The following section lists the system requirements for Windows servers using CDP 4.0 Standard Edition.
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h3. Hardware
|| Hardware || Requirements ||
| *Physical Memory* | Minimum 1 GB (2 GB\+ Recommended) |
| *Free Disk Space* | Minimum 5 GB (10 GB\+ Recommended) for CDP Installation
{info:title=Note}Replication and file restore reports are stored in the installation directory. Storage space required depends on how long reporting history is retained and how frequently policies and file restores are run.{info}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 |
| *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 \\ |
| *Disk Safe Storage* | Minimum 1x Primary Storage\* (Recommended 2-4x Primary Storage) \\
\*with compression enabled |
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h3. Windows Operating System
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|| 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 |
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h3. 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 * | Yes \\
Protects all Virtual Machines with one install using the MS Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Virtuozzo Writer {info:title=Note}The Virtuozzo VSS Writer has a known issue: it can fail when VMs are disabled.{info} | Yes \\
Can optionally be installed inside of guest VMs |
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h3. Web Browsers
These web browsers can be used to access the web-based interface of the application.
|| Browser || Versions ||
| Chrome | 11.x |
| Firefox | 5.x, 6.x |
| Internet Explorer | 8, 9 |
{excerpt:hidden=true}System requirements for installing CDP Standard Edition on Windows (hardware, operating system, web browsers, databases).{excerpt}
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h3. Hardware
|| Hardware || Requirements ||
| *Physical Memory* | Minimum 1 GB (2 GB\+ Recommended) |
| *Free Disk Space* | Minimum 5 GB (10 GB\+ Recommended) for CDP Installation
{info:title=Note}Replication and file restore reports are stored in the installation directory. Storage space required depends on how long reporting history is retained and how frequently policies and file restores are run.{info}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 |
| *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 \\ |
| *Disk Safe Storage* | Minimum 1x Primary Storage\* (Recommended 2-4x Primary Storage) \\
\*with compression enabled |
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h3. Windows Operating System
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|| 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 |
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h3. 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 * | Yes \\
Protects all Virtual Machines with one install using the MS Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Virtuozzo Writer {info:title=Note}The Virtuozzo VSS Writer has a known issue: it can fail when VMs are disabled.{info} | Yes \\
Can optionally be installed inside of guest VMs |
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h3. Web Browsers
These web browsers can be used to access the web-based interface of the application.
|| Browser || Versions ||
| Chrome | 11.x |
| Firefox | 5.x, 6.x |
| Internet Explorer | 8, 9 |
{excerpt:hidden=true}System requirements for installing CDP Standard Edition on Windows (hardware, operating system, web browsers, databases).{excerpt}