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EMC DiskXtender Software Compatibility Guide of 38 2007-2011 EMC 6/30/2011

EMC DiskXtender Software Compatibility Guide Rev A08 Last Updated: June, 2011

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Contents

Chapter 1: EMC DiskXtender ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2

EMC DiskXtender UNIX/Linux v3.5 SP1 2

EMC DiskXtender UNIX/Linux v3.5 4

EMC DiskXtender UNIX/Linux v3.4 6

EMC DiskXtender for Windows v6.5 SP2 (64 bit) 8

EMC DiskXtender for Windows v6.5 SP1 (32 bit) 12

EMC DiskXtender for Windows v6.5 (32 bit) 16

EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.4 SP1 20

EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.4 24

EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.3 SP1 29

EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.3 33

EMC DiskXtender Search Module 2.0 38


Chapter 1: EMC DiskXtender

EMC DiskXtender UNIX/Linux v3.5 SP1 Product Server Platform Support Server Operating Systems Client and Device Version Requirements Supported File Systems

DiskXtender File System Manager v3.5 SP1

Sun SPARC Solaris 10 for 64 bit SPARC EMC Centera SDK v 3.2.705 connecting to CentraStar Version 2.3 or later No support for RHEL “hugemem” kernel No support for SuSE 10 or 11 “bigsmp” kernel Solaris versions support EUC with restrictions, see release notes No support for Clustered file systems of any type on any platform

UFS, VxFS 5.0 HP IA-64

HP-UX 11i.v.3, running on IA-64, for 64 bit, Itanium computers (non-PARISC computers)

VxFS 4.1 also known as JFS 4.1

Intel x86_64

RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.1 for EM64T multiprocessor computers RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.4 for EM64T multiprocessor computers RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.5 for EM64T multiprocessor computers SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with service pack 2 for EM64T multiprocessor computers - Novell distribution only, SMP kernel only SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with service pack 3 for EM64T multiprocessor computers - Novell distribution only, SMP kernel only SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with service pack 1 for EM64T multiprocessor computers - Novell distribution only, SMP kernel only Novell OES (Open Enterprise Server) v2 with service pack 1 for eDirectory and NCP services only - EM64T multiprocessor computers, SMP kernel only Novell OES (Open Enterprise Server) v2 with service pack 2 for eDirectory and NCP services only - EM64T multiprocessor computers, SMP kernel only

EXT2, EXT3

IBM PowerPC IBM AIX 5.3 on RS/6000 computers IBM AIX 6.1 on RS/6000 computers

Journaled File System (JFS), formatted with the largefiles option JFS2


Qualified EMC Interoperability Solutions

Supported EMC Interoperability Solutions Comments

VMware ESX 4.0 Supported on below operating systems as VM’s, RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.1 for EM64T multiprocessor computers RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.4 for EM64T multiprocessor computers RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.5 for EM64T multiprocessor computers SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with service pack 2 for EM64T multiprocessor computers - Novell distribution only, SMP kernel only SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with service pack 3 for EM64T multiprocessor computers - Novell distribution only, SMP kernel only SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with service pack 1 for EM64T multiprocessor computers - Novell distribution only, SMP kernel only Novell OES (Open Enterprise Server) v2 with service pack 1 for eDirectory and NCP services only - EM64T multiprocessor computers, SMP kernel only Novell OES (Open Enterprise Server) v2 with service pack 2 for eDirectory and NCP services only - EM64T multiprocessor computers, SMP kernel only

EMC Atmos v1.4 EMC Atmos 1.4.x Qualified as NFS backend. Retention not supported. Supported on all operating systems.

EMC Data Domain v4.7.3 EMC Data Domain v4.7.x Qualified as NFS backend. Retention not supported. Supported on all operating systems.

Qualified Backup Applications

Supported Backup Applications Comments

EMC NetWorker v7.6 SP1 EMC NetWorker v7.x On all FSM supported operating systems

EMC Avamar 5.0 SP2 EMC Avamar 5.x On all FSM supported operating systems Symantec NetBackup 7.0 On all FSM supported operating systems dxuldm_tar This is a native DXUL backup tool that is included in the distribution


EMC DiskXtender UNIX/Linux v3.5 Product Server Platform Support Server Operating Systems Client and Device Version Requirements Supported File Systems

DiskXtender File System Manager v3.5

Sun SPARC Solaris 9 for 64 bit SPARC Solaris 10 for 64 bit SPARC

EMC Centera SDK v 3.2.631 connecting to CentraStar Version 2.3 or later No support for RHEL “hugemem” kernel No support for SuSE 9 or 10 “bigsmp” kernel Solaris versions support EUC with restrictions, see release notes No support for Clustered file systems of any type on any platform

For Solaris 9: UFS, VxFS 4.1 For Solaris 10: UFS, VxFS 4.1, VxFS 5.0

HP IA-64

HP-UX 11i.v.3, running on IA-64, for 64 bit, Itanium computers (non-PARISC computers)

VxFS 4.1 also known as JFS 4.1

Intel x86_64

RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4.0 update7 for EM64T multiprocessor computers RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 update7 for EM64T multiprocessor computers RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.1 for EM64T multiprocessor computers RedHat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform 5.1 for EM64T multiprocessor computers SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with service pack 1 for EM64T multiprocessor computers - Novell distribution only, SMP kernel only SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with service pack 2 for EM64T multiprocessor computers - Novell distribution only, SMP kernel only Novell OES (Open Enterprise Server) v2 for eDirectory and NCP services only - EM64T multiprocessor computers, SMP kernel only

EXT2, EXT3

IBM PowerPC IBM AIX 5.3 on RS/6000 computers Journaled File System (JFS), formatted with the largefiles option JFS2




VMware ESX 3.5 update4 RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 update 7 for EM64T multiprocessor computers RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4.0 update7 for EM64T multiprocessor computers SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.1 for EM64T multiprocessor computers SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.2 for EM64T multiprocessor computers Novell Open Enterprise Server v2(OES2) for EM64T multiprocessor computers



EMC NetWorker v7.5 SP1 EMC NetWorker v7.x On all FSM supported operating systems

Symantec NetBackup 6.5 On all FSM supported operating systems dxuldm_tar This is a native DXUL backup tool that is included in the distribution


EMC DiskXtender UNIX/Linux v3.4 Product Server Platform Support Server Operating Systems Client and Device Version Requirements Supported File Systems

DiskXtender File System Manager v3.4

Sun SPARC Solaris 9 for 64 bit SPARC Solaris 10 for 64 bit SPARC

EMC Centera SDK v 3.2 connecting to CentraStar Version 2.3 or later No support for RHEL “hugemem” kernel No support for SuSE 9 or 10 “bigsmp” kernel Solaris versions support EUC with restrictions, see release notes No support for Clustered file systems of any type on any platform

For Solaris 9: UFS, VxFS 4.1, VxFS 5.0 For Solaris 10: UFS, VxFS 4.1, VxFS 5.0

HP PA-RISC HP-UX 11i.v.2, running on PA-RISC, for 64 bit, HP9000 computers HP-UX 11i.v.3, running on IA-64, for 64 bit, Itanium computers

For PA-RISC: VERITAS file system (VxFS) 3.5, also known as JFS 3.5 Online JFS 3.5 VxFS 4.1, also known as JFS 4.1 For Itanium: VxFS 4.1 also known as JFS 4.1

Intel x86 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4.0 for EM64T multiprocessor computers RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 for EM64T multiprocessor computers RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.0 for EM64T multiprocessor computers RedHat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform 5.0 for EM64T multiprocessor computers SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with service pack 1 (or later) for EM64T multiprocessor computers - Novell distribution only, SMP kernel only Novell OES (Open Enterprise Server) v1 for eDirectory and NCP services only SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Patch 2 for EM64T multiprocessor computers – Novell distribution only, SMP kernel only

EXT2, EXT3

IBM PowerPC IBM AIX 5.3 on RS/6000 computers Journaled File System (JFS), formatted with the largefiles option JFS2




EMC AutoStart 5.3 (Solaris 9 and 10, RedHat 4.0, SuSE 10, HPUX 11iv2 and v3, and AIX 5.3)

EMC SRDF EMC MirrorView

VMware ESX 3.0.1 VMware ESX 3.5

RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 for EM64T multiprocessor computers RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4.0 for EM64T multiprocessor computers SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.1 for EM64T multiprocessor computers



EMC NetWorker v7.4 SP2 EMC NetWorker v7.x On all FSM supported operating systems except SuSE 10 on 32 bit processor

Symantec NetBackup 6.5 On all FSM supported operating systems

dxuldm_tar This is a native DXUL backup tool that is included in the distribution


EMC DiskXtender for Windows v6.5 SP2 (64 bit) Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems EMC DiskXtender File System Manager Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64

bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Standard Edition R2, R2 SP1 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition R2, R2 SP1 (64-bit)

EMC DiskXtender File System Manager Explorer Add-ons Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Standard Edition R2 SP1 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 SP1 (64-bit)

Windows XP SP2 and above (64 bit) Windows Vista (64 bit) Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit)

EMC DiskXtender File System Manager Remote Administrator

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Standard Edition R2 SP1 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 SP1 (64-bit)


EMC DiskXtender MediaStor Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Standard Edition R2 SP1 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 SP1 (64-bit)


EMC DiskXtender MediaStor Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Standard Edition R2 SP1 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 SP1 (64-bit)


EMC License Server Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Standard Edition R2 SP1 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 SP1 (64-bit)

EMC License Server Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Standard Edition R2 SP1 (64-bit) Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 SP1 (64-bit)


Cluster Support Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems EMC DiskXtender File System Manager Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (64 bit)

Support “n” node clusters (where n=2-8): Support “n” Active servers or “n-1” Active servers + 1 Passive server Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2, SP2 R2 (64 bit) Support “n” node clusters (where n=2-8): Support “n” Active servers or “n-1” Active servers + 1 Passive server

Microsoft Cluster Server does not support dynamic disk. Therefore, DiskXtender does not allow dynamic disk to be defined as extended drives in a cluster.

Media Services Information Supported Versions Comments EMC Centera v4.0.2, v4.1 Centera SDK v3.2 Patch 5 EMC Atmos v1.4.1 StorageTek ACSLS ACSLS v7.3 / LibAttach 1.4.2 Tivoli Storage Manager v5.5, v5.6 TSM 5.5.1 or above is required for Windows 2008.

Is NOT Extended Attribute Aware; See EMC DiskXtender for Windows 6.5 Best Practice Guide, “Creating extended drive backups with software that is not EA-aware “ TSM is supported when installed on any server and operating system version that IBM supports that also supports the TSM Windows client


Qualified Backup Applications (EMC) Supported Backup Applications Comments EMC NetWorker v7.6 SP2 EMC NetWorker v7.x Is Extended Attribute Aware EMC Avamar v5.0.1 EMC Avamar v5.x Refer to the Technical Note “Interoperability of Avamar with DiskXtender for Windows All

Product Versions”. Qualified Backup Applications (Third-Party) Supported Backup Applications Comments Symantec NetBackup v7.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware Symantec Backup Exec v12.5, v2010 Symantec Backup Exec v12.x Is Extended Attribute Aware Computer Associates ArcServe r15 Computer Associates ArcServe r11.x, r12.x Is Extended Attribute Aware Microsoft NT Backup (Windows 2003 Server) Is Extended Attribute Aware CommVault Galaxy Enterprise Edition v7.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware BakBone NetVault v8.x Is Extended Attribute Aware HP Data Protector v6.x Is Extended Attribute Aware Microsoft Windows Server Backup (Windows 2008 Server) Is Extended Attribute Aware Qualified Snapshot/Open File Backup Solutions Supported Snapshot/Open File Backup Solutions Comments NetWorker Module for Microsoft VSS Client v2.1 SP1 NetWorker Module for Microsoft VSS Client v2.x

NetWorker Open File Manager DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Tested with: Windows Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS)

Symantec Backup Exec Advanced Open File Option v2010 DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Tested with: Windows Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS)

St. Bernard Open File Manager DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) VERITAS Snapshot Provider (VSP) DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Qualified Anti Virus Applications Supported Anti Virus Applications Comments McAfee v8.5i, v8.7i McAfee v8.x Set scan on inbound only Symantec Norton Anti-Virus v2010 Set scan on inbound only Symantec End-Point Protection v11.0.6 Set scan on inbound only TrendMicro OfficeScan v10 SP1 Set scan on inbound only Kaspersky Anti-Virus v2010 Set scan on inbound only

Sophos Anti-Virus and Firewall latest release Set scan on inbound only Avira v10.0.0.567 Set scan on inbound only

Qualified EMC Interoperability Solutions Supported EMC Interoperability Solutions Comments EMC EmailXtender v4.x EMC PowerPath v5.5 EMC PowerSnap v2.5 SP1 EMC RepliStor v6.4 SP2 EMC RepliStor v6.x EMC SourceOne v6.5 SP2 EMC SourceOne v6.x Documentum ApplicationXtender v6.5 Documentum ApplicationXtender v6.x VMware ESX Server v4.0, v4.1, v4.1i VMware ESX Server v3.5, v4.x MediaStor IS NOT supported on VMware;

DXW supports multiple, non-clustered FSM servers per ESX server; DXW supports VMware 2-node MSCS “Cluster across boxes” and “Cluster in a box.” VMotion is supported on VMware supported platforms.

EMC Celerra FLR EMC Celerra FLR DART v5.5.27-4 or later Supports retention


EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/S EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/A EMC CLARiiON Navisphere MetaLUN

EMC SRDF/CE 3.x EMC SRDF/S EMC SRDF/A

EMC SnapView 2.28 EMC SnapView EMC DiskXtender Search Module v2.0 EMC DiskXtender Search Module v2.x EMC RecoverPoint v3.x Data Domain v4.9.2 Refer to Integration Guide: EMC Data Domain and EMC DiskXtender File System Manager EMC Atmos v1.2.7, v1.3.2, v1.4.1 EMC Atmos v1.4.x EMC Isilon v6.5.0.1 VNX v5500 Qualified Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Supported Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Comments Microsoft Hyper-V MediaStor IS NOT supported on Microsoft Hyper-V;

DXW supports multiple, non-clustered FSM servers per ESX server; DXW supports Hyper-V 2-node MSCS “Cluster across boxes” and “Cluster in a box.”

Network Appliance Data ONTAP SnapLock v7.3.3 Network Appliance Data ONTAP SnapLock v7.3.x Supports retention Microsoft Forefront security suite v 1.5.1937.0 Symantec VERITAS Storage Foundation v5.0 Supported for Dynamic Volume Expansion in non-

clustered configurations DisKeeper v2007, v2010

MAC files OS v10 or later GPT (GUID Partition Table) Partitioning CAUTION – GPT allows disks to grow to very large

sizes, well beyond published DXW best practices. Please see DXW Best Practices guide: http://powerlink.emc.com/km/appmanager/km/secure Desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=default&internalId =0b014066803f755c&_irrt=true For more information on GPT, please see the Microsoft FAQ: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/GPT_ FAQ.mspx

Qualified solutions have been tested in-house and are known to work.

Supported solutions are not tested in-house. However, they have either been tested with earlier releases of DiskXtender, or they have been successfully implemented at customer sites.

Comments to the solution where applicable known facts exist.

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EMC DiskXtender for Windows v6.5 SP1 (32 bit) Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems EMC DiskXtender File System Manager Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32

bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)

EMC DiskXtender File System Manager Explorer Add-ons Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)

Windows XP SP2 and above (32 bit) Windows Vista (32 bit) Windows 7 (32 bit)


Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)


EMC DiskXtender MediaStor Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)


EMC DiskXtender MediaStor Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)


EMC License Server Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)

EMC License Server Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)



Support “n” node clusters (where n=2-8): Support “n” Active servers or “n-1” Active servers + 1 Passive server Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32 bit) Support “n” node clusters (where n=2-8): Support “n” Active servers or “n-1” Active servers + 1 Passive server


Media Services Information Supported Versions Comments EMC Centera v4.0.2, v4.1 Centera SDK v3.2 Patch 5 EMC Atmos v1.4.1 StorageTek ACSLS ACSLS v7.3 / LibAttach 1.4.2 Tivoli Storage Manager v5.5, v5.6 TSM 5.5.1 or above is required for Windows 2008.


Qualified Backup Applications (EMC) Supported Backup Applications Comments


EMC NetWorker v7.6 SP1 EMC NetWorker v7.x Is Extended Attribute Aware EMC Avamar v5.0.1 EMC Avamar v5.x Refer to the Technical Note “Interoperability of Avamar with DiskXtender for Windows All

Product Versions”. Qualified Backup Applications (Third-Party) Supported Backup Applications Comments Symantec NetBackup v7.0 Symantec NetBackup v7.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware Symantec Backup Exec v12.5, v2010 Symantec Backup Exec v12.x Is Extended Attribute Aware Computer Associates ArcServe r15 Computer Associates ArcServe r11.x, r12.x Is Extended Attribute Aware Microsoft NT Backup (Windows 2003 Server) Is Extended Attribute Aware CommVault Galaxy Enterprise Edition v7.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware BakBone NetVault v8.x Is Extended Attribute Aware HP Data Protector v6.x Is Extended Attribute Aware Microsoft Windows Server Backup (Windows 2008 Server) Is Extended Attribute Aware Qualified Snapshot/Open File Backup Solutions Supported Snapshot/Open File Backup Solutions Comments NetWorker Module for Microsoft VSS Client v2.1 SP1 NetWorker Module for Microsoft VSS Client v2.x


Symantec Backup Exec Advanced Open File Option v2010 DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Tested with: Windows Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS)

St. Bernard Open File Manager DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) VERITAS Snapshot Provider (VSP) DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Qualified Anti Virus Applications Supported Anti Virus Applications Comments McAfee v8.5i, v8.7i McAfee v8.x Set scan on inbound only Symantec Norton Anti-Virus v2010 Set scan on inbound only Symantec End-Point Protection v11.0.6 Set scan on inbound only TrendMicro OfficeScan v10 SP1 Set scan on inbound only Kaspersky Anti-Virus v2010 Set scan on inbound only

Sophos Anti-Virus and Firewall latest release Set scan on inbound only Avira v10.0.0.567 Set scan on inbound only Microsoft Forefront security suite v 1.5.1937.0

Qualified EMC Interoperability Solutions Supported EMC Interoperability Solutions Comments EMC EmailXtender v4.x EMC PowerPath v5.5 EMC PowerSnap v2.5 SP1 EMC RepliStor v6.4 SP2 EMC RepliStor v6.x EMC SourceOne v6.5 SP2 EMC SourceOne v6.x Documentum ApplicationXtender v6.5 Documentum ApplicationXtender v6.x VMware ESX Server v4.0, v4.1, v4.1i VMware ESX Server v3.5, v4.x MediaStor IS NOT supported on VMware;


EMC Celerra FLR EMC Celerra FLR DART v5.5.27-4 or later Supports retention EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/S EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/A


EMC CLARiiON Navisphere MetaLUN EMC SRDF/CE 3.x EMC SRDF/S EMC SRDF/A

EMC SnapView 2.28 EMC SnapView EMC DiskXtender Search Module v2.0 EMC DiskXtender Search Module v2.x EMC RecoverPoint v3.x Data Domain v4.7.3 Refer to Integration Guide: EMC Data Domain and EMC DiskXtender File System Manager EMC Atmos v1.2.7, v1.3.2 EMC Atmos v1.4.x EMC Isilon v6.5.0.1 Qualified Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Supported Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Comments Network Appliance Data ONTAP SnapLock v7.3.2 RC1 Network Appliance Data ONTAP SnapLock v7.3.x Supports retention Symantec VERITAS Storage Foundation v5.0 Supported for Dynamic Volume Expansion in non-









EMC DiskXtender for Windows v6.5 (32 bit) Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems EMC DiskXtender File System Manager Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32

bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)

EMC DiskXtender File System Manager Explorer Add-ons Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)



Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)


EMC DiskXtender MediaStor Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)


EMC DiskXtender MediaStor Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)


EMC License Server Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)

EMC License Server Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server SP2 R2 (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (32 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit)



Support “n” node clusters (where n=2-8): Support “n” Active servers or “n-1” Active servers + 1 Passive server Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 (32 bit) Support “n” node clusters (where n=2-8): Support “n” Active servers or “n-1” Active servers + 1 Passive server


Media Services Information Supported Versions Comments EMC Centera 4.0.2 or later Centera SDK v3.2 Patch 5 StorageTek ACSLS ACSLS v7.3 / LibAttach 1.4.2 Tivoli Storage Manager v5.5 server TSM 5.5.1 or above is required for Windows 2008.


Qualified Backup Applications (EMC) Supported Backup Applications Comments EMC NetWorker v7.4 SP3 EMC NetWorker v7.x Is Extended Attribute Aware


EMC Avamar v5.0.0 EMC Avamar v5.x Refer to the Technical Note “Interoperability of Avamar with DiskXtender for Windows All Product Versions”.

Qualified Backup Applications (Third-Party) Supported Backup Applications Comments Symantec NetBackup v7.0 Symantec NetBackup v7.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware Symantec Backup Exec v12.5, v2010 Symantec Backup Exec v12.x Is Extended Attribute Aware Computer Associates ArcServe r12.5 Computer Associates ArcServe r11.x, r12.x Is Extended Attribute Aware Microsoft NT Backup (Windows 2003 Server) Is Extended Attribute Aware CommVault Galaxy Enterprise Edition v7.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware Microsoft Windows Server Backup (Windows 2008 Server) Is Extended Attribute Aware Qualified Snapshot/Open File Backup Solutions Supported Snapshot/Open File Backup Solutions Comments NetWorker Module for Microsoft VSS Client v2.1 SP1 NetWorker Module for Microsoft VSS Client v2.x


Symantec Backup Exec Advanced Open File Option v12.5 DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Tested with: Windows Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS)

St. Bernard Open File Manager DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) VERITAS Snapshot Provider (VSP) DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Qualified Anti Virus Applications Supported Anti Virus Applications Comments McAfee v8.5i, v8.7i McAfee v8.x Set scan on inbound only Symantec Norton Anti-Virus v2010 Set scan on inbound only Symantec End-Point Protection v11.x Set scan on inbound only TrendMicro OfficeScan v10.0 Set scan on inbound only Kaspersky Anti-Virus v2010 Set scan on inbound only

Sophos Anti-Virus and Firewall latest release Set scan on inbound only Avira v10.0.0.567 Set scan on inbound only Microsoft Forefront security suite v 1.5.1937.0

Qualified EMC Interoperability Solutions Supported EMC Interoperability Solutions Comments EMC EmailXtender v4.8 SP1 EMC EmailXtender v4.x EMC PowerPath v5.2 EMC PowerPath v5.x EMC PowerSnap v2.4 SP2 EMC PowerSnap v2.x EMC RepliStor v6.3 SP3 EMC RepliStor v6.x EMC SourceOne v6.5 SP2 EMC SourceOne v6.x Documentum ApplicationXtender v6.5 Documentum ApplicationXtender v6.x VMware ESX Server v3.5, v4.1 or later VMware ESX Server v3.5, v4.x MediaStor IS NOT supported on VMware;


EMC Celerra FLR EMC Celerra FLR DART v5.5.27-4 or later Supports retention EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/S EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/A EMC CLARiiON Navisphere MetaLUN

EMC SRDF/CE 3.x EMC SRDF/S


EMC SRDF/A EMC SnapView 2.28 EMC SnapView EMC DiskXtender Search Module v2.0 EMC DiskXtender Search Module v2.x EMC RecoverPoint v3.x Data Domain v4.8.x Refer to Integration Guide: EMC Data Domain and EMC DiskXtender File System Manager Qualified Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Supported Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Comments Network Appliance Data ONTAP SnapLock v7.3.2 RC1 Network Appliance Data ONTAP SnapLock v7.3.x Supports retention Symantec VERITAS Storage Foundation v5.0 Supported for Dynamic Volume Expansion in non-









EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.4 SP1 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems DiskXtender File System Manager Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64

(64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Storage Server 2003 x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit)

DiskXtender File System Manager Explorer Add-ons Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit)

Windows 7 (64-bit) (Client support only) Windows XP Professional x64, latest SP (Client support only) Windows Vista x64, latest SP (Client support only)

DiskXtender File System Manager Remote Administrator

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit)


DiskXtender MediaStor Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64


(64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit)

DiskXtender MediaStor Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit)


License Server Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit)

License Server Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 x64



(64 bit) Cluster Support Supported Server Operating Systems Comments DiskXtender File System Manager Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (latest

Service Pack) Support n node clusters (where n=2-8): support n Active servers, or n-1 Active servers + 1 Passive server Windows 2003 Enterprise x64 (latest Service Pack) Support n node clusters (where n=2-8): support n Active servers, or n-1 Active servers + 1 Passive server Windows Storage Server 2003 x64 Support n node clusters (where n=2-8): support n Active servers, or n-1 Active servers + 1 Passive server

Media Services Information Supported Versions Comments EMC Centera Connecting to CentraStar:

2.4 - 2.4.2-1178-679-13052 or later 3.0 - 3.0.2-1204-702-13053 or later 3.1 - 3.1.1-1207-703-13222 or later 4.0 – any version

DXW 6.4 SP1 is compiled with Centera SDK 3.2.687

StorageTek ACSLS ACSLS v7.3 LibAttach 1.4.2

Tivoli Storage Manager V5.5 server or later V5.4 server

TSM 5.5.1 or above is required for Windows 2008. Is NOT Extended Attribute Aware; See EMC DiskXtender for Windows 6.2 Best Practice Guide, “Creating extended drive backups with software that is not EA-aware “ TSM is supported when installed on any server and operating system version that IBM supports that also supports the TSM Windows client

Qualified Backup Applications Supported Backup Applications Comments EMC Avamar v4.0.2 Is Extended Attribute Aware; Support for Centera and NAS target backend only EMC NetWorker v7.4 SP3 EMC NetWorker v7.x Is Extended Attribute Aware EMC Avamar v5.0.0 EMC Avamar 3.x, 4.x, 5.x Qualified on W2003 (32 and 64 bit) only

Refer to the Technical Note “Interoperability of Avamar with DiskXtender for Windows All Product Versions”

BakBone NetVault v8.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware CommVault Galaxy Enterprise Edition v7.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware Computer Associates BrightStor ArcServe v11.5 Is Extended Attribute Aware HP DataProtector v6.0 HP DataProtector v6.1 Is Extended Attribute Aware


NT Backup Is Extended Attribute Aware Symantec Backup Exec v12.5 Symantec Backup Exec v11.x, v12.x Is Extended Attribute Aware Symantec NetBackup 6.x Is Extended Attribute Aware Qualified Snapshot/Open File Backup Solutions Supported Snapshot/Open File Backup

Solutions Comments

Windows Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Available on Windows 2003 SP1 R2 and above Tested with: NetWorker

NetWorker Open File Manager NetWorker Module for Microsoft VSS Client v2.1

DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported)

Backup Exec Advanced Open File Option DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) St. Bernard Open File Manager DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) VERITAS Snapshot Provider (VSP) DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Qualified Anti Virus Applications Supported Anti Virus Applications Comments McAfee v8.5i, v8.7i McAfee v8.x Set scan on inbound only Symantec Norton Anti-Virus 2008 Set scan on inbound only TrendMicro OfficeScan v8.0 Set scan on inbound only Kaspersky Anti-Virus latest release Set scan on inbound only Sophos Anti-Virus and Firewall latest release Set scan on inbound only Qualified EMC Interoperability Solutions Supported EMC Interoperability Solutions Comments EMC Autostart 5.3 SP3 EMC Autostart 5.x DXW 6.4 SP1 is supported on W2003 and W2008 (x86) and W2003 and W2008 (x64) . EMC EmailXtender v4.8 SP1 EMC EmailXtender v4.x EMC EmailXtender supports 32 bit operating systems only EMC PowerPath v5.2 EMC PowerPath v4.x , v5.x EMC PowerSnap v2.4 SP2 EMC PowerSnap v2.x EMC RepliStor v6.3 x64 EMC RepliStor v6.x Documentum ApplicationXtender v6.00.123 Documentum ApplicationXtender v6.x Qualified on W2003 (32 bit) and W2008 (32 bit) only VMware ESX Server v3.5 or later VMware ESX Server v3.5, 3.x, v2.5.x MediaStor is not supported on VMware;

DXW supports multiple, non-clustered FSM servers per ESX server; DXW supports VMware 2-node MSCS “Cluster across boxes” and “Cluster in a box” Windows 2008 clustering is not supported by VMware VMotion is supported on VMware supported platforms

EMC Celerra FLR EMC Celerra FLR DART v5.5.27-4 or later Supports retention EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/S EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/A EMC CLARiiON Navisphere MetaLUN Dynamic Volume Expansion only EMC SRDF/CE 2.x EMC SRDF/S EMC SRDF/A EMC SnapView 2.26 EMC SnapView EMC DiskXtender Search Module 1.2 EMC DiskXtender Search Module 1.x EMC RecoverPoint 2.4, 3.x

EMC SourceOne Please see the SourceOne compatibility guide for specific supported versions information


Qualified Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Supported Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions

Comments

Microsoft Hyper-V A single instance of DiskXtender and License Server v6.4 SP1 have been qualified to run on a virtual machine in a Microsoft Hyper-V environment. MediaStor must be installed on a separate server that is not configured as a Hyper-V server.

Microsoft Forefront security suite Network Appliance Data ONTAP SnapLock v7.2.6 Network Appliance Data ONTAP SnapLock

v7.2.x Supports retention

Symantec VERITAS Foundation Suite5.0 on Win2K3 x64

Symantec VERITAS Storage Foundation v4.3, v5.0

Supported for Dynamic Volume Expansion in non-clustered configurations VFS does not support Win 2008 x64

DisKeeper 2007 MAC files OS10 or later GPT (GUID Partition Table) Partitioning CAUTION – GPT allows disks to grow to very large sizes, well beyond published DXW best

practices. Please see DXW Best Practices guide: http://powerlink.emc.com/km/appmanager/km/secureDesktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=default&internalId=0b014066803f755c&_irrt=true For more information on GPT, please see the Microsoft FAQ: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/GPT_FAQ.mspx




EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.4 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems DiskXtender File System Manager Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit)

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Storage Server 2003 x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit)

DiskXtender File System Manager Explorer Add-ons Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit)

Windows XP Professional x64, latest SP (Client support only) Windows Vista x64, latest SP (Client support only)

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EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.4 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems DiskXtender File System Manager Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit)

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit)


DiskXtender MediaStor Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit)

DiskXtender MediaStor Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit)


License Server Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit)

License Server Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 x64 (64 bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (64-bit)


Cluster Support Supported Server Operating Systems Comments DiskXtender File System Manager Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 (latest Service Pack)

Support n node clusters (where n=2-8): • support n Active servers, or • n-1 Active servers + 1 Passive server

Windows 2003 Enterprise x64 (latest Service Pack)


Windows Storage Server 2003 x64


Microsoft Cluster Server does not support dynamic disk.

Therefore, DiskXtender does not allow dynamic disk to be defined as extended drives in a cluster.

Do not mix 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems in a cluster Do not mix W2003 and W2008 operating systems in a cluster

Media Services Information Supported Versions Comments

EMC Centera Connecting to CentraStar: 2.4 - 2.4.2-1178-679-13052 or later 3.0 - 3.0.2-1204-702-13053 or later 3.1 - 3.1.1-1207-703-13222 or later 4.0 – any version

DXW 6.4 is compiled with Centera SDK 3.2.



EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.4 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems Tivoli Storage Manager V5.5 server or later

V5.4 server TSM 5.5.1 or above is required for Windows 2008. DWX is supported with TSM server running on either Windows or AIX

Qualified Backup Applications Supported Backup Applications Comments EMC NetWorker v7.4 SP3 EMC NetWorker v7.x Is Extended Attribute Aware

EMC Avamar v4.0.3.24 EMC Avamar 3.x, 4.x Refer to the Technical Note “Interoperability of Avamar with DiskXtender for Windows All Product Versions”

BakBone NetVault v8.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware

CommVault Galaxy Enterprise Edition v7.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware

Computer Associates BrightStor ArcServe v11.5 Is Extended Attribute Aware

HP DataProtector v6.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware

NT Backup Is Extended Attribute Aware

Symantec Backup Exec v12.5 Symantec Backup Exec v11.x, v12.x Is Extended Attribute Aware

Symantec NetBackup 6.x Is Extended Attribute Aware

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.5 or above Is NOT Extended Attribute Aware; See EMC DiskXtender for Windows 6.2 Best Practice Guide, “Creating extended drive backups with software that is not EA-aware “ TSM is supported when installed on any server and operating system version that IBM supports that also supports the TSM Windows client

Qualified Snapshot/Open File Backup Solutions Supported Snapshot/Open File Backup Solutions Comments

Windows Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Available on Windows 2003 SP1 R2 and above Tested with:

• NetWorker NetWorker Open File Manager NetWorker Module for Microsoft VSS Client v2.1


Backup Exec Advanced Open File Option DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported)

St. Bernard Open File Manager DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported)

VERITAS Snapshot Provider (VSP) DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported)

Qualified Anti Virus Applications Supported Anti Virus Applications Comments

McAfee v8.5i, v8.7i McAfee v8.x Set scan on inbound only

Symantec Norton Anti-Virus 2008 Set scan on inbound only

TrendMicro OfficeScan v8.0 Set scan on inbound only


EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.4 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems Kaspersky Anti-Virus latest release Set scan on inbound only

Sophos Anti-Virus and Firewall latest release Set scan on inbound only

Qualified EMC Interoperability Solutions Supported EMC Interoperability Solutions Comments

EMC AutoStart support for 64-bit operating environments will be in a future release of AutoStart.

EMC EmailXtender v4.8 SP1 EMC EmailXtender v4.x EMC EmailXtender supports 32 bit operating systems only

EMC PowerPath v5.2 EMC PowerPath v4.x , v5.x

EMC PowerSnap v2.4 SP2 EMC PowerSnap v2.x

EMC RepliStor v6.3 x64 EMC RepliStor v6.x

Documentum ApplicationXtender v5.4 .322 Documentum ApplicationXtender v5.x

VMware ESX Server v3.5 or later VMware ESX Server v3.x, v2.5.x MediaStor IS NOT supported on VMware; DXW supports multiple, non-clustered FSM servers per ESX server; DXW supports VMware 2-node MSCS “Cluster across boxes” and “Cluster in a box” Windows 2008 clustering IS NOT supported by VMware VMotion is supported on VMware supported platforms

EMC Celerra FLR EMC Celerra FLR DART v5.5.27-4 or later Supports retention EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/S EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/A

EMC CLARiiON Navisphere MetaLUN Dynamic Volume Expansion only

EMC SRDF/CE 2.x

EMC SRDF/S

EMC SRDF/A

EMC SnapView 2.26 EMC SnapView

EMC DiskXtender Search Module 1.2 EMC DiskXtender Search Module 1.x

EMC RecoverPoint 2.4, 3.x

Qualified Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Supported Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Comments Network Appliance Data ONTAP SnapLock v7.2.6 Network Appliance Data ONTAP SnapLock v7.2.x Supports retention

Symantec VERITAS Foundation Suite5.0 on Win2K3 x64 Symantec VERITAS Storage Foundation v4.3, v5.0 Supported for Dynamic Volume Expansion in non-clustered configurations VFS does not support Win 2008 x64

DisKeeper 2007

MAC files OS10 or later


EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.4 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems GPT (GUID Partition Table) Partitioning CAUTION – GPT allows disks to grow to very large

sizes, well beyond published DXW best practices. Please see DXW Best Practices guide: http://powerlink.emc.com/km/appmanager/km/secureDesktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=default&internalId=0b014066803f755c&_irrt=true For more information on GPT, please see the Microsoft FAQ: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/GPT_FAQ.mspx








EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.3 SP1 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems DiskXtender File System Manager Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition (32-bit )SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)

DiskXtender File System Manager Explorer Add-ons Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)

Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista Windows 7 (32-bit)

DiskXtender File System Manager Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)

Windows XP Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista Windows 7 (32-bit)

DiskXtender MediaStor Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)

DiskXtender MediaStor Remote Administrator Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition(32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)

Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista Windows 7 (32-bit)

License Server Windows 2000 Server (32-bit) SP4 Windows 2000 Advanced Server(32-bit) SP4 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition(32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003(32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)


EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.3 SP1 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems License Server Remote Administrator Windows 2000 Server(32-bit) SP4

Windows 2000 Advanced Server (32-bit) SP4 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)

Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista Windows 7 (32-bit)

Cluster Support Supported Server Operating Systems Comments DiskXtender File System Manager Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition (latest Service Pack)

Support n node clusters on (where n=2-8): • support n Active servers, or • n-1 Active servers + 1 Passive server

Windows 2003 Enterprise (latest Service Pack)






DXW 6.3 is compiled with Centera SDK 3.2 patch 4 Current versions of CentraStar are compatible with all versions of the Centera SDK 2.0 and above.


Tivoli Storage Manager V5.5 server V5.4 server V5.3 server

TSM 5.5.1 or above is required for Windows 2008. Is NOT Extended Attribute Aware; See EMC DiskXtender for Windows 6.2 Best Practice Guide, “Creating extended drive backups with software that is not EA-aware “ TSM is supported when installed on any server and operating system version that IBM supports that also supports the TSM Windows client





EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.3 SP1 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems CommVault Galaxy Enterprise Edition v7.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware


HP DataProtector v6.0 HP DataProtector v6.1 Is Extended Attribute Aware


Symantec Backup Exec v11d, v12d Is Extended Attribute Aware

Symantec NetBackup 6.5 Is Extended Attribute Aware



• NetWorker • Symantec Backup Exec • Symantec NetBackup

NetWorker Open File Manager NetWorker Module for Microsoft VSS Client v2.0.0.183


Backup Exec Advanced Open File Option DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Tested with:

• Windows Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) St. Bernard Open File Manager DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not

supported) Tested with:

• NetWorker • Symantec NetBackup

VERITAS Snapshot Provider (VSP) DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Tested with:

• Symantec Backup Exec • Symantec NetBackup


McAfee v8.7i Set scan on inbound only

Symantec Norton Anti-Virus v10.1 Set scan on inbound only


Kaspersky Anti-Virus Set scan on inbound only

Sophos Anti-Virus and Firewall Set scan on inbound only


EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.3 SP1 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems Qualified EMC Interoperability Solutions Supported EMC Interoperability Solutions Comments

EMC AutoStart v5.3 SP1 Qualified with PowerPath

EMC EmailXtender v4.8.1 EMC EmailXtender v4.x

EMC PowerPath v5.1.0 EMC PowerPath v4.x , v5.0

EMC PowerSnap v2.4.1

EMC RepliStor v6.2 SP4, v6.3 EMC RepliStor v6.x

EMC SnapImage v2.0.2 EMC SnapImage v2.x SnapImage is not supported with EMC Centera retention or NAS retention (e.g., SnapLock)

EMC VSRM v1.8.1

Documentum ApplicationXtender v5.4 Documentum ApplicationXtender v5.x

VMware ESX Server v3.0, v3.5, v3.5i VMware ESX Server v3.0.x, v2.5.x MediaStor IS NOT supported on VMware; DXW supports multiple, non-clustered FSM servers per ESX server; DXW supports VMware 2-node MSCS “Cluster across boxes” and “Cluster in a box” Windows 2008 clustering IS NOT supported by VMware VMotion is supported on VMware supported platforms

EMC Celerra FLR DART v5.5.27-4 Supports retention EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/S EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/A


EMC SRDF/CE 3.0 EMC SRDF/CE 2.x

EMC SRDF/S

EMC SRDF/A

EMC SnapView


Qualified Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Supported Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Comments Microsoft Hyper-V A single instance of DiskXtender and License Server

v6.4 SP1 have been qualified to run on a virtual machine in a Microsoft Hyper-V environment. MediaStor must be installed on a separate server that is not configured as a Hyper-V server.

Microsoft Forefront security suite

Network Appliance Data ONTAP SnapLock v7.2.1, v7.2.4 Supports retention

Symantec VERITAS Foundation Suite5.0 Symantec VERITAS Storage Foundation v4.3, v5.0 Supported for Dynamic Volume Expansion in non-clustered configurations


EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.3 SP1 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems GPT (GUID Partition Table) Partitioning CAUTION – GPT allows disks to grow to very large

sizes, well beyond published DXW best practices. Please see DXW Best Practices guide: http://powerlink.emc.com/km/appmanager/km/secureDesktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=default&internalId=0b01406680376dac&_irrt=true For more information on GPT, please see the Microsoft FAQ: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/GPT_FAQ.mspx

DisKeeper 2007




EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.3 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems DiskXtender File System Manager Windows 2000 Server (32-bit) SP4 with Update Rollup 1

Windows 2000 Advanced Server (32-bit )SP4 with Update Rollup 1 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition (32-bit )SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)

DiskXtender File System Manager Explorer Add-ons Windows 2000 Server (32-bit) SP4 Windows 2000 Advanced Server (32-bit) SP4 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)

Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista

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EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.3 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems DiskXtender File System Manager Remote Administrator Windows 2000 Server (32-bit) SP4

Windows 2000 Advanced Server (32-bit) SP4 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)

Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Windows XP Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista

DiskXtender MediaStor Windows 2000 Server (32-bit) SP4 Windows 2000 Advanced Server (32-bit) SP4 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)

DiskXtender MediaStor Remote Administrator Windows 2000 Server (32-bit) SP4 Windows 2000 Advanced Server (32-bit) SP4 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition(32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)


License Server Windows 2000 Server (32-bit) SP4 Windows 2000 Advanced Server(32-bit) SP4 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition(32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003(32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)

License Server Remote Administrator Windows 2000 Server(32-bit) SP4 Windows 2000 Advanced Server (32-bit) SP4 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Edition (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (32-bit) SP2 or R2 Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/x86-32 (32-bit) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition/x86-32 (32-bit)



EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.3 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems Cluster Support Supported Server Operating Systems Comments DiskXtender File System Manager Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition (latest Service Pack)


Windows 2003 Enterprise (latest Service Pack)


Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 (latest Service Pack)

Support 2-node Active/Active and Active/Passive clusters Note: Although clustering is supported on Windows 2000 it is highly recommended to use

Windows 2008 or Windows 2003 for clustering





DXW 6.3 is compiled with Centera SDK 3.2. Current versions of CentraStar are compatible with all versions of the Centera SDK 2.0 and above.


Tivoli Storage Manager V5.5 server V5.4 server V5.3 server

TSM 5.5.1 or above is required for Windows 2008. DWX is supported with TSM server running on either Windows or AIX.




CommVault Galaxy Enterprise Edition v7.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware


HP DataProtector v6.0 Is Extended Attribute Aware


Symantec Backup Exec v11d, v12d Is Extended Attribute Aware

Symantec NetBackup 6.5 Is Extended Attribute Aware


EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.3 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3 or above Is NOT Extended Attribute Aware; See EMC DiskXtender

for Windows 6.2 Best Practice Guide, “Creating extended drive backups with software that is not EA-aware “ TSM is supported when installed on any server and operating system version that IBM supports that also supports the TSM Windows client



• NetWorker • Symantec Backup Exec • Symantec NetBackup

NetWorker Open File Manager NetWorker Module for Microsoft VSS Client v2.0.0.183


Backup Exec Advanced Open File Option DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Tested with:

• Windows Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) St. Bernard Open File Manager DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not

supported) Tested with:

• NetWorker • Symantec NetBackup

VERITAS Snapshot Provider (VSP) DXW Snapshot backup mode only (Full and Fast not supported) Tested with:

• Symantec Backup Exec • Symantec NetBackup


McAfee v8.7i Set scan on inbound only

Symantec Norton Anti-Virus v10.1 Set scan on inbound only


Kaspersky Anti-Virus Set scan on inbound only

Sophos Anti-Virus and Firewall Set scan on inbound only

Qualified EMC Interoperability Solutions Supported EMC Interoperability Solutions Comments

EMC AutoStart v5.3 SP1 Qualified with PowerPath

EMC EmailXtender v4.8.1 EMC EmailXtender v4.x


EMC DiskXtender for Windows v 6.3 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems EMC PowerPath v5.1.0 EMC PowerPath v4.x , v5.0

EMC PowerSnap v2.4.1

EMC RepliStor v6.2 SP4, v6.3 EMC RepliStor v6.x

EMC SnapImage v2.0.2 EMC SnapImage v2.x SnapImage is not supported with EMC Centera retention or NAS retention (e.g., SnapLock)

EMC VSRM v1.8.1

Documentum ApplicationXtender v5.4 Documentum ApplicationXtender v5.x

VMware ESX Server v3.0, v3.5, v3.5i VMware ESX Server v3.0.x, v2.5.x MediaStor IS NOT supported on VMware; DXW supports multiple, non-clustered FSM servers per ESX server; DXW supports VMware 2-node MSCS “Cluster across boxes” and “Cluster in a box” Windows 2008 clustering IS NOT supported by VMware VMotion is supported on VMware supported platforms

EMC Celerra FLR DART v5.5.27-4 Supports retention EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/S EMC CLARiiON MirrorView/A


EMC SRDF/CE 3.0 EMC SRDF/CE 2.x

EMC SRDF/S

EMC SRDF/A

EMC SnapView


Qualified Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Supported Misc 3rd Party Interoperability Solutions Comments Network Appliance Data ONTAP SnapLock v7.2.1, v7.2.4 Supports retention

Symantec VERITAS Foundation Suite5.0 Symantec VERITAS Storage Foundation v4.3, v5.0 Supported for Dynamic Volume Expansion in non-clustered configurations

GPT (GUID Partition Table) Partitioning CAUTION – GPT allows disks to grow to very large sizes, well beyond published DXW best practices. Please see DXW Best Practices guide: http://powerlink.emc.com/km/appmanager/km/secureDesktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=default&internalId=0b01406680376dac&_irrt=true For more information on GPT, please see the Microsoft FAQ: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/GPT_FAQ.mspx

DisKeeper 2007








EMC DiskXtender Search Module 2.0 Product Supported Server Operating Systems Supported Client Operating Systems Supported Browsers DiskXtender Search Module ISE Server Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard

and Enterprise Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit) Service Pack 1

DiskXtender Search Module User Interface Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit) with Service Pack 1

Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise Edition

Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0 and above Mozilla 3.0 and above.

Qualified DiskXtender Applications Supported DiskXtender Applications Comments DiskXtender for Windows 6.3, 6.3SP1, 6.4,6.4 SP1, 6.5, 6.5 SP1, 6.5 SP2

Will not work with previous versions of DX for Windows

diskxtender software compatibility guide

Documents