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System Requirements

Before you start installing the product, make sure your environment meets hardware and software requirements.

System Requirements NoteS:

Only English (US) Windows OS is fully QA tested for Veeam components. However Veeam will support customers using any other-language OS, to reproduce problems and establish if root cause is a language-related issue.]
Any system configuration which is not supported by the platform vendor (Microsoft, VMware) is also unsupported by Veeam.
Installation of the Veeam MP for VMware components on a Domain Controller is not supported.
Safe mode is not supported for Veeam MP for VMware services operation.
Ops Mgr Agent data is collected only for VMs running Microsoft Windows OS.

VMware Infrastructure

Specification	Requirement
ESXi Host	ESXi 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Software	vCenter 4.x, 5.x, 6.x

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

Specification	Requirement
Ops Mgr	Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2019 Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2016 Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2012 R2 Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2012 SP1 Notes: Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) releases are supported. Make sure that the latest available updates for System Center Operations Manager are installed.
Hardware	Hard disk space: variable storage size (Ops Mgr database) — see section Scalability Considerations, or the Veeam MP for VMware Sizing Calculator available as a part of the Veeam MP Resource Kit included in the Veeam MP ISO image.
Additional Software	Ops Mgr Reporting server and Data Warehouse (optional; required for reporting). Important! Veeam MP reporting only supports Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3, SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2, SQL Server 2012 SP3, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2016 and SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services.

Veeam VMware Collector

Veeam Collector server is a computer that will host Ops Mgr Agent (or Management Server) and the Veeam Collector component. Depending on the size of the VMware infrastructure and the monitoring requirements (for example, high-availability), more than one Collector server may be required. For details, see the Architecture Overview Guide.

The Collector component may be installed on a standard Ops Mgr Agent in Proxy mode. However maximum scalability and performance will be obtained by installing the Veeam Collector on an Ops Mgr Management Server. Depending on the size of the monitored VMware environment, Management Server(s) dedicated to the Collector role may be required.

Specification	Requirement
Hardware	Memory: 4GB minimum recommended. To achieve maximum scalability and performance, x64 OS with 6GB RAM is recommended. Hard disk space: Minimum 2GB — required for .NET Framework installation, binaries and logfiles. Processor: 4 x 2GHz minimum recommended.
OS	Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Notes: Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) releases are supported. All current operating system security updates and patches must be installed.
Additional Software	Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or later

Veeam Virtualization Extensions Service

VE Service manages connections to VMware systems and the Veeam Collector(s), controling licensing, load balancing, and high availability. If Veeam VMware Collector auto-deployment functionality is configured, VE Service is also responsible for deploying Collector installer objects onto Management Servers in the corresponding resource pool.

System Requirements Note:

The VE Service must be installed on an Ops Mgr Management Server.

Specification	Requirement
Hardware	Hard disk space: minimum 2GB — required for .NET Framework installation, binaries and logfiles. Memory and Processor: processor architecture must be x64. Note: VE Service does not perform heavy-load data processing. The minimum hardware requirement for an Ops Mgr Management Server will support VE Service with no significant additional load generated.
OS	Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Notes: Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) releases are supported. All current operating system security updates and patches must be installed.
Additional Software	Operations Manager Management Server Windows Remote Management must be enabled for the Management Server Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or later Windows PowerShell 2.0 or later — required for Veeam Virtualization Extensions Shell

Veeam Virtualization Extensions UI

The Veeam Virtualization Extensions User Interface is an IIS-based web application that allows authorized users to access the VE Service, and configure VMware connections, Veeam Collector settings and so on. The UI can be installed together with the VE Service, or on a separate machine.

Specification	Requirement
Hardware	Hard disk space: minimum 2GB — required for .NET Framework installation, binaries and logfiles.
OS	Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Notes: Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) releases are supported. All current operating system security updates and patches must be installed.
Additional Software	Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0 or later (IIS with required features is installed as part of Veeam Virtualization Extensions UI installation) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or later Internet Explorer 8 or later Mozilla Firefox 23.0.1 or later
Not Supported	Installing the Veeam Virtualization Extensions UI on a vCenter Server is NOT supported due to conflicts between the IIS requirement for Veeam Virtualization Extensions UI and the embedded web server used by vCenter Server.