# System Requirements for Alibaba Cloud VMs

Verify that your environment meets the requirements for protecting VMs in Alibaba Cloud.

## Alibaba Cloud accounts

Create a separate hypervisor for each Alibaba Cloud account.

## Alibaba Cloud zones

Deploy an access node in each zone that contains VMs that you want to protect.

## Access node operating systems

### Windows

- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Editions

- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Editions

- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Editions

- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Editions

### Linux

Preferred: - Alibaba Cloud Linux

Supported: - Red Hat Enterprise Linux

- Ubuntu

## User Permissions

To apply all the required permissions for backups and restores, use the alicloud_min_permission_policy.json file on the Alibaba command line.

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