What is the minimum physical memory that needs to be allocated to an Dell Avamar Virtual Edition with 2 TB of licensable capacity?

According to the official Dell Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) documentation, the system resource requirements scale with the licensed data capacity. For an AVE server configured with 2 TB of licensable capacity, the minimum required allocated physical memory (RAM) is 16 GB. This memory is essential for the operating system, Avamar services, and metadata management, including the garbage collection process, to function efficiently and maintain performance. 16 GB is equivalent to 16384 MB.

A. 3072 MB (3 GB) is insufficient memory for any supported AVE capacity and would cause severe performance issues or service failures.
B. 4096 MB (4 GB) is the minimum memory requirement for the smallest AVE capacity (0.5 TB), not for a 2 TB system.
C. 8192 MB (8 GB) is the minimum memory requirement for a 1 TB AVE system, which is less than the specified 2 TB capacity.

1. Dell Avamar Virtual Edition 19.9 Installation and Upgrade Guide, Page 11, Table 2, "Avamar Virtual Edition system requirements". The table explicitly lists for a "Capacity" of "2.0 TB" that the required "Memory" is "16 GB".

2. Dell Avamar Virtual Edition Data Sheet, "Specifications" section. This document consistently aligns with the installation guide, showing that a 2 TB AVE configuration requires 16 GB of RAM.