Comparative analysis of the performance of disk subsystems servers using SSD. Part II April 13, 201

In previous articles we talked about consolidation, virtualization and optimization of CAD-systems. The proposed solutions out there are designed for use with 3D-intensive applications. In addition, there are many computational and graphics tasks that do not need a powerful video subsystem, but that is not enough performance standard virtualization of desktops. The solution to this spectrum of tasks and is the topic of this article. Microsoft RemoteFX - a software layer for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, which allows you to allocate resources between virtual machines video. edl This allows applications running in a virtual environment, get used to lshuyu graphics performance when demanding entry-level complexity. The composition of the solution: The basis of the solution is a professional dual graphic station. Depending on the desired number of virtual desktops is necessary to choose the number of graphics cards and processors. DEPO Race S770R1U model supports up to 2 cards, and the model DEPO Race G790R - up to 4. As a client-side stands a thin client DEPO Sky 163 c installed MS Windows Embedded Standard 7. Communication with the host terminal is made on the protocol RDP 7.1 Server as part of server virtualization, we chose graphic station DEPO Race S770R1U installed MS Windows Server 2008 R2 and in following components: processor Intel Xeon X5660, edl 48Gb RAM (ECC Reg), 3h1Tb (RAID5), AMD FirePro V7800P. The role of the client terminal performs a thin client DEPO Sky 163 configuration: CPU Intel Atom D525, 2GB of RAM, SATA DOM 4GB. Thin client installed on MS Windows Embedded Standard 7 to provide support for RDP Version 7.1. The terminal has a compact size and easily attached to the monitor. Implemented at the terminal one video output, although in principle RemoteFX technology can provide several monitors via remote access. Installation and Setup on the virtualization server install Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and perform the update. Then, raise the Hyper-V role and Remote Desktop Services. Next add services RemoteFX and all necessary components. After you create virtual machines and install OS updates, add virtual machines 3D-graphics adapter RemoteFX. edl Further, to optimize the performance, you must configure policies on both the host and the client side. To assess the progress of the test application performance in a virtual environment, we have selected the following products. 3DMark 2006 tests were carried out in several modes: 1. Raised 15 virtual machines, all included, 5 of them running test 3DMark 2006 2. Raised 15 virtual machines, all included, 1 of them is running the test 3DMark 2006 3. Raised 15 virtual machines edl 1 is included and it is running the test 3DMark 2006 Performance 3DMark 2006 among RemoteFX result of the first mode is different from the result (9740) of the third mode in half. But by analyzing the system load during the test, I concluded that the performance decreases due to the disk subsystem - three disks could not cope with a unique request. As for the video, edl the RemoteFX allocates resources of each separate machine and load on one does not affect the performance of the other. Playing Video View Video through remote access has shown good results. Playing HD-video environment RemoteFX edl use this technology exclusively for viewing HD-content is certainly not worth it, but for the work associated with the processing of the video, this solution is quite suitable. Video performance of the virtual machine to provide enough work for video, bitmap and vector graphics software products from Adobe. Performance 3DsMAX We are well aware that desktop virtualization RemoteFX is not designed for heavy 3D-applications, including support for up to DirectX 9 and OpenGL 1.3. But we still could not resist and tested the system in 3DsMAX 12, and the result did not disappoint us. Verify the performance of the native driver Nitrous, in different modes - including realistic. Performance is adequate for tasks initial level of complexity (up to 10M polygons). 3DsMAX performance when working with animated objects 3DsMAX Performance mode Realistic Performance Windows Aero Aero works, though not as smoothly as in the local paper. Windows Aero environment RemoteFX edl Recovers cut diamond ... a daunting task for RemoteFX was ... yes - "Klondike" If someone edl has a real problem, suitable for testing in an environment RemoteFX, and have an interest in - please edl do not hesitate to share materials, and we in turn share the results. Hardware and Software: Mortred Testing and preparing the article: Usikoff
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