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Managing Servers

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    You can add the following types of servers to the backup infrastructure:

  • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
  • Microsoft Windows Server
  • Linux Server
  • Microsoft SMB v3 Server
  • You can add physical machines and VMs to the backup infrastructure and assign different roles to them. The table below describes which roles can be assigned to the different types of servers. 

    Server Type

    Source Host

    Target Host

    Off-Host Backup Proxy

    Backup Repository

    Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    (standalone Microsoft Hyper-V host, SCVMM or Hyper-V cluster)

    Managing Servers 

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    Managing Servers
    (not recommended)

    Microsoft Windows server

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    Linux server

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    Microsoft SMB3 server

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