Table 1-1 compares the Forge components in Appliance Version 3 and Appliance Version 4. Version 4 uses VMware ESXi 6.5 U1 as the virtualization host, which enables you to protect Windows Server 2016 standalone and cluster workloads. VMware 6.5 uses the VMware vSphere Web Client for virtual host management instead of the VMware Client.
Table 1-1 Comparison of Appliance Versions as Shipped
|
Forge Component |
Forge 11.2 Appliance Version 3 |
Forge 11.3 Appliance Version 4 |
|---|---|---|
|
Dell PowerEdge |
|
|
|
VMware host and VM protection container |
VMware ESXi 5.5 |
VMware ESXi 6.5 U1 NOTE:Required for support for Windows Server 2016 as a guest OS. |
|
VMware management |
VMware Client |
VMware vSphere Web Client |
|
PlateSpin Forge |
|
Version 11.3 |
|
VM Guest OS |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
|
PlateSpin database |
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 |
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 |