When you are protecting virtual server workloads, the general source and target server requirements still apply, however, the requirements and limitations are more strict depending on your virtual configuration. Select a link from the table below to see the requirements that correspond with your virtual configuration.
If your source is... | and you want to protect... | and your target is... | then see these requirements... |
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a physical or virtual server | the volumes from the physical server or the volumes from within the virtual guest operating system | a virtual server on a Hyper- V server | Physical or virtual to Hyper-V requirements |
a virtual server on an ESX server | Physical or virtual to ESX requirements | ||
a virtual server on a Hyper-V server | the host-level virtual disk files (.vhd and .vmdk files) | a virtual server on a Hyper-V server | Hyper-V to Hyper-V requirements |
a virtual server on an ESX server | a virtual server on an ESX server | ESX to ESX requirements |