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VMware ESXi 3.5

Increase IT Efficiency and Reliability with Hardware-Integrated, Thin Hypervisor

at a g l a n c e What is VMware ESXi 3.5?

VMware ESXi 3.5 is the next generation, OS-independent VMware ESXi 3.5 is the next generation, OS-independent hypervisor that
hypervisor that makes virtualization easy to deploy. makes virtualization easy to deploy. Requiring minimal configuration,
Requiring minimal configuration, users can be up users can be up and running in minutes with a production class hypervisor
and running in minutes with a production class that scales to run the most resource intensive applications. Also available
hypervisor that scales to run the most resource intensive embedded in server hardware, VMware ESXi enables the plug-and-play data
applications. center with greater security, reliability and manageability.

benEfits How Does VMware ESXi Work?

• Reduce server deployment time with an easy to use Building on the legacy of the market-leading VMware ESX, a production
and configure hypervisor. proven, stable and mature hypervisor, VMware ESXi is the culmination of
almost a decade of research into hypervisor design. VMware ESXi offers the
• Achieve unparalleled infrastructure reliability while
same great performance and scalability in a compact, 32-MB package. (For a
minimizing security exposure.
complete description of the features and capabilities of VMware ESX, please
• Simplify management with a compact, visit www.vmware.com/products/vi/esx/.)
OS-independent hypervisor.
At a fraction of the size of general purpose operating system, the 32-MB
• Build a complete virtual infrastructure on the
footprint of VMware ESXi sets a new bar for security due to a smaller “attack
industry’s most robust platform.
surface.” This small footprint and hardware-like reliability also enable VMware
ESXi to be built directly into industry standard x86 servers. Customers can now
deploy diskless servers attached to shared storage, removing the most failure
prone server component, while decreasing power and cooling requirements.
VMware ESXi works with standards-based monitoring protocols and is easily
managed one-to-one with the VMware Infrastructure Client. When licensed
within a VMware Infrastructure edition, VMware ESXi supports VMware
Virtual Machines VirtualCenter and the VMware Infrastructure API for integration with 3rd-party
App App App software solutions.
OS OS OS
Innovative, thin hypervisor architecture
VMware ESXi • Operating system-independent design optimized for virtualization
performance.
• Unmatched security with a small 32MB, virtualization-centric architecture.
Intuitive interfaces and intelligent defaults
• Menu-driven start up experience and intelligent defaults that dramatically
reduce deployment time—booting the server to running virtual machines
takes just minutes.
• Plug-and-play of server hardware that provides instant addition of resources
Physical Server for on-demand capacity.
Seamless Upgrade to VMware Infrastructure
Optimized for server integration, VMware ESXi provides unmatched security and
reliability.
• Simple license upgrade to VMware Infrastructure to support centralized
management with VirtualCenter and virtual infrastructure capabilities such as
VMotion, Distributed Resource Scheduler, and High Availability (HA)

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