAPoperating system includes built-in multiprotocol support that can provide substantial reductions in total cost of ownership (tco) for Vdi implementations.

•NetApp Citrix XenDesktop 5: natively supports Microsoft Hyper-V and integrates with Microsoft System center Virtual Machine Manager (ScVMM) through the use of snap-ins. Xendesktop 5offersapowerfulandflexibledesktopvirtualization solution that makes virtual desktops available to users anywhere, no matter what device they are using.

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•Brocadedatacenterswitchsandadapters:provide the foundation for the ethernet fabric. the solution leverages the Brocade 8000 Switch and Brocade VdX® 6720 data center Switches. at the heart of the Brocade VdX 6720 is Brocade VcS® fabric technology, which enables organizations to build data center ethernet fabrics—revolutionizing the design of layer 2 networks and providing an intelligent foundation for cloud-optimized data centers. for scale-out fabric architectures, Brocade VcS fabric technology allows organizations to flattennetworkdesigns,provideVirtualMachine (VM) mobility without network reconfiguration,andmanagetheentirefabricmoreefficiently.

deploying scalable, reliable Vdi requires a comprehensive approach. together, NetAppunifiedstoragetechnology,Brocade ethernet fabrics, and Microsoft Hyper-V provide the foundation for a robust VDIinfrastructurethatmoreefficientlyutilizes high-performance storage while increasing agility and simplifying desktop management.

lEARN mORE Brocade partners with companies of all sizes to deliver innovative solutions that help organizations maximize the value of their most critical information. to learn more, visit www.brocade.com/alliance.

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Figure1. Brocade, netapp, and Microsoft technologies provide a solid reference architecture for a Virtual desktop ininfrastructure (Vdi).