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Contents
Guest Operating Systems
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Guest OS Installation
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21
Guest OS Performance Tuning Tips
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22
Additional Resources
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25
Product Documentation Resources
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25
Technical Support Resources
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26
Newsgroups
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26
Index
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27
Tables
Table 1-1.
Base ESX Server System
Hardware Configuration
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1-7
Table 1-2.
Additional Supported Devices for a Stand-Alone
ESX Server System Configuration
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1-8
Table 1-3.
Additional Supported Devices for a SAN-attached
ESX Server System
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1-8
Table 1-4.
Recommended VirtualCenter Server
Configuration
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1-8
Table 1-5.
Suggested Disk Partitioning within
VMware ESX Server
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1-14
Table 1-6.
Limiting Resources by Application Type
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1-23
Figures
Figure 1-1.
VMware ESX Server Architecture
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1-5
Figure 1-2.
Non-VirtualCenter Configuration, One or More
PowerEdge Servers with Optional SAN
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1-9
Figure 1-3.
VirtualCenter Configuration with SAN for
VMotion
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1-10
Figure 1-4.
VirtualCenter Configuration with SAN for
VMotion (with HBA Failover)
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1-10
Figure 1-5.
Example of a Management Station and
Managed Systems
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