VMware ESXi Dell Solution Guide
Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers enabled with VMware® ESXi represent the next generation of servers designed specifically for virtualization. Through its close partnership with VMware, Dell is able to offer qualified VMware-based virtualization solutions optimized for today’s active data centers. With its BIOS-like footprint, VMware ESXi Server offers a standards-based management solution designed for reduced deployment time, centralized management, and increased security. When coupled with energy efficient Dell PowerEdge servers, you can also take advantage of reduced power and cooling needs, the latest in CPU technologies, reduced server downtime, and greater reliability.
This guide will help you understand the differences between ESXi Server and ESX Server versions of VMware’s Virtual Infrastructure 3 (VI3) products as they are deployed on Dell servers, how to deploy, manage, license, and support your solution, and Dell’s deployment best practices. A deployment best practices checklist is also provided (see “Appendix A: Deployment Best Practices Check List” on page 33).
VMware ESXi Server is sold as an OEM product pre-installed on Dell servers. Because ESXi Server is pre-installed, your server can be deployed within minutes by simply connecting a keyboard, monitor, and mouse, and by enabling basic Ethernet-based connectivity for management traffic; there is no need to configure local storage, install ESX from CD, or configure the server via the service console. With server data center deployments often handled by several technicians and engineers through a formal deployment process, eliminating these steps may save time and simplify IT deployment flows.
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