VMware vSphere Hypervisor What vSphere Hypervisor Does ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Built-in Management Tool Create and provision your virtual machines easily and within minutes. Storage Usage Efficiency Overallocate your storage resources beyond the actual capacity of the physical storage. Advanced Memory Management Overcommit memory resources and perform page sharing and compression to optimize performance of memory resources. Hardened Drivers for High Reliability Ensure optimal performance for vSphere Hypervisor through partnerships with independent hardware vendors.
Getting Strarted Install VMware vSphere Training ® Hypervisor on your own or with guided help. Then create your own virtual machines.
Requirements CPU ● ●
Minimum: single socket, dual core Ideal: dual socket, four or more cores per CPU
Memory ● ●
Minimum: 4GB Ideal: 8GB or more
Network ● ●
Minimum: one network adapter, plus one for management interface Ideal: one network adapter for management interface, plus multiple adapters for virtual machines
Local Storage (SATA/SAS) ● ●
Minimum: one 80GB drive Ideal: two mirrored drives, plus four RAID 5 drives for virtual machines
Shared Storage ●
NFS, iSCSI or Fibre Channel for virtual machine storage