Managing Your First Esx Host; Vsphere Client Hardware Requirements; Vsphere Client Software Requirements; Download The Vsphere Client - VMware ESX 4.0 - GETTING STARTED UPDATE 1 Getting Started

Getting Started with ESX

Managing Your First ESX Host

You manage hosts using the vSphere Client.
After you finish initial setup of the host, download and install the vSphere Client. Connect to the host and add
your first virtual machine by importing a virtual appliance.

vSphere Client Hardware Requirements

Make sure that the vSphere Client hardware meets the requirements.
CPU – 1 CPU
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Processor – 266MHz or faster Intel or AMD processor (500MHz recommended).
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Memory – 200MB RAM
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Disk Storage – 1GB free disk space for a complete installation, which includes the following components:
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Microsoft .NET 2.0
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Microsoft .NET 3.0 SP1
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Microsoft Visual J#
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vSphere Client 4.0
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vSphere Host Update Utility 4.0
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You must also have 400MB free on the drive that has your
If all of the prerequisites are already installed, 300MB of free space is required on the drive that has your
directory, and 450MB is required for the vSphere Client 4.0.
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Networking – Gigabit connection recommended.
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vSphere Client Software Requirements

Make sure that your operating system supports the vSphere Client.
The vSphere Client requires the Microsoft .NET 3.0 SP1 Framework. If your system does not have it installed,
the vSphere Client installer installs it.
For a list of supported operating systems, see the Compatibility Matrixes on the VMware vSphere documentation
Web site.

Download the vSphere Client

The vSphere Client is a Windows program that you can use to configure the host and to operate its virtual
machines. You can download vSphere Client from any host.
Prerequisites
You must have the URL of the host. This is the IP address or host name.
Procedure
1 From a Windows machine, open a Web browser.
2 Enter the URL for the host.
For example,
The welcome page appears.
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http://testserver.vmware.com
directory.
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or .
http://10.20.80.176
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