System Requirements
Your system must meet the following requirements:
- Windows Version
- Windows XP (Home or Pro) with SP2 or higher.
- Windows Vista.
- Windows 7.
- Windows Server 2003 SP2.
- Windows Server 2003 R2.
- Windows Small Business Server 2008.
- Windows Server 2008.
- Windows Server 2008 R2.
- Windows Small Business Server 2011.
- Windows 8 and 8.1.
- Windows Server 2012 and Server 2012 R2.
- Hardware
- Dual-core CPU.
- 2GB of memory.
10GB of free space on the disk where ZCB is installed.
Additionally, every disk to be backed up must have space for VSS snapshots. At least 10% free space is required, and 20% free space is recommended.
- Other Requirements
- Java 7 or higher is required.
- The Windows locale must match that language chosen for ZCB, or a Windows language pack must be installed that matches the language chosen for ZCB.
- The Remote Registry Service must be enabled before installation.
- The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) must be enabled. Although the Volume Shadow Service is enabled by default, it may have been turned off after Windows installation.
- To ensure that VSS is running:
- Right-click the My Computer icon and choose Manage from the pop up menu.
- Expand the Services and Applications tree and locate the Volume Shadow Copy Service. If it is not started, change the General Properties to make the Startup Type Automatic.
- To ensure that VSS is running:
- ZCB must be installed and all ZCB operations must be performed as a user that has Administrator privileges.
- ZCB depends up on the Visual C++ Redistributable. VC++ must be installed and in working order on the system.