Quest® vRanger® 7.8.5
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System requirements
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IMPORTANT: The information in this section is a summary. Review the information below and in the “System Requirements” and “Upgrading vRanger” chapters of the Quest vRanger Installation/Upgrade Guide before installing or upgrading to this version of vRanger. |
Supported operating systems for installation
The following operating systems are supported for installation of vRanger.
Before installing vRanger on Windows Server 2012 R2, the updates listed in Additional required software must be installed.
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.
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Microsoft® .NET Framework: vRanger requires the .NET Framework 4.5. The vRanger installer installs it if not detected. |
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SQL Server: [Optional] vRanger utilizes two SQL Server® databases for application functionality. vRanger can install a local version of SQL Express 2014 SP3 or you can choose to install the vRanger databases on your own SQL instance. |
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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 |
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vRanger virtual appliance (VA): The vRanger VA is a small, pre-packaged Linux® distribution that serves as a platform for vRanger operations away from the vRanger server. vRanger uses the VA for the following functions: |
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Replication to and from VMware® ESXi™ hosts. |
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Updates for Windows Server 2012 R2: Before installing vRanger on Windows Server 2012 R2, ensure that the Windows updates listed below are installed: |