Clustering - Support

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The following table lists the supported cluster types for each component.

For Unix operating systems, AIX HACMP, HP ServiceGuard, Linux, Sun Solaris, Tru64 and Veritas clusters are supported.

In general, clusters are supported if the operating system supports clustering. Hence, this list does not include information on specific cluster versions or operating systems.

Netware cluster

Unix Cluster

Windows - Microsoft Cluster (MSCS)

Windows - Non-Microsoft Cluster

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Backup

Active Directory
DB2
DB2 DPF
Documentum
External Data Connector
Image Level

Non-Microsoft Cluster on Windows supports VERITAS Cluster

Informix
Lotus Notes Database
Lotus Notes Document
Macintosh File System
Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Microsoft Exchange Database

Microsoft Cluster supports Geo-Dispersed Cluster

Non-Microsoft Cluster supports VERITAS Cluster

Microsoft Exchange Mailbox

Non-Microsoft Cluster on Windows supports VERITAS Cluster

Microsoft Exchange Public Folder
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft Cluster supports Geo-Dispersed Cluster

Non-Microsoft Cluster supports VERITAS Cluster and HP Scalable NAS/PolyServe Cluster

Microsoft Windows File Systems

Non-Microsoft Cluster supports VERITAS Cluster and HP Scalable NAS/PolyServe Cluster

MySQL

Linux cluster is supported. Other Unix flavors and Windows Clusters are not supported.

NAS
Novell Directory Service
Novell GroupWise
OES File System
Oracle
Oracle RAC

Oracle RAC uses its own clustering technology; therefore, it does not depend on operating system-level clusters.

PostgreSQL
ProxyHost
SAP for MaxDB
SAP for Oracle
Sybase
Unix File Systems

AIX, HP-UX, Linux and Solaris support VERITAS Cluster

Workstation Backup

Archive

Domino Mailbox Archiver
Exchange Compliance Archiver

Non-Microsoft Cluster on Windows supports VERITAS Cluster

Exchange Mailbox Archiver

Non-Microsoft Cluster supports VERITAS Cluster (Outlook Add-In, WebProxy Agent for Exchange, and OWA Proxy Enabler are also supported)

Exchange Public Folder Archiver

Non-Microsoft Cluster on Windows supports VERITAS Cluster

File Archiver for BlueArc
File Archiver for Celerra
File Archiver for NetApp
File Archiver for Unix

Stubs created in mixed-mode clusters are not supported

File Archiver for Windows

Microsoft cluster and Non-Microsoft Cluster supports VERITAS Cluster and HP Scalable NAS/PolyServe Cluster. For more information, see Configuring Polyserve Cluster for Restoring Stubs Residing on the PolyServe File System

Generic File Archiver for NAS
SharePoint Archiver

Replication

ContinuousDataReplicator

For Unix, cluster is supported on Source Volumes.

SRM

SRM Exchange Agent
SRM for Virtual Server
SRM NAS Agent
SRM NetWare Proxy Agent
SRM Oracle Agent
SRM SharePoint Agent
SRM SQL Agent
SRM UNIX File System Agent
SRM Windows File System Agent

Virtualization

Microsoft Hyper-V

In a Hyper-V cluster, virtual machines are protected by installing the Virtual Server iDataAgent on all physical nodes of the cluster.

VMware

Laptop

Laptop Backup (Linux)
Laptop Backup (Macintosh)
Laptop Backup (Windows)