Disk space required for backups

Last Updated : Aug 30, 2026 |
Prolog information
The space required for a backup is highly variable. It depends on the number of servers includes in the backup and the data sets selected. However, the largest and most significant backup is that required for voicemail.
The following tables show the potential space required for a worst case full backup. That is, one that assumes all the users have used their voicemail mailbox and other facilities to their maximum capacity.
The minimum disk size column indicates the disk hard disk size required to have a sufficiently large backup quota (see above) for at least one maximum full backup.

Backup for a Sever Edition Network

Users
Maximum Full backup
Minimum Backup Server Disk Size
100
35GB
160GB
750
78GB
214GB
1500
127GB
275GB
2000
158GB
320GB
2500
189GB
360GB

Backup for an IP Office Application Server/UCM

Users
Maximum Full backup
Minimum Backup Server Disk Size
20
30GB
160GB
50
32GB
160GB
100
34GB
160GB
150
37GB
165GB