ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter Installation Guide
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VI Client Requirements
ThefollowingsectionslistVI Clienthardwareandsoftwarerequirements.
VI Client Hardware Requirements
TheVI Clienthardwaremustmeetthefollowingrequirements:
Processor–266MHzorhigherIntelorAMDx86processor(500MHz
recommended).
Memory–256MBRAMminimum,512MBrecommended.
DiskStorage–150MBfreediskspacerequiredforbasicinstallation.Youmust
have55MBfreeonthedestinationdriveforinstallationoftheprogram,andyou
musthave100MBfreeonthedriv econtainingyour%temp% directory.
Networking–Gigabitrecommended.
VI Client Software Requirements
TheVI Clientisdesignedforthe32‐bitversionsoftheseoperatingsystems:
Windows2000ProSP4
Windows2000ServerSP4withUpdateRollup1(downloadUpdateRollup1from
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/news/bulletins/rollu
p.mspx)
WindowsXPProSP2
Windows2003SP1andSP2(allreleasesexcept64‐bit)
Windows2003ServerR2
WindowsVistaBusiness
WindowsVistaEnterprise
TheVI ClientrequirestheMicrosoft.NET2.0Framework.Ifyoursystemdoesnothave
itinstalled,theVI Clientinstallerinstallsit.
VirtualCenter VI Web Access Requirements
TheVIWebAccessclientisdesignedforthesebrowsers:
Windows–InternetExplorer6.0orhigher,NetscapeNavigator7.0,Mozilla1.X,
Firefox1.0.7andhigher.
Linux–NetscapeNavigator7.0orlater,Mozilla1.x,Firefox1.0.7andhigher.
