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vRanger 7.8.5 - Integration Guide for Quest QoreStor

vRanger: virtual machine (VM)

The following describes the hardware recommendations for using vRanger in a VM:

 
Table 2. Requirements for a installing vRanger on a virtual machine

CPU

Four vCPUs.

RAM

4 GB RAM is recommended.

Storage

At least 4 GB free hard disk space on the vRanger machine.

Requirements for physical backup and restore

When backing up from and restoring to a physical server, vRanger uses a client run on that server to perform backup and restore operations. To process the backup workload effectively, the physical server must meet the following requirements:

 
Table 3. Requirements for physical backup and restore

CPU

Any combination equaling four cores of CPUs are recommended. Example one quad-core CPU; two dual-core CPUs.

RAM

2 GB RAM is required.

Additional requirement for repository replication

If you set up repository replication, increase the Task Timeout setting beyond the default 24 hours for the initial synchronization. If the initial synchronization involves the transfer of many terabytes of data, you might need to increase the task timeout to over a hundred hours.

1
On the Main toolbar, click Tools > Options.
2
Under the My Jobs node, click Configuration.
3
In the Timeout section, change the Task Timeout field to 100 or more, depending on the size of the environment.
After the initial synchronization of the repositories is finished, you can update this field to an appropriate number.
4
Click OK.

Supported operating systems for installation

The following operating systems are supported for installation of vRanger.

 
Table 4. Supported operating systems
Operating system
Service pack level
Bit level

Windows Server 2008 R212

SP1 or later

x64

Windows Server 2012b

All service packs

x64

Windows Server 2012 R2b3

All service packs

x64

Windows Server 2016b

All service packs

x64

Windows Server 2019b

All service packs

x64

Windows Server 2022b

All service packs

x64

1
Windows 2008 R2 SP1 requires Windows Management Framework 3.0. Refer to Known Issue VR-177 in the vRanger Release Notes for more information.

2
The Windows Storage Server edition is not supported as an installation platform for vRanger.

3
Before installing vRanger on Windows Server 2012 R2, the updates listed in Additional required software must be installed.

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