System Requirements

Before you install Veeam MP for VMware, make sure that your environment meets the following hardware and software requirements.

NoteS

  1. Only English (US) Windows OS is fully QA tested for Veeam MP for VMware components. However, to reproduce problems and establish whether the root cause is a language-related issue, Veeam will support customers who use any other-language OS.
  2. Any system configuration that is not supported by the platform vendor (Microsoft, VMware) is also unsupported by Veeam.
  3. Installation of Veeam MP for VMware components on a Domain Controller is not supported.
  4. Safe mode is not supported for the operation of Veeam MP for VMware services.
  5. OpsMgr agent data is collected only for VMs running Microsoft Windows OS.

VMware Infrastructure

Specification

Requirement

ESXi Host

  • ESXi 6.x, 7.x, 8.x
  • vSphere Hypervisor (FREE ESXi)

Software

vCenter Server 6.x, 7.x, 8.x

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

Specification

Requirement

OpsMgr

  • Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2022
  • Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2019
  • Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2016

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 — 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:

Specification

Requirement

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.

OS

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Notes:

  • Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) releases are supported.
  • All current operating system security updates and patches must be installed.

Additional Software

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 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.

NoteS

  1. You must install the VE Service on an OpsMgr Management Server.
  2. To unlock full functionality of the Enterprise Plus Edition, all instances of the VE Service must have the Veeam MP Enterprise Plus license.

 

Specification

Requirement

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.

OS

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Notes:

  • Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) releases are supported.
  • All current operating system security updates and patches must be installed.

Additional Software

  • OpsMgr Management Server
  • Windows Remote Management must be enabled for the Management Server
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later
  • Windows PowerShell 5.1 or later — required for Veeam Virtualization Extensions Shell

Important

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.

Specification

Requirement

Hardware

Hard disk space: 2 GB minimum — required for .NET Framework installation, binaries and log files.

OS

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

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 a part of the Veeam UI installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later
  • Microsoft Edge 113 or later
  • Google Chrome 113 or later
  • Mozilla Firefox 113 or later

 

Important

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.