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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h2> <p>An outline of the system requirements for Unitrends Backup (UB).</p> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p>One thing that makes Unitrends unique is our comprehensive support for nearly all assets in your data center. Unitrends Enterprise Backup runs as a fully integrated, prepackaged virtual appliance in the environment of your choice—VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer Nutanix AHV, Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure.<br><br> </p> <h2 data-id="virtual-appliance-system-requirements">Virtual Appliance System Requirements</h2> <p>The following hypervisors are supported for deployment. For more information on deployment details, reference the <a href="https://kaseya.vanillacommunities.com/kb/articles/aliases/unitrends/hc/en-us/articles/360013245217" rel="noopener nofollow">deployment guide</a> specific to your hypervisor, available on our <a href="https://kaseya.vanillacommunities.com/kb/articles/aliases/unitrends/hc/en-us/articles/360013245217" rel="noopener nofollow">documentation page</a>.<br> </p> <table style="width: 100%;"><thead><tr><th style="width: 17%;">VMWARE VSPHERE</th> <th style="width: 33%;">MICROSOFT HYPER-V</th> <th style="width: 17%;">CITRIX XENSERVER</th> <th>NUTANIX AHV</th> <th style="width: 33%;">REQUIRED HOST RESOURCES</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> <ul><li>VMware ESXi 7.0</li> <li>VMware ESXi 6.7</li> <li>VMware ESXi 6.5</li> <li>VMware ESXi 6.0</li> <li>VMware ESXi 5.5</li> <li>VMware ESXi 5.1</li> </ul></td> <td> <ul><li>Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V and Hyper-V Core</li> <li>Windows Server 2016 (Nano Server installations are not supported.)</li> <li>Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 with the Hyper-V role enabled (all editions, excluding Core)</li> <li>Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and Hyper-V Server 2012 (free versions)</li> <li>Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 with the Hyper-V role enabled (all editions, including Core)</li> <li>Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 (free versions)</li> </ul></td> <td> <ul><li>Citrix XenServer 7.3</li> <li>Citrix XenServer 7.2</li> <li>Citrix XenServer 7.1</li> <li>Citrix XenServer 7.0</li> <li>Citrix XenServer 6.5</li> <li>Citrix XenServer 6.2</li> </ul></td> <td> <ul><li>Acropolis Operating System (AOS) version 5.1.4 or a higher</li> </ul></td> <td> <ul><li>64 bit hypervisor / environment</li> <li>200 GB of provisioned disk space</li> <li>4 vCPUs for the UB VM</li> <li>16 GB memory for the UB VM</li> <li>For optimum performance, follow the guidelines outlined in <a href="https://kaseya.vanillacommunities.com/kb/articles/aliases/unitrends/hc/en-us/articles/360013273818" rel="noopener nofollow">UB Deployment Best Practices</a>.</li> </ul></td> </tr></tbody></table><p> <br><br>Unitrends Backup is also supported in Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure.</p> <p> </p> <p><br> </p> <h2 data-id="n-a"> </h2> </article> </main>