The following requirements are for the Windows File System Agent.
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Operating System |
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Windows 11 Editions |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Editions |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Standard, Datacenter) (64-bit only) |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Editions |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Core Editions |
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Windows 2016 |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Editions Nano Servers are not supported. For more information, see Considerations for Microsoft Windows Server 2016. |
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Windows 10 |
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Microsoft Windows Client 10 Editions |
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Windows 8 |
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Microsoft Windows Client 8.1 For more information, see Considerations for Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and Windows 8. |
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Microsoft Windows Client 8 |
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Windows 2012 |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Editions For more information, see Considerations for Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and Windows 8.x. |
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Windows 7 |
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Microsoft Windows 7 Editions |
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Windows Server 2008 |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Editions with a minimum of Service Pack 1 Server Core installations are not supported. |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Editions Server Core installations are not supported. |
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Windows Vista |
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Microsoft Windows Vista Editions |
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Windows Server 2003 |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Editions [Extended Support] |
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Windows XP |
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Microsoft Windows XP Editions with a minimum of Service Pack 3 [Extended Support] |
Cluster Support
You can install the software on a cluster, if clustering is supported by the operating system. For information about supported cluster types, see Support for Cluster Configuration.
Hard Drive
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Component |
Space required |
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Software |
1 GB |
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Job results folder |
To calculate the disk space requirements for the job results directory, see Job Results Directory Disk Space Calculation. |
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Log folder |
500 MB |
Processor
All Windows-compatible processors are supported.
Office Communications Server
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Lync Server 2013
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Lync Server 2010
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Office Communications Server 2007 R2
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Office Communications Server 2007
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Live Communications Server 2005
Memory Requirement for File Scan Operations
Minimum 1 GB RAM is required to scan 1 million folders. For example, 10 GB RAM is required to scan 10 million folders.
Miscellaneous
.NET Framework
.NET Framework 4.0 is automatically installed. Note that .NET Framework 4.0 can co-exist with other versions of this software.
Microsoft Visual C++
The following Redistributable Packages are installed automatically. Multiple versions of the package can be installed on the same computer.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Package
For Windows 2008 R2 computers, use a minimum of Service Pack 1.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable Package
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package
Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2017 is Automatically Installed
Starting in Service Pack 17, the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2017 (vcredist2017.exe) is automatically installed.
If a computer does not have the most recent Windows updates, then the installation of Universal C Runtime, as part of the installation of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2017, fails. To prevent the installation failure, install the following Windows updates:
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KB2919355
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KB2939087
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KB2975061
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KB2999226
Updates are not required on the most recent Windows operating system versions, such as Microsoft Windows 10 and Microsoft Windows Server 2016, because the Universal C Runtime is already installed on those versions.
Support for Windows Server 2000 Clients
The Commvault Version 11 software is not supported on Windows Server 2000 computers. If you want to protect the file system data of a Windows Server 2000 computer, you must install the Commvault Version 9 software.To install a Version 9 client, see Installing Version 9 Windows Server 2000 Clients on a Version 11 CommCell Environment.
Supported File Systems
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File Allocation Table (FAT) file systems
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Azure Netapp Files (ANF) Services
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New Technology File Systems (NTFS), including Encrypting File System (EFS)
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Transactional File Systems
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Distributed File System (DFS) data
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Oracle ASM Cluster File System (Oracle ACFS)
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Resilient File System (ReFS) on Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 computers.
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Nutanix Acropolis File Services (AFS)
Support for Windows Storage Server
Windows storage servers are supported.
Supported Disks
Azure Ultra Disk Storage is supported. For more information on backup performance numbers, Performance Numbers for File System Backups Using Microsoft Ultra SSD Disks.
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.