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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 industry’s first thin hypervisor VMware ESXi 3.5 is the industry’s first, thin hypervisor integrated into
integrated into server hardware. The compact, hardware server hardware. With its next-generation architecture embedded in
embedded architecture of VMware ESXi raises the bar hardware, VMware ESXi enables a plug-and-play data center with greater
for security and reliability and lays the foundation for a security, reliability and manageability. Requiring no installation and minimal
dynamic, automated datacenter. configuration, VMware ESXi accelerates server deployment—IT organizations
can take servers from boot-up to running production applications in virtual
benEfits machines in minutes.
• Reduce server deployment time with built-in How Does VMware ESXi Work?
virtualization, right out of the box.
Building on the legacy of the market-leading VMware ESX, a production-
• Achieve unparalleled infrastructure reliability while
proven, stable and mature hypervisor, VMware ESXi is the culmination of
minimizing security exposure.
almost a decade of research into hypervisor design. VMware ESXi offers the
• Simplify management with a compact, OS-indepen- same great performance and scalability in a compact, 32-MB package. (For a
dent hypervisor. complete description of the features and capabilities of VMware ESX, please
• Build a complete virtual infrastructure on the indus- visit www.vmware.com/products/vi/esx/.)
try’s most robust platform.
At a fraction of the size of general purpose operating system, the 32-MB
footprint of VMware ESXi sets a new bar for security due to a smaller “attack
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.
By design, VMware ESXi works with the VMware Infrastructure API and
standards-based monitoring protocols, and integrates well with server
hardware and 3rd-party software solutions.
Innovative, thin hypervisor architecture
• Operating system-independent design optimized for virtualization
performance.
• Unmatched security with a small 32MB, virtualization-centric architecture.
Integrated into server hardware
• Embedded hypervisor ensures compatible, pre-tested and optimized
hardware configurations.
• Optimized for remote management tools and industry standard protocols
such as CIM.
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
Optimized for server integration, VMware ESXi provides unmatched security and
reliability.
takes just minutes.
• Plug-and-play of server hardware that provides instant addition of resources
for on-demand capacity.

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