vRanger: virtual machine (VM)

vRanger: virtual machine (VM)

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

 

Table 12. 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

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 13. 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.

Product licensing

Product licensing

The instructions for enabling a trial or purchased license are the same.

To enable a license:

1	Copy the file, xxx-135-25746.asc, that was attached to an email you received to an accessible location.

In this step, 135-25746 represents your unique license number.

2	Click Help Menu > License Information.

3	From the License Information screen, click Add New License.

4	Navigate to the license file, select it, and click Open.

The lower portion of the License Information screen displays your license information.

5	Click Save, and then click Exit.

Upgrade and installation instructions

Upgrade and installation instructions

For information about installing and upgrading vRanger, see the Quest vRanger Installation/Upgrade Guide.