2.1 Map Business Requirements to the Logical Design

VMware vSphere Evaluation Worksheet

Hardware Checklist:
All hardware has been validated against the VMware
Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)

Software Checklist:
VMware vSphere VMware ESX
VMware vCenter Server
VMware vSphere Client
After you have successfully installed the VMware vSphere software components on your hardware, you can
proceed to perform the evaluation of VMware vSphere. For each scenario, you can use the corresponding
checklist below to ensure that you are following the proper sequence.

Section 1
Network Configuration
Storage Configuration
Cluster Setup
High Availability
vMotion

Section 2
FC Storage Setup
Host Profiles
Distributed Resource Scheduling
Distributed Power Management
Fault Tolerance
Storage vMotion and Thin Provisioning
vApp
Update Manager

Section 3
Linked Mode
vNetwork Distributed Switch
Private VLAN
Hot Add
Dynamic Storage Management
Custom Alarm Setup
Management Assistant
PowerCLI