Requirements

4 November 2024

To orchestrate DR for SiteContinuity, you require the following infrastructure:

Requirement Description
System Requirements

Cluster Requirements

Supported Cohesity software versions are:

  • Primary site: A minimum of a three-node cluster, either physical or virtual edition, running version 7.1 or later is required.

  • DR site: A minimum of a three-node cluster, either physical or virtual edition, running version 7.1 or later is required.

  • Virtual Edition: See the Setup Guide for specifications.

    SiteContinuity is not supported on single-node clusters (ROBO), regardless of whether they are physical or virtual edition.

VMware Requirements

For the list of VMware vCenter versions SiteContinuity supports, see Supported VMware Versions.
CDP Requirements for VMware vCenter

If you are enabling Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for 15-minute RPO, then the VMware vCenter must meet some additional requirements. For more information, see CDP Requirements for VMware vCenter.
Minimum Permissions
VMware vCenter-Related Permissions

For privileges, you need to protect the VMware VMs on the Cohesity cluster, see VMware vCenter Permissions.
CDP-Related Permissions For CDP, in addition to the VMware vCenter Permissions, you also require CDP related permissions.
Firewall Ports Ensure the Firewall Ports are open for communication between the primary Cohesity cluster and the DR Cohesity cluster