Implementing Citrix XenDesktop on IBM Flex System

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IBM Flex System components for the virtual desktop infrastructure

This chapter introduces IBM Flex System building blocks and IBM System x servers to consider during the design of the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). It provides guidelines about how to use them to optimize the solution.

This chapter covers the following topics:

•2.1, “Introduction to IBM Flex System” on page 14

•2.2, “Planning for Flex System components” on page 15

•2.3, “IBM Flex System compute nodes” on page 16

•2.4, “Storage considerations” on page 23

•2.5, “Network considerations” ...

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