Microsoft's upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 includes RemoteFX, a VDI graphics enhancement that needs a 3D graphics card to operate. Does Dell's M610x blade server bring VDI & graphics together in a blade format?
We currently have a mix of M600 and M610 blades and I'm also in love with the whole solution. So darn easy to manage, extremely affordable and rock solid.
When you say you're getting 5 of these, are you getting 5 blades or 5 chassis? Did you get the M610x variety?
I'd love to hear your after-installation thoughts on the M610x.
What is your use case for going with the full height M610x rather than the half height M610? What kinds of PCI-E cards do you plan to put into the M610x blades? Graphics, RAID, etc?
I got a hands on look at the M610x blade at VMworld in San Francisco. Most definitely a full height blade. The M600 and M610 are the half-height varieties but don't include PCI-E slots.