VMware ESX Manual

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Thismanual,theInstallationGuide,describeshowtoinstallnewconfigurationsof

VMware

®

VirtualCenterandESX Server 3.

TheInstallationGuidecoversESXServer3.5.ToreadaboutESX Server 3iversion3.5,

see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pubs.html.

Foreaseofdiscussion,thisbookusesthefollowingproductnamingconventions:

 FortopicsspecifictoESXServer3.5,thisbookusestheterm“ESXServer3.”

 FortopicsspecifictoESXServer3iversion3.5,thisbookusestheterm

“ESX Server 3i.”

 Fortopicscommontobothproducts,thisbookusestheterm“ESXServer.”

 Whentheidentificationofaspecificreleaseisimportanttoadiscussion,thisbook

referstotheproductbyitsfull,versionedname.

 WhenadiscussionappliestoallversionsofESXServerforVMware

Infrastructure 3,thisbookusestheterm“ESXServer3.x.”

Intended Audience

ThismanualisintendedforanyonewhoneedstoinstallESX Server 3.5and

VirtualCenter2.5.TheinformationinthismanualiswrittenforexperiencedWindows

orLinuxsystemadministratorswhoarefamiliarwithvirtualmachinetechnologyand

datacenteroperations.

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