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The following limits have been tested successfully with PowerProtect Data Manager for the vCenter Server, the VM Direct Engine, and DD systems.
Component (per PowerProtect Data Manager) | Tested limits |
vCenter Servers supported | 12 |
External VM Direct Engines supported | 40 |
DD series appliances supported | 10 |
Virtual machines | 10,000 |
Maximum search engine node | 5 |
Notes:
-- These numbers are not maximum (hard) limits but should be considered as best practice when scaling your environment.
-- The vCenter server limit is subject to the VM Direct Engines overall limit of 40 and per vCenter limit of 25. For example, using the maximum tested number of vCenter servers (12), you could add an average of three VM Direct Engines per vCenter.
-- The number of external VM Direct Engines was tested across 10 vCenter servers (for example, 4 VM Direct Engines per vCenter).