1.2 Supported Configurations

1.2.1 Supported Windows Workloads

PlateSpin Protect supports most Windows-based workloads.

Only block-level replications are supported, with certain restrictions. See Section 5.4, Data Transfer.

Table 1-1 Supported Windows Workloads

Operating System

Remarks

Windows 7

Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions only

Windows Server 2008 R2

Including domain controllers (DC) and Small Business Server (SBS) editions

Windows Server 2008

Including domain controllers (DC) and Small Business Server (SBS) editions

Windows Vista

Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions; SP1 and later

Windows Server 2003 R2

Including domain controllers (DC) and Small Business Server (SBS) editions

1.2.2 Supported Linux Workloads

PlateSpin Protect supports a number of Linux distributions.

Replication is done at the block level, for which your PlateSpin software requires a blkwatch module compiled for a particular Linux distribution being protected.

Some of the supported Linux versions require that you compile the PlateSpin blkwatch module for your specific kernel. Those workloads are called out explicitly.

Table 1-2 Supported Linux Workloads

Operating System

Remarks

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.0, 5.0-5.5, 6.0-6.2

 

RHEL 5.6-5.8, 6.3

You must compile the PlateSpin blkwatch module before inventorying these workloads.

See KB Article 7005873.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10, 11 (SP1, SP2)

NOTE:Kernel version 3.0.13 of SLES 11 SP2 (32-bit) is not supported. Upgrade to kernel version 3.0.27 or later before inventorying the workload.

Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11, OES 11 SP1

OES 2 (SP2 and SP3)

Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL)

  • Same level of support as that for workloads running RHEL.

  • Workloads using the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel are not supported.

Supported Linux file systems: EXT2, EXT3, EXT4, REISERFS, and NSS (OES 2 and OES 11 workloads).

NOTE:Encrypted volumes of workloads on the source are decrypted in the failover VM.

1.2.3 Supported VM Containers

Table 1-3 Platforms Supported as VM Containers

Container

Notes

VMware DRS Cluster in vSphere 5.1

  • The DRS configuration must be either Partially Automated or Fully Automated (it must not be set to Manual)

  • As a VM Container, the DRS Cluster must consist of ESXi 5.1 servers only, and can be managed by vCenter 5.1 only.

VMware DRS Cluster in vSphere 5.0

  • The DRS configuration must be either Partially Automated or Fully Automated (it must not be set to Manual)

  • As a VM Container, the DRS Cluster must consist of ESXi 5.0 servers only, and can be managed by vCenter 5.0 only.

VMware DRS Cluster in vSphere 4.1

  • The DRS configuration must be either Partially Automated or Fully Automated (it must not be set to Manual)

  • As a VM Container, the Cluster, as a container, can use a combination of ESX 4.1 and ESXi 4.1 servers, and can be managed by vCenter 4.1 only.

VMware ESXi 4.1, 5.0, 5.1

ESXi versions must have a paid license; protection is unsupported with these systems if they are operating with a free license.

VMware ESX 4.1