Avamar: How to change Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) RAM and CPU configuration

Summary: You can adjust the CPU and memory configuration of an Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) virtual machine after it has been deployed in vCenter. This may be necessary to meet specific performance or sizing requirements. ...

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The below are the recommended requirements that can be found in the Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) Installation Guide:

Image dispalys recommended CPU, Memory, Disk space and network connections for Avamar Virtual Environment

In specific requirements, an AVE may need specific configurations such as number of processors or RAM size. It is possible to increase Memory size and number of processors even after the AVE is deployed.

The Following steps can be followed to adjust these configurations for the AVE:

  1. Log in to the vSphere Web Client
  2. Locate the Avamar AVE Virtual Machine (VM).
  3. "Right Click" on the VM
  4. Power --> Shut Down Guest OS
Image shows how to shutdown the Avamar VM in vSphere
  1. "Right Click" on the VM --> Edit Settings
  2. Change CPU and RAM configuration
Image shows how to set resources in vSPhere UI
  1. "Right Click" on the VM
  2. Power --> Power On

 

Note: Always refer to the Avamar Virtual Edition Installation Guide for recommended resource configurations.

Affected Products

Avamar

Products

Avamar, Avamar Virtual Edition
Article Properties
Article Number: 000019945
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2025
Version:  3
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