6.0.1

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Command-Line Deployment and Upgrade of VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 1
Requirements
Supported Operating Systems for the Command-Line Installer
You can run the vCenter Server Appliance command-line installer from any virtual or physical server in the vSphere
network. The vCenter Server Appliance command-line installer is supported on the following operating systems:
 Windows 7
 Windows Server 2008/2012
 Windows 8
 SUSE Linux 11 SP3 (64-bit)
 Mac OS 10.9
Hardware Requirements
When you deploy or upgrade the vCenter Server Appliance, select to deploy an appliance that is suitable for the size of
your vSphere environment.
The hardware requirements, such as the number of CPUs and memory, depend on the size of your vSphere inventory.
Table 2. Hardware Requirements
Resources Number of CPUs Memory
Platform Services Controller 2 2 GB RAM
Tiny environment
up to 10 hosts, 100 virtual machines
28 GB RAM
Small environment
up to 100 hosts, 1,000 virtual machines
4 16 GB RAM
Medium environment
up to 400 hosts, 4,000 virtual machines
8 24 GB RAM
Large environment
up to 1,000 hosts, 10,000 virtual machines
16 32 GB RAM
NOTE For instances of vCenter Server Appliance with an embedded Platform Services Controller, the
required memory size and number of CPUs are the sum of the values for the Platform Services Controller and
the values for the environment you want to deploy.