R610...RDP / Hyper-V / RemoteFX

I have found a way to make it work. Apparently we do have a GPU solution for the R610. Read more about it here:

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/b/techcenter/archive/2010/07/12/optimizing-the-virtual-desktop-experience.aspx

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/b/techcenter/archive/2010/11/09/architecting-the-dell-desktop-virtualization-solution-powered-by-microsoft-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1.aspx

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/b/techcenter/archive/2011/02/24/dell-desktop-virtualization-solutions-with-microsoft-remotefx.aspx

Thanks

Hello Paul

I read that the CPU needs to be SLAT compatible, is it (Xeon E5649)?

Yes, Intel refers to it as Extended Page Tables: http://ark.intel.com/products/52581/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5649-12M-Cache-2_53-GHz-5_86-GTs-Intel-QPI

Would I need to install a separate GPU (this may be the show stopper since there isn't a whole of room in this pizza box)?

Yes, the integrated graphics uses an XDDM driver. RemoteFX requires WDDM. There are no validated GPUs to add to the server.

Any pointers, recommendations much appreciated.

If you get a 3rd party GPU to work in the server then the integrated graphics will be disabled. This will cause the console functionality of the iDRAC not to work since it uses the integrated graphics to process video.

Thanks