# Step 1: Install Zmanda Server

The Zmanda Server contains two components, the Zmanda Management Console and the Backup Server. In this video, we will demonstrate how to install both these components on the same Linux system.

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## Installation Architecture <a href="#installation-architecture" id="installation-architecture"></a>

Zmanda Server consists of two main components, the Backup Server and the Zmanda Management Console (ZMC), each running on a standalone REST server. Backup Servers are reachable via **port 8002** and the ZMC via **port 8008**.

Zmanda uses a star topology where the Backup Server is the central hub that connects multiple Client Agents. When you scale Zmanda within your organization, numerous Backup Servers can be connected to one ZMC, enabling a [cluster ](https://docs.zmanda.com/installation/backup-server-installation/building-a-backup-cluster)tree like the diagram below.

<figure><img src="/files/d3vBYMUfDhNNxzbK3jNj" alt=""><figcaption><p>Backup architecture, with multiple backup servers running from one ZMC</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/49cenq7eXAkFzu7MHyAv" alt=""><figcaption><p>Individual backup installation architecture.</p></figcaption></figure>

This decoupling is visible in [Linux Binary Installations](/zmanda-classic/installation-and-configuration/step-1-install-zmanda-server/linux-binary-installation.md), as you run separate installers for the Backup Server and the ZMC. However, if you install Zmanda [via the .ova](/zmanda-classic/installation-and-configuration/step-1-install-zmanda-server/zmanda-backup-appliance-installation.md) or the [cloud marketplace](/zmanda-classic/installation-and-configuration/step-1-install-zmanda-server/aws-marketplace-installation.md) image, the Backup Server and the ZMC are auto-configured to communicate with each other.

## Zmanda's Compatibility <a href="#compatibility" id="compatibility"></a>

You can install the Backup Server and the ZMC on the below Linux systems. You can refer to the [compatibility matrix](https://www.zmanda.com/compatibility-matrix/) for more details about version numbers.

## Installation Overview <a href="#installation-overview" id="installation-overview"></a>

The first three options are the quickest ways to install the backup server. We recommend the Linux installation in complex configurations where data boundaries, black sites, [air-gapped](https://www.zmanda.com/air-gapped-enterprise-solutions/) networks, etc., are needed.

Ways to install Zmanda

1. [Booting a VM from a .ova file](https://docs.zmanda.com/installation-and-configuration/step-1-install-zmanda-server/zmanda-backup-appliance-installation)
2. [AWS cloud marketplace](https://docs.zmanda.com/installation-and-configuration/step-1-install-zmanda-server/aws-marketplace-installation)
3. [Linux Binary Installation](https://docs.zmanda.com/installation-and-configuration/step-1-install-zmanda-server/linux-binary-installation)


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