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1、CASE STUDY | OREGON STATEACCELERATING THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AT OREGON STATELeveraging Citrix and NVIDIA GRIDforGraphics Accelerated Application Delivery Around theWorldLeveraging Citrixand NVIDIAGRIDfor Graphics Accelerated Application Delivery Around theWorldAT A GLANCECompany: Oregon State Un

2、iversityIndustry: EducationLocation: Corvallis, ORSize: 10,400 Engineering Students and FacultyCHALLENGEAccelerating the College of Engineering on and Off CampusOregon State University hasmore than 30,000 students in its world- renowned distance learning program. Called Ecampus, the distance program

3、 is ranked in the top 10 nationwide and provides more than 900 courses and 40 online undergraduate and graduate degrees. Keyto the Universitys successonandoffline is theability todeliverauniquecampusexperiencetostudentsfromanywhere, onany device.SUMMARY Oregon State University hasover 30,000 student

4、s and is well known for its distance education program,with more than 47% of students out of state orinternational. The OSU College of Engineering needs to providean on-campus, lab-like experienceanytime on any device. With virtualization from Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop and virtual graphics accele

5、ration from NVIDIA GRIDand Tesla M60s, the IT team accelerated heavy graphics and compute applications like Autodesk AutoCAD, Mathworks MATLAB, Dassault Systmes SOLIDWORKS, and Cadence for students around the world. Students have the modern applications and infrastructure they need to mobilize learn

6、ing support their studies.For the College of Engineering, delivering on this experience presents a challenge, because the applications used in the program are graphics- intensive and requirehigh compute power. For ToddShechter, Directorof ITfor the College of Engineering, this challenge was multipli

7、ed whenofferingapplications tostudentsaround the world. “We have a laptop requirement in our college,and itsourgoalto beabletoprovide resourcestoourstudentsanytime, anywhere.No matter if theyre at home, at the residence hall, inacoffeeshop, or overseas, wewantthem tobeabletoaccessall the different s

8、oftware they need to be successful in our engineeringcollege,” heexplained.SOFTWARE Hypervisor: Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop Graphics Acceleration: NVIDIA GRIDHARDWARE NVIDIA Tesla M606 REASONS FOR NVIDIA GRID1Increased power and performance for graphic-intensive applications.Ability to deliver an on-c

9、ampus workstation experience to distance learners.Iterative software model allows for easyupgradesandability togrow with virtualization.Customer support services work closely throughout virtualization lifecycle.Reduction in cost of provisioning software to student-owned laptops.Theability forstudent

10、stousetheir own devices; any device, anytime, anywhere.23456CASE STUDY | ACCELERATING THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AT OREGON STATESOLUTIONVirtualizing High-end Engineering ApplicationsTodd turned to Citrix and NVIDIA GRID tovirtualize andaccelerate graphics for specific applications. “Weve provided de

11、vice-agnostic access to all ofour applicationsand desktops remotelyto students via Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop for a fewyears now. This allowsus to have a lab-like experience anywhere on campus and abroad. However, modern applicationslikeAutoCAD,Cadence,SOLIDWORKS,andMATLABare graphics intensive. T

12、he poor performanceof these applicationswas hindering study. That is where NVIDIA comes in, helping us power the graphics experience for our students. We chose NVIDIA GRID with Tesla M60s for specific applications that require GPU acceleration,” Shechter explained.Empowering the studentsforsuccessis

13、 atthecenterofShechtersrole. An Oregon State alumnus himself, he wants to make sure students have all the tools theyneedbeforeclassesstart.“One ofour goals is that our engineering students are well-prepared beforehand so that when they get to class, theyreableto hit the groundrunning. We hold requir

14、ed helpsessionsensuring everysingleincomingengineeris setupintheir virtualization environment. When they do meet with the faculty members, either in classesor labs or recitations, they havea leg upbecausebasic infrastructurepiecesarereadyfor them. I think thatsaveryimportant part of what we do. Ikno

15、w that it helps students.Also, thefacultyexpectation is that students are readyto engage,” he said.“It makes us feel pretty good hearing a student in France say that he was able to open MATLAB, do his work,and have it be very fast and responsive. To me, thats another measure ofsuccess.”Rollingoutvir

16、tualizationto10,000studentsis no easy task. Shechter says they have had more than 400 concurrentusersatanygiventime. “Virtualizationtakescareandfeeding. Itsnot simplehaving support from Citrix and NVIDIA has been key,” he explained.“Virtualization takes care and feeding. Its not simple having suppor

17、t from Citrix and NVIDIA has been key.”CASE STUDY | ACCELERATING THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AT OREGON STATERESULTSStudents Measure SuccessAt Oregon State, the impact of graphics-accelerated virtualization is both local and global. Virtualization allows the students to work on a multitude ofdifferent

18、devicesandaccessapplications24/7. Recentlythe campus opened Johnson Hall, anewengineering building and the firstwithout atraditional computerlab. Shechterelaborated,“Insteadofalab, were providing lots of open space for students to work together and collaborate onprojects- justpower,desks, andlargeta

19、bles.Itsverycooltoseehow studentsjusteat this spaceup. Atany given time, youllseefourorfive studentssitting around the tablewith their laptops open. This place is jam-packed during the day, and its all students, together or independently, taking advantage of this great technology.”With a largeonline

20、 presence, studentexperienceand performance is critical to enrollment. “Our distance learners are not in our computer labs. But we want them to have the exact same computational experience as if they wereoncampus. Citrix and NVIDIA play abigrole in that,” he explained. In the end, the teammeasuressu

21、ccessfrom the comments fromabroad. “It makesus feelpretty good hearingastudent in France sayingthathewasabletoopen MATLAB,dohiswork,andhaveitbevery fastandresponsive. Tome, thatsanothermeasure of success.”ForShechterandhis team, theroadtoacompletelyvirtualized College of Engineering is one they can be proudof.“Webuiltupthestaff knowledge, built up the training piece with our students, and built up the infrastructurebothnetworkandserverandpowertobeabletodoa pretty good job at supporting this. I look at