Kit System Requirements

Required Components for Starter Kit Installation

Starter Kit installation requires the following:

  1. The contents of your Pano System Starter Kit.
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  2. Pano System software downloaded from download.panologic.com using the user/password credentials on the insert in your Pano Zero Client packaging.  You need to at least download the Pano System Appliance (in different virtual machine or appliance formats for each virtualization platform), which contains Pano Controller and Pano Maestro, and Pano Direct Service software before getting started.  If you are testing Pano Remote on an external WAN or the Internet you will also need to download the Pano Gateway software.
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  3. Server Hardware used to run both the Desktop Virtual Machines (DVMs) and other Pano System software:
    1. A Xeon Quad or Six Core processor running at 2.0 GHz or faster.
    2. At least 1GB of RAM for each virtual desktop. Memory allocation can be reduced after identifying workloads. For a trial deployment, 1GB can be provisioned to start. A total of 8GB RAM should be sufficient for evaluation purposes using the four-seat Stater Kit.
    3. An initial allocation of 100GB of hard disk space for virtualization platform software and Pano Logic software appliance virtual machines. 
    4. An additional 8 to 20 GB of disk storage for each DVM used to create and store the Windows operating system and any application files.  Deploying on Windows 7 will require virtual disk allocations towards the top end of this range.
    5. A separate Windows PC workstation to assist in the setup and configuration of the virtual infrastructure. 
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  4. Virtualization Platform Software – one of the following (note that online documentation and downloadable trial versions are available on these vendor's websites):
    1. VMware: VMware vSphere 4.1-5.0 U1, and VMware View 4.6-5.01.  Using VMware vCenter Server 4.1-5.0 is optional but recommended as it enables significant features within Pano Controller.  
    2. Microsoft: Hyper-V hypervisor from Windows Server 2008 R2 or Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 (free download), along with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (a required component).
    3. Citrix: XenDesktop 5.5 or 5.6 running on the included XenServer hypervisor, VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1-5.0, or Microsoft Hyper-V.  For optional redundancy and scalability, you can add either a Citrix NetScaler MPX 9.2 hardware appliance or the NetScaler VPX 9.2 virtual appliance.
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  5. Network Infrastructure:
    1. Local Area Network: switched Ethernet LAN connections of 100 Mb/s or better connecting the Pano Zero Clients and the Pano Controller/Maestro and desktop virtual machine hypervisor servers.
    2. Directory Service: Microsoft Active Directory version 2003 or higher is required for user authentication.  The Pano System also supports other directory services (see help:Supported Directory Services).  The Starter Kit can be used without a directory service with some limitations.
    3. Static IP Number: Although Pano Controller can work with DHCP-assigned dynamic IP numbers (see helptopic:(DHCP Method) Set Up Pano Client Discovery), for evaluation it is recommended that a static IP number be obtained from your network administrator for the Pano Controller and Pano Maestro virtual machines. 
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  6. Client Components:
    1. Client Peripherals/Hardware:  A supported USB keyboard, mouse, and DVI- or VGA-compatible monitor is needed for each Pano Zero Client.  For details on supported USB devices see help:Supported Non-Isochronous USB devices and help:Supported Isochronous USB devices.
    2. DVM Operating System: Installation media for 32-bit Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or SP3), 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7 (Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate editions) is required. 
    3. Microsoft Windows VDA licenses: A Virtual Desktop Access (VDA - formerly called VECD) license is needed for each Pano Zero Client that connects to Microsoft Windows in a virtual machine.  These are device-based subscription licenses which need to be  renewed annually.  Please contact your Microsoft representative, visit the Microsoft Virtualization web page or download the Microsoft VDA licensing brochure for additional information. 

Help Selecting/Sizing Your Servers/Infrastructure

While the Starter Kits need minimal infrastructure, the following solution briefs can help you plan and select the platforms, servers and infrastructure to support your Pano System deployment: