Software prerequisites
Operating systems
VSS Provider supports the following versions of Microsoft Windows Server:
• Windows 2008 Server, 64-bit versions, including the following (Server Core option can be
specified):
◦ Windows Server 2008 R2, Standard Edition
◦ Windows Server 2008 R2, Enterprise Edition
◦ Windows Server 2008 R2, Datacenter Edition
◦ Windows Server 2008 R2, Standard Edition SP1
◦ Windows Server 2008 R2, Enterprise Edition SP1
◦ Windows Server 2008 R2, Datacenter Edition SP1
• Windows Server 2012, 64-bit versions, including the following (Server Core option can be
specified. Only classic style desktop is supported.):
◦ Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition
◦ Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition
◦ Microsoft Windows Server 2012, R2 Standard Edition
◦ Microsoft Windows Server 2012, R2 Datacenter Edition
Virtual environments
VSS Provider supports the following virtual environments:
• Hyper-V and Hyper-V 2.0:
Disk Connection Configuration — Path-through◦
◦ Server Configuration:
– Non Transportable — Not Supported
– Transportable Configuration Application Server — Supported
– Transportable Configuration Backup Server — Not Supported
• Hyper-V 3.0
Disk Connection Configuration — Path-through, and Virtual Fibre Channel◦
◦ Server Configuration
– Non Transportable — Supported (not supported with Path through connection)
– Transportable Configuration Application Server — Supported
– Transportable Configuration Backup Server — Supported (not supported with Path
through connection)
• ESXi 5.1 update1 and ESXi 5.5
Disk Connection Configuration — Raw Device Mapping (Physical Compatibility)◦
Server Configuration:
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