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The following table provides a list of features that are supported by MediaAgents:
Features |
Windows MediaAgents |
Unix MediaAgents |
NetWare MediaAgents |
NOTES |
| Alternate Data Paths (GridStor) | X | X | X | |
| Automatic File System Multi-Streaming | X | X | ||
| Offline Content Indexing | X | |||
| Data Multiplexing | X | X | X | |
| Data Encryption | X | X | ||
| NDMP Remote Server (NRS) | X | X1 | 1. Supported on Solaris, AIX, and Linux MediaAgents | |
| Optimized LAN Backups | X | X | ||
| Deduplication | See: Deduplication - Support | |||
| Silo Storage | X | X | ||
| Auxiliary copy operations can be performed between any two MediaAgents, regardless of their Operating System. See Auxiliary Copy - Support for more information. |
Most Agents are supported by all MediaAgents. However the following table lists Agents and the corresponding MediaAgents that support these Agents. (Agents not mentioned in this list are supported by all MediaAgents.)
Note that the following table does not provide a comprehensive list of supported platforms for each agent. See System Requirements for information on the platforms supported by the individual Agents.
Agents |
Windows MediaAgents |
Unix MediaAgents |
NetWare MediaAgents |
NOTES |
| Active Directory | X | X | X | |
| Exchange Compliance Archiver | X | X | ||
| Image Level iDataAgent | X | X2 |
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2. The Image Level and Image Level ProxyHost iDataAgents on Unix can perform a File Level Restore only when the OS of the Client computer and the MediaAgent are the same. |
| Image Level ProxyHost iDataAgent | X | X2 | X2 | |
| Microsoft Data Protection Manager | X | X | X | |
| MySQL iDataAgent | X | X | ||
| NDMP NAS Clients | X | X | X | |
| Virtual Server iDataAgent | X | X3 | X3 |
3. The Virtual Server iDataAgent on Unix can perform a File Level Restore only when the OS of the Client computer and the MediaAgent are the same. |
The following table provides general guidelines on the devices supported by MediaAgents.
Devices |
Windows MediaAgents |
Unix MediaAgents |
NetWare MediaAgents |
NOTES |
| Direct-attached Libraries | X | X | X | |
| Direct-attached Shared Libraries | X | X | X | |
| Magnetic Libraries | X | X | X | |
| Shared Magnetic Libraries | ||||
| Dynamic Shared | X4 | 4. Supported on 32-bit and X64 Windows MediaAgents. Note that shared magnetic libraries with dynamic mount paths cannot be configured on Windows virtual computers in the clustered environment. | ||
| Static Shared | X | X | ||
| Centera Clusters | X | |||
| Cloud Storage | X | See Cloud Storage - Support for supported cloud storage providers. | ||
| Stand-Alone Drives | X | X | X | |
| Optical Libraries | X5 | 5. Supported on 32-bit Windows MediaAgents | ||
| Blind Libraries (Libraries without a barcode reader) | X | X | X | |
| SAN-DDS Libraries | X | X | X | |
| STK libraries attached to ACSLS Server | ||||
| Direct-attached | X | X6 | 6. Supported on Solaris MediaAgents | |
| SAN DDS | X7 | X7 | X7 | 7.With at least one Windows or Solaris MediaAgent |
| Removable Magnetic Disk Drives | X | X | ||
| PnP (Plug and Play) Disk Libraries | X | |||
| Contact your software provider, for a list of supported storage devices (libraries, drives, media and SAN devices) and compatible SCSI cards. |