# System Requirements for the Commvault OVA for VMware

Verify that your environment meets the system requirements for using the Commvault Open Virtualization Appliance (OVA) for VMware.

- Deploy the OVA on a Version 7.0 ESXi host or a more recent version.

- The OVA specifies a virtual appliance with the minimum required resources:

  - 4 vCPUs

  - 16 GB of RAM

  - 100 GB thin provisioned disk

  After you deploy the OVA, you can adjust the virtual machine resources as needed to meet your backup environment needs.

- You can deploy the OVA using VMware vCenter Server, VMware vSphere, or VMware Fusion. Based on the interface you choose, the deployment steps might differ.

Disks Included with the Commvault VMware OVA/Image

The following table describes the virtual disks that are included with the Commvault VMware OVA/Image and are automatically deployed during installation.

Disk Name | Size | Description
--- | --- | ---
OS Disk | 200 (GB) | Contains the operating system and Commvault installation binaries.
DataDisk01 | 350 (GB) | Used for the Index Cache, Deduplication Database, Job Results, Library Storage, Software Cache, DM2 Cache, and registry.
DataDisk02 | 55 (GB) | Used for the CommServe database.
DataDisk03 | 1024 (GB) | Provides additional Library Storage capacity.

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