Specifications

Table 3‑5. Recommended JVM Heap Settings for VMware vCenter Server Appliance
vCenter Server
Appliance Inventory
VMware VirtualCenter
Management Webservices
(Tomcat) Inventory Service
Profile-Driven
Storage Service
Small inventory (1-100
hosts or 1-1000 virtual
machines)
1GB 2GB 512MB
Medium inventory
(100-400 hosts or
1000-4000 virtual
machines)
2GB 4GB 1GB
Large inventory (More
than 400 hosts or 4000
virtual machines)
3GB 6GB 2GB
vSphere Client Hardware Requirements and Recommendations
Make sure that the vSphere Client host machine meets the following requirements.
Table 3‑6. vSphere Client Minimum Hardware Requirements and Recommendations
vSphere Client Hardware Requirements and Recommendations
CPU 1 CPU
Processor 500MHz or faster Intel or AMD processor (1GHz
recommended)
Memory 500MB (1GB recommended)
Disk Storage 1.5GB free disk space for a complete installation, which
includes the following components:
n
Microsoft .NET 2.0 SP2
n
Microsoft .NET 3.0 SP2
n
Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1
n
Microsoft Visual J#
Remove any previously installed versions of Microsoft
Visual J# on the system where you are installing the
vSphere Client.
n
vSphere Client
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.
Networking Gigabit connection recommended
vCenter Server and vSphere Client System Recommendations for Performance
Based on Deployment Size
The number of hosts and powered-on virtual machines in your environment affects performance. Use the
following system requirements as minimum guidelines for reasonable performance. For increased
performance, you can configure systems in your environment with values greater than those listed here.
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