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== Section 1 – Plan, Install and Upgrade VMware ESX/ESXi == | == 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) | |||
'''Notes''' | |||
* ESX's hardware clock should be set to UTC | |||
* IPv6 not supported during installation | |||
== Section 4 – Install and Configure vCenter Server == | == Section 4 – Install and Configure vCenter Server == | ||
Revision as of 09:33, 2 November 2009
Other Resources
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)
Notes
- ESX's hardware clock should be set to UTC
- IPv6 not supported during installation
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 |