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ACS v6000 virtual console server requirements
The virtual console server runs as a virtual machine and it requires a VMware
®
ESX
®
or ESXi
®
server running version 4.1 and one vCenter server. A client PC running the VMware
infrastructure client software (vSphere
®
) is also necessary. The following are the minimum system
requirements for the ACS v6000 virtual console server in the host system (VMware ESX or ESXi
server).
•
2 GB hard drive space
•
512 MB memory
•
Network adaptor
•
Access to the ACS v6000 virtual console server ISO file
An ACS v6000 virtual console server can be installed from an ISO file. The installation
procedure is a two-stage process: creating the virtual machine and installing the virtual console
server onto the virtual machine.
To create the virtual machine using the vSphere client:
1.
From the ESX or ESXi server home screen, click the
Virtual Machine Wizard
icon.
2.
For the Virtual Machine configuration click
Typical
, then click
Next
.
3.
Choose an appropriate name for your virtual console server, then click
Next
.
4.
Select the data storage volume on which you wish to create the new virtual console server,
then click
Next
.
5.
Under Guest Operating System click
Linux
, and from the pull-down menu select
Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 2
, then click
Next
.
6.
Confirm the number of virtual processors is 1 and click
Next
.
