Determining system requirements
Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V requires a minimum amount of hardware, disk space, memory, and software.
The following table describes the minimum hardware requirements that are needed to install Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.
| Component | Minimum requirement | Preferred |
|---|---|---|
| System | x64 processor | Not applicable |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Available hard disk | 2 GB | 3.5 GB |
| NIC Card | 1 NIC - 100 Mbps | 1 NIC - 10 Gbps |
Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V requires the Hyper-V role to be installed on the Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, or Windows Server 2019 operating system. The Hyper-V Server, a stand-alone product that contains only the Windows hypervisor, is also supported.
To ensure robustness and performance on a Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 system, use a VSS hardware provider rather than a software provider.
For Windows Serer 2016 only: You cannot install Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V on Nano Server for Windows Server 2016. However, you can use Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016 to create crash-consistent backups of Nano Server guest VMs.
For application consistent backups and file restore operations on Linux® systems, Linux Integration Services (LIS) must be installed on Linux virtual machines (VMs) and the Linux mount proxy. For more information, see technote 0880755.
For detailed software and hardware requirements for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V, see the Version 8.1.27 section in technote 1505139.
For detailed software requirements for application protection of VMs that host Microsoft Exchange Server or Microsoft SQL Server, see technote 2017347.
For prerequisites for the file restore feature, see File restore prerequisites.