Specifications

CHAPTER 1 Introduction and System Requirements
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Windows Host Operating Systems
You need a Windows server operating system. If you intend to use the VMware
Management Interface, Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0 or 6.0 must be installed.
• Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
• Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
• Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Service Pack 3 and Service Pack 4
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Service Pack 3 and Service Pack 4
The VmPerl API requires Perl 5.005x or higher.
The VMware Management Interface requires one of these browsers:
• Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6.0 (6.0 highly recommended)
• Netscape® Navigator 7.0
• Mozilla 1.x
Note: As new browser versions are released, VMware tests the management
interface for stability and reliability with these versions. We make every effort to add
support for new browser versions in a timely manner, but until a browser is added to
the above list, its use with our product is not supported. For the latest system
requirements, go to the VMware Web site at
www.vmware.com/support/gsx3/doc/intro_sysreqs_host_gsx.html.
Linux Host Operating Systems
Supported distributions and kernels are listed below. GSX Server may not run on
systems that do not meet these requirements.
• Mandrake Linux 9.2
• Mandrake Linux 9.0
• Mandrake Linux 8.2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 ES
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
• Red Hat Linux 9.0