The VMware vSphere and VMware vCenter Server must meet specific hardware requirements.
The server on which vCenter Server is installed must be either a physical machine or a virtual machine with access to a supported database. The vSphere Client machines must also meet specific hardware requirements.
The vCenter Server and vSphere Client hardware requirements can be found on the VMware Documentation website (http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/).
The Oracle vSphere Plug-In for Oracle Flash Storage Systems must be installed on a Windows 2008 or 2012 server.