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4 Enter the primary server, an alternate server (optional), and the host name.

Managing Your First ESXi Host

You manage hosts using the vSphere Client.

After you finish initial setup of the host, download and install the vSphere Client. Connect to the host and add

your first virtual machine by importing a virtual appliance.

vSphere Client Hardware Requirements

Make sure that the vSphere Client hardware meets the requirements.

CPU – 1 CPU

Processor – 266MHz or faster Intel or AMD processor (500MHz recommended).

Memory – 200MB RAM

Disk Storage – 1GB free disk space for a complete installation, which includes the following components:

Microsoft .NET 2.0

Microsoft .NET 3.0 SP1

Microsoft Visual J#

vSphere Client 4.0

vSphere Host Update Utility 4.0

You must also have 400MB free on the drive that has your %temp% directory.

If all of the prerequisites are already installed, 300MB of free space is required on the drive that has your

%temp% directory, and 450MB is required for the vSphere Client 4.0.

Networking – Gigabit connection recommended.

vSphere Client Software Requirements

Make sure that your operating system supports the vSphere Client.

The vSphere Client requires the Microsoft .NET 3.0 SP1 Framework. If your system does not have it installed,

the vSphere Client installer installs it.

For a list of supported operating systems, see the vSphere Compatibility Matrixes at

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_compatibility_matrix.pdf on the VMware vSphere

documentation Web site.

Download the vSphere Client

The vSphere Client is a Windows program that you can use to configure the host and to operate its virtual

machines. You can download vSphere Client from any host.

Prerequisites

You must have the URL of the host. This is the IP address or host name.

Procedure

1 From a Windows machine, open a Web browser.

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