System Requirements

Before installing Backup Agent, make sure that your computer meets the following requirements:

Hardware Requirements

Component	Requirement
CPU	Minimum 1.4GHz 64-bit
RAM	4GB minimum, 8GB recommended
Disk Space	Minimum 1GB of free disk space

The target computer must be connected to the Internet.
Read about the required ports here

Instant restore has higher hardware requirements: the machine needs at least 16 GB of RAM. Instant restore to Hyper-V also needs temporary free disk space equal to 110% of the VM size. This space is released after the restore is complete.

Instant restore to Hyper-V requires the Backup Agent to run on Windows Server 2012 / Windows 8 or later.

Software Requirements

Component	Requirement
Operating System	Windows 7/8/10/11 or Windows Server 2008 R2/2012/2012 R2/2016/2019/2022/2025
Software installed	Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 - 4.8.1

VMware Backup is supported for:

vSphere 6.0 to 9.0

vSphere 5.1 and 5.5 commercial versions are no longer supported. You may try to use them at your own risk.