vRanger Pro Evaluation Guide - Quest Software

ESX
For network-based backups when using ESX, the backup data flows directly from the ESX Host to the target
repository. This means that the vRanger Pro server does not directly process any of the backup traffic. This Network
Mode configuration, also known as “Direct-To-Target”, provides the best scalability when using ESX as your
hypervisor platform, as the number of concurrent backups jobs can be scaled across multiple hosts to write directly to
multiple data repositories.
When using this Direct-To-Target architecture, vRanger Pro simply monitors activity and can be installed in a VM
without adversely affecting performance. The recommended configuration for this VM is as follows:
• CPU: 2 vCPUs
• RAM: 2 GB RAM
• Storage: At least 10 GB free hard disk space
• OS: Windows Server 2003/2008 (32-bit or 64-bit)
It is important to note that for vRanger Pro does not support a Direct-To-Target configuration for ESXi backups since
ESXi does not contain a Service Console.
Network-based, Direct-To-Target backups use the ESX Service Console and the Service Console NIC to process
and send data directly to a repository. In Direct-To-Target, the repository must be either a CIFS or SFTP repository.
More repository options will be available with vRanger Pro 5.0. Direct-To-Target is the default configuration option
out of the box for ESX Hosts, and is suitable from SMB to Enterprise.
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