Hello,
I run an IT Management firm and am implementing new hardware / software for an engineering client. We just updated 4 w/s to Dell T3500 w/quadro 2000 cards and I am pricing out a server for the office. This new server will run a hypervisor w/ 2 vm servers. One will be the DC / file server etc.
The other I am planning to have as a xenApp Citrix box. This is where I am looking for help. Not to setup but for advice.
The company has up to 5 people using autoCAD. One individual does 3D work. Each drafter / eng will have their Dell W/S for heavy work in office. I would like the Virtualized Citrix box to be able to run 1-3 instances of AutoCAD remotely or on site. 1 user would use it regularly in office on a GB connection and this would be his primary CAD solution but his tasks are not graphic intensive... they are more long calculation projects that we would like the huge processor/RAM of the VM to take care of.
The other employees would run CAD remotely but sparingly.
We definitely want the Terminal Server solution but do not need the CAD option. It would be very handy though.
1. Is this something that can be implemented the way I outlined above? Is it worthwhile for a small office? Around 10 staff total.
2. What Dell server setup / options would you recommend, most importantly what video card / cards should I use to implement this properly? I am planning a 4-5k solution with 2 x 6 core xeon.
(My understanding is that I can plug any engineering quality video card/s into the server, dedicate them to the citrix vm, and each would cover up to 4 users. I also read about Remote video cards, my understanding is that these are used to send the video stream out via cat5e cabling and not remotely.)
3. What software combination would you recommend to use for this purpose if I am off track?
Thank you for your time,
Clayton Shaw
itevo corp
780.241.3335
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I run an IT Management firm and am implementing new hardware / software for an engineering client. We just updated 4 w/s to Dell T3500 w/quadro 2000 cards and I am pricing out a server for the office. This new server will run a hypervisor w/ 2 vm servers. One will be the DC / file server etc.
The other I am planning to have as a xenApp Citrix box. This is where I am looking for help. Not to setup but for advice.
The company has up to 5 people using autoCAD. One individual does 3D work. Each drafter / eng will have their Dell W/S for heavy work in office. I would like the Virtualized Citrix box to be able to run 1-3 instances of AutoCAD remotely or on site. 1 user would use it regularly in office on a GB connection and this would be his primary CAD solution but his tasks are not graphic intensive... they are more long calculation projects that we would like the huge processor/RAM of the VM to take care of.
The other employees would run CAD remotely but sparingly.
We definitely want the Terminal Server solution but do not need the CAD option. It would be very handy though.
1. Is this something that can be implemented the way I outlined above? Is it worthwhile for a small office? Around 10 staff total.
2. What Dell server setup / options would you recommend, most importantly what video card / cards should I use to implement this properly? I am planning a 4-5k solution with 2 x 6 core xeon.
(My understanding is that I can plug any engineering quality video card/s into the server, dedicate them to the citrix vm, and each would cover up to 4 users. I also read about Remote video cards, my understanding is that these are used to send the video stream out via cat5e cabling and not remotely.)
3. What software combination would you recommend to use for this purpose if I am off track?
Thank you for your time,
Clayton Shaw
itevo corp
780.241.3335
)
