@garak0410 said:
The domain controller VM is now at 10 minutes for waiting for it to shut down. This point more now toward the host? Because it just isn't the file server now.
Hyper-V's a little slow, but it's not that slow. I'm still interested in seeing what the middle section of the disk part of Performance Monitor looks like. While CPU may be an issue, some of what you're describing sounds like storage latency. Do you have any snapshots going?
I'm not sure how much floor space you have to work with, but you could use a rack-mounted unit inside of a harsh environment rack. The rack has all the filters and such, allowing for regular equipment.
@NetworkNerd said:
@alexntg said:
There's some info missing. How is this application being accessed? Are people going to be using RDP, PCoIP, or something else? Is this doing 3D modeling, or is it just the server component to a client installed on a local computer?
I had planned to have them use either RDP or VNC to access the VM. The application will be completely standalone inside a Windows VM (no client-server software) and will be either Windows 7 or 8/8.1 (whatever is supported by the software vendor). I believe they support 8 but not 8.1.
You won't get a rich end-user experience with RDP, let alone VNC, even if it doesn't choke on lack of graphics hardware. VMware Horizon View does support hardware-accelerated graphics with certain video cards. If you're considering VDI for a small number of use cases, consider going full-bore and doing it out fully.
As a side note, don't forget to address Windows licensing; VDI works differently from server licensing.