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VMware vSphere 4.0 offers three server versions — ESX, ESXi Installable, and ESXi Embedded. The documents on this page cover ESX and vCenter Server. There are separate documentation pages for the ESXi Installable / vCenter Server and ESXi Embedded / vCenter Server combinations.
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New Features and Release Notes
What’s New in VMware vSphere 4.0
VMware vSphere 4.0 Release Notes — ESX Edition
Hardware and Software Compatibility Information
Hardware Compatibility Guide
Configuration Maximums for VMware vSphere 4.0 (Updated 9/23/2009)
VMware vSphere Compatibility Matrixes
System Administrator Documentation
Read the documentation below to learn about installing, configuring, and using vSphere products.
Main Documentation Set
Published on 5/21/09 for ESX 4.0 Build 164009 and vCenter Server 4.0 Build 162902
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- Introduction to VMware vSphere
Getting Started with ESX
ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide (Updated 6/26/2009)
Upgrade Guide
Basic System Administration (Updated 4/16/2010)
vSphere Web Access Administrator’s Guide (Updated 7/06/2009)
ESX Configuration Guide (Updated 4/16/2010)
Resource Management Guide
Availability Guide (Updated 4/16/2010)
Fibre Channel SAN Configuration Guide (Updated 4/16/2010)
iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide (Updated 4/16/2010)
Additional Resources
Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service (Updated 1/08/2010)
vSphere Command-Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide
License Server Configuration for vCenter Server 4.0
VMware vCenter Server 4.x Database Sizing Calculator for Microsoft SQL Server
VMware vCenter Server 4.x Database Sizing Calculator for Oracle
ESX 4 Patch Management Guide
SAN System Design and Deployment Guide
Guest Operating System Installation Guide (HTML)
Optional vSphere Products and Modules
VMware vCenter Update Manager Documentation page
VMware vCenter Converter Documentation page
VMware vCenter Orchestrator Documentation page
VMware Consolidated Backup Documentation page
For Automators and Customizers
vSphere Automation & Customization Resources page
For Developers
vSphere SDK & API Developer Resources page
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