Just a few reminders and direct links to the Cisco UC on UCS doc wiki.
- Disable LRO on VMWare 4.x
- Team the NICs and route by IP hash
- Set virtual machines to start automatically
- Set FQHN, dns servers, and NTP servers
- Upgrade vmtools on virtual machines
OVA/OVF Templates:
Supported Hardware:
http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware
Supported Applications and Versions:
http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Unified_Communications_Virtualization_Supported_Applications
Installing ESXi:
http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Implementing_Virtualization_Deployments
Upgrading ESXi, UCS firmware, and UC Applications:
http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Ongoing_Virtualization_Operations_and_Maintenance
Upgrading VMWare Tools:
http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/VMware_Tools