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Revision as of 09:29, 6 February 2023
ContentsOverview |
Tranzman appliance is used to perform the migration between different backup domains.
The appliance is currently available as an ISO image and as an OVA template.
Virtual appliance should only be used for same-vendor transitions where no connectivity to tape media or very large (above 2TB) disk volumes are required.
OVA template can be used for environments with up to two million images without any modifications, however we recommend a 2 GB of RAM per 500K additional images.
A single Tranzman Appliance can be used to convert multiple environments, however we suggest to follow below considerations in sizing the appliance.
Note: To help understand the correct sizing for a Tranzman Appliance Deployment, it is recommended to use Tranzman Recorder which validates the environment and the catalog sizing.
RAM Requirement |
| Use Case | RAM size
(minimum recommended) |
|---|---|
| Using appliance only for assessments | Minimum 4GB |
| Migrating Same Vendor | Minimum 8GB |
| Migrating Cross Vendor | Minimum 8GB |
 |
Note: Additional 1GB of RAM is required for every tape drive connected to the Appliance |
CPU Requirement |
| Use Case | CPU Core
(minimum recommended) |
|---|---|
| Migrating Same Vendor | Minimum 4 core Intel CPU |
| Migrating Cross Vendor | Minimum 8 core Intel CPU |
|
Note: Additional 1 core for every tape drive connected to the Appliance. ONLY INTEL processors have been tested and are supported. |
Network Requirement |
| Use Case | Network speed
(minimum recommended) |
|---|---|
| Migrating Same Vendor and recovery on Demand | 1Gbit connection |
| Migrating Cross Vendor | 10Gbit connection |
|
Note: If multiple links are used, aggregation is needed to provide maximum throughput. Multiple connections may be required if there are multiple tape drives. |
Ports Requirement |
The appliance needs to communicate over the network. In case of internal firewalls, it must allow the following connections to ensure smooth functioning of the appliance.
Backup Servers (Clients of Tranzman) |
All servers
| INBOUND | TCP 443 from ANY |
| OUTBOUND | to Tranzman Appliance TCP 55560 |
Destination servers
| OUTBOUND for Windows | to the Tranzman Appliance TCP 139 and 445 and UDP 137 and 138 |
| OUTBOUND for Unix/Linux | to the Tranzman Appliance TCP 111,4045 and 2049 and UDP 111,4045 and 2049 |
Tranzman Appliance (Server) |
| INBOUND | TCP 443 from ANY |
| INBOUND | TCP 22 from ANY |
| INBOUND | TCP 80 from ANY |
| INBOUND | TCP 55560 from all origin and destination backup servers |
| INBOUND | TCP 139 and 445 and UDP 137 and 138 from destination Windows servers |
| INBOUND | TCP 111,4045 and 2049 and UDP 111,4045 and 2049 from destination *nix servers |
| INBOUND | TCP 139 and 445 and UDP 137 and 138 from Administration PC(s) Windows Only |
| INBOUND | UDP 123 to the NTP servers. |
| OUTBOUND | TCP 53 and UDP 53 to the DNS servers |
| OUTBOUND | UDP 123 to the NTP servers |
| OUTBOUND | TCP 25, 587 to the Email server |
Administration PC/Laptop |
| OUTBOUND | to Tranzman Appliance TCP 443 |
| OUTBOUND | to Tranzman Appliance TCP 80 |
| OUTBOUND | to Tranzman Appliance TCP 22 |
| OUTBOUND | to the Tranzman Appliance TCP 139 and 445 and UDP 137 and 138 |
Storage Requirement |
- Minimum 3GB local disk for OS Installation.
- Local/SAN attached disks needed for temporary staging of converted images as per the required size of volumes of recoveries.
The following is for guidance purpose only and it is advised to use the Tranzman Recorder and Stone Ram Consulting Services to correctly size the volumes.
| Use Case | Requirement (guideline only) |
|---|---|
| For Assessment | Additional disk of Minimum 20GB |
| Same Vendor migration | Additional disk(s) of Minimum ((2.5 * Size of combined catalog) + (2 * Total Memory)) |
| Cross Vendor migration | Additional disk(s) of Minimum ((2.5 * Size of combined catalog) + (2 * Total Memory) + Largest of either
3 x largest image size Number of Drives * max size of compressed tape |
| Go to TZM Recorder | Return to Main |