The following table lists the required components for PowerProtect Data Manager and the VM Direct protection engine.
Component | Requirements | Notes |
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PowerProtect Data Manager with the VM Direct engine | Version 19.9 or later. | |
vCenter Server | vSphere and ESXi versions 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 7.0 U1 and later. |
Refer to the VMware documentation ESXi 6.5 and later minimum requirements for physical host requirements for the ESXi hosts. VMware has announced the end of general support for vSphere version 6.0. The Knowledge Base article at https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/66977 provides more information. Version 6.5 and later is required to perform Microsoft SQL Server application-aware protection. Also, file-level restore in the vSphere Client requires a minimum vCenter version 6.7 U1. Any new virtual machine protection policies use Transparent Snapshot Data Mover (TSDM) as the default protection mechanism instead of VADP, provided that the vCenter/ESXi Server that hosts the virtual machines is a minimum version of 7.0 U3 and the policy options selected for the virtual machine crash-consistent protection policy are supported by TSDM. |
VMware Tools | Version 10 or later. |
Install VMware Tools on each virtual machine by using the vSphere Client. VMware Tools adds additional backup and recovery capabilities that quiesce certain processes on the guest operating system before backup. Version 10.1 and later is required to perform Microsoft SQL Server application-aware protection. |
PowerProtect DD System models and software |
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Make note of the hosts writing backups to your DD systems. |
Web browser | Google Chrome | The latest version of the Google Chrome browser is recommended to access the PowerProtect Data Manager UI. |