[...]... 512 Table 1-1 6 vCenter maximums Value/Item Maximum ESX 3.5 ESX 4.0 Number of virtual machines powered on (32-bit) 2,000 2,000 Hosts per vCenter server (32-bit) 200 200 Registered virtual machines (32-bit) - 3,000 Hosts per vCenter server (64-bit) - 300 Number of virtual machines powered on (64-bit) - 3,000 Registered virtual machines (64-bit) - 4,500 Linked vCenter servers - 10 Hosts in linked-mode environment... e100 NICs 26 - Physical e1000 NICs (PCI-x) 32 32 Physical e1000 NICs (PCI-e) 32 32 Physical Broadcom NICs 20 - igb 1GB Ethernet ports (Intel) - 16 tg3 1GB Ethernet ports (Broadcom) - 32 bnx2 1GB Ethernet ports (Broadcom) - 16 Forcedeth 1GB Ethernet ports (NVIDIA) - 2 Scio 10GB Ethernet ports (Neterion) - 4 nx_nic 10GB Ethernet ports (Net-XEN) - 4 ixgbe Oplin 10GB Ethernet ports (Intel) - 4 bnx2x 10GB... changes to advanced settings) 1.3 VMware ESX 3.x/4.x Configuration Maximums | 7 Table 1-7 Storage hardware iSCSI maximums Value/item Maximum ESX 3.5 ESX 4.0 LUNs per server 256 256 LUNs concurrently used - 256 Dynamic targets per port - 64 Static targets per port - 61 Total targets (static + dynamic must not exceed this number) - 256 Paths to LUN - 8 Total paths - 1,024 Table 1-8 Storage software iSCSI maximums... environment - 1,000 10 | Chapter 1: VMware Infrastructure Installation Value/Item Maximum ESX 3.5 ESX 4.0 Powered-on virtual machines in linked mode - 10,000 Registered virtual machines in linked mode - 15,000 Concurrent vSphere client connections (32-bit) 20 15 Concurrent vSphere client connections (64-bit) - 30 Hosts per datacenter 50 100 See Also Recipes 1.5, 1.7, 1.11, and 1.16 1.4 VMware ESX 3.x... 256 256 LUNs concurrently used - 256 Targets 64 - Ethernet ports bound with the software iSCSI stack - 8 Total targets (static + dynamic must not exceed this number) - 256 Paths to LUN - 8 Total paths - 1,024 Table 1-9 CPU maximums Value/Item Maximum ESX 3.5 ESX 4.0 Number of virtual CPUs per server 192 512 Number of virtual machines per server 170 320 Number of HT (hyper-threading) logical processors... ports) - 4,096 Distributed virtual network switch ports per vCenter - 6,000 Distributed groups per vCenter - 512 Distributed switches per vCenter - 16 Hosts per distributed switch - 64 1.3 VMware ESX 3.x/4.x Configuration Maximums | 9 Table 1-1 3 Resource pool HA cluster maximums Value/Item Maximum ESX 3.5 ESX 4.0 Hosts per high availability (HA) cluster 32 32 Virtual machines per HA cluster - 1,280... can invoke the text-mode installer (Figure 1-1 ) The installer will begin to load, displaying another screen that will allow you to test the CD-ROM media for errors If you want to test the media, use the Tab key to highlight the Test button; otherwise, select the Skip button to continue the installation (Figure 1-2 ) Figure 1-1 ESX installation screen Figure 1-2 CD-ROM media test 1.5 VMware ESX 3.x Installation... (Intel) - 4 bnx2x 10GB Ethernet ports (Broadcom) - 4 Number of PCI VMDirectPath devices per host - 8 Number of port groups per standard switch 512 512 Number of NICs in a team 32 - Number of Ethernet ports 32 - Number of virtual NICs per virtual switch 1,016 - Number of virtual switches per host 127 248 Number of port groups (VLANs) 4,096 4,096 Table 1-1 2 Networking vNetwork distributed switch maximums... require permission We appreciate, but do not require, attribution An attribution usually includes the title, author, publisher, and ISBN For example: VMware Cookbook, by Ryan Troy and Matthew Helmke Copyright 2010 Ryan Troy and Matthew Helmke, 97 8-0 -5 9 6-1 572 5-8 .” If you feel your use of code examples falls outside fair use or the permission given above, feel free to contact us at permissions@oreilly.com... Virtual machines per host in HA cluster - 100 Failover hosts per cluster 4 4 Failover as percentage of cluster 50.00% 50.00% Table 1-1 4 Resource pool DRS cluster maximums Value/Item Maximum ESX 3.5 ESX 4.0 Hosts per distributed resource scheduler (DRS) cluster - 32 Virtual machines per DRS cluster - 1,280 Virtual machines per host in DRS cluster - 256 Table 1-1 5 Resource pool maximums Value/Item Maximum . class="bi x0 y0 w0 h1" alt="" VMware Cookbook VMware Cookbook Ryan Troy and Matthew Helmke Beijing • Cambridge • Farnham • Köln • Sebastopol • Taipei • Tokyo VMware Cookbook by Ryan Troy and Matthew. resulting from the use of the information con- tained herein. TM This book uses RepKover™, a durable and flexible lay-flat binding. ISBN: 97 8-0 -5 9 6-1 572 5-8 [M] 1255442634 Table of Contents Preface. 3 1.3 VMware ESX 3.x/4.x Configuration Maximums 5 1.4 VMware ESX 3.x Server Overview 11 1.5 VMware ESX 3.x Installation 12 1.6 VMware ESXi 3.5 Overview 21 1.7 VMware ESXi 3.5 Installation 22 1.8 VMware