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VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide
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Installation Prerequisites
The following VMware ESX™ and vCenter versions support AppSpeed:
 ESX, version 3.0.x, 3.5.x, or 4.0x
 vCenter Server, version 2.5x, or vSphere 4.0
System Requirements
Review the following system requirements before you install AppSpeed:
 You must have admin-level access to vCenter Server for the automated installation process.
 You must define routable IP addresses for servers and probes.
VMware recommends that you do not use DHCP because the IP address of AppSpeed Server might
change after setup is complete. However, if you do use DHCP, you do not need routable IP addresses.
 If HTTPS sites are to be monitored, you require the SSL private keys.
 You must have Administrator privileges on the Client machine to install Adobe Flash Player 10.
 VMware recommends that you synchronize the time on the hosts on which AppSpeed Server and the
AppSpeed probes will be installed. If the time is not synchronized, AppSpeed might lose data and
experience delays in the mapping process. You can synchronize the time by setting an NTP server in the
Configuring Time option for each ESX host in vCenter.
Deployment Considerations
When you plan your AppSpeed deployment, consider the following system resource requirements:
 Server
 30GB HDD
 4GB RAM
 2 vCPUs
Virtual CPUs are created as part of the AppSpeed deployment. Two vCPUs require no more than the
equivalent resources of a single physical CPU.
 Probes
 5GB HDD
 0.5GB RAM
 2 vCPUs
Virtual CPUs are created as part of the AppSpeed deployment. Two vCPUs require no more than the
equivalent resources of a single physical CPU. AppSpeed configures resource limits to ensure that no
more resources than are available on the physical CPU are required at any time.