Hardware requirements

Installing vRanger

vRanger system requirements

Before installing vRanger and EMC® Data Domain® Boost (DD Boost™), ensure that you read and understand the requirements and limitations of both products. The following topics summarize the system requirements for vRanger.

IMPORTANT: The following information is a summary. Before implementing vRanger, review the Quest vRanger Installation/Upgrade Guide.

For vRanger and DD Boost to integrate, you must use the following versions:

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vRanger

•	At least one EMC® Data Domain® device running:

▪	Data Domain OS 5.7 — requires vRanger 7.5 or later

▪	Data Domain OS 6.0— requires vRanger 7.6.4 or later

▪	Data Domain OS 6.1— requires vRanger 7.6.4 or later

Hardware requirements

Hardware requirements

The hardware requirements to run vRanger can vary widely based on several factors. Therefore, you should not do a large-scale implementation without first completing a scoping and sizing exercise.

vRanger: physical machine

vRanger: physical machine

The following describes the hardware recommendations for the vRanger physical machine.

 

Table 1. Hardware requirements for physical machine

CPU	Any combination equaling four cores of CPUs are recommended. Example one quad-core CPU; two dual-core CPUs.
RAM	4 GB RAM is required.
Storage	At least 4 GB free hard disk space on the vRanger machine.
HBA	For LAN-free, Quest recommends that you use two HBAs — one for read operations and one for writing.

vRanger: virtual machine (VM)

vRanger: virtual machine (VM)

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

 

Table 2. Hardware requirements for virtual machine

CPU	Four vCPUs.
RAM	4 GB RAM is recommended.
Storage	At least 4 GB free hard disk space on the vRanger machine.