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Contents
Introduction
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VMware License Offerings .
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ESXi Architecture Overview
Important Information
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vSphere 4 Architecture Overview
Supported Configurations
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Configuring vSphere 4 Using
Dell Fibre
Channel SAN . . . . . . . . .
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Configuring vSphere 4 Using
iSCSI SAN. . . . . . . . . . .
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Supported vSphere 4 Configuration Solutions
ESXi and vCenter Deployment .
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Guidelines for Deploying ESXi
Best Practices Checklist for
Deployment . . . . . . . . .
Booting ESXi
Configuring the Password
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Configuring Lockdown Mode .
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Configuring, Restarting, Testing,
or Disabling the Management
Network Services. . . . . . . .
Additional Setup Steps .
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Deploying vCenter Server
Installing vSphere Client
Image Recovery
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