Microsoft Windows Archiving: System Requirements

Verify that your environment meets the system requirements for Microsoft Windows archiving.

Note

To back up and restore data in an IPv6 environment, see Configuring IPv6 for OnePass and CommCell Network Internet Protocol Requirements.

Operating System

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 system

Processor architecture

Windows 11 Editions

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Core and Server Editions

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Standard, Datacenter)

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Core and Server Editions

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Windows Server 2016

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Core and Server Editions

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Microsoft Windows Client 10 Editions

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Microsoft Windows Client 8.1

For more information, see Considerations for Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and Windows 8.

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Microsoft Windows 7 Editions

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Hard Drive

Component

Space required

Software

1 GB

Job results folder

500 MB

In addition, the number of archived files * 4 KB space is required for the stub cache directory on the recall proxy computer.

Log folder

500 MB

Software That Is Automatically Installed

.NET Framework

On most versions of Windows, the .NET Framework 4.7 is automatically installed.

Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2017

Starting with Service Pack 18, Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2017 (vcredist2017.exe) is automatically installed.

If a computer does not have the most recent 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. The updates are not required on the most recent Windows operating system versions, such as Microsoft Windows 10 and Microsoft Windows Server 2016, because these versions have the Universal C Runtime already installed.

  • KB2919355

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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.

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