Guest Operating Systems

21

Guest OS Installation

21

Guest OS Performance Tuning Tips

22

Additional Resources

25

Product Documentation Resources

25

Technical Support Resources

26

Newsgroups

26

Index

27

Tables

 

 

Table 1-1.

Base ESX Server System

 

 

Hardware Configuration

1-7

Table 1-2.

Additional Supported Devices for a Stand-Alone

 

 

ESX Server System Configuration

1-8

Table 1-3.

Additional Supported Devices for a SAN-attached

 

 

ESX Server System

1-8

Table 1-4.

Recommended VirtualCenter Server

 

 

Configuration

1-8

Table 1-5.

Suggested Disk Partitioning within

 

 

VMware ESX Server

1-14

Table 1-6.

Limiting Resources by Application Type . . . .

1-23

Figures

 

 

Figure 1-1.

VMware ESX Server Architecture

1-5

Figure 1-2.

Non-VirtualCenter Configuration, One or More

 

 

PowerEdge Servers with Optional SAN . . . .

1-9

Figure 1-3.

VirtualCenter Configuration with SAN for

 

 

VMotion

1-10

Figure 1-4.

VirtualCenter Configuration with SAN for

 

 

VMotion (with HBA Failover)

1-10

Figure 1-5.

Example of a Management Station and

 

 

Managed Systems

1-19

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