Vcenter Server And Vsphere Client Hardware Requirements - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

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vCenter Server and vSphere Client Hardware Requirements

The vCenter Server system is a physical machine or virtual machine with access to a supported database. The
vCenter Server system and the vSphere Client machines must meet specific requirements.
Minimum Requirements for vCenter Server
CPU – 2 CPUs
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Processor – 2.0GHz or faster Intel or AMD processor. Processor requirements might be higher if the
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database runs on the same machine.
Memory – 3GB RAM. Memory requirements might be higher if the database runs on the same machine.
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vCenter Server includes a service called VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices. This service
requires 128MB to 1.5GB of additional memory. The VirtualCenter Management Webservices process
allocates the required memory at startup.
Disk storage – 2GB. Disk requirements might be higher if the database runs on the same machine.
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express disk requirements – Up to 2GB free disk space to decompress the
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installation archive. Approximately 1.5GB of these files are deleted after the installation is complete.
Networking – Gigabit connection recommended.
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See your database documentation for the hardware requirements of your database. The database requirements
are in addition to the vCenter Server requirements if the database and vCenter Server run on the same machine.
Minimum Requirements for the vSphere Client
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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