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  2. IT Analytics Data Collector Installation and Configuration Guide for Cohesity NetBackup
  3. Centralized Data Collector for NetBackup - Prerequisites, Installation, and Configuration
  4. Step-1: Choose operating system and complete prerequisites
  5. Data Collector Supported Operating Systems
IT Analytics Data Collector Installation and Configuration Guide for Cohesity NetBackup

Data Collector Supported Operating Systems

Install the Data Collector on a virtual machine (VM). The following 64-bit platforms are supported:

Table: Data Collector supported operating systems

Operating System

Version

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

7, 8.6 (update 10), and 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise

  • SLES 12 SP3, SP4, SP5

  • SLES15 SP4

OEL

7, 8, and 9

Windows Server

2016, 2019, and 2022

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