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VirtualCenter Server Requirements

The VirtualCenter server must have:

  • Administrator privileges on the installing system to install the VirtualCenter server. The VirtualCenter server installation adds VirtualCenter as a Windows service.
  • Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows XP Professional, or Windows Server 2003 (Web, Standard, and Enterprise).
  • A minimum of 2GB RAM for VirtualCenter configurations managing 50 managed hosts or fewer. For greater than 50 managed hosts configurations, use 3GB RAM. For configurations with 100 managed hosts running 2000 virtual machines, use 4GB RAM.
  • As a minimum a Pentium IV 2.0Ghz processor. Dual processors are recommended for deployments with more than 25 managed hosts.
  • A minimum of 1 10/100Mbps NIC (1Gbps NIC recommended).
  • Windows Script version 5.6 or later. If the server does not have this version, VirtualCenter installer automatically updates to Windows Script version 5.6.
  • Disk space sufficient on the machine to support the VirtualCenter database and the template upload directory.
  • The VirtualCenter server may run on the same machine as the VirtualCenter client, or may be installed separately on another Windows system. The VirtualCenter server can also be installed in a virtual machine.

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