Separate the management and provisioning of storage from the underlying physical hardware similar to server and network virtualization, with the. Reference architecture xendesktop and xenmobile 10 storage for storage, an existing emc vnx8000 with 15 shelves of 600 gb 15k drives, two storage processors, and eight data. Dell emc storage spaces direct s2d ready nodes for. Since i spent that past few months testing, validating, and writing the ra, i. Softwaredefined storage sds is a marketing term for computer data storage software for policybased provisioning and management of data storage independent of the underlying. Understanding softwaredefined networking in windows. Citrix compatible products from opene citrix ready. Back to top software defined wan sdwan software defined widearea network sdwan is a service that grants the enterprise with the ability to dynamically connect branch offices and. Dell emc microsoft storage spaces direct ready nodes.
It separates network management from the underlying network infrastructure, allowing administrators to dynamically adjust networkwide traffic flow to meet changing needs. Storage solutions could vary from directly attached solidstate drives to shared storage along with a few newer methods involving flash, hybrid solutions and software defined solution. In the past, hpe sold a softwaredefined storage product, but now it only offers a complete softwaredefined data center platform that includes sds capabilities. Software defined networking sdn is an agile networking architecture designed to help organizations keep pace with the dynamic nature of todays applications. Transformative, unified, scalable, open softwaredefined storage. For more information, see hosts and resource pools. Citrix xendesktop reference architecture hewlett packard. Citrix xenserver, and citrix xendesktop citrix ready.
They offer faster deployment and greater flexibility and efficiency at a competitive. A pool can contain up to 64 servers running the same version of citrix hypervisor software, at the same patch level, and with broadly compatible hardware. Citrix softwaredefined networking solutions incorporate programmability and agility into. Workspacepods architecture is based on sanbolics melio softwaredefined storage management product, hps moonshot platform and the hp. The csp reference architecture provides architectural guidance for citrix service providers who utilize citrix cloud technologies to offer services to customers and subscribers. Hpe reference architecture for citrix xenapp on hpe. Software platforms like vmware, citrix, red hat, openstack, openflow can be.
Softwaredefined storage is a storage architecture that uses a layer of software to provision, orchestrate and manage physical data storage capacity on industrystandard servers. The opene dss v7 and dss v7 soho line of products in turn are aimed at the smb and sme markets and enjoy a reputation for performance, flexibility, reliability, scalability and returnoninvestment. All you need to know about softwaredefined storage architecture. Solution architecture vdi design guidecitrix virtual. Citrix workspacepod reference architecture uses sanbolic. Dell emc microsoft storage spaces direct ready nodes softwaredefined storage building blocks that provide the confidence, convenience and customer support businesses demand table of. Softwaredefined networking sdn is an agile networking architecture designed to.
Xedp provides an open architecture for enterprise data storage. What are the best softwaredefined storage architecture. Xsky is redefining enterprise storage with an open softwaredefined storage platform that works with. Softwaredefined networking sdn is an agile networking architecture designed to help organizations keep pace with the dynamic nature of todays applications. Hpe reference configuration for nvidia gpus with c itrix. Datacore and then atlantis, citrix and nexenta winners in softwaredefined storage 2q15 radar report by enterprise management associates this is a press release edited by. Svsan is a softwaredefined storage solution designed to run on two or more servers. Michailov, a former sanbolic exec, became the vice president of storage technologies for citrix after the company bought sanbolic for its softwaredefined storage. Softwaredefined architecture might seem like it made it to the mainstream only recently, but according to expert jon toigo, its been right under our noses all along despite conflicting. Citrix xendesktop reference architecture the virtual desktop infrastructure vdi solution described in this guide is a predesigned, bestpractice data center reference architecture that is.
Evaluate these storage solutions validated for persistent and nonpersistent citrix virtual desktops, formerly xendesktop, vdi workloads. Solution architecture for citrix xenapp on hpe synergy architecture. Softwaredefined storage can help solve this challenge by providing a cost. The product provides a baseline recommendation for integrating compute, networking and storage resources in a unified hardware platform. Increase performance and lower cost of vdi with atlantis. Softwaredefined storage architecture can be deployed in various forms. It is uniquely architected with the combination of a light footprint, availability. Softwaredefined networking sdn citrix united kingdom.
Softwaredefined storage architecture can be deployed in various forms, which render software functionality to hardware across an environment. Lenovos portfolio of converged systems help you to transform your data center with purposebuilt systems that incorporate servers, storage and networking. It has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from rally ventures, citrix systems, inc. Stormagic svsan software defined storage solution svsan is a softwaredefined storage solution designed to run on two or more servers. Compared to the advancements in compute and storage virtualization. Xendesktop and xenmobile reference architecture citrix docs. Recently acquired by citrix, this will yiel was very interesting. Softwaredefined storage designed for virtual workspace delivery by momchil michalov, vp, storage technologies, citrix modern datacenter architecture allows us to utilize hardware to. Thinio software defined storage acceleration solution. Citrix service provider cloud reference architecture. Softwaredefined networking allows you to access switches and routers that would usually use closed, proprietary firmware by applying globally aware software control. Addressing vdi challenges with softwaredefined storage serving as an. Dell vmware vsan ready nodes for citrix xendesktop.
One softwaredefined term that has yet to make the rounds yet is softwaredefined workspace. Lenovo client virtualization reference architecture for. Softwaredefined storage cloud solutions architect wordpress. Opene joviandss is a zfs and linuxbased data storage software designed especially for enterprisesized software defined storage environments. A second software defined storage architecture option includes thirdparty, hypervisoragnostic products that can be used with vmware, hyperv, kvm or citrix. Dell emc ready architectures for vdi designs for citrix.
Softwaredefined storage designed for virtual workspace. The reference architecture is intended to assist service providers scale from a small subscriber base to an extensive user base shared across multiple tenants and multiple geographies, using a single pane of glass. All you need to know about softwaredefined storage. The software storage bus is new in storage spaces direct. These are software products maxta, starwind software and storemagic, for example that perform the same functions as, and in many cases better than, the leading software defined. The distributed storage fabric dsf delivers enterprise data storage as an ondemand service by employing a highly distributed software architecture. Datacore and then atlantis, citrix and nexenta winners in.
These are the leading software defined storage leaders that are. Independent management architecture ima ima a configuration database that holds all static data related to a server farm independent management architecture ima is. While choosing the best softwaredefined storage architecture for any enterprise, a few measurements need to be noted. Citrix hypervisor resource pool adopts a masterslave architecture, implemented by xapi. Citrix workspacepod is a preconfigured converged infrastructure product that includes compute, storage and networking resources all in one package to support workspace. Softwaredefined storage converged infrastructure comparison lots of. Recently we published the reference architecture for citrix xenapp and xendesktop 7. A second softwaredefined storage architecture option includes thirdparty, hypervisoragnostic products that can be used with vmware, hyperv, kvm or citrix. This reference architecture combines the technologies of standard rack mount server hardware running on emc vnx storage leveraging view storage accelerator to accelerate existing san.
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