[THIN] Re: ESX/Blades/Citrix
- From: Jeff Pitsch <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:40:02 -0500
Still throwing ESX on a dual processor box doesn't make a whole lot of sense
if your looking for performance and user density. where 3 will make a
difference is if your looking at big iron to run it. Even then, I'd think
about going 64-bit before ESX.
Jeff Pitsch
On 11/16/05, Schneider, Chad M <CMSchneider@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From what I have read, ESX3 will DEFINITELY change the game, as it was
> designed with Citrix specifically in mind.
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> Behalf Of *Selinger, Stephen
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:48 PM
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> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: ESX/Blades/Citrix
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> As someone else suggested use vmware for test/dev for citrix servers and
> use esx for other support servers like WI, CSG,licensing, datastore etc.
>
> It will be interesting to see if ESX 3 changes the game.
>
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> Subject: [THIN] Re: ESX/Blades/Citrix
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> Hi Jeff,
>
> yeah right 2 with dual core processors...
>
> That's what I heard also about ESX and blades, I thought lets check with
> you guys....you have the experience....
>
> so the best would be to split it, ESX for test and blades for operational
> uses......
>
> thanks
> greetings
> Rob
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> Onderwerp: [THIN] Re: ESX/Blades/Citrix
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> The blades, I'm assuming, are 2 way processors? It would be a waste to
> throw ESX on them. You'll get less users on the blade servers with ESX. You
> would end up buying more blades to house your 200 users. ESX would be fine
> for test environments where your testing applications, compatibility those
> types of things. Things where performance and number of users are
> unimportant.
>
> Jeff Pitsch
>
>
> On 11/16/05, Rob Beekmans <RobBeekmans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
> Hi,
>
> For our company I've been asked to design a Citrix farm for several
> purposes…remote learning centre / operational use / test environment
>
> We were having a brainstorm session today and came up with some idea.
>
> We thought about building a new farm (MPS4).
>
> For training facilities we don't really know how much capacity we'll need
> in the near futher (we estimate about 200 concurrent users), so we thought
> to use blades. We run an ESX and wanted to use that for our Citrix farm.
>
> Is it good practice to use Blades and ESX if were planning for a new
> multipurpose Citrix farm.
> If anyone could give there opinion, experience I'd be gratefull….I have no
> real knwoledge of ESX……yet.
>
> The connectivity is done with a CAG an WI…but that's another thread ,
> maybe……goen fight with those myself first.
>
> Thanks for any input
>
> Greetings
> Rob
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