VMware vSAN 8 Enterprise for Desktop

VMware vSAN 8 Enterprise for Desktop

The advanced, scalable, and highly available storage solution for virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI)

VMware vSAN 8 Enterprise for Desktop is a specially optimized version of VMware vSAN focused on the needs of virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI). This solution provides enterprises with a scalable and highly available storage platform for deploying and managing virtual desktops, built on the same high-performance, software-defined storage technologies as VMware vSAN. It is ideal for organizations that require a robust, high-performance storage solution for their VDI environments.

Main features:

✅ Optimized for VDI environments – vSAN 8 Enterprise for Desktop is specifically designed for enterprise virtual desktop deployments. It ensures virtual desktops are delivered with high performance and availability.
✅ Scalable and flexible architecture – With vSAN 8 Enterprise for Desktop, organizations can expand their storage resources as needed. Storage can be easily scaled by adding new hosts or disks, enabling high flexibility.
✅ High availability and redundancy – Through advanced error correction mechanisms and replication, vSAN 8 Enterprise ensures a highly available storage solution so that virtual desktops remain available even in the event of hardware errors or outages.
✅ Flash and NVMe support – The solution supports flash and NVMe-based storage devices, which significantly improve performance and ensure high IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second), which is critical for VDI applications.
✅ Storage optimization for VDI – By using deduplication, compression and Storage Policy-Based Management (SPBM), storage capacities are used efficiently, reducing costs while optimizing performance.
✅ Automated Management – ​​vSAN 8 Enterprise for Desktop enables simplified management through automated processes that facilitate the daily management and monitoring of storage resources.
✅ Centralized management via vSphere – Because vSAN is fully integrated with VMware vSphere, administrators can manage the entire storage infrastructure for virtual desktops directly from the vSphere web interface.
✅ Full integration with VMware Horizon – vSAN 8 Enterprise for Desktop offers full integration with VMware Horizon , enabling organizations to seamlessly deploy and manage their virtual desktops in a centralized environment.
✅ Advanced security features – vSAN provides built-in security mechanisms, including data encryption, to meet virtual desktop security requirements.

Advantages:

✅ Optimized performance for virtual desktops – With support for NVMe and flash technologies, vSAN 8 Enterprise for Desktop delivers the outstanding performance required to run VDI environments.
✅ Scalability and flexibility – The solution can be easily adapted to the growing demands of VDI environments without the need for major restructuring.
✅ Greater availability and redundancy – Advanced data replication and fault tolerance ensure that virtual desktops are always available, even in the event of hardware or host failures.
✅ Cost optimization – By efficiently utilizing storage resources with deduplication and compression, companies can operate their storage infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of traditional storage solutions.
✅ Seamless integration into VMware environments – Full integration with VMware vSphere and VMware Horizon enables easy management and orchestration, simplifying the operation of VDI environments.
✅ Enhanced user experience – With optimized performance and advanced data access and availability features, the user experience when using virtual desktops is significantly improved.

Scope of delivery:

✅ VMware vSAN 8 Enterprise for Desktop – Full version of the software for VDI environments
✅ Digital delivery & license key via email within 1-2 hours

System requirements:

✅ Operating system: VMware vSphere 7.0 or higher
✅ Processor: 64-bit compatible processor with at least 2 cores per host
✅ Memory: At least 16 GB RAM per host (recommended: 32 GB or more)
✅ Hard disk storage: At least 1 TB SSD or NVMe for vSAN data storage
✅ Network: Gigabit Ethernet or better for fast network connections between hosts and clusters
✅ vCenter Server: Required for central management and orchestration of the vSAN infrastructure
✅ VMware Horizon: Full integration with VMware Horizon to deploy and manage virtual desktops
✅ Storage devices: Supports HDDs, SSDs and NVMe storage devices

VMware vSAN 8 Enterprise for Desktop – The ideal solution for companies that need a high-performance, highly available, and scalable storage solution for their virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).