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Deployment Guide

System Requirements

Before you deploy Veeam Availability Console, make sure that your environment meets the necessary system requirements.

Veeam Availability Console

The machine where you want to install Veeam Availability Console must meet the following requirements.

Specification

Requirement

Hardware

CPU: modern x64 processor (minimum 4 cores)

Memory: 4 GB RAM (minimum), 8GB RAM (recommended)

OS

Only 64-bit versions of the following operating system are supported:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 10
  • Microsoft Windows 8.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1

Software

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016/2014/2012 (Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express is included in the setup)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client (included in the setup)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 (included in the setup)
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 or later
  • Microsoft PowerShell 2.0 or later
  • Windows Installer 4.5
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11* or later, Microsoft Edge 40 or later, Mozilla Firefox 56 or later, Google Chrome 62 or later
  • Microsoft Report Viewer 2015 (included in the setup)
  • PDF viewer for viewing reports

*Note: Windows 8 x64 does not support Internet Explorer 11. If you deploy Veeam Availability Console on Windows 8 x64, you must install another browser (Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome) to connect to Veeam Availability Console from this machine.

Veeam Cloud Connect

Veeam Availability Console integrates with Veeam Cloud Connect and requires the following components deployed in the backup infrastructure.

Specification

Requirement

Platforms

Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 2 or later

For system requirements, see Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Release Notes.

For details on Update 2, see https://www.veeam.com/kb2283.

Hosts

Veeam Cloud Connect server

Network

Veeam Availability Console supports IPv4 addresses only

Management Agents

Machines running Veeam Availability Console management agents must meet the following requirements:

Specification

Requirement

Hardware

CPU: x86-64 processor architecture

Memory: 2 GB RAM

OS

Both 64-bit and 32-bit (where applicable) versions of the following operating systems are supported, except Server Core installations for server OS:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 10
  • Microsoft Windows 8.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1

Software

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 or later

Network

  • 32 kbit/s for managing Veeam backup agent
  • 64 kbit/s for managing Veeam Backup & Replication

Managed Computers

Veeam Availability Console can manage the following Veeam products:

Specification

Requirement

Platforms

  • Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 2.x
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 (any update level)
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 9.0 Update 1 or later (compatible)

Software

Veeam Availability Console management agent

Network

For remote network discovery rules based on the IP range option, discovered computers must have these firewall rules enabled:

  • File and Printer Sharing (SMB-In), TCP port 445.
  • Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI-In).
  • Remote Scheduled Tasks Management (RPC). Incoming. TCP, RPC Dynamic Ports firewall rule.

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