Date: 26-Nov-2009 URL: www.sun.com/software/sunray/serversizing.jsp

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Each implementation of Sun Ray technology will be unique to a specific environment. However, here are some basic sizing recommendations to get you started.

The below recommendations are based on realistic configurations for two distinct types of workloads. These recommendations are intentionally conservative and should be considered a reasonable starting point.

All metrics indicated are based on the use of Sun Ray Software 4 09/07.

Sizing Details

Microsoft Windows User

A user leveraging the Sun Ray Connector for Windows OS, accessing a fullscreen Windows desktop session.

Workload Type 1 - Microsoft Windows User
User Quantity	Processor	Processor Quantity	Processor Cores	Processor Frequency	System Memory
75 - 150	UltraSPARC with CoolThreads	1	8	1.0 GHz	8 - 16 GB

Note: Although the UltraSPARC processor was used as the example for this workload type, both UltraSPARC and x86/x64 based processors are recommended for a workload type 1 environment.

UNIX Desktop User

A user accessing a fullscreen GNOME or KDE environment from a Linux or Solaris OS.

Workload Type 2 - UNIX Desktop User
User Quantity	Processor	Processor Quantity	Processor Cores	Processor Frequency	System Memory
75 - 150	x86/x64	4 - 8	2	2.6 - 2.8 GHz	16 - 32 GB

Download the complete Sun Ray Technology Sizing Recommendations guide.