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IBM ConfidentialVSS off-loaded backup hardware requirements 1Table 10. Minimum hardware requirements for VSS off-loaded backup operationsArchitecture Hardware Disk Space RAM32-bit or x64 A storage subsystem with a VSS hardwareprovider. 2See Provider Seedocumentation ProviderdocumentationVSS Instant Restore hardware requirements 1Table 11. Minimum hardware requirements for VSS Instant Restore operationsArchitecture Hardware Disk Space RAM32-bit or x64 One of the following:v IBM System Storage DS6000 disk storagesubsystem 3v IBM System Storage DS8000 disk storagesubsystem 3v IBM System Storage SAN VolumeController Version 2.1.x (or later) 3See disk See diskstorage storagesubsystem subsystemdocumentation documentation1 Data Protection for Exchange VSS operations are available on anyhardware that supports Microsoft VSS requirements. Refer to your VSSprovider documentation for required levels. The following list identifiessome hardware storage subsystems that were tested with Data Protectionfor Exchange VSS operations:v IBM System Storage DS6000 and a machine with a processor supportedby DS6000 with IBM Common Interface Model (CIM) Agent for DSOpen API.v IBM System Storage DS8000 and a machine with a processor supportedby DS8000 with IBM Common Interface Model (CIM) Agent for DSOpen API.v IBM System Storage N3700 with Network Appliance (NetApp)SnapDrive Version 3.2 (or later). Make sure to see important NetApprequirement and configuration information in “VSS limitations forNetApp FAS series or IBM N-series” on page 34.v NetApp fabric-attached storage (FAS) system with NetApp SnapDriveVersion 3.2 (or later).v IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Version 2.1.x (or later) orVersion 3.1.x.Contact your hardware storage subsystem vendor for exact details of theirsupport of VSS operations.2 You must have a hardware storage subsystem that supports transportableshadow copies and delivers a VSS hardware provider for the hardwarestorage subsystem that adheres to Microsoft VSS Provider API standards.3 On 32-bit architecture, IBM System Storage DS6000, DS8000, and SANVolume Controller storage subsystems require that IBM System StorageVSS Hardware Provider Version 2.5.0.1027 (or later) also be running on thesame machine as Data Protection for Exchange. On x64 architecture,Version 3.1 (or later) must be running.28 Storage Manager for Mail 5.5: Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server Installation and User’s Guide