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One installation of Tranzman Appliance can be used to convert many environments, however, the following requirements need to be met.
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== <b>Overview</b> ==
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To help determine the correct sizing for a Tranzman Appliance Deployment, it is recommended that the [[Recorder|Tranzman Recorder]] is used to help better understand the current environment and its sizing.
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A deployment can be done either using an ISO image, or in the case of VMware an OVA template (A virtual appliance should only be used for same-vendor transitions, and where no connectivity to tape media or very large ( > 2TB) disk volumes is required)
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The OVA template can be used for environments with up to 2 Million images without any modifications.  We recommend an additional 2GB of ram per 500K additional images.
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A single Tranzman Appliance can be used to convert many environments, the following considerations need to be taken into account when sizing it.
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===RAM===
 
===RAM===
* Minimum of 8GB of RAM.  
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* Additional 1GB of RAM is required for every tape drive connected to the Appliance.
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! RAM Size
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| Minimum 4G
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| Minimum 8GB
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| Minimum 8GB
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===CPU===
 
===CPU===
* Minimum 4 core Intel CPU is required.
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* Additional 1 core for every tape drive connected to the Appliance.
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* Additional cores required for multiple conversions at the same time.
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* AMD processors are not supported at this moment.
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! CPU Core
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! Use Case
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| Minimum 4 core Intel CPU
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| Minimum 8 core Intel CPU
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| Migrating Cross Vendor
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| style="width: 1%;"|[[File:Note.png|30px]]|| style="padding: 10px; width: 85%;"|'''Note:'''  Additional 1 core for every tape drive connected to the Appliance
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* ONLY INTEL processors have been tested and are supported.
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===Network===
 
===Network===
* 1Gbit minimum connection required.
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* 10Gbit connection recommended to ensure that duplication can drive destination media at a reasonable speed.
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* 1Gbit minimum connection required (for Same Vendor migration and recovery on Demand).
* 2 x 1Gbit connections (per tape drive) can be used if no 10Gbit NIC is present.
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* 10Gbit connection recommended for Cross Vendor to ensure that tape drive are kept running at a reasonable speed.
 
* If multiple links are used, aggregation is needed to provide maximum throughput.  
 
* If multiple links are used, aggregation is needed to provide maximum throughput.  
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* Multiple connections may be required if there are multiple tape drives.
  
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===Ports===
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The appliance needs to communicate over the network.  If you have internal firewalls, you must allow the following connections or the appliance cannot function.
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====Backup Servers (Clients of Tranzman)====
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=====All servers=====
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|INBOUND || TCP 443 from ANY
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|OUTBOUND || to Tranzman Appliance TCP 55560
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=====Destination servers=====
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* Windows
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|OUTBOUND || to the Tranzman Appliance TCP 139 and 445 and UDP 137 and 138
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* Unix/Linux
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|OUTBOUND || to the Tranzman Appliance TCP 111,4045 and 2049 and UDP 111,4045 and 2049
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====Tranzman Appliance (Server)====
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|INBOUND || TCP 443 from ANY
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|INBOUND || TCP 22 from ANY
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|INBOUND || TCP 80 from ANY
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|INBOUND || TCP 55560 from all origin and destination backup servers
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|INBOUND || TCP 139 and 445 and UDP 137 and 138 from destination Windows servers
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|INBOUND || TCP 111,4045 and 2049 and UDP 111,4045 and 2049 from destination *nix servers
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|INBOUND || TCP 139 and 445 and UDP 137 and 138 from Administration PC(s) Windows Only
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|OUTBOUND|| TCP 53 and UDP 53 to the DNS servers
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|OUTBOUND|| UDP 123 to the NTP servers
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|INBOUND || UDP 123 to the NTP servers.
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|OUTBOUND || TCP 25, 587 to the Email server
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====Administration PC====
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|OUTBOUND || to Tranzman Appliance TCP 443
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|OUTBOUND || to Tranzman Appliance TCP 80
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|OUTBOUND  || to Tranzman Appliance TCP 22
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|OUTBOUND  || to the Tranzman Appliance TCP 139 and 445 and UDP 137 and 138
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===Storage===
 
===Storage===
* 3GB local disk for OS Installation.
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* Local/SAN attached disks needed for temporary staging of converted images, sized according to volume of recoveries to accommodate at any one time.
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* Minimum 3GB local disk for OS Installation.
* Data Volume 2 x the size of all environment catalogs. (Origin and Destination)
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* Local/SAN attached disks needed for temporary staging of converted images, sized according to volume of recoveries to accommodate at any one time. The following is for guidance only, it would be recommended that you use the  [[Recorder|Tranzman Recorder]] and Stone Ram Consulting Services to correctly size the volumes.
* Database Volume should be the combined total number of images from environments x 500 bytes.
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* Swap Volume 2 x Memory Size. (8GB RAM = 16GB of Swap)
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* Logs Volume 25% of database volume.
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* Install NFS Utils on target machine.
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* If target machine is running Windows, SMB Signing needs to be Disabled. This can be achieved by editing the following RegEdit field;
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  '''HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters\RequiresSecuritySignature=0'''
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* Disable or prevent any AV products from scanning the processes and folders used by Tranzman.
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| style="text-align:center; font-size:16px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Additional disk of Minimum 20GB
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| Additional disk(s) of Minimum ((2.5 * Size of combined catalogs) + (2 * Total Memory))
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| Additional disk(s) of Minimum ((2.5 * Size of combined catalogs) + (2 * Total Memory) + Largest of either<br />3 x Largest image size <br />Number of Drives * max size of compressed tape
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Latest revision as of 14:37, 7 January 2022

Overview

To help determine the correct sizing for a Tranzman Appliance Deployment, it is recommended that the Tranzman Recorder is used to help better understand the current environment and its sizing.

A deployment can be done either using an ISO image, or in the case of VMware an OVA template (A virtual appliance should only be used for same-vendor transitions, and where no connectivity to tape media or very large ( > 2TB) disk volumes is required)

The OVA template can be used for environments with up to 2 Million images without any modifications. We recommend an additional 2GB of ram per 500K additional images.

A single Tranzman Appliance can be used to convert many environments, the following considerations need to be taken into account when sizing it.

RAM

RAM Size Use Case
Minimum 4G Using appliance only for assessments
Minimum 8GB Migrating Same Vendor
Minimum 8GB Migrating Cross Vendor
Note.png Note: Additional 1GB of RAM is required for every tape drive connected to the Appliance

CPU

CPU Core Use Case
Minimum 4 core Intel CPU Migrating Same Vendor
Minimum 8 core Intel CPU Migrating Cross Vendor
Note.png Note: Additional 1 core for every tape drive connected to the Appliance
  • ONLY INTEL processors have been tested and are supported.

Network

  • 1Gbit minimum connection required (for Same Vendor migration and recovery on Demand).
  • 10Gbit connection recommended for Cross Vendor to ensure that tape drive are kept running at a reasonable speed.
  • If multiple links are used, aggregation is needed to provide maximum throughput.
  • Multiple connections may be required if there are multiple tape drives.

Ports

The appliance needs to communicate over the network. If you have internal firewalls, you must allow the following connections or the appliance cannot function.

Backup Servers (Clients of Tranzman)

All servers
INBOUND TCP 443 from ANY
OUTBOUND to Tranzman Appliance TCP 55560
Destination servers
  • Windows
OUTBOUND to the Tranzman Appliance TCP 139 and 445 and UDP 137 and 138
  • Unix/Linux
OUTBOUND 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
OUTBOUND TCP 53 and UDP 53 to the DNS servers
OUTBOUND UDP 123 to the NTP servers
INBOUND UDP 123 to the NTP servers.
OUTBOUND TCP 25, 587 to the Email server


Administration PC

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

  • Minimum 3GB local disk for OS Installation.
  • Local/SAN attached disks needed for temporary staging of converted images, sized according to volume of recoveries to accommodate at any one time. The following is for guidance only, it would be recommended that you use the Tranzman Recorder and Stone Ram Consulting Services to correctly size the volumes.
Table for Guidance
Assessment Only Same Vendor Cross Vendor
Additional disk of Minimum 20GB Additional disk(s) of Minimum ((2.5 * Size of combined catalogs) + (2 * Total Memory)) Additional disk(s) of Minimum ((2.5 * Size of combined catalogs) + (2 * Total Memory) + Largest of either
3 x Largest image size
Number of Drives * max size of compressed tape


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