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* [http://mylearn.vmware.com/lcms/mL_faq/2726/VMware%20Certified%20Professional%20on%20vSphere%204%20Blueprint%208.13.09.pdf VCP4 Blueprint]
* [http://mylearn.vmware.com/lcms/mL_faq/2726/VMware%20Certified%20Professional%20on%20vSphere%204%20Blueprint%208.13.09.pdf VCP4 Blueprint]


= Notes =
== Section 1 – Plan, Install and Upgrade VMware ESX/ESXi ==
* '''Minimum Hardware Requirements'''
** 64bit CPU (AMD Opteron, Intel Xenon [inc Nahalem])
*** CPU Virtualisation features required to support 64bit VM's
** 2GB RAM
** 1+ NIC
** SCSI, Fibre Channel or Internal RAID controller
** LUN, SAS or SATA (SATA must be connected through a SAS controller)


== Section 4 – Install and Configure vCenter Server ==
* '''Minimum Requirements'''
** 2x CPU's (2GHz)
** 3GB RAM
** 2GB disk
** Microsoft SQL2005 Express


{|cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="1"
|- style="background-color:#bbddff;"
! Scale              !! VC    !! CPU !! Memory   
|-
| 50 ESXs, 250 VMs    || 32 bit || 2  || 4 GB   
|-
| 200 ESXs, 2000 VMs  || 64 bit || 4  || 4 GB
|-
| 300 ESXs, 3000 VMs  || 64 bit || 4  || 8 GB
|}


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Revision as of 11:18, 26 October 2009

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Notes

Section 1 – Plan, Install and Upgrade VMware ESX/ESXi

  • Minimum Hardware Requirements
    • 64bit CPU (AMD Opteron, Intel Xenon [inc Nahalem])
      • CPU Virtualisation features required to support 64bit VM's
    • 2GB RAM
    • 1+ NIC
    • SCSI, Fibre Channel or Internal RAID controller
    • LUN, SAS or SATA (SATA must be connected through a SAS controller)

Section 4 – Install and Configure vCenter Server

  • Minimum Requirements
    • 2x CPU's (2GHz)
    • 3GB RAM
    • 2GB disk
    • Microsoft SQL2005 Express
Scale VC CPU Memory
50 ESXs, 250 VMs 32 bit 2 4 GB
200 ESXs, 2000 VMs 64 bit 4 4 GB
300 ESXs, 3000 VMs 64 bit 4 8 GB