B.1 Analyzing Your Linux Workload

Prior to determining whether PlateSpin Protect has a blkwatch driver for your Linux distribution, you need to learn more about the kernel of your Linux workload so that you can use it as a search term against the list of supported distributions.

B.1.1 Determining the Release String

You can determine the release string of the kernel of your Linux workload by running the following command at the workload’s Linux terminal:

uname -r

For example, if you run uname -r, you might see the following output:

3.0.76-0.11-default

If you search the list of distributions, you see there are two entries that match this string:

  • SLES11SP3-GA-3.0.76-0.11-default-x86

  • SLES11SP3-GA-3.0.76-0.11-default-x86_64

The search results indicate that the product has drivers for both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86_64) architectures.

B.1.2 Determining the Architecture

You can determine the architecture of your Linux workload by running the following command at the workload’s Linux terminal:

uname -m

For example, if you run uname -m, you might see the following output:

x86_64

With this information, you can determine that the workload has 64-bit architecture.