Vcenter Server Software Requirements - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

32-Bit or 64-Bit Operating System for vCenter Server
When you have up to 200 hosts, you can use a 32-bit Windows operating system, but a 64-bit Windows
operating system is preferred. When you have 200–300 hosts, a 64-bit Windows operating system is required.
Recommendations for Optimal Performance
Depending on the number of ESX hosts and virtual machines in your environment, the following system
requirements should be used as guidelines for optimal performance.
I The recommended disk sizes assume default log levels. If you configure more granular log levels,
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more disk space is required.
Table 2-3 summarizes the requirements for a medium deployment.
Table 2-3. Up to 50 Hosts and 250 Powered-On Virtual Machines
Product
vCenter Server
vSphere Client
Table 2-4 summarizes the requirements for a large deployment.
Table 2-4. Up to 200 Hosts and 2000 Powered-On Virtual Machines
Product
vCenter Server
vSphere Client
Table 2-5 summarizes the requirements for an extra-large deployment.
vCenter Server must be hosted on a 64-bit Windows operating system for this configuration.
Table 2-5. Up to 300 Hosts and 3000 Powered-On Virtual Machines
Product
vCenter Server
vSphere Client
Requirements for Installing vCenter Server on a Custom Drive
If you install vCenter Server on the
601MB on the custom drive for vCenter Server
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1.13GB on the
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(optional), and Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
375MB for the custom drive
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vCenter Server Software Requirements

Make sure that your operating system supports vCenter Server.
See the Compatibility Matrixes on the VMware vSphere documentation Web site.
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CPU
2
1
CPU
4
1
CPU
4
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drive or on any custom drive, note the following space requirements.
E:\
drive for Microsoft .NET 3.0 SP1, Microsoft ADAM, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express
C:\
directory
%temp%
Memory
4GB
200MB
Memory
4GB
500MB
Memory
8GB
500MB
Chapter 2 System Requirements
Disk
3GB
1GB
Disk
3GB
1GB
Disk
3GB
1GB
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