IntelliSnap Backup: System Requirements

Verify that your environment meets the system requirements for IntelliSnap backups.

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.

AIX

Data protection on Logical Partitioning (LPAR) and Workload Partitioning (WPAR) is supported.

Operating system

Processor architecture

AIX 7.2 64-bit

PowerPC (including IBM System p)

AIX 7.1 64-bit

PowerPC (including IBM System p)

AIX 6.1 64-bit

PowerPC (including IBM System p)

HP-UX

Operating system

Processor architecture

HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) 64-bit

IA64

HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) 64-bit

IA64

Linux

Operating system

Processor architecture

Amazon Linux 2

  • x86_64

  • ARM64

Oracle Linux 8.x with glibc 2.28.x

x64

Oracle Linux 7.x with glibc 2.17.x or a more recent version

  • x86

  • x64

  • Compatible processors

Oracle Linux 6.x with glibc 2.12.x or a more recent version

  • x86

  • x64

  • Compatible processors

Oracle Linux 5.x with glibc 2.5.x

  • x86

  • x64

  • Compatible processors

Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 8.x with glibc 2.28.x

x64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7.x with glibc 2.17.x or a more recent version

  • x86

  • x64

  • PowerPC

  • ARM64

  • Compatible processors

Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 6.x with glibc 2.12.x

  • x86

  • Compatible processors

Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 6.x with glibc 2.12-1.25.x or a more recent version

x64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 5.x with glibc 2.5.x

  • x86

  • x64

  • Compatible processors

Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 5 Advanced Platform with glibc 2.5.x

  • x86

  • x64

  • Compatible processors

SuSE Linux 15 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2) Enterprise Server*

  • x86

  • x64

  • Compatible processors

SuSE Linux 12 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4/SP5) with glibc 3.x

  • x86

  • x64

  • PowerPC

  • Compatible processors

SuSE Linux 12 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4/SP5) with glibc 2.19.x

  • x86

  • x64

  • PowerPC

  • Compatible processors

SuSE Linux 11 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4) with glibc 3.x

  • x86

  • x64

  • PowerPC

  • Compatible processors

SuSE Linux 11 (Initial Release/SP1 and later SPs) with glibc 2.9.x and higher

  • x86

  • x64

  • PowerPC

  • Compatible processors

SuSE Linux 11(Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4) with glibc 2.11.x

  • x86

  • x64

  • Compatible processors

SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server Edition with glibc 2.6.x

  • x86

  • x64

  • PowerPC

  • Compatible processors

SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server Edition with glibc 2.4.x

  • x86

  • x64

  • Compatible processors

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

x64, ARM64, or compatible processors

Ubuntu 19.04

x64, ARM64, or compatible processors

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

x64, ARM64, or compatible processors

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • x64

  • Compatible processors

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • x86

  • x64

  • Compatible processors

Note:

* To support IntelliSnap on RHEL 8.x,9.x/CentOS 8.x,9.x and SuSE15 SP2+, you must set the configuration 'event_activation = 0' in the /etc/lvm/lvm.conf file.

Solaris

Operating system

Processor architecture

Solaris 11.x

Sparc

Dual Processors recommended

Solaris 11.x

x64

Solaris 10 Update 6 or equivalent**

**sol-10-encrypt-GA-iso.zip package is required on Solaris 10.

Sparc

Dual Processors recommended

Solaris 10 Update 6 or equivalent

sol-10-encrypt-GA-iso.zip package is required on Solaris 10.

x64

VMware

Operating system

Processor architecture

VMware vCenter Server (VMware vCenter Server Appliance, VMware ESX or ESXi)

Windows

Operating system

Processor architecture

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Editions

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Editions

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Editions

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

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Editions

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

All Windows-compatible processors are supported

Hardware

Guidelines are as follows:

  • Software installation requires 20 GB of disk space on the operating system drive. This space is used for temporary files copied during the installation or upgrade of the MediaAgent software.

  • 10 GB is required for MediaAgent software and log file growth.

  • For optimal performance, use solid-state drive (SSD) technology for your local index cache disk. For index cache hardware requirements, see Planning (Indexing Version 1) or Planning (Indexing Version 2).

    Use of SSD technology is particularly important in the following cases:

    • NAS filers running NDMP backups

    • Backing up large file servers

    • Any situation where performance is critical

  • For general guidelines on the hardware required for MediaAgents installed either on physical or virtual machines and on the hardware requirements for MediaAgents with deduplication, see Hardware Specifications for MediaAgents.

Software That Is Automatically Installed

File System Agent

The File System Agent is installed with this software, unless it is already installed. For the system requirements of the File System Agent, see Windows File System: System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 is required and is automatically installed. The .NET Framework 4.6.2 can coexist with other versions of this software.

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

  • KB2939087

  • KB2975061

  • KB2999226

Cloud Server

The MediaAgent can be installed on a virtual server in a cloud, such as Amazon EC2.

After the installation, verify that the remote clients can access this MediaAgent.

Tape Storage

For information about tape hardware/driver support, see the Tape Storage Matrix.

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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