System Requirements - Backup Agent for Windows

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Below you can find requirements for a computer or virtual machine you are protecting (with the Backup Agent).

h2. Hardware
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|| 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 |

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h2. Windows Operating System

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{info:title=Windows 2003 OS users}.NET 2.x or 3.5 is required. .NET 4.0 does not satisfy this requirement. When installing Server Backup Manager on Windows 2003, the installer fails if the proper .NET version is not installed. Note that the installer does not prompt you to install the correct .NET version before failing.{info}

|| Windows Product || Edition ||
| *Windows Server 2012 R2* \\
32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) | All Editions |
| *Windows Server 2012* \\
32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) | All Editions |
| *Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V* \\
32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) | One install protects all guests |
| *Windows Server 2008 R2* \\
64-bit (x64) | R2 Enterprise, R2 Free, R2 Datacenter, R2 Web Server, R2 Storage Server, R2 Server Foundation |
| *Windows Server 2008* \\
32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) | Enterprise, Free, Datacenter, Web Server, Storage Server, Core, Server Foundation, Small Business Server |
| *Windows Server 2003 (SP2+)* \\
32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) | Enterprise Edition, Free Edition, Web Edition, Datacenter, Storage Server, Small Business Server |
| *Windows Server 2003 R2 (SP2)* \\
32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) \\ | Enterprise Edition, Free Edition, Web Edition, Datacenter, Storage Server, Small Business Server |
| *Windows 8* \\
32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) | All Editions |
| *Windows 7* \\
32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) | All Editions |

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h2. Virtualization

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|| 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. {info:title=Note}R1Soft recommends running the latest service packs and Hyper-V hot fixes to get critical Hyper-V VSS patches from MS.{info}\\ | Yes \\
Can optionally be installed inside of guest VMs. This is only required for Linux guests. |
| *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. {info:title=Notes}* Entire containers can be restored. Individual files within containers cannot be restored.
* The Virtuozzo VSS Writer has a known issue: it can fail when VMs are disabled.{info}\\ | No |
| *Parallels Cloud Server* | N/A \\ | Install into Parallels HVMs running Windows |

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h2. Backup Manager for Databases

See [System Requirements - Databases|System Requirements - Databases].


{excerpt:hidden=true}System requirements for installing the Backup Agent on Windows (hardware, operating system, virtualization).{excerpt}