VMware vSphere 4.0
VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 1 Installable and VMware vCenter Server 4.0 Update 1
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VMware vSphere 4.0 offers three server versions — ESXi Installable, ESXi Embedded, and ESX. The documents on this
page cover ESXi Installable and vCenter Server. There are separate documentation pages for the ESXi Embedded / vCenter Server
and ESX / vCenter Server combinations.
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Release Notes
VMware vCenter Server 4.0 Update 1 Release Notes
VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 1 Release Notes
Hardware and Software Compatibility Information
Hardware Compatibility Guide
Configuration Maximums for VMware vSphere 4.0
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 11/19/09 for ESXi 4.0 Update 1 Installable Build 208167 and vCenter Server 4.0 Update 1 Build 208111
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• Read individual books in the set:
Introduction to VMware vSphere
Getting Started with ESXi Installable
ESXi Installable and vCenter Server Setup Guide
Upgrade Guide (Updated 2/12/2010)
Basic System Administration
ESXi Configuration Guide(Updated 2/26/2010)
Resource Management Guide
Availability Guide (Updated 2/12/2010)
Fibre Channel SAN Configuration Guide (Updated 12/21/2009)
iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide (Updated 2/12/2010)
Additional Resources
Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service (Updated 1/08/2010)
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
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 |