VMware vSphere 4.0
VMware ESX 4.0 and VMware vCenter Server 4.0
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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, Host Operating System, and Guest Operating System Compatibility Guides
VMware Product Interoperability Matrix
Configuration Maximums for VMware vSphere 4.0 (Updated 4/27/2012)
VMware vSphere Compatibility Matrixes
(deprecated as of 10/26/2011)
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
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Introduction to VMware vSphere
Getting Started with ESX (Updated 01/27/2012)
ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide (Updated 01/27/2012)
Upgrade Guide (Updated 09/30/2011)
Basic System Administration (Updated 01/27/2012)
vSphere Web Access Administrator's Guide (Updated 7/06/2009)
ESX Configuration Guide (Updated 4/27/2012)
Resource Management Guide (Updated 09/30/2011)
Availability Guide (Updated 02/10/2011)
Fibre Channel SAN Configuration Guide (Updated 4/27/2012)
iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide (Updated 4/27/2012)
Additional Resources
Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service (Updated 9/30/2010)
vSphere Command-Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide
Legacy Host Licensing with vCenter Server 4.x
VMware vCenter Server 4.x Database Sizing Calculator for Microsoft SQL Server(.xls)
VMware vCenter Server 4.x Database Sizing Calculator for Oracle(.xls)
ESX 4 Patch Management Guide (Updated 2/17/2010)
SAN System Design and Deployment 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
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