Redbook - Pano System on Citrix XenDesktop - Pano Logic
Redbook - Pano System on Citrix XenDesktop - Pano Logic
Redbook - Pano System on Citrix XenDesktop - Pano Logic
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DEPLOYING PANO SYSTEM ON CITRIX XENDESKTOP<br />
Table 8: Summary of Software Needed for a Sample 1,000-Seat Deployment<br />
Comp<strong>on</strong>ent Number Descripti<strong>on</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Pano</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>troller VM 2 or 3<br />
Two required for a <str<strong>on</strong>g>Pano</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>troller scalability<br />
group; add <strong>on</strong>e more for a failover group. (For<br />
redundancy, install additi<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>Pano</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>troller<br />
instances <strong>on</strong> separate servers.)<br />
XenServer/ESX<br />
Hypervisor<br />
32-44<br />
One per server is required for both desktop and<br />
infrastructure servers.<br />
<strong>XenDesktop</strong> C<strong>on</strong>troller 1 or 2<br />
For scalability, should be hosted <strong>on</strong> different<br />
servers than the DVMs and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Pano</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>troller.<br />
Additi<strong>on</strong>al redundant C<strong>on</strong>troller instances will<br />
be needed if you use a <str<strong>on</strong>g>Pano</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>troller group<br />
or use multiple servers for higher availability.<br />
<strong>Citrix</strong> Provisi<strong>on</strong>ing<br />
Services (PVS)<br />
Machine Creati<strong>on</strong><br />
Services (MCS)<br />
1<br />
1<br />
Image cl<strong>on</strong>ing is opti<strong>on</strong>ally recommended at<br />
this deployment size to c<strong>on</strong>serve storage<br />
space.<br />
Required for Pooled or Dedicated desktops.<br />
(<strong>XenDesktop</strong> 5 <strong>on</strong>ly)<br />
NetScaler 1<br />
Required to load balance c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong>s from<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Pano</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>troller VMs to multiple <strong>XenDesktop</strong><br />
C<strong>on</strong>troller instances.<br />
<strong>XenDesktop</strong> C<strong>on</strong>troller Redundancy and NetScaler<br />
Deployments of this size may require more than <strong>on</strong>e <strong>XenDesktop</strong> C<strong>on</strong>troller. Multiple<br />
C<strong>on</strong>troller instances can both increase performance or scalability and improve availability,<br />
when the C<strong>on</strong>trollers are installed <strong>on</strong> different physical servers. If more than <strong>on</strong>e<br />
<strong>XenDesktop</strong> C<strong>on</strong>troller instance is deployed, a load balancer like NetScaler will also be<br />
needed so that <str<strong>on</strong>g>Pano</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>troller can c<strong>on</strong>nect to all of them. See “Scalability and<br />
Redundancy <strong>on</strong> <strong>XenDesktop</strong>” <strong>on</strong> page 5 for informati<strong>on</strong> about <strong>XenDesktop</strong> C<strong>on</strong>troller and<br />
NetScaler.<br />
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