Virtual Server Agent Proxy Requirements
A physical machine or a VMware Cloud Director virtual machine with the Virtual Server Agent (VSA) installed can act as a VSA proxy to perform backups and restores.
A VSA proxy must meet the following requirements:
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The VSA proxy machine must be one of the following types of machines:
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Windows Server 2025
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Windows Server 2022
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Windows Server 2019
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Windows Server 2016
Note
Microsoft ended mainstream support for all versions of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2—including Hyper-V Server 2012 and Hyper-V Server 2012 R2, and Core Editions—on October 10, 2023.
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For Linux proxy support, deploy a File Recovery Enabler for Linux (FREL) to serve as a Virtual Server Agent proxy for VMware Cloud Director. See Configuring a Linux Proxy for VMware Cloud Director.
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Minimum of 100 GB disk space.
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Minimum of 4 GB RAM, beyond the requirements of the operating system and any other running applications.
If the CommServe software, MediaAgent, and VSA are all installed on the same VMware Cloud Director VM, provide a minimum of 10 GB RAM.
VMware Cloud Director Supported Versions
VMware Cloud Director 10.6, 10.5, 10.4, 10.3
Guest Operating Systems
Virtual machines being backed up can have any of the guest operating systems that are supported by VMware Cloud Director.
Hardware Specifications
For information about hardware requirements for the Virtual Server Agent, see Hardware Specifications for Virtual Server Agent.
DISCLAIMER
Certain third-party software and service releases (together, "Releases") may not be supported by Commvault. You are solely responsible for ensuring Commvault’s products and services are compatible with any such Releases.