VMware vSphere 4.0 for ESX* 4.0 - Intel® Server Board S5520UR

This complete and updated Intel® ESAA VMware vSphere 4 ESX* 4.0 recipe includes all technical information required to successfully install and configure the software to operate on an Intel® Server Board S5520UR, and provides the necessary items to apply for VMware pass-through certification. VMware vSphere 4 for ESX 4.0 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*, 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.

Optimized for high performance computing, the feature rich Intel® Server Board S5520UR is a high-performance, rack-optimized server board designed for energy efficiency with a variety of expansion modules for added flexibility. It offers support for up to two Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series, 12 DDR3 memory DIMMs, bridge-board connector supporting Midplane2 with SAS HW RAID, and custom PCI Express* x8 connector for optional Intel® I/O Expansion Modules.