Virtual machine requirements and considerations:
| • | Virtual machines configured with hardware version 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 can be protected with Unitrends virtualization protector. |
| • | VMware introduced new SATA Virtual Hardware Controllers with vSphere 5.5 and VM Hardware Version 10. To protect these controllers, you must be running Unitrends release 7.3 or higher. |
| • | Physical Raw Disk Mapping (RDM) disks are automatically excluded from backups. Use agent-based backups to protect this data. |
| • | Independent or fault tolerant disks are automatically excluded from backups. Use agent-based backups to protect this data. |
| • | Free ESXi cannot be protected with vProtect backup. Use agent-based backup instead. |
| • | Ensure VMware Tools is installed in the guest operating system. |