topic Sizing a Windows 7 VDI configuration in VMware Solutions Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Sizing-a-Windows-7-VDI-configuration/m-p/76489#M7348 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi all,</P><P></P><P>I'm looking to very roughly size a windows 7 VDI deployment, using VMware.</P><P></P><P>Does anyone have any suggestions as to what values to fill into the sizer for:</P><P></P><TABLE height="130%" width="90%"><TBODY><TR><TD><LABEL for="avgNumOfIOPsPerVM"><A href="http://webapps.netapp.com/sizingTools/vdiSizer/VSizerFields.jsp#NumberofIOPs" target="_blank">Number of IOPs</A></LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id1d" name="userProfiles1:avgNumOfIOPsPerVM" type="text" value="2" />&nbsp; </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="numUsersPerProfile"><A href="http://webapps.netapp.com/sizingTools/vdiSizer/VSizerFields.jsp#NumberofUsersforProfile" target="_blank"><SPAN style="color: red;">Number of Users for Profile</SPAN></A></LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id1e" name="userProfiles1:numUsersPerProfile" type="text" value="2000" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="szVMCDrive"><A href="http://webapps.netapp.com/sizingTools/vdiSizer/VSizerFields.jsp#CDriveSize%28GB%29" target="_blank">C Drive Size (GB)</A></LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id1f" name="userProfiles1:szVMCDrive" type="text" value="10" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="szVMMem"><A href="http://webapps.netapp.com/sizingTools/vdiSizer/VSizerFields.jsp#VMMemorySize%28GB%29" target="_blank">VM Memory Size (GB)</A></LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id20" name="userProfiles1:szVMMem" type="text" value="0.5" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="szUniDataVM"><A href="http://webapps.netapp.com/sizingTools/vdiSizer/VSizerFields.jsp#UniqueDataperVM%28GB%29" target="_blank">Unique Data per VM (GB)</A></LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id21" name="userProfiles1:szUniDataVM" type="text" value="0" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD align="left" width="60%"><LABEL for="aggrType">Aggregate Type</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD align="left" width="40%"><SELECT id="id22" name="userProfiles1:aggrType"><OPTION value="0">32_Bit</OPTION><OPTION selected="selected" value="1">64_Bit</OPTION></SELECT>&nbsp; </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="readPrcnt">Read %</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id23" name="userProfiles1:readPrcnt" type="text" value="20" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="writePrcnt">Write %</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id24" name="userProfiles1:writePrcnt" type="text" value="80" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="workingSetSzPrcnt">Working Set Size %</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id25" name="userProfiles1:workingSetSzPrcnt" type="text" value="5" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="rdIOSize">Read IO Size (KB)</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <SELECT id="id26" name="userProfiles1:rdIOSize"><OPTION value="0">4KB</OPTION><OPTION selected="selected" value="1">8KB</OPTION></SELECT>&nbsp; </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="wrIOSize">Write IO Size (KB)</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <SELECT id="id27" name="userProfiles1:wrIOSize"><OPTION value="0">4KB</OPTION><OPTION selected="selected" value="1">8KB</OPTION></SELECT>&nbsp; </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="maxRndRdLatency">Random Read Latency (ms)</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id28" name="userProfiles1:maxRndRdLatency" type="text" value="20" /></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P></P><P></P><P>Thanks.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:50:35 GMT gcaley 2025-06-05T06:50:35Z Sizing a Windows 7 VDI configuration https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Sizing-a-Windows-7-VDI-configuration/m-p/76489#M7348 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi all,</P><P></P><P>I'm looking to very roughly size a windows 7 VDI deployment, using VMware.</P><P></P><P>Does anyone have any suggestions as to what values to fill into the sizer for:</P><P></P><TABLE height="130%" width="90%"><TBODY><TR><TD><LABEL for="avgNumOfIOPsPerVM"><A href="http://webapps.netapp.com/sizingTools/vdiSizer/VSizerFields.jsp#NumberofIOPs" target="_blank">Number of IOPs</A></LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id1d" name="userProfiles1:avgNumOfIOPsPerVM" type="text" value="2" />&nbsp; </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="numUsersPerProfile"><A href="http://webapps.netapp.com/sizingTools/vdiSizer/VSizerFields.jsp#NumberofUsersforProfile" target="_blank"><SPAN style="color: red;">Number of Users for Profile</SPAN></A></LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id1e" name="userProfiles1:numUsersPerProfile" type="text" value="2000" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="szVMCDrive"><A href="http://webapps.netapp.com/sizingTools/vdiSizer/VSizerFields.jsp#CDriveSize%28GB%29" target="_blank">C Drive Size (GB)</A></LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id1f" name="userProfiles1:szVMCDrive" type="text" value="10" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="szVMMem"><A href="http://webapps.netapp.com/sizingTools/vdiSizer/VSizerFields.jsp#VMMemorySize%28GB%29" target="_blank">VM Memory Size (GB)</A></LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id20" name="userProfiles1:szVMMem" type="text" value="0.5" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="szUniDataVM"><A href="http://webapps.netapp.com/sizingTools/vdiSizer/VSizerFields.jsp#UniqueDataperVM%28GB%29" target="_blank">Unique Data per VM (GB)</A></LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id21" name="userProfiles1:szUniDataVM" type="text" value="0" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD align="left" width="60%"><LABEL for="aggrType">Aggregate Type</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD align="left" width="40%"><SELECT id="id22" name="userProfiles1:aggrType"><OPTION value="0">32_Bit</OPTION><OPTION selected="selected" value="1">64_Bit</OPTION></SELECT>&nbsp; </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="readPrcnt">Read %</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id23" name="userProfiles1:readPrcnt" type="text" value="20" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="writePrcnt">Write %</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id24" name="userProfiles1:writePrcnt" type="text" value="80" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="workingSetSzPrcnt">Working Set Size %</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id25" name="userProfiles1:workingSetSzPrcnt" type="text" value="5" /> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="rdIOSize">Read IO Size (KB)</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <SELECT id="id26" name="userProfiles1:rdIOSize"><OPTION value="0">4KB</OPTION><OPTION selected="selected" value="1">8KB</OPTION></SELECT>&nbsp; </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="wrIOSize">Write IO Size (KB)</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <SELECT id="id27" name="userProfiles1:wrIOSize"><OPTION value="0">4KB</OPTION><OPTION selected="selected" value="1">8KB</OPTION></SELECT>&nbsp; </TD></TR><TR><TD> <LABEL for="maxRndRdLatency">Random Read Latency (ms)</LABEL>&nbsp; </TD><TD> <INPUT id="id28" name="userProfiles1:maxRndRdLatency" type="text" value="20" /></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P></P><P></P><P>Thanks.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:50:35 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Sizing-a-Windows-7-VDI-configuration/m-p/76489#M7348 gcaley 2025-06-05T06:50:35Z Sizing a Windows 7 VDI configuration https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Sizing-a-Windows-7-VDI-configuration/m-p/76494#M7350 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN>Those are the specfics to the users desktop image and number of users you are sizing the VDI project for. There are great details here&nbsp; </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.netapp.com/us/library/technical-reports/tr-3902.html" target="_blank">http://www.netapp.com/us/library/technical-reports/tr-3902.html</A></P><P></P><P>Feel free to look me up in the corp directory and I can help you out as well.</P><P></P><P>Keith</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:10:42 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Sizing-a-Windows-7-VDI-configuration/m-p/76494#M7350 keitha 2011-07-14T15:10:42Z Sizing a Windows 7 VDI configuration https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Sizing-a-Windows-7-VDI-configuration/m-p/76502#M7353 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks for that. It's unsual that I've never seen that TR before <SPAN __jive_emoticon_name="happy" __jive_macro_name="emoticon" class="jive_macro jive_emote" src="https://community.netapp.com/4.5.5/images/emoticons/happy.gif"></SPAN></P><P></P><P>I'll ping you if I get stuck.. Thanks again.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:05:51 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Sizing-a-Windows-7-VDI-configuration/m-p/76502#M7353 gcaley 2011-07-14T16:05:51Z