System Requirements
Before you install Veeam MP for VMware, make sure that your environment meets the following hardware and software requirements.
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VMware Infrastructure
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Software | vCenter Server 6.x, 7.x, 8.x |
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
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OpsMgr |
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Hardware | Hard disk space: Variable storage size — required for the OpsMgr database. For details, see Scalability Considerations, or use the Veeam MP for VMware Sizing Calculator available as a part of the Veeam MP for Microsoft System Center Resource Kit included in the Veeam MP ISO image. |
Additional Software | OpsMgr Reporting server and Data Warehouse — optional; required for reporting. Important! Veeam MP reporting only supports Microsoft SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2017, SQL Server 2019 and SQL Server 2022 Reporting Services. |
Veeam VMware Collector
The Collector server is a Windows-based physical or virtual machine that hosts an OpsMgr agent (or Management Server) and the Veeam VMware Collector component. Depending on the size of the VMware infrastructure and monitoring requirements (for example, high availability), more than one Collector server may be required. For more information, see Scalability Considerations.
You can install the Collector on a standard OpsMgr agent in the Proxy mode. However, to achieve best performance and scalability, install the Veeam VMware Collector component on an OpsMgr Management Server. Before you install the Collector, make sure the machine where the Veeam VMware Collector component will be deployed meets the following system requirements:
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Hardware | Processor: 4 x 2 GHz minimum. Memory: 4 GB RAM minimum. For maximum scalability and performance, x64 OS with 6 GB RAM is recommended. Hard disk space: 2 GB minimum — required for .NET Framework installation, binaries and log files. |
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Additional Software | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later |
Veeam Virtualization Extensions Service
The VE Service component manages connections to VMware systems and Collectors, handles Veeam MP for VMware licenses, and controls load balancing and high availability of your virtual environment. If you use the Collector auto-deployment feature to install Collectors on Management Servers in an OpsMgr resource pool, the VE Service will deploy the Collector installer objects to all Management Servers in this resource pool.
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Hardware | Processor: processor architecture must be x64. Hard disk space: 2 GB minimum — required for .NET Framework installation, binaries and log files. Note: The VE Service does not perform heavy-load data processing. The minimum hardware requirement for an OpsMgr Management Server will support the VE Service with no significant additional load generated. |
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VE Service and Veeam VMware Collector support NTLM authentication only. For more information on NTLM authentication, see Microsoft documentation. |
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, configure VMware connections and manage Collector settings. The Veeam UI component can be installed together with the VE Service, or on a separate machine.
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Hardware | Hard disk space: 2 GB minimum — required for .NET Framework installation, binaries and log files. |
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Installation of the Veeam UI component on a vCenter Server is not supported due to the conflicts between the IIS requirement for the Veeam UI and the embedded web server used by the vCenter Server. |