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VMware GSX 3 User Manual

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C H A P T E R 1 Introduction and System Requirements

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Key GSX Server 3 Benefits
GSX Server 3 offers the following key benefits:

Shipping for over four years, with thousands of successful customers, VMware
GSX Server is the most flexible and easily deployed server virtualization product
on the market.

Offers widest selection of supported host and guest operating systems of any
virtualization technology — preserves your freedom to choose the best
operating system platform.

Integrates easily into any environment for ultimate versatility — installs like an
application and runs on any standard x86 hardware.

Supports large server — up to 64GB of host memory, 32 host processors and 64
powered-on virtual machines — for ultimate scalability, extensibility and
robustness.

Offers virtual machine compatibility across the entire VMware family of
virtualization products and is ready to run with VMware VirtualCenter.

Supports advanced virtual machine clustering for high-availability applications.

Ensures reliable server consolidation through isolated virtual partitions.

Allows secure remote management.

Permits full network connectivity for virtual machines.

Automates monitoring and control of virtual machines with VmCOM and VmPerl
Scripting APIs.

Runs virtual disk files on any system with current VMware software installed.

To discover more new features of VMware GSX Server 3, see

What’s New in Version 3

on page 14

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