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Chapter 2 Installation Requirements

System Requirements: Lab Manager Server and

Managed Server

ReviewthesystemrequirementsfortheLab ManagerServerandManagedServer

components.TheManagedServercomponentrequiresyoutochecktheESXServer

hardwarecompatibilitylistatthislink:

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pubs.html

Table 2-1. System Requirements

System

Component Lab Manager Server Managed Server

Operatingsystem

andframework

 MicrosoftWindowsServer

2003(EnterpriseEdition

SP1oraboveorStandard

EditionSP1orabove).

Supportforlocalized

versionsinU.S.English,

BritishEnglish,Australian

English,French,German,

Italian,andJapanese.

 Microsoft.NETFramework

2.0

 InternetInformationServer

(IIS)andASP.NETversion

2.0.50727enabled.See

“ConfiguringIISand

ASP.NETonLab Manager

Server”onpage 18.

 VMwareInfrastructure3(ESX

Server3.0.1or3.0.2).Youcanmix

theseversionsintheLab Manager

environment.

 ForrequirementsspecifictoESX

Server,seetheVMware

Infrastructure3documentation.

CPUspeed

 550MHzminimum

 (Recommended)1GHzor

faster

 1500MHzminimum