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8Deployment Guide
Table 1-2. Additional Supported Devices for a Stand-Alone
ESXServer System Configuration
Server PE 6650 PE 2850 PE 1850
Storage Five internal hard
disks (15K RPM
at RAID 5
recommended)
Six internal hard
disks (15K RPM
at RAID 5
recommended)
Two internal hard
disks (15K RPM
at RAID 1
recommended)
Table 1-3. Additional Supported Devices for a SAN-attached
ESXServer System
Device Class Configuration
Host Bus Adapter (HBA) One fiber channel host bus
adapter (HBA)
or
Two fiber channel host bus
adapters (HBAs) for HBA failover
configurations
For higher availability on the PE
1850, the Qlogic QLA 2342 (dual
port HBA card) is recommended.
Storage Two internal hard disks (15K RPM
at RAID 1 recommended)
Table 1-4. Recommended VirtualCenter Server Configuration
Resource Class Recommendation
Server PowerEdge 1850
Memory 2 GB RAM
RAID Controller Integrated RAID controller
enabled
Storage Two internal hard disks (largest
capacity available at RAID 5)
Network Two integrated network ports
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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