Retrospect Engine 20 for Linux System Requirements

System Requirements

System Requirements for Retrospect Engine 20 for Linux

The Linux Engine is headless and must be managed by Retrospect Console running on macOS.

Supported Operating Systems

• 64-bit (amd64) Ubuntu 18.04 - 24.04 Desktop or Server

Supported Architectures

• 64-bit Intel/AMD

System Recommendations

• 1 GB RAM for each concurrent activity; 4 GB RAM minimum

• 10-15 GB of temporary disk space for each concurrent activity (backup, restore, etc.)

• Adequate storage for backups on local disks or network shares

System Requirements for Retrospect 19 Console for Mac

Supported Operating Systems

• Apple macOS Tahoe 26

• Apple macOS Sequoia 15

• Apple macOS Sonoma / Sonoma Server 14

• Apple macOS Ventura / Ventura Server 13

• Apple macOS Monterey / Monterey Server 12

• Apple macOS Big Sur / Big Sur Server 11

• Apple macOS Catalina / Catalina Server 10.15

• Apple macOS Mojave / Mojave Server 10.14

• Apple macOS High Sierra / High Sierra Server 10.13

• Apple macOS Sierra / Sierra Server 10.12

• Apple OS X El Capitan / El Capitan Server 10.11.6

• Apple OS X Yosemite / Yosemite Server 10.10.5

• Apple OS X Mavericks / Mavericks Server 10.9.5

• Apple OS X Mountain Lion / Mountain Lion Server 10.8.5 (requires Retrospect Console 19.4)

Supported Architectures

• Intel

• Apple Silicon

System Recommendations

• Meet Apple’s guidelines on RAM requirements for the OS version

System Requirements for Retrospect 19 Client for Mac

Supported Operating Systems

• Apple macOS Tahoe 26

• Apple macOS Sequoia 15

• Apple macOS Sonoma / Sonoma Server 14

• Apple macOS Ventura / Ventura Server 13

• Apple macOS Monterey / Monterey Server 12

• Apple macOS Big Sur / Big Sur Server 11

• Apple macOS Catalina / Catalina Server 10.15

• Apple macOS Mojave / Mojave Server 10.14

• Apple macOS High Sierra / High Sierra Server 10.13

• Apple macOS Sierra / Sierra Server 10.12

• Apple OS X El Capitan / El Capitan Server 10.11.6

• Apple OS X Yosemite / Yosemite Server 10.10.5

• Apple OS X Mavericks / Mavericks Server 10.9.5

• Apple OS X Mountain Lion / Mountain Lion Server 10.8.5 (To backup OS X 10.8.5, use Retrospect Client 19.4 with Linux Engine 20.0.)

Supported Hardware

• Intel processor with one or more multicore processors

• Apple Silicon processor with one or more multicore processors

System Recommendations

• Latest Software Update for OS X

• Meet Apple’s guidelines on RAM requirements for the OS version

Protecting Servers

Backing up server OS clients requires Retrospect Multi Server or other Server edition with available Server Client Licenses.

System Requirements for Retrospect 19 Client for Windows

Supported Operating Systems

• Microsoft Windows 10, 11

• Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025

• Microsoft Windows Server Core 2008 R2, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022

• Microsoft Windows Server Essentials 2012, 2016

• Microsoft Windows SBS 2003, 2008, 2011

• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003, 2008

Supported Hardware

• Intel processor (64-bit only) with one or more multicore processors

• For 32-bit client support, please use Retrospect 18.5.3 engine and client.

System Recommendations

• Latest Service Pack for Windows

• Meet Microsoft’s guidelines on RAM requirements for the OS version

Protecting Servers

Backing up server OS clients requires Retrospect Multi Server or other Server edition with available Server Client Licenses.

System Requirements for Retrospect 19 Client for Linux

Supported Operating Systems

The following Linux distributions are supported on x86 and x64:

• CentOS 6.4, 6.5, 7, 7 Update 3

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 7 Update 3

• Debian 7.6, 8, 9

• Ubuntu 14.04 - 24.04

• SUSE 11 Enterprise Server 11 SP2 and SP3, 11.4, and 12.2

Protecting Servers

Backing up server OS clients requires Retrospect Multi Server or other Server edition with available Server Client Licenses.

Note: In a future update, Linux clients running on server-level Linux distributions will be treated as server clients.

Last Update: June 2025