This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.

Before You Begin

In this article

    Before you add a WAN accelerator, check the following prerequisites:

    1. You must assign the WAN accelerator role to a Microsoft Windows server (physical or virtual). The WAN accelerator role can be assigned to backup proxies and Microsoft Windows backup repositories configured in the backup infrastructure.
    2. You must use 64-bit Microsoft Windows machines as WAN accelerators. Veeam Backup & Replication does not support 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows used as WAN accelerators.
    3. WAN acceleration operations are resource-consuming. When assigning the WAN accelerator role, mind available CPU and memory resources of the Microsoft Windows server. It is recommended that you assign the WAN accelerator role to servers with 8 GB RAM and more. Otherwise, the WAN acceleration process may fail.