Figure 1-3. VMware Infrastructure Configurations With Dell PowerEdge Systems and
Dell|EMC Fibre Channel SAN
VMware Infrastructure client
ESX Server host
Fibre Channel
switch
Dell|EMC SAN
CX3-20/CX3-40/CX3-80
For information on typical configurations using PowerEdge 1955 blade
servers, see Deployment of VMware Infrastructure 3.x on Dell PowerEdge Blade
Servers available in Support Documents under Resources at
www.dell.com/vmware.
Installing ESX Server and VirtualCenter
This section describes the important guidelines for installing VirtualCenter
2.0.x and ESX Server 3.0.x software on PowerEdge systems. For step-by-step
installation instructions and requirements, see the Installation and Upgrade
Guide for ESX Server 3.0.2 and VirtualCenter 2.0.2 under
VMWare Infrastructure 3 at www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
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Ethernet fabric
VirtualCenter server
ESX Server host
redundant Fibre
Channel switch
Dell|EMC SAN
CX3-20/CX3-40/CX3-80