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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)

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

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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]
+= 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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