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PowerProtect Data Manager 19.11 Deployment Guide

File System agent interoperability and supported operating systems

The File System agent allows an application administrator to protect and recover data on the File System host. PowerProtect Data Manager integrates with the File System agent to check and monitor backup compliance against protection policies. PowerProtect Data Manager also allows central scheduling for backups.

PowerProtect Data Manager supports the following application agent and File System agent co-existence:

  • Coexistence of the Oracle RMAN agent or SAP HANA agent with the File System agent on Linux.
  • Coexistence of the Oracle RMAN agent with the File System agent on AIX.
  • Coexistence of the Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft Exchange Server application agent with the File System agent on Windows.

You can install the File System agent on the host that you plan to protect by using the installation instructions provided in the PowerProtect Data Manager File System User Guide.

NOTE The most up-to-date software compatibility information for the PowerProtect Data Manager software and the File System agent is provided by the E-Lab Navigator.

Supported operating system versions

Review the following PowerProtect Data Manager file system supported operating system versions for Windows, Linux, and AIX.

PowerProtect Data Manager supports Windows for file systems on NTFS and ReFS for the following versions:

  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2019

Linux

PowerProtect Data Manager supports ext3, ext4 and XFS file systems for the following Linux platforms/versions:

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) versions 6.x, 7.x, 8.x.
  • SuSe Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) versions 11.x, 12.x, 15 SP1 and 15 SP2. SLES version 11 SP0 is not supported.
    NOTE PowerProtect Data Manager does not support ext4 file systems on SLES 11 SP1-SP4 platforms.
  • CentOS versions 6.x and 7.x up to 7.7.

AIX

PowerProtect Data Manager supports the AIX operating system for file systems.


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