Minimum requirements for the VMware vCenter Server 6.x Appliance (2106572)

Purpose

If you are using the VMware vCenter Server Appliance, beginning with vSphere 5.x you can download vCenter Server as a virtual machine appliance. With the VMware vCenter Server Appliance, the necessary components are contained in a pre-configured virtual machine. This article outlines the minimum requirements and configurations for a successful implementation.

Note: For more information, see the vSphere Installation and Setup Guide. The documentation contains definitive information. If there is a discrepancy between the documentation and this article, assume that the documentation is correct.

Resolution

The VMware vCenter Server Appliance can be deployed only on hosts that are running ESX/ESXi 5.x or later. 

This table outlines the VMware vCenter Server Appliance requirements:

Resource	Requirement
Disk storage on the host machine	Embedded Platform Services Controller: Tiny: 120GB Small: 150GB Medium: 300GB Large: 450GB External Platform Services Controller: Tiny: 86GB Small: 108GB Medium: 220GB Large: 280GB External Platform Services Controller Appliance: Tiny: 30GB Small: 30GB Medium: 30GB Large: 30GB
Memory in the vCenter Server Appliance	Platform Services Controller Only: 2GB Ram All components on one Appliance. Tiny: 8GB RAM Small: 16GB RAM Medium: 24GB RAM Large: 32GB RAM
CPU's in the vCenter Server Appliance	Platform Services Controller Only: 2 CPU's All components on one Appliance. Tiny: 2 CPU's Small: 4 CPU's Medium: 8 CPU's Large: 16 CPU's

Source:-

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2106572&src=vmw_so_vex_ragga_1012