Support Matrix
Backup Destination Support
Filesystem
Backup Provider | Supported version | Random Access | Deduplication | Encryption | Pre/post access command execution |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Filesystem | N/A | ✅ | ✅ (built-in VDO) | ✅ | ✅ |
Filesystem (synthetic, XFS) | Linux kernel 4.15+, xfsprogs 4.17+ | ✅ | ✅ (built-in VDO) | ❌ | ✅ |
isoLayer (synthetic, XFS) | N/A | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
PowerProtect DD | DD OS 7.x | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Huawei OceanProtect | 1.2.0+ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Object storage
Backup Provider | Supported version | Random Access | Deduplication | Encryption | Pre/post access command execution |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon S3 | Current | ❌ | N/A | ✅ | ✅ |
S3 compatible | Current | ❌ | N/A | ✅ | ✅ |
Cloudian S3 | Current | ❌ | N/A | ✅ | ✅ |
Alibaba Cloud OSS | Current | ❌ | N/A | ✅ | ✅ |
Nutanix Objects | Current | ❌ | N/A | ✅ | ✅ |
MS Azure Blob Storage | Current | ❌ | N/A | ✅ | ✅ |
OpenStack Swift | API v2 | ❌ | N/A | ❌ | ✅ |
Scality Ring | 6.4+ | ❌ | N/A | Provider dependent | ✅ |
Enterprise backup providers
Backup Provider | Supported version | Random Access | Deduplication | Encryption | Pre/post access command execution |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dell EMC Avamar | 7.5+ | ❌ | ✅ | Provider dependent | ✅ |
Dell EMC Networker | 9+ | ❌ | ✅ | Provider dependent | ✅ |
IBM Spectrum Protect | 7.1.5+ | ❌ | ✅ | Provider dependent | ✅ |
Veritas Netbackup | 7.5+ | ❌ | ✅ | Provider dependent | ✅ |
Micro Focus Data Protector | 11+ | ❌ | ✅ | Provider dependent | ✅ |
Tape Pools (Technical Preview)
Storware supports Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape libraries.
Tape library can't be shared with other software.
If you want share tape library then create separate partition of the tape library for Storware.
Tape library can be connected by:
Fibre Channel (FC)
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
SCSI
iSCSI
Virtualization Platforms - features and requirements
Virtual Machines
VMware vSphere/ESXi
HotAdd | NBD | |
---|---|---|
Minimum version | 6.5+ | 6.5+ |
Status | In operation (preferred) | In operation |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | No | No |
Hypervisor OS access needed | No | No |
Proxy VM needed | Yes | No |
Key caveats | only dependent disks are supported | only dependent disks are supported |
Feature | NBD & HotAdd |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | Hypervisor dependent |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | Hypervisor dependent |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ |
Microsoft Hyper-V
2016+ | |
---|---|
Minimum version | Windows Server 2016+, supported virtual machine configuration versions = 6.2 and higher |
Status | In operation |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | No |
Proxy VM needed | no |
Feature | 2016+ |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ✅ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ❌ |
Available space for snapshot check | Hypervisor dependent |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ |
Azure Stack HCI
20H2, 21H2, 22H2 | |
---|---|
Minimum version | Windows Server 2019+, supported virtual machine configuration versions = 6.2 and higher |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | No |
Proxy VM needed | no |
Feature | 20H2, 21H2, 22H2 |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ✅ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ❌ |
Available space for snapshot check | Hypervisor dependent |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ |
Nutanix AHV
Disk-attachment | |
---|---|
Minimum version | 5.5+ (Intel-only) |
Status | In operation |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no |
Proxy VM needed | yes |
Feature | Disk-attachment |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ✅ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ (when using Prism Central) |
Available space for snapshot check | Hypervisor dependent |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ |
Note:
Backup of VMs with vTPM enabled is not supported.
Red Hat Virtualization
Disk-attachment | Disk Image Transfer | SSH Transfer | Changed-Block Tracking | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum version | 4.0+ | 4.3+ | 4.3+ | 4.4+ |
Status | In operation | In operation | Deprecated (for hosts 4.5.0+) | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | no | yes | yes | no |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no | no | yes | no |
Proxy VM needed | yes | no | no | no |
Key caveats | full backup only disk attachment process may be slow | data transfer via Manager (<4.4.3) | access to the hypervisor needed | incremental backup require QCOW2 disk format |
Note: Direct LUN disks are not supported.
Feature | Disk-attachment | Disk Image Transfer | SSH Transfer | Changed-Block Tracking |
---|---|---|---|---|
Incremental backup | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ | ✅ (RAW-only) | ✅ (RAW-only) | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
oVirt
Disk-attachment | Disk Image Transfer | SSH Transfer | Changed-Block Tracking | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum version | 4.0+ | 4.3+ | 4.3+ | 4.4+ |
Status | In operation | In operation | Deprecated (for hosts 4.5.0+) | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | no | yes | yes | no |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no | no | yes | no |
Proxy VM needed | yes | no | no | no |
Key Caveats | full backup only disk attachment process may be slow | data transfer via Manager (<4.4.3) | access to the hypervisor needed | incremental backup require QCOW2 disk format |
Note: Direct LUN disks are not supported.
Feature | Disk-attachment | Disk Image Transfer | SSH Transfer | Changed-Block Tracking |
---|---|---|---|---|
Incremental backup | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ | ✅ (RAW-only) | ✅ (RAW-only) | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager
Disk-attachment | Disk Image Transfer | SSH Transfer | Changed-Block Tracking | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum version | 4.3+ | 4.3+ | 4.3+ | 4.4+ |
Status | In operation | In operation | Deprecated (for hosts 4.5.0+) | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | no | yes | yes | no |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no | no | yes | no |
Proxy VM needed | yes | no | no | no |
Key Caveats | full backup only disk attachment process may be slow | data transfer via Manager (<4.4.3) | access to he hypervisor needed | incremental backup require QCOW2 disk format |
Note: Direct LUN disks are not supported.
Feature | Disk-attachment | Disk Image Transfer | SSH Transfer | Changed-Block Tracking |
---|---|---|---|---|
Incremental backup | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ | ✅ (RAW-only) | ✅ (RAW-only) | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Proxmox VE
Export storage repository | SSH Transfer | |
---|---|---|
Minimum version | 5.2+ | 5.2+ |
Status | In operation | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | yes | yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | yes | yes |
Proxy VM needed | no | no |
Key Caveats | using single image export file-level restore requires additional image extraction | only QCOW2 based disks supported synthetic backup destination is not supported |
Feature | Export storage repository | SSH Transfer |
---|---|---|
Incremental backup | ❌ | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ❌ | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ✅ | ✅ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ❌ | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ❌ | ❌ |
Available space for snapshot check | Hypervisor dependent | ✅ |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ | ✅ |
KVM/Xen
SSH Transfer | |
---|---|
Minimum version | QEMU 2.1+ (qcow2-based VMs need libvirt with block commit feature), libvirt |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | yes |
Proxy VM needed | no |
VM storage formats | QCOW2/RAW file, Ceph RBD volume, LVM volume, LVM-thin volume |
Feature | SSH Transfer |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ (unavailable for LVM disks) |
File-level restore | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ❌ |
Quiesced snapshot | Hypervisor dependent |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ❌ |
Available space for snapshot check | Hypervisor dependent |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ |
OpenStack
Disk-attachment | Disk-attachment CBT | SSH Transfer | |
---|---|---|---|
Minimum version | Queens | Queens | Queens, QEMU 2.1+ (qcow2-based VMs need libvirt with block commit feature) |
Status | In operation (preferred) | In operation (preferred) | In operation |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | yes | no | yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no | no | yes |
Proxy VM needed | yes | yes | no |
Key Caveats | incremental backups only for Ceph RBD-based VMs, requires access to ceph monitors for incremental backup only | higher CPU overhead during export | only QCOW2 based disks supported and Ceph RBD-based VMs, requires access to ceph monitors |
Feature | Disk-attachment | Disk-attachment CBT | SSH Transfer |
---|---|---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ (Ceph RBD volumes only) | ✅ | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ (without reversion) | ✅ (without reversion) | ❌ |
Quiesced snapshot | Hypervisor dependent | Hypervisor dependent | Hypervisor dependent |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (RAW file/LVM only) |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | Hypervisor dependent | Hypervisor dependent | Hypervisor dependent |
Power-on VM after restore | ❌ (always on) | ❌ (always on) | ❌ (always on) |
Virtuozzo
SSH Transfer | |
---|---|
Minimum version | 4.7, QEMU 2.1+ (qcow2-based VMs need libvirt with block commit feature) |
Status | In operation |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | yes |
Proxy VM needed | no |
Key Caveats | Only QCOW2 based disks supported |
Feature | SSH Transfer |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ❌ |
Quiesced snapshot | Hypervisor dependent |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ (RAW file/LVM only) |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | Hypervisor dependent |
Power-on VM after restore | ❌ (always on) |
OpenNebula
Disk-attachment CBT | |
---|---|
Minimum version | 6.6.0 |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | no |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no |
Proxy VM needed | yes |
Key Caveats | higher CPU overhead during export |
Feature | Disk-attachment CBT |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ❌ (hypervisor-dependent) |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | ❌ (hypervisor-dependent) |
Power-on VM after restore | ❌ (always on) |
Oracle VM
Export storage repository | |
---|---|
Minimum version | 3.4+ |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | N/A |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no |
Proxy VM needed | no |
Feature | Export storage repository |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ❌ |
File-level restore | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ❌ |
Quiesced snapshot | ❌ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ❌ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ❌ |
Available space for snapshot check | Hypervisor dependent |
Power-on VM after restore | ❌ |
Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer)
Single image (XVA) | Changed-block Tracking | |
---|---|---|
Minimum version | 6.5+ | 6.5+ (incremental backup: 7.3+) |
Status | In operation | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | yes | yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no | no |
Proxy VM needed | no | no |
Key Caveats | file-level restore not supported | incremental backups may require Citrix XenServer license |
Feature | Single image (XVA) | Changed-block Tracking |
---|---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ | ✅ |
File-level restore | ❌ | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ❌ | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ✅ | ✅ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ❌ | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | ✅ | ✅ |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ | ✅ |
XCP-ng
Single image (XVA) | Changed-block Tracking | |
---|---|---|
Minimum version | 7.4+ | 7.4+ |
Status | In operation | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | yes | yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no | no |
Proxy VM needed | no | no |
Key Caveats | file-level restore not supported |
Feature | Single image (XVA) | Changed-block Tracking |
---|---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ (unavailable when backup destination is of synthetic type) | ✅ |
File-level restore | ❌ | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ❌ | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ✅ | ✅ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ❌ | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | ✅ | ✅ |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ | ✅ |
Huawei FusionCompute
Changed Block Tracking | |
---|---|
Minimum version | 8.0 |
Status | In operation |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no |
Proxy VM needed | no |
Feature | Changed Block Tracking |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ❌ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ❌ |
Available space for snapshot check | ❌ |
Power-on VM after restore | ❌ |
SC//Platform
Export Storage Domain | Disk-attachment | |
---|---|---|
Minimum version | 8.9.x | 8.9.x |
Status | In operation | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | no | yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no | no |
Proxy VM needed | no | yes |
Feature | Export Storage Domain | Disk-attachment |
---|---|---|
Incremental backup | ❌ | ✅ |
File-level restore | ❌ | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ❌ | ❌ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | ❌ | ❌ |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ | ✅ |
Containers - features and requirements
Kubernetes
Helper pod/Ceph RBD | |
---|---|
Minimum version | 1.10+ |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | Yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no |
Proxy VM needed | no |
Feature | Helper pod/Ceph RBD |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ (when using Ceph RBD as PV) |
File-level restore | ✅ (when using Ceph RBD as PV) |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ❌ |
Quiesced snapshot | ✅ (optional deployment pause) |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ (post export) |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ (when using Ceph RBD as PV) |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | N/A |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ |
StatefulSets support | ✅ |
Red Hat OpenShift
Helper pod/Ceph RBD | |
---|---|
Minimum version | 4+ |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | Yes |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no |
Proxy VM needed | no |
Feature | Helper pod/Ceph RBD |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ (when using Ceph RBD as PV) |
OpenShift Virtualization | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ (when using Ceph RBD as PV) |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ❌ |
Quiesced snapshot | ✅ (optional deployment pause) |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ (post export) |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ (when using Ceph RBD as PV) |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | N/A |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ |
StatefulSets support | ✅ |
Proxmox VE
Export storage repository | |
---|---|
Minimum version | 5+ |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | No |
Hypervisor OS access needed | yes |
Proxy VM needed | no |
Feature | Export storage repository |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ❌ |
File-level restore | ❌ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ❌ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ❌ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ❌ |
Available space for snapshot check | Hypervisor dependent |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ |
Cloud - features and requirements
Microsoft 365
Storware Backup & Recovery server supports backups and restores of Microsoft 365 services.
Below you will find detailed information about what Microsoft 365 services can be protected by Storware Backup & Recovery server and what restore capabilities it holds:
Backup | Item level restore | M365 restore | Restore to another account | Restore to a different path | Restore deleted elements | Restore with overwriting | Download*** | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mailbox | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Calendar | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Contact | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Archive | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
OneDrive for Business | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Sites | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Pages | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
List items | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Document Libraries | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Teams Channel | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
Teams 1on1 | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
Teams Files | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Please also check supported templates and limitations in protection of Microsoft 365.
Note: Go to the Platform Requirements section to learn about platform requirements for Storware Backup & Recovery server.
Amazon EC2
Disk attachment | |
---|---|
Minimum version | N/A |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | no |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no |
Proxy VM needed | yes |
Feature | Disk attachment | Disk attachment CBT |
---|---|---|
Incremental backup | ❌ | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ❌ | ❌ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | ❌ | ❌ |
Power-on VM after restore | ✅ | ✅ |
GCP GCE
Disk attachment | |
---|---|
Minimum version | N/A |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | no |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no |
Proxy VM needed | yes |
Feature | Disk attachment | Disk attachment CBT |
---|---|---|
Incremental backup | ❌ | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ | ✅ |
Quiesced snapshot | ❌ | ❌ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | ❌ | ❌ |
Power-on VM after restore | ❌ (always on) | ❌ (always on) |
Azure Cloud
Disk attachment | |
---|---|
Minimum version | N/A |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept on hypervisor for inc. backups | no |
Hypervisor OS access needed | no |
Proxy VM needed | yes |
Feature | Disk attachment | Disk attachment CBT |
---|---|---|
Incremental backup | ❌ | ✅ |
File-level restore | ✅ | ✅ |
VM disk exclusion | ✅ | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ❌ | ❌ |
Quiesced snapshot | ❌ | ❌ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ | ✅ |
Disk backups can be shared over iSCSI | ✅ | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Tag-based policy assignment | ✅ | ✅ |
Available space for snapshot check | ❌ | ❌ |
Power-on VM after restore | ❌ (always on) | ❌ (always on) |
OS Agent - features and requirements
Minimum version | N/A |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept in provider for inc. backups | N/A |
Source type | any POSIX-compliant file system mounted on the node |
Feature | Mounted file system |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ |
Incremental backup change source | file scan (file modification time/size) |
File-level restore | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ❌ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Backups sharable over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ❌ |
Storage Providers - features and requirements
File system
Mounted file system | |
---|---|
Minimum version | N/A |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept in provider for inc. backups | N/A |
Source type | any POSIX-compliant file system mounted on the node |
Feature | Mounted file system |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ |
Incremental backup change source | file scan (file modification time/size) |
File-level restore | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ❌ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Backups sharable over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ❌ |
Nutanix Files (AFS)
File shares with CFT | |
---|---|
Minimum version | N/A |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept in provider for inc. backups | N/A |
Source type | NFS and SMB shares |
Feature | File shares with CFT |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ |
Incremental backup change source | CFT API |
File-level restore | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ❌ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Backups sharable over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Ceph RBD
RBD export/RBD-NBD | |
---|---|
Minimum version | Red Hat Ceph Storage 4.0+, Ceph nautilus+ |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept in provider for inc. backups | Yes |
Source type | RBD volume |
Feature | Base |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ |
Incremental backup change source | RBD snap-diff |
File-level restore | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Backups sharable over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Nutanix Volume Groups
Disk-attachment | |
---|---|
Minimum version | N/A |
Status | In operation (preferred) |
Last snapshot kept in provider for inc. backups | Yes |
Source type | Volume group |
Feature | Disk-attachment |
---|---|
Incremental backup | ✅ |
Incremental backup change source | CBT API |
File-level restore | ✅ |
Snapshot management | ✅ |
Pre/post snapshot command execution | ✅ |
Backups sharable over iSCSI | ✅ |
Name-based policy assignment | ✅ |
Endpoints feature Support
Operating system | "Cross-device" recovery | Source deduplication & compression | File versioning | "Right-click" restore | Data encryption |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows 7 (32-bit, 64- bit) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Windows 8 (32-bit, 64- bit) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Windows 8.1 (32-bit, 64- bit) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Windows 10 (32-bit, 64- bit) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Note: Storware Backup & Recovery Endpoints client for macOS system endpoints is available, but it is released as a technical preview. Please contact the Storware support team for more information.
Note: Go to the Sizing Guide in Storware Endpoints chapter to learn how to size the server platform depending on the number of protected endpoints.
Integration Plugins
Plugin | Minimum version |
---|---|
Red Hat Virtualization UI Plugin | oVirt web admin 4.3 |
oVirt UI Plugin | oVirt web admin 4.3 |
Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager UI Plugin | oVirt web admin 4.3 |
OpenStack UI Plugin | Horizon 17.0.0 |
Conditions / Exclusion
File-level-restore: When backing up CentOS 8 with a disk with the GPT partition scheme, you can use file-level restore only on the Storware Backup & Recovery node, which also runs on CentOS 8 operating system.
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