Scenario: A Citrix Architect is designing a XenApp and XenDesktop environment within a single Site. The IT team is planning to use XenServer 7.x and needs guidance on sizing the resource pools for Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) machines.
Click the Exhibit button to view the requirements for the environment.
Which minimum number of resource pools should the architect recommend to meet the requirements in the Exhibit?
To calculate the minimum number of resource pools, it's important to understand the total number of XenServer hosts being used and the maximum number of hosts per resource pool. According to the exhibit, there are 128 hosts for Hosted VDI Image, 15 hosts for Hosted Shared Desktop, and 6 hosts for Hosted Apps. Adding these up gives a total of 149 XenServer hosts. Given that the maximum number of hosts per resource pool is 16, you divide the total hosts by the maximum hosts per pool: 149 / 16 = 9.3125. Since you cannot have a fraction of a resource pool, you round up to get 10. Therefore, the correct answer is 10.
E. Max hosts per resource pool = 16 128+15+6 = 149 149/16 = 9.3 --> 10 resource pools
E. 10 is correct