Dell VmWare ESX Server 2.12 - Manual (Page 6)

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