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VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide –
Volume One
Server Configuration
The
VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide
calls for three modern server-class systems with adequate processors
and memory to host 6–8 minimally configured virtual machines used for testing. The servers used for this
evaluation do not need to be overly powerful, just reliable and on the vSphere 5.0 HCL.
Each server must have at least 2x 1GB or 2x 10GB network adaptor and proper connection to shared storage.
The following diagram summarizes the evaluation guide test-bed configuration.
3x 100GB FC LUNs, volume
shared across hosts in pod
(used in Evaluation Guide steps)
Linux vCenter Appliance
(VM can reside in cluster or on
external management cluster)
3x ESXi 5.0 hosts
Logical Network Setup
The VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide, Volume 1, uses a very simple network configuration consisting of three
logical networks. The first is for vSphere management traffic, including vSphere High Availability (VMware HA).
The second is for VMware vSphere® vMotion® and the third is for virtual machine traffic. Each logical network is
configured as a port group on a standard switch, with a corresponding VLAN configured to provide physical
isolation of the network traffic.
