VMware Products and Servers using Real time,installation process

Requirements-
Server OS
Windows server 2003
Win server 2008
Win server 2007
Win server   2010 
Win server 2012(latest GUI)

Client OS
Window xp
Win  07
Win 08
Win 98
Win vista
Real time server-
Hp  - proliant BL 380
Dell- power edge R900
Cisco- C240 M1
IBM- System X 3650
VMWare Products-

Vcenter- Virtual center
ESX- Elestic Sky Ex
ESXi- Elestic Sky EX independent or integration
Vsphere client
Versions-
Vcenter- 2.5,4.0,4.1,5.0,5.1,5.5,6.0(New)
ESXi- 3.5,4.0,4.1,5.0,5.1,5.5,6.0
ESX- 3.5,4.0,4.1
VMWare Version- 4.0,7,7.x,8,9,10,11
Note- After 4.1 there is no ESX change as ESXi
5.5 is stable version
5.1 connectivity issues
6.0 still R&D going on(few companies are using this new version)
Vcenter- Centralized management interface.
Vsphere client- connecting the application.

Virtual Machine(VM)- A software computer (A set of files)
Files-
-vmware.vmx- vm configuration file(power off ,power on)
- .vmdk - vm hard disk file(index file)
-flat.vmdk -vm hard disk file (actual data)
.nvrm - BIOS file
vmware.log-log files (power on to power off=1 log file)
vmware.log n(number)
ex- vmware.log2,vmware.log3 etc...
- .vswap -swap file(created when power on, deleted when power off)
-.vmsn - snap shot files
-.vmsd- snap shot fils.