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Table Of Contents
- Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows and Linux
- Contents
- vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide
- Before Installing vCenter Operations Manager
- System Requirements
- Installation and Configuration Checklist
- Preparing the vCenter Operations Manager Database
- Installing vCenter Operations Manager
- Validate the vCenter Operations Manager Installation
- Managing with Program Groups
- Install a vCenter Operations Manager Collector
- Installing a vCenter Operations Manager Adapter
- Installing the Analytics Processor
- Index
System Requirements 2
vCenter Operations Manager has specific hardware and software requirements.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Operating System Requirements,” on page 9
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“vCenter Operations Server Hardware Requirements,” on page 9
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“Database Server Requirements for vCenter Operations Manager,” on page 10
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“Hardware and Software Requirements for Client Systems,” on page 10
Operating System Requirements
You must install vCenter Operations Manager on a supported operating system.
Table 2-1. Operating Systems That vCenter Operations Manager Supports
Operating System Version Service Pack
Windows Server 2003 64-bit SP2 or later
Windows Server 2008 64-bit N/A
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 64-bit N/A
vCenter Operations Server Hardware Requirements
You must install vCenter Operations Manager Server on a 64-bit machine that meets specific hardware
requirements.
Table 2-2. Hardware Requirements
Hardware
Component One Million Metrics Two Million Metrics Six Million Metrics
CPU 4CPU 8CPU 32CPU
Memory 14GB 28GB 72GB
Disk Storage 1.5TB
FSDB: 1.5TB
Database: 100GB
3TB
FSDB: 2.8TB
Database: 200GB
8.8TB
FSDB: 8.4TB
Database: 400GB
Disk I/O for Analytics
VM
2,000 IOPS 4,000 IOPS 12,000 IOPS
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