Distinguishing the differences between Windows and Linux proxy servers
Deploying a proxy server works the same whether you select Windows or Linux, and they do the same job, which is task processing for the backup server. There are, however, some requirements and limitations for both Windows and Linux, which we will cover.
When you deploy a proxy server, the hardware requirements for both Windows and Linux are pretty much the same:
- CPU: An x86-64 processor with a minimum of two cores (vCPUs), plus one additional core per concurrent task
- Memory: 2 GB of RAM plus 200 MB for each concurrent task
- Disk space: 300 MB plus an additional 50 MB per concurrent task
- Network: 1 Gbps or faster for onsite backup and replication with 1 Mbps or faster for offsite backup and replication
Important Note
A task during the backup process on a proxy server is one VMDK file of a VM. So, if you have a backup job with five VMs, each with four disk (VMDK) files each, and your proxy server...
