VMware vSphere 4.0 for ESXi 4.0 Installable* - Intel® Server Board S5500WB

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 S5500WB, 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 S5500WB offers top performance for dense computing environments. When total cost of ownership is paramount, the Intel® Server Board S5500WB offers a design optimized for efficiency, targeting Internet portal data centers, cloud computing, and high performance computing (HPC) applications. Featuring Intel’s next generation of Intel® Xeon® processor, the 5500 series, and policy-based power management via Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager, the Intel® Server Board S5500WB incorporates state of the art remote management, power and cooling optimizations to meet demanding data center requirements.