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VMware Config Max
VMware Configuration Maximums
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Maximum virtual disks per virtual machine (PVSCSI) | 60 |
| Max vCPUs per VM (Virtual SMP) | 32 |
| Max RAM per VM | 1TB |
| Max VM swap file size | 1TB |
| Max virtual disk size | 2TB minus 512 bytes |
| Max virtual NICs per VM | 10 |
| Max xHCI USB controllers per VM | 20 |
| Max serial ports per VM | 4 |
| Max video memory per VM | 128MB |
| Max concurrent console connections to a VM | 40 |
| Max logical CPUs per host | 160 |
| Max NUMA nodes per host | 8 |
| Max VMs per host | 512 |
| Max vCPUs per host | 2048 |
| Max vCPUs per core | 25 |
| Max virtual disks | 16 |
| Max RAM per FT VM | 64GB |
| Max RAM per host | 2TB |
| Max number of swap files | 1 per VM |
| Max swap file size | 1TB |
| Max virtual disks per host | 2048 |
| Max LUNs per server | 256 |
| Max 10Gb iSCSI HBA initiator ports per server | 8 |
| Max 1Gb iSCSI initiator ports per server | 4 |
| NICs that cam be associated or port bound with the software iSCSI stack per server | 8 |
| Max total storage paths on a server | 1024 |
| ISCSI: dynamic targets per adapter port | 64 |
| ISCSI: static targets per adapter port | 62 |
| 1Gb iSCSI HBA targets per adapter port | 64 |
| 10Gb iSCSI HBA targets per adapter port | 128 |
| Software iSCSI targets | 256 |
| Max NFS mounts per host | 256 |
| Max software FCoE adapters per host | 4 |
| Max VMFS volumes per host | 256 |
| Max hosts per VMFS volume | 64 |
| Powered-on VMs per VMFS volume | 2048 |
| Max VMFS3 volume size | 64TB |
| Max RDM size (VMFS3 & 5) | 2TB minus 512 bytes |
| VMFS3 Max block size | 8MB |
| VMFS3 Max file size (1MB Block) | 256GB |
| VMFS3 Max file size (2MB Block) | 512GB |
| VMFS3 Max file size (4MB Block) | 1TB |
| VMFS3 Max file size (8MB Block) | 2TB minus 512 bytes |
| VMFS3 Files per volume | Aprox 30,720 |
| VMFS5 volume size | 64TB |
| VMFS5 Max block size | 1MB |
| VMFS5 file size | 2TB minus 512 bytes |
| VMFS5 files per volume | Aprox 130,690 |
| Concurrent vMotions per datastore | 128 |
| Concurrent Storage vMotions per datastore | 8 |
| Concurrent Storage vMotions per host | 2 |
| Concurrent non-vMotion provisioning operations per host | 8 |
| 1Gb Ethernet Ports (PCI-X) | 32 |
| 1Gb Ethernet Ports (PCI-E) | 24 |
| Max forcedeth 1Gb Ethernet ports (NVIDIA) | 2 |
| Max 10Gb Ethernet ports | 8 |
| Max combination 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet ports | 6 x 10Gb and 4 x 1Gb |
| Total VM switch ports per host | 4096 |
| Max distributed vNetwork switch ports per vCenter | 30,000 |
| Port groups per vStandard switch | 256 |
| Static port groups per vCenter | 5,000 |
| Max distributed switches per vCenter | 32 |
| Max concurrent vMotions per host (1Gb network) | 4 |
| Max concurrent vMotions per host (10Gb network) | 8 |
| Hosts per cluster | 32 |
| VMs per cluster | 3,000 |
| VMs per host in cluster | 512 |
| Max resource pools per cluster | 1,600 |
| Max children per resource pool | 1024 |
| Max resource pool tree depth | 8 |
| Max vCloud director VMs | 20,000 |
| Max vCloud director powered-on VMs | 10,000 |
| Max vCloud director VMs per vApp | 64 |
| Max vCloud director vApps per Organization | 500 |
| Max vCloud director hosts | 2,000 |
| Max vCloud director datastores | 1024 |
| Max vCloud director users | 10,000 |
| Max vCenter hosts per server | 1,000 |
| Max vCenter powered-on VMs | 10,000 |
| Max vCenter linked servers | 10 |
| Max vCenter hosts in linked servers | 3,000 |
| Max vCenter concurrent vSphere clients | 100 |
| Max vCenter MAC addresses per server | 65,536 |
| Max vCenter USB devices connected at vSphere client | 20 |
| Max vCenter VASA storage providers | 10 |
| Max Storage DRS virtual disks per datastore cluster | 9000 |
| Max Storage DRS datastores per datastore cluster | 32 |
| Max Storage DRS datastore clusters per vCenter | 256 |