
Installation Guide
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Supported Guest Operating Systems
For information regarding which guest operating systems are currently supported in
ESX Server 2.5, please refer to the Guest Operating System Installation Guide.
Virtual Machine Specifications
Each ESX Server machine can host up to 80 virtual CPUs in virtual machines (and up
to 200 registered virtual machines) on a single ESX Server, with the following
capabilities and specifications.
Virtual Storage
! Up to 4 host bus adapters per virtual machine
! Up to 15 targets per host bus adapter
! Up to 60 targets per virtual machine; 256 targets concurrently in all virtual
machines per ESX Server.
Virtual Processor
! Intel Pentium II or later (dependent on system processor)
! One or two processors per virtual machine
Virtual Chip Set
! Intel 440BX-based motherboard with NS338 SIO chip
Virtual BIOS
! PhoenixBIOS™ 4.0 Release 6
Virtual Memory
! Up to 3.6GB per virtual machine
N
OTE If you plan to create a dual-virtual CPU virtual machine, then your ESX Server machine
must have at least two physical processors and you must have purchased the VMware
Virtual SMP for ESX Server product.
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