# Azure Local: System Requirements

# Azure Local system requirements

Use the Virtual Server package to back up and restore virtual machines that run in Azure Local environments.

## Access node requirements

For Azure Local support, install the Virtual Server package on all nodes in the Azure Local cluster.

You can install the Virtual Server package on a standalone Hyper-V server or on a node in the Hyper-V cluster.

The following operating systems are supported for access nodes:

- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Standard, Datacenter, and Core editions)

- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 (including Core editions)

- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (including Core editions)

## Access node network requirements

Access nodes for Azure Local hypervisors must have the Virtual Server package installed.

For information about adding a hypervisor and installing an access node, see Configuring backups for an Azure Local hypervisor.

## Supported Azure Local versions

Commvault software supports the following Azure Local versions:

- 12.2509.1001.22

- 24H2

## Authentication support

Commvault supports the following authentication methods for Azure Local:

- Active Directory (AD)-based authentication

- Local identity with Azure Key Vault integration

## Supported virtual machine operating systems

You can back up virtual machines that use guest operating systems supported by the Azure Local platform.

## Virtual Server package installation notes

The Virtual Server package is installed directly on the Azure Local Server.

## 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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