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ThisguideisintendedforexperiencedWindowsorLinuxsystemadministratorswho

willbeinstallingVMwareESX Server 3iandwillbeconfiguringvirtualizationforthe

firsttimebyusingVMwareInfrastructure 3.Specifically,itisintendedforuserswho:

 DonotyethavetheESX Server 3isoftwareinstalled.

 DonotyethavetheVMwareInfrastructureClientortheVMwareVirtualCenter

Serverinstalled.

ThisguidedescribesVMwareESX Server 3iandVirtualCenterandprovides

instructionsforsettingupandconfiguringahost,includingthefollowingtasks:

 InstallingESX Server 3iandaddingthehosttoyournetwork.

 DeployingtheVI ClientandconnectingtoasingleESX Server 3ihost.

 Deployingandrunningavirtualmachine.

 DeployingVMwareInfrastructurewiththeVirtualCenterServertomanage

multiplehosts.

About VMware Infrastructure

VMwareInfrastructureisasuiteofapplicationsthatusesvirtualizationto:

 Runmultipleoperatingsystemsonasinglephysicalmachinesimultaneously.

 Reclaimidleresourcesandbalanceworkloadsacrossmultiplephysicalmachines.

 Workaroundhardwarefailuresandscheduledmaintenance.

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