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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 1GB RAM
Disk Storage 1.5GB free disk space for a complete installation, which
includes the following components:
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Microsoft .NET 2.0 SP2
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Microsoft .NET 3.0 SP2
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Microsoft .NET 3.5 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
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.
Processing requirements are listed in terms of hardware CPU cores. Only physical cores are counted. In
hyperthreaded systems, logical CPUs do not count as separate cores.
IMPORTANT The recommended disk sizes assume default log levels. If you configure more detailed log levels,
more disk space is required.
Table 3-7. Medium Deployment of 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 3-8. Large Deployment of Up to 300 Hosts and 3,000 Powered-On Virtual Machines
Product Cores Memory Disk
vCenter Server 4 8GB 10GB
vSphere Client 1 500MB 1.5GB
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