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General source and target server requirements – HP Storage Mirroring Software User Manual

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Storage Mirroring Recover requirements

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General source and target server requirements

Verify that each server meets the following general source and target requirements, and
then confirm your servers meet any additional

requirements for your workload type

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Operating system—There are different Storage Mirroring Recover editions
depending on the operating system you are using. Be sure you have the correct
Storage Mirroring Recover edition for your operating system.

Note: Microsoft Server Core is supported for data workloads. See the specific

requirements

for the workload type you are protecting for additional Server

Core requirements.

Each of the Windows 2003 operating systems require Service Pack 1 or
later.

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Foundation Edition

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Standard Edition

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Advanced Edition

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Premium Edition

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Virtual Guest 5-Pack Edition

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Virtual Host Standard Edition

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Virtual Host Advanced Edition

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Virtual Host Premium Edition

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File system—Storage Mirroring Recover supports the same file system format that
Microsoft supports: FAT, FAT32, and NTFS.

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System memory—There are different memory requirements depending on the
operating system you are using. Be sure you have at least the minimum amount of
memory for your environment. You may want to consider having at least the
recommended amount of system memory.

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i386 operating systems—The minimum system memory is 128 MB. The
recommended system memory is at least 512 MB.

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x64 operating systems—The minimum system memory is 512 MB. The
recommended system memory is at least 1024 MB.

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Disk usage—The amount of disk space required for the Storage Mirroring
Recover program files is approximately 70 MB. You will need to verify that you
have additional disk space for Storage Mirroring Recover queuing, logging, and so