System Requirements

Before you start deploying Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV, make sure the Nutanix AHV cluster and the backup infrastructure components meet the following requirements.

Specification	Requirement
Virtualization Platform	Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV is compatible with Nutanix AOS versions 6.5.x – 7.0 and Prism Central version pc.2022.6 (or later). Note: Nutanix AOS 6.8 is supported since version 6.8.1.6 that contains a fix of the issue described in Nutanix KB-17244. An IP address of the cluster and the iSCSI Data Service must be configured in Nutanix AHV cluster settings. For more information, see Nutanix documentation. UEFI boot must be supported in the Nutanix AHV environment. For more information, see Nutanix documentation. Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV supports Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) used for hybrid multi-cloud deployment.
Veeam Software	Veeam Backup & Replication version 12.3.1.1139 (or later) with Nutanix AHV Plug-in version 12.7.1.12 (or later) must be deployed on the backup server. Microsoft .NET Core Runtime 8.0 and Microsoft ASP.NET Core Shared Framework 8.0 must be installed on the backup server.
Nutanix AHV Backup Appliance	The Nutanix AHV backup appliance performs management operations and handles backup and restore tasks (if the embedded worker is enabled). If you deploy Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV using the default configuration, the following compute resources will be allocated to the Nutanix AHV backup appliance: CPU: 6 vCPU Memory: 6 GB RAM Disk Space: 100 GB for product installation, internal database files and logs With the default configuration, the Nutanix AHV backup appliance can perform management operations in a cluster with less than 1000 VMs and process less than 100 jobs, and handle up to 4 concurrent backup and restore tasks. While deploying a new Nutanix AHV backup appliance or editing settings of an existing one, you can adjust compute resources allocated to it according to the recommendations described in section Sizing Guidelines.
Workers	Dedicated workers process backup workload and distribute backup traffic when transferring data to and from backup repositories. If you deploy a worker using the default configuration, the following compute resources will be allocated to the worker VM: CPU: 6 vCPU Memory: 6 GB RAM Disk Space: 100 GB for product installation and logs With the default configuration, the worker can handle up to 4 concurrent backup and restore tasks in parallel. While deploying a new worker or editing settings of an existing one, you can change the maximum number of concurrent tasks. To do that, adjust compute resources allocated to the worker VM according to the recommendations described in section Sizing Guidelines.

Important

The Nutanix AHV backup appliance and workers are deployed as backup infrastructure components preconfigured for optimal performance. That is why you must not install any software on VMs running as the Nutanix AHV backup appliance and workers or make any configuration changes to them unless you are requested by Veeam Customer Support.