System Requirements - Server Backup Manager for Windows

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The Server Backup Manager (SBM) 5.12 release is the final feature release supporting this product running on Windows operating systems. Development efforts moving forward will focus on the SBM running on Linux operating systems. Critical updates will be provided for SBM on Windows through 2016, but there will not be any further software releases of the SBM supporting Windows after October 1, 2016. R1Soft will release product updates to provide migration support between SBM servers as well as convenience features assisting with the migration of entire SBM servers. For more information, [click here|http://www.r1soft.com/blog/announcement-server-backup-manager-to-focus-100-of-future-development-on-linux].
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Server Backup Manager for Windows includes the following system requirements: 




h3. Hardware

{info:title=Recommended}A 64-bit Windows operating system is required. 32-bit binaries will not be provided in the future. Due to the limitations of the 32-bit address space, 32-bit Backup Managers are limited to a maximum of two simultaneous backup tasks. {info}

|| Hardware || Requirements ||
| *Physical Memory* | 1 GB per open Disk Safe (concurrent backup/restores) with an additional 2 GB per terabyte of backups |
| *CPU* | 2 cores minimum plus 1 core per concurrent backup/restore task |
| *Free Disk Space* | Minimum 10 GB (100 GB\+ recommended) 
{info:title=Note}Replication and file restore reports are stored in the installation directory. Storage space required depends on how long reporting history is retained and how frequently policies and file restores are run.{info} |
| *Primary Storage Types* | Directly Attached Storage including: \\
IDE, SATA, SCSI, SAS, ISCSI, Fibre Channel, Dynamic Disks (Software RAID), Hardware RAID, Solid State Drives (SSD) |
| *Virtualization* | MS Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer 5, Xen Source Hypervisor, VMWare ESXi
{info:title=Note}For best performance, install Enterprise Backup Manager repository on dedicated physical hardware.{info} |

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h3. Windows Operating System

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{note:title=Recommended}Windows Server 2008 R2 is recommended for best performance.{note}

A 64-bit Windows operating system is required. 32-bit binaries will not be provided in the future.  Due to the limitations of the 32-bit address space, 32-bit Backup Managers are limited to a maximum of two simultaneous backup tasks.
Supported x64 versions of Windows operating systems include: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008.

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h3. Virtualization

|| Technology || Physical Server Install || Guest (Virtual Machine) Install ||
| *MS Hyper-V* | Yes \\
Protects all VHDs (Virtual Machines) with one install using the MS Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Hyper-V Writer.
{info:title=Note}R1Soft recommends running the latest service packs and Hyper-V hot fixes to get critical Hyper-V VSS patches from MS.{info} | Yes \\
Can optionally be installed inside of guest VMs. This is only required for Linux guests. |
| *Citrix XenServer 5* | No | Install into guest VMs (domU) |
| *Xen Source Hypervisor* | No | Install into guest VMs (domU) |
| *VMWare ESXi* | No | Install into guest VMs |
| *VMWare Server* | No | Install into guest VMs |
| *VMWare Workstation* | No | Install into guest VMs |
| *Parallels Virtuozzo* | Yes \\
Protects all Virtual Machines with one install using the MS Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Virtuozzo Writer {info:title=Note}The Virtuozzo VSS Writer has a known issue: it can fail when VMs are disabled.{info} | Yes \\
Can optionally be installed inside of guest VMs \\ |
| *Parallels Cloud Server* | No | Installs into Parallels VMs |


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h3. Web Browsers

These web browsers can be used to access the web-based interface of the application.

|| Browser || Versions ||
| Chrome | 11.x or later \\ |
| Firefox | 5.x or later |
| Internet Explorer | 8 or later |

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h3. Backup Agent

See:
* [System Requirements - Backup Agent for Windows|System Requirements - Backup Agent for Windows]
* [System Requirements - Backup Agent for Linux|System Requirements - Backup Agent for Linux]

{excerpt:hidden=true}System requirements for installing the Server Backup Manager on Windows (hardware, operating system, web browsers).{excerpt}