VMware vSphere 4.0 for ESXi 4.0 Installable* - Intel® Server Board S3420GP

This document contains a Hardware and Software bill of materials and a link to the VMware vSphere 4 for ESXi 4.0 Installable* “get started” installation guide, and provides the necessary items to apply for VMware pass-through certification. VMware vSphere 4 for ESXi 4.0 Installable Server is the industry’s first cloud operating system, transforming datacenters into dramatically simplified cloud infrastructure and enabling the next generation of flexible, reliable IT services. VMware vSphere is the next evolutionary step in IT computing, enabling customers to bring the power of cloud computing to their IT infrastructures. Building on the power of VMware Infrastructure*, combined with the Intel® Server Board S3420GP, VMware vSphere dramatically reduces capital and operating costs, and increases control over IT infrastructures while preserving the flexibility to choose any OS, application and hardware.

The Intel® Server Board S3420GP is an entry server board with essential server-class features. Growing businesses need a reliable server solution for web servers, file and print servers, e-mail servers, storage servers and vertical-specific business applications. A general-purpose entry server platform plays a fundamental role in the success of a workgroup, department, small- to medium- sized business or high performance computing (HPC). The Intel® Server Board S3420GP provides server-class performance without sacrificing cost-effectiveness or reliability.