Introduction
The Tranzman appliance is designed for seamless migration between different backup domains.
It is available as both an ISO image and an OVA template.
- The virtual appliance is recommended for same-vendor transitions where connectivity to tape media or large disk volumes (above 2TB) is not required.
- The OVA template supports environments with up to two million images without modifications. For environments exceeding this limit, an additional 2GB of RAM per 500K images is recommended.
- A single Tranzman appliance can manage multiple environments, but proper sizing considerations should be applied.
Note: To determine the optimal appliance sizing, it is recommended to use Tranzman Recorder, which validates the environment and catalog sizing.
RAM Requirements
Minimum RAM Requirements by Use Case
| Use Case
|
RAM Size (Minimum Recommended)
|
| Using the appliance for assessments
|
Minimum 4GB
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| Migrating Same Vendor
|
Minimum 8GB
|
| Migrating Cross Vendor
|
Minimum 8GB
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| 🛈 Note: Additional 1GB of RAM is required for every tape drive connected to the appliance. |
CPU Requirements
Minimum CPU Requirements by Use Case
| 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 is required per tape drive. Only Intel processors are tested and supported. |
Network Requirements
Minimum Network Requirements
| Use Case
|
Network Speed (Minimum Recommended)
|
| Migrating Same Vendor & Recovery on Demand
|
1Gbps connection
|
| Migrating Cross Vendor
|
10Gbps connection
|
| 🛈 Note: If multiple links are used, aggregation is required. Additional connections may be needed for multiple tape drives. |
Ports Requirement
The appliance requires network communication. If an internal firewall is present, the following connections must be allowed:
Backup Servers (Clients of Tranzman)
All Servers
All Servers
| Direction
|
Protocol & Port
|
| INBOUND
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TCP 443 from ANY
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| OUTBOUND
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TCP 55560 to Tranzman Appliance
|
Destination Servers
Destination Servers
| OS
|
Protocol & Port
|
| Windows
|
TCP 139, 445 | UDP 137, 138
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| Unix/Linux
|
TCP 111, 4045, 2049 | UDP 111, 4045, 2049
|
Tranzman Appliance (Server)
Tranzman Appliance (Server)
| Direction
|
Protocol & Port
|
| INBOUND
|
TCP 443, 22, 80 from ANY
|
| INBOUND
|
TCP 55560 from all origin and destination backup servers
|
| INBOUND
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TCP/UDP 139, 445, 137, 138 from destination Windows servers
|
| INBOUND
|
TCP/UDP 111, 4045, 2049 from destination *nix servers
|
| INBOUND
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TCP/UDP 139, 445, 137, 138 from Admin PCs
|
| INBOUND
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UDP 123 to NTP servers
|
| OUTBOUND
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TCP/UDP 53 to DNS servers
|
| OUTBOUND
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UDP 123 to NTP servers
|
| OUTBOUND
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TCP 25, 587 to Email server
|
Administration PC/Laptop
Administration PC/Laptop
| Direction
|
Protocol & Port
|
| OUTBOUND
|
TCP 443, 80, 22 to Tranzman Appliance
|
| OUTBOUND
|
TCP/UDP 139, 445, 137, 138 to Tranzman Appliance
|
Storage Requirement
Minimum Storage Requirements
| Component
|
Requirement
|
| OS Installation
|
Minimum 3GB local disk
|
| Staging Area
|
Local/SAN attached disks for temporary staging of converted images based on recovery volume requirements.
|
| 🛈 Note: To correctly size the volumes, it is recommended to use Tranzman Recorder and Stone Ram Consulting Services. |