The VMware vCenter Server Appliance can be deployed only on hosts that are running ESX/ESXi 4.x or later.
This table outlines the VMware vCenter Server Appliance requirements:
Component | Requirement |
vCPU's on the host virtual macine | vCenter Server Appliance 5.x: - Intel or AMD x64 processor with two or more logical cores, each with a speed of 2GHz.
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Disk storage on the host machine | vCenter Server Appliance 5.0.x / 5.1.x: - At least 7 GB
- A maximum of 80 GB
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.x: - At least 70 GB
- A maximum of 125 GB
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Memory in the vCenter Server Appliance | vCenter Server Appliance 5.0.x: - Very small inventory (10 or fewer hosts, 100 or fewer virtual machines) – at least 4 GB
- Small inventory (10-100 hosts or 100-1000 virtual machines) – at least 8 GB
- Medium inventory (100-400 hosts or 1000-4000 virtual machines) – at least 13 GB
- Large inventory (more than 400 hosts or 4000 virtual machines) – at least 17 GB
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1.x: - Very small inventory (10 or fewer hosts, 100 or fewer virtual machines) – at least 4 GB
- Small inventory (10-100 hosts or 100-1000 virtual machines) – at least 8 GB
- Medium inventory (100-400 hosts or 1000-4000 virtual machines) – at least 16 GB
- Large inventory (more than 400 hosts or 4000 virtual machines) – at least 24 GB
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.x: - Very small inventory (10 or fewer hosts, 100 or fewer virtual machines) – at least 8 GB
- Small inventory (10-50 hosts or 100-1500 virtual machines) – at least 16 GB
- Medium inventory (the maximum inventory supported with the embedded database; 50-100 hosts or 1500-3000 virtual machines) – at least 24 GB
Using an external Oracle database, the vCenter Server Appliance supports up to 1000 hosts or 10000 registered virtual machines, and 10000 powered-on virtual machines, and have these memory requirements: - Very small inventory (10 or fewer hosts, 100 or fewer virtual machines) – at least 4 GB
- Small inventory (10-100 hosts or 100-1000 virtual machines) – at least 8 GB
- Medium inventory (100-400 hosts or 1000-4000 virtual machines – at least 16 GB
- Large inventory (More than 400 hosts or 4000 virtual machines) – at least 32 GB
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This table outlines the recommended JVM Heap settings for VMware vCenter Server Appliance vCenter Server Appliance Hardware:
vCenter Server Appliance 5.0.x:
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vCenter Server Appliance Hardware | Tomcat | Query Service (QS) | Policy Based Storage Management (SPS) |
Small inventory (1-100 hosts or 1-1000 virtual machines) | 1 GB | 2 GB | 512 MB |
Medium inventory (100-400 hosts or 1000-4000 virtual machines) | 2 GB | 4 GB | 1 GB |
Large inventory (more than 400 hosts or 4000 virtual machines) | 3 GB | 6 GB | 2 GB |
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1.x:
vCenter Server Appliance Hardware | Tomcat | Query Service (QS) | Policy Based Storage Management (SPS) |
Small inventory (1-100 hosts or 1-1000 virtual machines) | 1 GB | 2 GB | 512 MB |
Medium inventory (100-400 hosts or 1000-4000 virtual machines) | 2 GB | 6 GB | 1 GB |
Large inventory (more than 400 hosts or 4000 virtual machines) | 3 GB | 12 GB | 2 GB |
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.x:
vCenter Server Appliance Hardware | Tomcat | Query Service (QS) | Policy Based Storage Management (SPS) |
Small inventory (1-100 hosts or 1-1000 virtual machines) | 512 MB | 3 GB | 1 GB |
Medium inventory (100-400 hosts or 1000-4000 virtual machines) | 512 MB | 6 GB | 2 GB |
Large inventory (more than 400 hosts or 4000 virtual machines) | 1 GB | 12 GB | 4 GB |