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Linux Support |
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BackupEDGE
is tested against and supports a large number of Linux distributions. This chart represents compatibility testing for our most current release ONLY. Older release may not be compatible with current operating systems. Commercially supported distributions are tested first, then free (community supported) distributions. While every attempt is made to support commercial distributions, other distributions get a bit less of a priority, Experimental distributions such as
Fedora
are no longer supported. Older Linux 2.6.x and 2.4.x kernel distributions that worked under prior releases of BackupEDGE will still be compatible. |
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BackupEDGE 02.02.00 Build 3 Linux Support (January 21, 2008) |
Release |
(IA32) |
(EM64T/
AMD64) |
RecoverEDGE
Support |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 / 5.1 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
CentOS 5 / 5.1 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
CentOS 4 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
OpenSUSE 10.3 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
openSUSE 10.2 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Debian 4.0 Etch |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Debian 3.1R4 Sarge |
YES |
N/A |
YES |
Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Slackware 12 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Mandriva 2008 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Mandriva 2007.1 |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Miscellaneous Linux Information |
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Beginning with 02.02.00 build 3, kernels with Xen virtualization support are supported with RecoverEDGE
disaster recovery when using ISO images, i.e. CD/DEV/REV. PXE booting for disaster recovery is not currently supportd with Xen kernels.RecoverEDGE bare metal disaster recovery currently supports the
LVM2 volume manager under 2.6 kernels for backup and disaster recovery, but does not support legacy LVM or md software raid. Disaster recovery of systems using EVMS, LVM or md
will not function. |
Red Hat / Fedora Core / CentOS Support |
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We've tried, but because of the frequency of updates to Fedora / Fedora Core, it is impossible to support. We've had many instances of a daily
automatic update of Fedora, which are supposed to be "minor" fixes, change the system enough to break BackupEDGE / RecoverEDGE
functionality, As of December 1, 2007 no further development efforts will be made on Fedora releases. As you make operating system selections based on Red Hat technologies, please remember the following...
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a
commercially supported operating system, and the reference platform for BackupEDGE / RecoverEDGE support.
CentOS is a community supported
operating system derived from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. It is the operating system of choice for BackupEDGE / Recover
EDGE users wanting to use a "free" operating system.
Fedora / Fedora Core
is NOT the next version of Red Hat Linux. It is has been designated an experimental operating system, and as such it changes entirely too rapidly to
be supported by a commercial product requiring intimate kernel and disk preparation knowledge.
Users of software written for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or just thinking about deploying Fedora in a production environment, should really be considering Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS depending on their support
requirements. Click here to download BackupEDGE! |
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