Product Support for VMware vSphere 4
VMware vSphere is the industry’s first cloud operating system,enabling the next generation of flexible, reliable IT services with the efficiency and low cost of cloud computing.
Top Support Articles
- Licensing ESX 4.0, ESXi 4.0, and vCenter 4.0
- Entitlement Mapping for vSphere
- Installing ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0 best practices
- Upgrading to ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0 best practices
- Downgrading vSphere 4.0 License to ESX 3.5 version
- Restarting the Management agents on an ESX or ESXi Server
- Increasing the amount of RAM assigned to the ESX Server service console
- Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support
- Decoding Machine Check Exception (MCE) output after a purple screen error
- Split and Combine license keys on vSphere
Getting Started
- Download vSphere
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Review Guest OS Support
- VMware Software Compatibility Matrix
- Hardware Compatibility
Licensing
- vSphere Licensing Portal
- Downgrading vSphere Licenses to VMware
Infrastructure 3 (VI3) - Split and Combine vSphere Licenses
- vSphere Licensing Troubleshooting Guide
- vSphere Licensing Frequently Asked Questions
Installation & Troubleshooting
- Documentation
(vSphere 4, ESX, ESXi Installable, ESXi Embedded,
release notes, technical guides and more) - How to Upgrade to VMware vSphere 4 (Webcast)
- vSphere 4, Update 1, Upgrade Guide
- VMware ESX 4 and vCenter 4 Installation Guide, Update 1
- VMware ESX 4, Update 1, Getting Started Guide
- VMware ESXi Installable 4, Update 1, Getting Started Guide
- VMware ESXi Embedded 4, Update 1, Getting Started Guide
- API and SDK Documentation
- Community Groups
- Community Generated Help Documents
- Health Check Report
