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Chapter 2 System Requirements
License Server Requirements
Thissectiondescribesthelicenseserverrequirements.
License Server Hardware Requirements
Thelicenseserverhardwaremustmeetthefollowingrequirements:
Processor–266MHzorhigherIntelorAMDx86processor.
Memory–256MBRAMminimum,512MBrecommended.
DiskStorage–25MBfreediskspacerequiredforbasicinstallation.
Networking–Gigabitrecommended.
VMwarerecommendsthatyouinstallthelicenseserveronthesamemachineasyour
VirtualCenter Servertoensureconnectivity.TheVMwareInfrastructureManagement
InstallationCDinstallsalicenseserverwhenyouinstallVirtualCenter.
License Server Software Requirements
Thelicenseserversoftwareissupportedonthe32‐bitversionsofthefollowing
operatingsystems:
Windows2000ServerSP4
WindowsXPPro(atanySPlevel)
Windows2003(allreleasesexcept64‐bit)
ESX Server 3 Requirements
Thissectiondiscussestheminimumandmaximumhardwareconfigurations
supportedbyESX Server 3version 3.5.
Minimum Server Hardware Requirements
YouneedthefollowinghardwareandsystemresourcestoinstallanduseESX Server 3.
Atleasttwoprocessors:
1500 MHzIntelXeonandlater,orAMDOpteron(32‐bitmode)for
ESX Server 3
1500 MHzIntelXeonandlater,orAMDOpteron(32‐bitmode)for
VirtualSMP™
1500 MHzIntelViivorAMDA64x2dual‐coreprocessors
