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Memory  512MBminimum
 (Recommended)1GBor
more
 1GBminimum
 (Recommended)2GBormore
 2GBormoreswapspaceforESX
 Ingeneral,add30MBofoverhead
spacetothetotalRAMofall
virtualmachinesyouexpectto
run.
Forexample,torunfiveWindows
virtualmachinesthateachuse512MB
ofRAM,performthiscalculation
(valuesareapproximate):
(5x512)+(30x5)=2.5GB+150=
2.65GB
RAM(Total)
Inotherwords:
Thenumberofvirtualmachines
multipliedbythevirtualmachine
memoryaddedtotheoverheadspace
multipliedbynumberofvirtual
machines.
Network
 AtleastoneEther netcard
(unbound/notteamed)
 (Recommended)Gigabit
Ethernet
 Machinecannotrunona
Windowsdomain
controller.
 Machineresidesoutsideof
aWindowsdomain.
(VMwareoffers
experimentalsupportfor
placingtheLab Manager
Serversysteminadomain.
Grouppoliciesmightaffect
installationandoperation.)
 OneormoreEthernetcontrollers.
 Forbestperformanceandsecurity,
useseparateEthernetcontrollers
fortheESXserviceconsoleand
virtualmachines.
Table 2-1. System Requirements (Continued)
System
Component Lab Manager Server Managed Server