System Requirements - Virtual Server iDataAgent (Xen)

System Requirements Supported Features  

The following requirements are for the Virtual Server iDataAgent:

Xen Requirements

Versions of XenServers Supported

Citrix XenServer 5.5

Citrix XenServer 5.6

Citrix XenServer 6.0

Citrix XenServer 6.1

Citrix XenServer 6.2

Guest Operating System

The Agent can be installed on the following Operating Systems:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit and x64 Editions with a minimum of Service Pack 1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32-bit and x64 Editions

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition

Hard Drive

Hard Drive Space Required on Storage Repositories

Xen Virtual Server agent requires hard disk space to create snapshots of Virtual machines that are being backed up. Ensure that the storage repository has sufficient temporary space for snapshots during a backup job. The size required for a snapshot depends on the type of Storage Repository, and could be as large as the size of the virtual machine being backed up.

117 MB minimum of hard disk space for software/ 498 MB recommended

100 MB of additional hard disk space for log file growth

775 MB of temp space required for install or upgrade (where the temp folder resides)

Memory

A minimum of 2.0 GB RAM is required.

Processor

All Windows-compatible processors supported

Peripherals

DVD-ROM drive

Network Interface Card

Miscellaneous

Network

TCP/IP Services configured on the computer.

Allocation Unit Size of the NTFS Volumes

The cluster size or the allocation unit size of an NTFS volume in a virtual machine must be multiple of 1024 bytes. You can set the cluster size before formatting a volume. The default cluster size is 4096 bytes.

Notes on Virtual Server iDataAgent Installations for Xen

  • Ensure that the virtual machine where you have installed the Virtual Server iDataAgent has a xencenter name that is the same as its short host name.
  • .NET Framework 3.5 with Service Pack 1 must be installed prior to performing disk level backups.
  • Xen tools version 5.5 or 6.0 must be installed.

    • Xen Tools

    The following services must be running on the proxy virtual machine prior to performing backups:

    • COM+ System Application
    • COM+ Event System
    • Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
    • Virtual Disk Service
    • Citrix tools for Virtual Machines

    Virtualization State of the VMs backed up should be Optimized. This state is visible in XenCenter console, on the General tab of the VMs.

    DISCLAIMER

    Minor revisions and/or service packs that are released by application and operating system vendors are supported by our software but may not be individually listed in our System Requirements. We will provide information on any known caveat for the revisions and/or service packs. In some cases, these revisions and/or service packs affect the working of our software. Changes to the behavior of our software resulting from an application or operating system revision/service pack may be beyond our control. The older releases of our software may not support the platforms supported in the current release. However, we will make every effort to correct the behavior in the current or future releases when necessary. Please contact your Software Provider for any problem with a specific application or operating system.

    Additional considerations regarding minimum requirements and End of Life policies from application and operating system vendors are also applicable