The following requirements are for the MediaAgent:
Best Practice
Important
Use the most recent version of the operating system that is listed. The Commvault software fully supports the most recent version of an operating system, until the vendor ends support. More recent versions of the Commvault software might not install on operating systems that are not supported by the vendor anymore. For information about the support lifecycle of an operating system, contact the vendor.
Operating Systems
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Operating System |
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Architecture |
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AIX |
AIX 7.2 64-bit |
PowerPC (including IBM System p) |
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AIX 7.1 64-bit |
PowerPC (including IBM System p) |
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AIX 6.1 64-bit |
PowerPC (including IBM System p) |
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HP-UX |
HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) 64-bit |
Itanium |
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HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) 64-bit |
Itanium |
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Linux |
Amazon Linux |
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Amazon Linux 2 AMI (HVM) - Kernel 5.10, SSD Volume Type |
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Debian 11.x with glibc version 2.31 If you plan to share a mount path on a Debian MediaAgent with any other MediaAgent using DataServer-IP, then contact Commvault Support for help. |
x64 |
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Debian 10.x with glibc version 2.28
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x64 |
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Debian 9.x |
x64 |
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OpenSuSE |
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OpenSuSE 13.2 with glibc 2.19* |
x64 |
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Oracle Linux |
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Oracle Linux 7.x with glibc 2.17.x or a more recent version |
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Oracle Linux 6.x with glibc 2.12.x or a more recent version |
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Oracle Linux 5.x with glibc 2.5.x |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 8.x with glibc 2.28.x |
x64 |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.x with glibc 2.5 |
x64 |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 5.x with glibc 2.5.x |
PowerPC (including IBM System p) |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7.x with glibc 2.17.x or a more recent version |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 6.x with glibc 2.12.x |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 6.x with glibc 2.12-1.25.x or a more recent version |
x64 |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 5.x with glibc 2.5.x |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 5 Advanced Platform with glibc 2.5.x |
Intel Pentium or compatible 650 MHz processor minimum recommended; Dual 1 GHz or higher processors recommended |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 5 Advanced Platform with glibc 2.5.x |
x64 |
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SuSE Linux 12 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4/SP5) with glibc 3.x ** Deduplication stores are not supported on Power PC (Little endian). |
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SuSE Linux 12 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4/SP5) with glibc 2.x ** Deduplication stores are not supported on Power PC (Little endian). |
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SuSE Linux 11 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4) with glibc 3.x |
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SuSE Linux 11 (Initial Release/SP1 and later SPs) with glibc 2.9.x and higher |
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SuSE Linux 11(Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4) with glibc 2.11.x |
Intel Pentium, x64 or compatible processors |
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SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server Edition with glibc 2.6.x |
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Ubuntu |
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Ubuntu 19.04 |
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
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Solaris |
Solaris 11.x |
Ultra5 station or more recent Dual processors recommended. |
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Solaris 11.x |
x64 |
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Solaris 10 Update 6 or equivalent* *sol-10-encrypt-GA-iso.zip package is required on Solaris 10. |
x64 |
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Solaris 10 Update 6 or equivalent* *sol-10-encrypt-GA-iso.zip package is required on Solaris 10. |
UltraSPARC-II or more recent recommended; Dual Processors recommended |
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Windows |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard Editions |
x64 |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Editions |
x64 |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Standard, Datacenter) (64-bit only) |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Editions |
All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Core Editions |
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Windows 2012 |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Editions See Considerations for Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and Windows 8 for more information. |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Editions For more information, see Considerations for Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and Windows 8.x. |
All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
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Microsoft Windows 10 |
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Microsoft Windows Client 10 Editions* Tape Libraries/Drives are not supported. |
All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
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Windows 2016 |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Editions For more information, see Considerations for Microsoft Windows Server 2016. |
All Windows-compatible processors are supported |
AIX LPAR Support
Data protection on Logical Partitioning (LPAR) is supported.
Hardware Specifications
General guidelines on the hardware required for MediaAgents installed either on physical or virtual machines is explained in Hardware Specifications for Deduplication Mode
Notes:
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Software installation requires 20 GB of disk space on the operating system drive. This space is used for temporary files copied during the installation or upgrade of the MediaAgent software.
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10 GB is required for MediaAgent software and log file growth.
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Optimal performance will be realized with solid-state drive (SSD) technology for your local index cache disk. This is particularly important in cases of:
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NAS filers running NDMP backups
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Backing up large file servers
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Any situation where performance is critical
Hardware requirements for index cache is explained in Indexing: Planning
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Recommended hardware requirements for MediaAgents is explained in the following pages, based on the deduplication mode required for your environment.
Miscellaneous
During the installation of this software component, the File System Agent is installed if it is not already installed. See the system requirements for the Microsoft Windows File System Agent.
Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2017 is Automatically Installed
Starting in Service Pack 18, Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2017 (vcredist2017.exe) is automatically installed. If a computer does not have the latest Windows updates, the installation of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2017 will fail in installing Universal C Runtime.
The following Windows updates must be installed to prevent the installation failure:
KB2919355
KB2939087
KB2975061
KB2999226
Updates are not required on latest Windows operating system versions, such as Microsoft Windows 10 and Microsoft Windows Server 2016, as these versions come with the Universal C Runtime already installed.
Cloud Server Support
The MediaAgent can be installed on a Virtual Server in a Cloud. For example, Virtual Server in Amazon EC2.
After the installation, make sure that the remote clients can access this MediaAgent.
Hardware Compatibility List
For information on Tape Hardware/Driver support, see Hardware Matrix.
DISCLAIMER
Certain third-party software and service releases (together, “Releases”) may not be supported by Commvault. You are solely responsible for ensuring Commvault’s products and services are compatible with any such Releases.