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Memory – 1GB RAM
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Disk Storage – 1.5GB free disk space for a complete installation, which includes the following components:
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Microsoft .NET 2.0
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Microsoft .NET 3.0 SP1
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Microsoft Visual J#
Remove any previously installed versions of Microsoft Visual J# on the system where you are
installing the vSphere Client.
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vSphere Client 4.1
If you do not have any of these components already installed, you must have 400MB free on the drive that
has the %temp% directory.
If you have all of the components already installed, 300MB of free space is required on the drive that has
the %temp% directory, and 450MB is required for vSphere Client 4.1.
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Networking – Gigabit connection recommended
System Recommendations for Performance Based on Deployment Size
The number of hosts and powered-on virtual machines in your environment affects performance. The
following system requirements should be used as minimum guidelines for reasonable performance. For
increased performance, you can configure systems in your environment with values greater than those listed
here.
Processing requirements are listed in terms of hardware CPU cores. Only physical cores are counted. In hyper-
threaded systems, logical CPUs do not count as separate cores.
IMPORTANT The recommended disk sizes assume default log levels. If you configure more granular log levels,
more disk space is required.
Table 2-1 summarizes the requirements for a medium deployment.
Table 2-1. Up to 50 Hosts and 500 Powered-On Virtual Machines
Product Cores Memory Disk
vCenter Server 2 4GB 5GB
vSphere Client 1 200MB 1.5GB
Table 2-2 summarizes the requirements for a large deployment.
Table 2-2. Up to 300 Hosts and 3000 Powered-On Virtual Machines
Product Cores Memory Disk
vCenter Server 4 8GB 10GB
vSphere Client 1 500MB 1.5GB
Table 2-3 summarizes the requirements for an extra-large deployment.
Table 2-3. Up to 1000 Hosts and 10000 Powered-On Virtual Machines
Product Cores Memory Disk
vCenter Server 8 16GB 10GB
vSphere Client 2 500MB 1.5GB
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