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VMware vCenter Cookbook

By : Kostantin Kuminsky
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VMware vCenter Cookbook

By: Kostantin Kuminsky

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (15 chapters)
VMware vCenter Cookbook
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Using new virtual hardware


The virtual machine hardware version is a set of hardware features. In most cases, it's the host's physical hardware used for virtual features, including PCI slots, EFI, CPUs, and so on.

The hardware version defines the following:

  • Memory limits for VMs

  • CPU limits for VMs

  • The storage and network adapters available

  • Guest OSes available for a VM

  • Other virtual hardware capabilities

Comparison of a subset of features available in different hardware versions is outlined in the following table:

 

Hardware version 8

Hardware version 9

Hardware version 10

Memory limit, GB

1011

1011

1011

Maximum number of CPUs

32

64

64

Maximum number of storage adapters

4

Including PVSCSI

4

Including PVSCSI

4

Including PVSCSI

Maximum number of network adapters

10

Including VMXNET3

10

Including VMXNET3

10

Including VMXNET3

USB 3.0

No

Pass-through from client PC to VM

Pass-through from client PC to VM

How to do it...

The hardware version is chosen during VM creation. By default...