VMware 454885-B21 Installation Guide - Page 16

VMware® Lab Manager Installation Guide Table 2-1. System Requirements (Continued) System Component Network Operating system Additional notes and recommendations Lab Manager Server „ (Recommended) Gigabit Ethernet „ Machine cannot run on a Windows domain controller. „ Lab Manager Server resides outside of a Windows domain. „ Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Support for localized versions in U.S. English, British English. Australian English, French, German, Italian, and Japanese. „ Internet Information Server (IIS) and ASP.NET version 1.1.4322 enabled „ Service Pack 1 (SP1) or SPI for Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 „ (Recommended) SSL certificate „ System clock is in sync with the clocks on the storage servers. This synchronization prevents unnecessary delays during garbage collection (automatic removal of unused virtual machine images). Managed Server „ One or more Ethernet controllers: Broadcom NetXtreme 570x Gigabit controllers or Intel PRO/100 adapters „ For best performance and security, use separate Ethernet controllers for the ESX service console and virtual machines. „ VMware Infrastructure 3 (ESX Server 3.0.1) „ Machine appears on the VMware hardware compatibility list. „ Accessing, configuring, or manipulating the underlying virtualization technology is prohibited to avoid system problems. „ Number of virtual machines varies depending on the number of virtual machines you run at a time. As a starting point, estimate 5-10 virtual machines per Managed Server. Increase this range if the applications are not CPU‐intensive and some performance degradation is acceptable. 16 VMware, Inc.