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System Requirements

The machine where Orchestrator will be deployed must meet the necessary hardware and software requirements. Note that the Orchestrator server can function as a Veeam Backup & Replication server and a Veeam ONE server (in addition to Orchestrator functions) and, if used in this way, must have sufficient resources provided.

Important

Consider the following limitations:

  • Installation of Orchestrator on a machine already running Veeam Backup & Replication or Veeam ONE is not supported.
  • Installation of Orchestrator on a machine running Microsoft Windows Server Core is not supported.
  • Installation of Orchestrator on a machine running the PostgreSQL database system is not supported.
  • Installation of Orchestrator server or agent on a machine with the Domain Controller role is not supported.

 

Specification

Requirement

Hardware

Hardware requirements depend on the size of the managed infrastructure. For more information, see Hardware Recommendations.

OS

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

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

User Management

Windows domain-joined machine

SQL Server

Local or remote installations of the following versions of Microsoft SQL Server are supported:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2022
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (2017 SP2 Express Edition is included in the setup)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Note: It is not recommended to use the Express Edition in any production Orchestrator deployments — it should be used for product evaluation only.

Additional Software

All components will be installed during setup.

For inline Report editing, Microsoft Word component of SP2 for Microsoft Office 2010 or later is required.

Veeam Software

If a remote Veeam Backup & Replication server is used for backup and replication task management, it must be version 11a or later.

Note: Only connections to Veeam Backup & Replication servers deployed on Microsoft Windows Server OS are supported.

[Optional] Virtualization Platform

  • VMware vSphere 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0 (up to vCenter Server 8.0a), 8.0 Update 1
  • NSX-T Virtual Distributed Switch (N-VDS) networks v2.4 and later

Notes:

  • The Orchestrator server must be connected to VMware vCenter Servers. Direct connections to vSphere hosts are not supported.
  • DataLabs do not support NSX-T.

[Optional] Storage System

  • HPE 3PAR 3.3.1 MU5
  • HPE Primera 4.2 and 4.3
  • HPE Alletra 9000
  • NetApp ONTAP 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11

Note: Lenovo DM storage systems are also supported as they use the NetApp APIs.

Hardware Recommendations

Number of Orchestrated Systems*

0–100

100–1000

1000–5000

5000–10000

>10000

CPU

4 vCPUs (minimum) – 8 vCPUs (recommended) for the Orchestrator server

4 vCPUs (minimum) – 8 vCPUs (recommended) for all the databases

4 vCPUs (minimum) – 8 vCPUs (recommended) for the Orchestrator server

4 vCPUs (minimum) – 8 vCPUs (recommended) for all the databases

8 vCPUs (minimum) – 12 vCPUs (recommended) for the Orchestrator server

8 vCPUs (minimum) – 12 vCPUs (recommended) for all the databases

12 vCPUs (minimum) – 16 vCPUs (recommended) for the Orchestrator server

12 vCPUs (minimum) – 16 vCPUs (recommended) for all the databases

>16 vCPUs for the Orchestrator server

>16 vCPUs for all the databases

Memory

8 GB (minimum) – 10 GB (recommended) for the Orchestrator server

4 GB (minimum) – 8 GB (recommended) for all the databases

10 GB (minimum) – 12 GB (recommended) for the Orchestrator server

4 GB (minimum) – 8 GB (recommended) for all the databases

12 GB (minimum) – 40 GB (recommended) for the Orchestrator server

8 GB (minimum) – 40 GB (recommended) for all the databases

30 GB (minimum) – 70 GB (recommended) for the Orchestrator server

40 GB (minimum) – 70 GB (recommended) for all the databases

>70 GB for the Orchestrator server

>70 GB for all the databases

SQL Server

N/A

N/A

N/A

Disk IOPS 1000 (minimum)

Disk IOPS 2000 (minimum)

Hard Disk Space

30 GB for product installation and sufficient disk space for the Veeam ONE database (if installed locally). Use the Veeam ONE Database Calculator to size application data.

20 GB for the Microsoft SQL Server. By default, the Microsoft SQL Server database grows as follows:

  • ~1Mb per one Readiness Check Report or Plan Execution Report for a plan that includes 10 machines.
  • ~10Mb per one Readiness Check Report or Plan Execution Report for a plan that includes 100 machines.
  • ~100Mb per one Readiness Check Report or Plan Execution Report for a plan that includes 1000 machines.

Note: SSD disks are recommended to use with the Microsoft SQL Server.

*The total number of protected machines used in orchestration plans, including vSphere VM and Veeam agent backups.