Are you looking for the consolidated list of EMC Reference Architectures then look no further then the following page The official EMC Website with them listed: https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-14069 – by the way – HUGE SHOUT OUT to Jim Sanzone for keeping this list updated. it’s not an easy thing to do !! The link above takes you to our “everything VMware at EMC Site” where you can see a consolidated list.
Updated: Aug 21 2014
The EMC Software Solutions Engineering team, along with our counterparts at VMware, Cisco, and Citrix are constantly working to validate our solutions and document these tests to provide our customers with high-level guidance and confidence that the VDI solutions we talk about with our customers actually work…and here’s the proof. Reference architectures aren’t implementation guides. Every customer environment is unique, and the RA’s and Solution Guides published here shouldn’t be blindly applied; but they are a great place to start.
Reference Architectures and Proven Solution Guides:
| INFO | Broker | Hypervisor | Storage | Extras… | Docs Available | Date Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFO | XenDesktop 7.5 | vSphere 5.5 | VNX 5400 | 1000 Seats | CVD | July 2014 |
| INFO | Horizon View 5.3 | vSphere 5.5 | VNX 5600 | 2000 Desktops | CVD | March 2014 |
| INFO | XenDesktop 7.1 | vSphere 5.5 | VNXe 3200 | MCS & PVS | DG | IG | May 2014 |
| INFO | Horizon View 5.3 | vSphere 5.x | VNXe 3200 | Linked Clones | DG | IG | May 2014 |
| INFO | XenDesktop 7 | MS Hyper-V Windows 2012 R2 | XtremIO | MCS & PVS | RA | March 2014 |
| INFO | XenDesktop 7 | vSphere 5.1 | XtremIO | Full & Linked Clones | RA | February 2014 |
| INFO | Horizon View 5.3 | vSphere 5.1 | VNX 5200, VNX 5400, VNX 5600 | Up to 2000 desktops | DG | IA | February 2014 |
| INFO | View 5.2 | vSphere 5.1 | XtremIO | RA | PSG | November 2013 | |
| INFO | View 5.2 (Composer) | vSphere 5.1 | XtremIO / Isilon | Large Scale Design | RA | November 2013 |
| INFO | XenDesktop 5.6 (PVS) | vSphere 5.0 | XtremIO | RA | September 2013 | |
| INFO | XenDesktop 7 (PVS) | vSphere 5.1 | VNX7500 | XenApp, PVS, Netscaler | CITRIX | August 2013 |
| INFO | XenDesktop 7 (PVS) | vSphere 5.1 | VNX5300 | RA | May 2013 | |
| INFO | XenDesktop 5.6 (PVS) | vSphere 5.1 | VNX 7500 | XenApp 5.6, PVD | CVD | May 2013 |
| INFO | XenDesktop 5.6 (PVS) | vSphere 5.0 | VNX7500 | CVD | February 2013 | |
| INFO | XenDesktop 5.6 (PVS) | vSphere 5.1 | VMAX | WP | December 2012 | |
| INFO | View 5.1 (Composer) | vSphere 5.1 | VNX5500 (NFS) | RA | PSG | August 2012 | |
| INFO | View 5.1 (Composer) | vSphere 5.1 | VNX5500 (FC) | RA | PSG | August 2012 | |
| INFO | XenDesktop 5.6 (MCS) | vSphere 5.1 | VNX5300 (NFS) | RA | PSG | May 2012 | |
| INFO | View 5.0 | vSphere 5.0 | VMAX / VNX | vCloud Director | RA | PSG |PPT | April 2012 |
| INFO | View 5.0 (Composer) | vSphere 5.0 | VNX5300 (NFS) | McAfee MOVE | RA | PSG | January 2012 |
| INFO | XenDesktop 5.5 (PVS) | XenServer 6 | VNX5300 (NFS) | XenApp 6.5 | RA | PSG | January 2012 |
| INFO | XenDesktop 5.5 (MCS) | XenServer 6 | VNX5300 (NFS) | XenApp 6.5 | RA | PSG | January 2012 |
| INFO | VIEW 5.0 (Composer) | vSphere 5.0 | VNX5300 (NFS) | AppSense EM 8.1 | RA | April 2012 |
Great Resources and Sizing Guides
- VDI Sizing Guide for VDI on VNX: Document, Sizing Guide, Presentation, and Calculator
- VMware Optimization Guide for Windows 7: Optimization Guide
- EMC VSPEX End-User Computing Solutions: Latest Reference Architectures
- Cisco Validated Designs, Reference Architectures, & Solutions for VSPEX: Latest Reference Architectures
Document Legend:
- RA: Reference Architecture
- DG: Design Guide
- IG: Implementation Guide
- PSG: Proven Solutions Guide
- WP: Whitepaper
- PPT: Powerpoint Presentation
- CVD: Cisco Validated Design
- CITRIX: Citrix Validated Design
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