FALCONSTOR CDP, FREESTOR, AND NSS: OPERATING SYSTEMS
Select a tab to view a list of operating systems that have been certified for FalconStor CDP, FSS, and NSS servers, clients, and agents. For information about operating systems certified with previous FalconStor product versions, check our Archived FalconStor CDP and FalconStor NSS: Operating Systems page.
For additional information about the clients listed below, including certified protocols, path management, and cluster support, click here to view a detailed Client file.
- Server and Clients
- Agents
FalconStor CDP, FDR, FMS, FSS, and NSS Servers
| PLATFORM | CERTIFIED VERSIONS |
|---|---|
| FalconStor FSS and FMS | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 6.5 | - Kernel 2.6.32-573.8.1.el6.x86_64 - Kernel 2.6.32-504.8.1.el6.x86_64 |
| FalconStor CDP and NSS Server version 8.00 / FalconStor FDR | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 6.5 | Kernel 2.6.32-504.8.1.el6.x86_64 |
| FalconStor CDP and NSS Server version 7.80 | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 6.5 | Kernel 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64 |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 6.4 1 | Kernel 2.6.32-358.23.1.el6.x86_64 |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 6.3 1 | Kernel 2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.x86_64 |
| FalconStor CDP and NSS Server version 7.70 | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 6.4 | Kernel 2.6.32-358.23.1.el6.x86_64 |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 6.3 1 | Kernel 2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.x86_64 |
| FalconStor CDP and NSS Server version 7.60/7.50 | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 6.3 | Kernel 2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.x86_64 |
| FalconStor CDP and NSS Server version 7.00 | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 5.7 | Kernel 2.6.18-274.18.1.el5 |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 5.5 | Kernel 2.6.18-194.11.4.el5 |
| FalconStor FSS and FMS Virtual Appliance version 2 | |
| - VMware ESXi 6.0 - VMware ESXi 5.5 - VMware ESXi 5.1 - XenServer 6.5 - Hyper-V for Windows Server 2012 R2 | |
| FalconStor CDP and NSS Virtual Appliance version 8.00/7.80/7.70/7.60/7.50 2 | |
| - VMware ESXi 6.0 - VMware ESXi 5.5 - VMware ESXi 5.1 | |
| FalconStor CDP and NSS Virtual Appliance version 7.00 2 | |
| - VMware ESXi 5.5 - VMware ESXi 5.1 - VMware ESXi 5.0 | |
| FalconStor Tiebreaker Virtual Appliance 8.00/7.80/7.70/7.60/7.50 2 | |
| - VMware ESXi 5.5 - VMware ESXi 5.1 - VMware ESXi 5.0 | |
FalconStor CDP, FSS, and NSS Clients
The following is a list of operating systems that have been certified to run FalconStor CDP, FSS, and NSS clients:
| PLATFORM | CERTIFIED VERSIONS | CDP/NSS VERSION |
|---|---|---|
| AIX | - AIX 7.1 - AIX 6.1 - Virtual I/O Server 2.2 - Requires FalconStor DynaPath for failover. | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS |
| Citrix XenServer | 6.5 | - CDP/NSS 7.80, 7.70 - FSS |
| 6.1 | CDP/NSS 7.00 | |
| 6.1 | CDP/NSS 7.00 | |
| HP-UX | HP-UX 11iv2 - Requires FalconStor DynaPath for failover | CDP/NSS 7.50, 7.00 |
| HP-UX | HP-UX 11iv3 - Uses native multipathing software instead of FalconStor DynaPath | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS |
| KVM | 2.6.32 | - CDP/NSS 8.00 - FSS |
| Linux | Oracle/CentOS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x | - CDP/NSS 8.00 - FSS |
| Linux 2.6 and 3.0 kernels from Red Hat distributions | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS | |
| Linux 2.6 and 3.0 kernels from SUSE distributions | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS | |
| Oracle VM | 3.3.2 | - CDP/NSS 8.00 - FSS |
| Solaris | Solaris 11 Intel | - CDP/NSS 8.00 - FSS |
| Solaris 10 SPARC and Intel | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS | |
| VMware vSphere 2 | ESXi 6.0 | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50 - FSS |
| ESXi 5.5, 5.1, 5.0 | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS | |
| Windows 2003 | - Windows Server 2003 R2(32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Requires FalconStor DynaPath for MPIO and failover | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS |
| Windows 2008 | - Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V - Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V (64-bit) - Requires FalconStor DynaPath for MPIO and failover | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS |
| Windows 2012 | - Windows Server 2012 R2 - Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V - Requires FalconStor DynaPath for MPIO and failover | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS |
| - Windows Server 2012 - Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V - Requires FalconStor DynaPath for MPIO and failover | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS |
1 Supported for upgrades only.
2 VMware ESXi versions include all associated update levels.
All software is certified as of the date it was added to this matrix. FalconStor is not responsible for any operational problems resulting from modifications made by the manufacturer after the software was certified.
Last modified on : 05/27/2016
Agents
The following is a list of operating systems that have been certified to run with the current GA version of FalconStor Agents:
| PLATFORM | CERTIFIED OPERATING SYSTEMS | CDP/NSS VERSION |
|---|---|---|
| Cinder Driver | OpenStack Mitaka | - FSS |
| DiskSafe for Windows | - Windows Server 2012 R2 - Standard and Datacenter Edition | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50 - FSS |
| - Windows Server 2012 - Standard and Datacenter Edition - Windows Server 2008 R2 - All versions except Server Core Installation Edition - Windows Server 2008 - All versions except Server Core Installation Edition (32-bit and 64-bit AMD Intel) - Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit) | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS | |
DiskSafe for Linux Note: For each Linux distribution version, DiskSafe supports all patches for the specified kernel unless the kernel is marked with an asterisk (*); for these items, only the listed kernel is supported.
| - CentOS 6 Update 7 kernel 2.6.32-573.EL6 x86_64 - Miracle Linux 5 Update 3 kernel 2.6.18-194.1.AXS3 i386 - Miracle Linux 5 Update 3 PAE kernel 2.6.18-194.1.AXS3PAE i386 - Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 6 kernel 2.6.32-504.EL6 i386, x86_64 - Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 6 kernel 3.8.13-44.1.1.EL6UEK x86_64 - Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 2.6.18-274.EL5 i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 7 kernel 2.6.32-573.EL6 x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 5 kernel 2.6.32-431.EL6, i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 4 kernel 2.6.32-358.EL6, i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 3 kernel 2.6.32-279.EL6, i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 2 kernel 2.6.32-220.EL6, i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 1 kernel 2.6.32-131.0.15.EL6 i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 kernel 2.6.32-71.EL6 i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 10 kernel 2.6.18-371.EL5 and 2.6.18-371.EL5PAE, i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 9 kernel 2.6.18-348.EL5 and 2.6.18-348.EL5PAE, i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 8 kernel 2.6.18-308.EL5 i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 kernel 2.6.18-274.EL5 i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 6 kernel 2.6.18-238.EL5 i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 6 kernel 2.6.18-238.EL5PAE i386 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 5 kernel 2.6.18-194.EL5 x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 kernel 2.6.18-164.EL5 i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 3 kernel 2.6.18-128.EL5 i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 3 kernel 2.6.18-128.EL5PAE i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2 kernel 2.6.18-92.EL5 i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1 kernel 2.6.18-53.EL5 i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 8 SMP kernel 2.6.9-89.0.26.ELsmp i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7 LargeSMP kernel 2.6.9-78.largesmp x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7 SMP kernel 2.6.9-78.0.13.ELsmp i386, x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 6 kernel 2.6.9-67.ELsmp i386, x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 default kernel 3.0.76-0.11-default and 3.0.76-0.11-xen, x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 default kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default and 3.0.13-0.27-xen, x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 default kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7-default x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 XEN kernel 2.6.27.54-0.2-xen x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 default kernel 2.6.27.19-5.1-default x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 4 default kernel 2.6.16.60-0.85.1-default, 2.6.16.60-0.85.1-xen, 2.6.16.60-0.85.1-smp, x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 4 default kernel 2.6.16.60-0.85.1-default, 2.6.16.60-0.85.1-bigsmp, 2.6.16.60-0.85.1-smp, i386 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 3 default kernel 2.6.16.60-0.54.5-default x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 3 SMP kernel 2.6.16.60-0.54.5-smp x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 3 XEN kernel 2.6.16.60-0.54.5-xen* x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 2 BigSMP kernel 2.6.16.60-0.21-bigsmp i386 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 2 SMP kernel 2.6.16.60-0.21.smp i386, x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 2 XEN kernel 2.6.16.60-0.21.xen* i386, x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 2 kernel 2.6.16.60-0.21-default x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 1 BigSMP kernel 2.6.16.46-0.12-bigsmp i386 | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS |
| DynaPath | - Windows Server 2012 R2 - Windows Server 2012 - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit AMD Intel) - Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit AMD Intel, Itanium) - Solaris 10 SPARC - Solaris 9 SPARC - AIX 7.1 (64-bit) - AIX 6.1 (64-bit) - AIX Virtual I/O Server 2.2 - Coexists with PowerPath 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, and 4.5.2 on Windows and all versions of PowerPath on Unix. DynaPath must manage its own LUNs. | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS |
| - HP-UX 11iv2 (64-bit PA-RISC and Itanium) | CDP/NSS 7.50, 7.00 | |
| FileSafe | - AIX 6L 6.1 - CentOS Linux 6, 5, 4 (32-bit and 64-bit) - SUSE Linux 10.1, 10.0 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Novell Open Enterprise Server 2.0 (32-bit and 64-bit) - openSUSE Linux 11 (32-bit and 64-bit) - OpenSolaris 11 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Oracle Enterprise Linux 6, 5, 4 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 5, 4 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Solaris 10, 9 SPARC (32-bit and 64-bit) - Solaris 11, 10, 9 x86 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Ubuntu 11, 10, 9 (32-bit) - Windows Server 2012 Ultimate Edition - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V - Windows Server 2008 All versions except Core Installation Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V (64-bit) - Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, WEB Edition, Small Business Server, SP2 or R2 with SP2 and above (32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) | CDP/NSS 7.00 |
| HyperTrac | - Windows Server 2012 - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) - Windows Server 2003 R2 - Windows Server 2003 SP2 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 - SUSE Linux 10.2 | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS |
| - Solaris 10 and 9 (SPARC) | CDP/NSS 7.00 | |
| IntegrityTrac | - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) - Windows Server 2003 | CDP/NSS 7.00 |
| RecoverTrac | - Windows Server 2012 R2 - Windows Server 2012 - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit) | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS |
| SAN Disk Manager / Intelligent Management Agent | - Windows Server 2012 Enterprise Edition - Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition - Windows Server 2008 with SP 2 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition with SP 2 (32-bit and 64-bit) - CentOS Linux 5.3 (32-bit and 64-bit) - CentOS Linux 5.1 (32-bit and 64-bit) - CentOS Linux 4.7 (32-bit and 64-bit) - CentOS Linux 4.5 (32-bit and 64-bit) - CentOS Linux 4.2 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 (32-bit and 64-bit) - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (32-bit and 64-bit) - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.2 (32-bit and 64-bit) | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS |
| - Solaris 10 (32-bit and 64-bit) | - CDP/NSS 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 | |
| - HP-UX 11.31 IA-64 | CDP/NSS 7.50, 7.00 | |
| Snapshot Agent for File Systems | - Windows Server 2012 Enterprise Edition - Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition - Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) - Red Hat Enterprise Server 5 Update 6 (XFS, ext2, ext3, ext4) - Red Hat Enterprise Server 5 Update 5 (XFS, ext2, ext3, ext4) | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.70, 7.60, 7.50, 7.00 - FSS |
| Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) v1.10 build 111 | VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) v4 | CDP/NSS 7.00 |
| Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) v5.0 build 5023 | VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) v5 | CDP/NSS 7.00 |
| Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) v5.1 | VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) v6 | - CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.80, 7.00 - FSS |
All software is certified as of the date it was added to this matrix. FalconStor is not responsible for any operational problems resulting from modifications made by the manufacturer after the software was certified.
Last modified on : 05/27/2016
