VMware vSphere 4.0 for ESXi 4.0 Installable* - Intel® Server Board S5500BC

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 S5500BC, 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 S5500BC is a cost–effective, feature–rich server board that grows with your business. It has flexible scalability and expandability in I/O, memory, LAN and storage which is designed for deploying Web, email or print servers, business applications, or processor-intensive high performance computing (HPC) workloads. Ideal for remote or branch offices seeking enterprise class manageability, the Intel® Server Board S5500BC supports up to two Intel® Xeon® processors (5500 series), and can be used in rack or pedestal configurations providing world-class quality and reliability with faster implementation.