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VMware vSphere 4.0 offers three server versions — ESX, ESXi Installable, and ESXi Embedded. The documents on this page cover ESX and vCenter Server. There are separate documentation pages for the ESXi Installable / vCenter Server and ESXi Embedded / vCenter Server combinations.

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New Features and Release Notes

             What's New in VMware vSphere 4.0
             VMware vSphere 4.0 Release Notes — ESX Edition

Hardware and Software Compatibility Information

             Hardware Compatibility Guide
             Configuration Maximums for VMware vSphere 4.0 (Updated 9/23/2009)
             VMware vSphere Compatibility Matrixes

System Administrator Documentation

Read the documentation below to learn about installing, configuring, and using vSphere products.

   Main Documentation Set

    Published on 5/21/09 for ESX 4.0 Build 164009 and vCenter Server 4.0 Build 162902

     •    View a Documentation Roadmap to learn about using the main documentation set

     •    Search an HTML library of all books in the main documentation set for the information you need

     •    Download PDF versions of all books in the main documentation set

     •    Read individual books in the set:

   Additional Resources

              Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service
              vSphere Command-Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide
              License Server Configuration for vCenter Server 4.0
              VMware vCenter Server 4.x Database Sizing Calculator for Microsoft SQL Server
              VMware vCenter Server 4.x Database Sizing Calculator for Oracle
              ESX 4 Patch Management Guide
              Guest Operating System Installation Guide  (HTML)

Optional vSphere Products and Modules

              VMware vCenter Update Manager Documentation page
              VMware vCenter Converter Documentation page
              VMware vCenter Orchestrator Documentation page
              VMware Consolidated Backup Documentation page

For Automators and Customizers

              vSphere Automation & Customization Resources page

For Developers

              vSphere SDK & API Developer Resources page