PlateSpin Protect provides precompiled blkwatch drivers for many non-debug Linux distributions. You can search the List of Distributions to determine if the release string and architecture of your Linux workload kernel matches a supported distribution in the list. If you find your release string and architecture, PlateSpin Protect has a pre-compiled version of the blkwatch driver.
If your search is unsuccessful, you can create a custom blkwatch driver by following the steps found in the Knowledgebase Article 7005873. Self-compiled drivers are supported only for the Linux major and minor kernel versions that appear in the List of Distributions, or a patched version thereof. If the major and minor kernel version in the release string of your Linux workload kernel matches a major and minor kernel version in the list, your self-compiled driver will be supported.
Each item in the list is formatted using the following syntax:
<Distro>-<Patch>-<Kernel_Release_String>-<Kernel_Architecture>
So, for a SLES 9 SP1 distribution with a kernel release string of 2.6.5-7.139-bigsmp for 32-bit (x86) architecture, the item is listed in a format like this:
SLES9-SP1-2.6.5-7.139-bigsmp-x86
The following distributions have a pre-compiled blkwatch driver. See also Section B.2.3, Other Linux Distributions That Use blkwatch Drivers.
PlateSpin Protect supports other Linux distributions listed in Table B-1 if the distribution is based on a supported release version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. You can use the pre-compiled blkwatch driver for the supported Linux Distribution.
Table B-1 Blkwatch Driver Support for Other Linux Distributions
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Other Linux Distribution |
Based on a Supported Release Version for RHEL or SLES |
Notes |
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CentOS |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
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Open Enterprise Server (OES) |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP 1 or later |
The default kernel version 3.0.13 of OES 11 SP2 is not supported. Upgrade to kernel version 3.0.27 or higher version before you inventory the workload. |
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Oracle Linux (OL) (formerly Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL)) |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
Blkwatch drivers are available for the standard kernel and the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) as noted in the Section B.2.2, List of Distributions. For other Oracle Linux distributions, precompiled drivers are available only for the corresponding Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK). Workloads using the Oracle Linux Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel are not supported in PlateSpin Protect 11.2 and lower versions. |
For a list of supported kernel distributions, see List of Distributions.