The following section lists the system requirements for Windows servers using CDP 4.0 Standard Edition.
Hardware
| Hardware | Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Memory | Minimum 1 GB (2 GB+ Recommended) | ||
| Free Disk Space | Minimum 5 GB (10 GB+ Recommended) for CDP Installation
15%+ free space on protected drives is recommended to maintain point-in-time snapshots during replication. |
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| Primary Storage Types | Directly Attached Storage Including: IDE, SATA, SCSI, SAS, ISCSI, Fibre Channel, Dynamic Disks (Software RAID), Hardware RAID, Solid State Drives (SSD) |
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| File Systems | NTFS (512 byte - 64 KB cluster sizes) | ||
| Virtualization |
MS Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer 5, Xen Source Hypervisor, VMWare, MS Virtual Server | ||
| Disk Safe Locations | Directly Attached Storage, Network Attached Storage Including: IDE, SATA, SCSI, SAS, ISCSI, Fibre Channel, Dynamic Disks (Software RAID), Hardware RAID, Solid State Drives (SSD), Windows Network Shares, CIFS |
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| Disk Safe Storage | Minimum 1x Primary Storage* (Recommended 2-4x Primary Storage) *with compression enabled |
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, 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 |
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 | Yes Protects all Virtual Machines with one install using the MS Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Virtuozzo Writer
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Yes Can optionally be installed inside of guest VMs |
Web Browsers
These web browsers can be used to access the web-based interface of the application.
| Browser | Versions |
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| Chrome | 11.x |
| Firefox | 5.x, 6.x |
| Internet Explorer | 8, 9 |
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