vCenter server installation minimum hardware requirements
Host Hardware for Simple Install Deployment | Minimum Requirement |
Processor | Intel or AMD x64 processor with two or more |
logical cores, each with a speed of 2 GHz. | |
Memory | 12 GB. |
Memory | |
requirements are higher if the vCenter Server database runs on the same | |
machine as vCenter Server. | |
vCenter Server | |
includes several Java services: VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices | |
(tc Server), Inventory Service, and Profile-Driven Storage Service. When you | |
install vCenter Server, you select the size of your vCenter Server inventory | |
to allocate memory for these services. The inventory size determines the | |
maximum JVM heap settings for the services. You can change this setting after | |
the installation if the number of hosts in your environment changes. For | |
more information, see the recommendations in JVM Heap settings for | |
vCenter Server. | |
Disk storage | 40-60 GB of free disk space is required |
after the installation, depending on the size of your inventory. You | |
should provide more space to allow for future growth of your inventory. | |
Disk | |
storage requirements are higher if the vCenter Server database runs on the | |
same machine as vCenter Server, depending on the size of those databases. | |
In | |
vCenter Server 5.x, the default size for vCenter Server logs is 450 MB larger | |
than in vCenter Server 4.x. Ensure the disk space allotted to the log folder | |
is sufficient for this increase. | |
Network speed | 1 Gbps |