Teradici Teradici APEX 2800 Server Offload card by User manual

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APEX 2800 technical datasheet_04.1
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The Teradici APEX 2800 server
offload card provides hardware-
accelerated PCoIP®image encoding
for VMware View™virtual desktops.
Available as a standard PCIe
expansion card for industry-standard
servers, the APEX 2800 monitors
the graphical demands of all displays
and automatically offloads the image
encoding of the most active 64
displays from the server CPUs.
As demands change, the card will
seamlessly and dynamically shift
between hardware encoding on the
APEX 2800 and software encoding
on the virtual desktop’s vCPU(s).
KEY BENEFITS
Protect an
 d ensure a consistent
user experience
Improve consolidation

ratio (number of virtual
machines per server)
Simple to
 install and set up
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
PCoIP Processor Teradici TE
z RA2800
Display compression of up to 300 megapixels
z
per second
Board 6-layer printed circuit board (PCB)z
PCI Express x8 Gen 1.1z
Full height, halfz length (FHHL) card:
Width: 111.15 mm (4.376 inches)
Length: 167.65 mm (6.600 inches)
Height: 14.47 mm (0.570 inches)
Weight: 260 g
Memory 2 GB DDR3-1066 SDRAM with ECC protection for
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video memory
128 Mbit parallel ash for rmware storage
z
Power and thermal Power supplied to card via PCIe interface:z
15 W typical
20 W maximum
Passive heat
z sink
On-board ca
z rd and device temperature monitoring
Power states D0 – full pow
z er state
LED Indicators Power LED – solidz green indicates stable power
Heartbeat LED – blinks twice per second for
z
normal operation
Connectors None
z
Environmental Temperature range:z
Operational: 0°C to 55°C
Storage: -20°C to 70°C
Humidity:
z
Relative (non-condensing): 10% to 90%
Storage: 5% to 95%
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
VMware View
Server
ESXi 4.1 U1/U2 (ESXi 5.0 available in Mar 2012)z
VMware View 4.6, View 5.0 or newerz
Virtual desktop operating system support:z
Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
Windows Vista 32-bit/64-bit
Windows XP
Server platforms supported:
z
X64 (EM64T and AMD Opteron 64)
Server platform with an available x8 PCI-express
slot
Clients PCoIP zero clients with firmware 3.5 or later
z
VMware View 4.6 clients or newerz
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
ROHS-6 compliant (including EU directive compliance)z
Product Safety Approvals:z
UL for US
z
CSA for Canada
z
IEC 60950-1
z
EMI and EMC Approvals:z
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class A for USA
z
Conformité Européenne (CE) for EU
z
Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) class A for Japan
z
(also DENAN and MIC)
C TICK/CISPR Class A for Australia and New Zealand
z
BSMI/CNS for Taiwan
z
KCC for Korea
z
IC for Canada, ICES/NMB-003 Class/Classe B
z
NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS
PCoIP protocol provides real-time delivery of a rich user desktopz
experience. To ensure a responsive desktop, the network infrastructure
must be optimized for real-time PCoIP packet delivery requirements
including:
Sufcient network bandwidth
z
QoS for PCoIP packets
z
Connection latency
z
Minimal packet-loss
z
For more information seez PCoIP Protocol Virtual Desktop Network Design
Checklist on the Teradici support site.
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TERADICI APEX 2800 FEATURES / BENEFITS
Offload PCoIP tasks from server CPU Ensure and protect end-user experience.z
Improve VM consolidation ratio.z
Dynamically offload the most active 64
displays
Simultaneous PCoIP protocol encode for all displays offloaded.z
No limit on number of VM’s on server, but the most active 64 displaysz
(per APEX 2800) are dynamically offloaded.
Up to 2 cards per server for a total of 128 offloaded displays.
z
Up to 5 priority levels available Offload priority can be given to the group that needs it most.z
Offloading is based first on priority level then on displays’ activity.z
Managed through View Administrator No need to install a new management tool.z
No complex configuration required at setup.z
Scalability as the system always offloads to APEX 2800 maximumz
capacity.
Compatible with VMware DRS and vMotion for server load balancing.
z
15 W typical power consumption No need for specific ventilation.z
Dynamic imaging resource management Intelligent offload ensures the most active displays are offloaded.z
Seamless switching between PCoIP software encoding and APEX 2800z
hardware encoding – no impact to end-users’ experience.
Per-pixel image encoding and
decomposition
Use of the right CODEC per pixel means better user experience and lowerz
bandwidth utilization in some cases (workload dependent).
Improves overall display quality in some cases.
z
Full PCoIP implementation Intelligent protocol which provides the best user experience for thez
available bandwidth – automatic adjustment of image quality based on
available network resources.
LOWER VARIANCE IN CPU LOADS
RESULTS IN CONSISTENT USER
EXPERIENCE
Consolidation ratio improvement relative
to an average workload
Ensure and protect user experience by

cutting CPU peaks by up to 50%
Consolidation
ratio benefit
Consistent user experience
Comparison graph with and without APEX 2800
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PROTECT AND ENSURE A CONSISTENT USER
EXPERIENCE
Reduce peaks in server CPU utilizati on (related to PCoIP
tasks) by up to 50%, freeing up valuable CPU cycles.
Provide more CPU headroom to the VDI implementation.

Ensure consistent application performance.
Protect user experience so that it’s reli able and consistent
as loads change.
IMPROVE VDI CONSOLIDATION RATIOS
Co nsolidate more users on the same server
up to 1.2x in typical office workload

(5% video, 95% office)
up to 2x for heavy multimedia workload (100% video)

Each card offloads the most active 64 displays at a
resolution of up to 1920x1200.
Up to two cards per VDI server for 128 displays offloaded.

Decreases ov erall cost per user.
SIMPLE TO INSTALL AND SETUP
No complex configuration required – insert in the server,
install the drivers and click to enable hardware acceleration
in VMware View Administrator.
Compatible with all existing PCoIP zero clients and

VMware View software clients.
Fully integrated with VMware ESXi 4.1 (5
 .0 support in
Mar 2012) and managed by VMware View 4.6 or 5.0.
PCI Express card format for industry standard servers.
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Teradici Corporation
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Specifications subject to change without notice. TDS-04.1-120201
APEX 2800
data center network
PCoIP soft clients
existing desktops
thin clients
PCoIP zero clients
many OEM products
PCoIP displays
reduced cost, footprint
PCoIP soft clients
mobile platforms
distributed network
COMPLETE INTEROPERABILITY WITH ANY
PCOIP CLIENTS
The APEX 2800 ts into virtual desktop environments
that include a virtual desktop server and a network
connecting the server to desktop clients.
VMware View
environment
APEX 2800 reduces peaks in server CPU utilization by up to 50%,
freeing up valuable CPU cycles
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