The example settings for items such as memory, number of virtual processors, and disk space are specific to VMware Horizon.
The amount of system disk space required depends on the number of applications required in the base image. VMware has validated a setup that included 8GB of disk space. Applications included Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Reader, Internet Explorer, McAfee Antivirus, and PKZIP.
The amount of disk space required for user data depends on the role of the end user and organizational policies for data storage.
The guidelines listed in the following table are for a standard Windows 10 virtual machine desktop.
| Item | Example |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 (with the latest service pack) |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Virtual CPU | 2 |
| System disk capacity | 24GB (slightly less than standard) |
| Virtual SCSI adapter type | Select either LSI Logic SAS or VMware Paravirtual (PVSCSI). Using PVSCSI may require additional steps depending on the version of Windows to be installed. For more information, see the VMware Knowledge Base article Configuring disks to use VMware Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) controllers (1010398). |
| Virtual network adapter | VMXNET 3 |
