vRanger 7.7.1 - Installation/Upgrade Guide

: virtual machine (VM)

: virtual machine (VM)

The following describes the hardware recommendations for using 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 machine.

Requirements for physical backup and restore

Requirements for physical backup and restore

When backing up from and restoring to a physical server, 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.

Supported operating systems for installation

Supported operating systems for installation

The following operating systems are supported for installation of .

 

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

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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 .

3

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

Additional required software

Additional required software

In addition to a supported version of Windows and a supported VMware Infrastructure, you may need some additional software components, depending on your configuration.

•	Microsoft .NET Framework: requires the .NET Framework 4.5. The installer installs it if not detected.

•	SQL Server: [Optional] utilizes two SQL Server databases for application functionality. can install a local version of SQL Express 2014 SP3 or you can choose to install the databases on your own SQL instance.

•	Windows PowerShell 3 or above.If you are installing vRanger on Windows 2008 R2 SP1, you will need to install Windows PowerShell 3 or above before installing vRanger

•	virtual appliance (VA): The VA is a small, pre-packaged Linux distribution that serves as a platform for operations away from the server. uses the VA for the following functions:

▪	Replication to and from VMware ESXi hosts.

▪	File-level restore (FLR) from Linux machines.

▪	Optionally for backups and restores.

•	Updates for Windows Server 2012 R2: Before installing vRanger on Windows Server 2012 R2, ensure that the Windows updates listed below are installed:

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KB2939087

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KB2975061

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KB2919355

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KB2999226