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vRanger 7.6.5 - Release Notes

Supported operating systems for installation

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Supported operating systems for installation

The following operating systems are supported for installation of vRanger.

Table 10. 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


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2

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Additional required software

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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: vRanger requires the .NET Framework 4.5. The vRanger installer installs it if not detected.
SQL Server: [Optional] vRanger utilizes two SQL Server® databases for application functionality. vRanger can install a local version of SQL Express 2008 R2 or you can choose to install the vRanger 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
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:
Updates for Windows Server 2012 R2: Before installing vRanger on Windows Server 2012 R2, ensure that the Windows updates listed below are installed:

Hardware requirements

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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

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vRanger: physical machine

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

Table 11. Requirements for a installing vRanger on a 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.

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