The hardware and software resources required to support your environment depend on your: Deployment
(DVMs per Pano Controller) Reserved vCPU Available vCPU # of Allocated vCPUs Reserved Memory (GBs)
0 - 50 512 MHz 2.0 GHz 1 1
51 - 250 1.0 GHz 4.0 GHz 2 2
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Workload requirements•
Operating system to be used (Windows XP or Windows 7)•
Network topology•
Number of virtual desktops that you intend to run in your environmentIn addition to provisioning for virtual desktops, you need to consider the resource requirements for Hyper-V and the Pano Controller virtual machine.
Server Hardware for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
The Pano System integrates with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) to provision, manage, and control desktop virtual machines. You must allocate server hardware to run SCVMM.
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The server hardware must comply with Microsoft's requirements for running Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager.•
The server that runs SCVMM must have the Pano Manager Connector for Microsoft SCVMM (SCVMM Connector) installed on it. This component can be found on the Pano Logic download site.To find compatible hardware, go to Microsoft TechNet.
Pano Manager Connector for Microsoft SCVMM requirements
The Pano Manager Connector for Microsoft SCVMM (SCVMM Connector) allows the Pano Controller to communicate with the SCVMM server. The following must be installed on the SCVMM server.
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SCVMM Administrator Console•
Windows PowerShell version 2.0 (normally included in Windows Server 2008 R2)•
Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 (normally included in Windows Server 2008 R2)DVM CPU, Memory, and Disk Space
To estimate your basic requirements, allocate an appropriate amount of CPU and memory to each virtual desktop.
Multiply that amount by the number of desktops that you expect to run. For Windows XP, consider giving every user 768MB RAM, 1/4 core processor and 1/4 spindle hard disk. Windows7 users require at least 2GB of RAM.
For each disk, allocate an appropriate amount of space for each DVM. Also, disk I/O rates should be considered when placing virtual desktops on physical drives.
Network Bandwidth
Ensure that you have sufficient network bandwidth between your server and workgroup switches. You should have 1Gbps links between your server and workgroup switches. From workgroup switches to Pano System Endpoints, 100Mbps links are sufficient.
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
The minimum recommended configuration for running Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager with the Pano System depends on your deployment. General
recommendations suggest:
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2GB RAMConsult the Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager documentation for complete SCVMM server requirements. If you choose to run your SCVMM as a virtual machine, make sure that you factor SCVMM’s resource requirements into that host’s overall capabilities.
Pano Controller Virtual Machine
Pano Controller runs as a virtual machine. You can safely run Pano Controller on the same host as DVMs; however, you must reserve sufficient resources for the Pano Controller VM so that Pano Controller can render the Pano user login screens. Pano Logic recommends that you allocate the following resources for each Pano Controller VM based on the number of Pano System Endpoints in your environment.
Note: You don’t need to account for Pano Remote clients. They don’t consume any memory
on the Pano Controller VM because of how the Pano user login screen is rendered.
These resources are required for a single Pano Controller VM. If you intend to create a Pano Controller group (refer to Configure Pano Controller Groups), make sure that each Pano Controller in that group meets the following resource requirements.
To learn about the maximum number of Pano System Endpoints that you can deploy, go to Supported Virtualization Platforms.
Requirements for XenServer
The hardware and software resources required to support your environment depend on your:
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Workload requirements•
Operating system to be used (Windows XP or Windows 7)•
Network topology•
Number of virtual desktops that you intend to run in your environmentIn addition to provisioning for virtual desktops, you need to consider the resource requirements for XenServer and the Pano Controller virtual machine.
Server Hardware for Citrix XenServer
Server hardware is required to host the Citrix XenServer hypervisor software, the DVMs, and system VMs, including Pano Controller. To find hardware that is compatible with and capable of running Citrix XenServer, refer to Citrix XenServer documentation.
DVM CPU, Memory, and Disk Space
To estimate your basic requirements, allocate an appropriate amount of CPU, memory, and disk to each virtual desktop. For Windows XP, consider giving every user 768MB RAM, 1/4 core processor, and 1/4 spindle hard disk. Windows 7 users require at least 2GB of RAM. For disk space, allocate an appropriate amount of space for each DVM. Also keep in mind disk I/ O rates and do not place too many virtual desktops on a single physical drive. Multiply that amount by the number of desktops that you expect to run.
Deployment (DVMs
per Pano Controller) Reserved vCPU Available vCPU # of Allocated vCPUs Reserved Memory (GBs)
1 - 50 1.0 Ghz 4.0 Ghz 1 1GB
Network Bandwidth
Ensure that you have sufficient network bandwidth between your server and workgroup switches. You should have 1Gbps links between your server and workgroup switches. From workgroup switches to Pano System Endpoints, 100Mbps links are sufficient.
Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller (DDC)/Citrix XenDesktop Controller
The DDC (under XenDesktop 4) or XenDesktop Controller (under XenDesktop 5) (referred to collectively in this documentation as XenDesktop Controller) functions as the connection broker for the entire system. XenDesktop Controller is a critical component for the Pano System. The minimum recommended configuration for running XenDesktop Controller with the Pano System is as follows:
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Pentium IV 2.0 Ghz processor•
2GB RAMConsult the DDC documentation for complete XenDesktop Controller requirements. If you choose to run your XenDesktop Controller as a virtual machine, make sure that you factor the XenDesktop Controller’s resource requirements into that host’s overall capabilities.
Pano Controller Virtual Machine
The Pano Controller runs as a virtual machine. You can safely run the Pano Controller on the same host as DVMs; however, you must reserve sufficient resources for the Pano Controller VM so that the Pano Controller can render the Pano user login screens. Pano Logic
recommends that you allocate the following resources for each Pano Controller VM based on the number of Pano System Endpoints in your environment.
Note: You don’t need to account for Pano Remote clients. They don’t consume any memory
on the Pano Controller VM because of the way the Pano user login screen is rendered.
The following resources are required for a single Pano Controller VM. If you intend to create a Pano Controller group (refer to Configure Pano Controller Groups), make sure that each Pano Controller in that group meets the following resource requirements.
To learn about the maximum number of Pano System Endpoints that you can deploy, go to SupportedNumber of DVMs and Pano Zero Clients.
Related Topics
Supported Virtualization Platforms
Network and Infrastructure Requirements