System Requirements and Compatibility
Syncsort BEX is extremely flexible and is perfectly adapted to nearly all environments because it’s compatible with so many different technologies. BEX offers the broadest platform support for your network’s hardware, applications, and databases through a unified platform and an intuitive management console for easily administered data protection and recovery operations.
BEX supports a wide variety of:
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Operating Systems and Platforms
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Applications and Databases
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Tape Devices, Disk Devices, and Virtual Tape Libraries
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Storage Area Networks (SANs)
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NDMP/NAS Protocols
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Clustering
BEX System Requirements
| Memory |
2 GB minimum
4 GB recommended |
4 GB minimum
8 GB recommended |
| Processor |
1 core minimum
2 cores recommended |
2 cores minimum
4 cores recommended |
| Architecture |
x86, x64 recommended |
x64 required |
| Disk Space |
3 GB minimum free space on system drive for installation
100 GB minimum for catalog storage (direct attached or SAN based) |
3 GB minimum free space on system drive for installation |
| Operating System |
Please refer to the latest BEX Compatibility Guide below |
Windows 2003 x64 minimum
Windows 2008 x64 recommended |
The above recommended configuration can support an enterprise with up to 300 clients, while larger enterprises can be accommodated by introducing additional Master Servers. BEX performance is dependent on job configuration and scheduling. The above recommended configuration is able to support approximately 25 concurrent jobs, with each job backing up one client. The Master Server and/or Advanced Server may be virtualized, however, the required resources as specified above must be reserved for the virtual machines serving in this capacity.
Since backup and restore performance is greatly dependent on disk and network I/O, choice of storage subsystems, network infrastructure components, as well as applicable configuration parameters for each, will determine actual performance in each specific environment.
BEX System Requirements for a Combined Master Server / Advanced Server Configuration
| Memory |
4 GB minimum, 8 GB recommended |
| Processor |
2 cores minimum, 4 cores recommended |
| Architecture |
x64 required |
| Disk Space |
3 GB minimum free on system drive for installation
Additional storage requirements dependent on data protection needs (retention, backup frequency, source data size, etc.) |
| Operating System |
Windows 2003 x64 minimum,
Windows 2008 x64 recommended |
The above recommended configuration can support an environment with up to 50 clients. Please note that the Combined Master/Advanced Server configuration is not intended for large enterprises. As your environment grows, Syncsort recommends migrating one of the roles (Master Server or Advanced Server) to a dedicated server. Hosting the Combined Master/Advanced Server within a virtual infrastructure is not supported.
Syncsort BEX Compatibility Guide
For specific compatibility information, see the Syncsort BEX Compatibility Guide.
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