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title: Traffic Manager Software Space Requirements
slug: ps/help/en_us/vtm/cloudgs/traffic-manager-software-space-requirements
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createdAt: 2026-08-02T08:48:57.755Z
---

The Traffic Manager software requires approximately 1.2 GB of disk space during installation. After installation, clear the intermediate directory created when the compressed file was unpacked, so that the software takes up approximately 600 MB.

## Unpacking the Traffic Manager Software Download File

The Traffic Manager software is distributed as a compressed tar archive directory. The software download file is called ZeusTM\_ProductVersion\_OS.tgz, where ProductVersion is the version number and OS is the operating system where the software is to be installed.

Decompress and extract the files contained in this archive directory to a temporary directory using your system gzip and tar tools. Use the following command:

```bash
$ gzip -dc ZeusTM_ProductVersion_OS.tgz | tar -xvf -
```

This command unpacks the archive directory and creates a new destination directory for the installation files. As it does so, it displays the name of each extracted file.