In this chapter, we will discuss how to design the ESXi host and make it meet the requirements of the business. In general, when we purchase an ESXi host, we mainly consider the data center CPU type and CPU capacity, data center memory capacity, host hardware type, and so on.
ESXi hosts are the fundamental compute building blocks of a virtual data center.
ESXi host resources are distributed in order to run virtual machines. They are aggregated to build clusters of highly available pools of compute resources. Now, if you want to design the ESXi, the first step is to identify useful information from the customer, including the CPU type, CPU capacity, memory capacity, and the customer's preferred hardware vendor.
Now how can we go ahead and determine all of the CPU capacity required? Just follow these steps:
Choose the appropriate tools to analyze the current system CPU capacity required. Many tools can help do that, such as the VMware capacity planner and...