VMware vSphere 4.0
VMware ESXi 4.0 Embedded and VMware vCenter Server 4.0
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VMware vSphere 4.0 offers three server versions — ESXi Embedded, ESXi Installable, and ESX. The documents on this
page cover ESXi Embedded and vCenter Server. There are separate documentation pages for the ESXi Installable / vCenter Server
and ESX / 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 — ESXi 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 ESXi 4.0 Embedded 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:
Introduction to VMware vSphere
Getting Started with ESXi Embedded
ESXi Embedded and vCenter Server Setup Guide
Upgrade Guide
Basic System Administration (Updated 10/21/2009)
ESXi Configuration Guide
Resource Management Guide
Availability Guide
Fibre Channel SAN Configuration Guide (Updated 7/29/2009)
iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide
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
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
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