CDP Enterprise Edition for Windows is cross-platform, high performance backup software. With CDP Enterprise Edition, you can manage data protection for both Windows and Linux environments, all from one user interface and into one disk-based data repository.
Installing the CDP Enterprise Server on a Windows Server allows you to protect data on both Windows and Linux CDP Agents. All features available for both Windows and Linux are available regardless of the operating environment you choose for your CDP Enterprise Server repository.
Below you can find requirements for a computer or virtual machine you are protecting (with CDP Agent).
Hardware
| Hardware | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Physical Memory | Minimum 512 MB |
| Free Disk Space | Minimum 256 MB 15%+ free space on protected drives is recommended to maintain point-in-time snapshots during replication. |
| Primary Storage Types | Directly Attached Storage Including: IDE, SATA, SCSI, SAS, ISCSI, Fibre Channel, Dynamic Disks (Software RAID), Hardware RAID, Solid State Drives (SSD) |
| File Systems | NTFS (512 byte - 64 KB cluster sizes) |
| Virtualization | MS Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer 5, Xen Source Hypervisor, VMWare, MS Virtual Server |
Windows Operating System
| Windows Product | Edition |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit (x64) |
R2 Enterprise, R2 Standard, R2 Datacenter, R2 Web Server, R2 Storage Server, R2 Server Foundation |
| Windows Server 2008 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) |
Enterprise, Standard, Datacenter, Web Server, Storage Server, Core, Server Foundation, Small Business Server |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) |
One install protects all guests |
| Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) |
One install protects all guests |
| Windows Server 2003 (SP2+) 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) |
Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, Web Edition, Datacenter, Storage Server, Small Business Server |
| Windows 7 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) |
All Editions |
| Windows Vista (SP2+) 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) |
All Editions |
| Windows XP (SP2+) 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) |
All Editions |
Virtualization
| Technology | Physical Server Install | Guest (Virtual Machine) Install | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Hyper-V | Yes Protects all VHDs (Virtual Machines) with one install using the MS Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Hyper-V Writer.
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Yes Can optionally be installed inside of guest VMs. This is only required for Linux guests. |
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| Citrix XenServer 5 | No | Install into guest VMs (domU) | ||
| Xen Source Hypervisor | No | Install into guest VMs (domU) | ||
| VMWare ESXi | No | Install into guest VMs | ||
| VMWare Server | No | Install into guest VMs | ||
| VMWare Workstation | No | Install into guest VMs | ||
| Parallels Virtuozzo Containers | Yes Install onto physical host. Take snapshots and back up your virtual machines using the MS Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Virtuozzo Writer.
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No |
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