Microsoft Windows
You can use Microsoft Windows for Catalogic DPX in multiple purposes; as the Catalogic DPX Master Server, as the backup source, and so on. For the product lifecycles of the Microsoft Windows operating systems for the Catalogic DPX solution, see End-of-Support.
Review the following table and notes to ensure that you are using the supported series and version of the Microsoft Windows operating systems:
Table 18a. Compatibility matrix for Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Catalogic DPX Master Server
❌
Device or SAN Device Server
❌
DPX Open Storage Server (OSS)
❌
Basic Client
✅
File-level backup supports most operating system supported file systems including extended file system attributes support for NTFS. Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Catalogic DPX Client
✅
Active Directory can be backed up. Failover cluster is supported where resources are owned by one node at a time.
Java-based DPX Management UI
❌
Open File Management
✅
Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Image Backup for Seeding
✅
NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup. Microsoft ReFS is supported for Exchange 2016 and SQL Server 2016 and later on ReFS volumes.b) File History is not supported and disabled; c) Image Backup is not supported; d) DPX Archive is not supported.
BMR
❌
NDMP Proxy
❌
Cluster Support
❌
Supported File Systems for Block Backup
NTFS
a) Extended file system attributes are supported; b) FAT file system is not supported by Block backup. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup.
ReFS
Microsoft ReFS is supported for Exchange 2016 and SQL Server 2016 and later on ReFS volumes.b) File History is not supported and disabled; c) Image Backup is not supported; d) DPX Archive is not supported.Windows DFS support: a) Recovery to original location is supported; b) Restore to alternate location requires user intervention; c) DFS is not supported on Windows Cluster.
DFS
Windows DFS support: a) Recovery to original location is supported; b) Restore to alternate location requires user intervention; c) DFS is not supported on Windows Cluster.
Table 18b. Compatibility matrix for Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Catalogic DPX Master Server
✅
DPX Master Server can no longer be installed on Windows Servers. Users using DPX 4.5.4 can still upgrade DPX 4.5.4 to the most recent version. For new deployments, use the DPX Master Server virtual appliance.
Device or SAN Device Server
✅
DPX Open Storage Server (OSS)
✅
Windows Server 2012 R2 with Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) configuration has limited support. For Microsoft SQL Server support, refer to Microsoft SQL Server table.
Basic Client
✅
File-level backup supports most operating system supported file systems including extended file system attributes support for NTFS. Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Catalogic DPX Client
✅
Active Directory can be backed up. Failover cluster is supported where resources are owned by one node at a time.
Java-based DPX Management UI
✅
Open File Management
✅
Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Image Backup for Seeding
✅
NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup. Microsoft ReFS is supported for Exchange 2016 and SQL Server 2016 and later on ReFS volumes.b) File History is not supported and disabled; c) Image Backup is not supported; d) DPX Archive is not supported.
BMR
✅
DPX Master Server can no longer be installed on Windows Servers. Users using DPX 4.5.4 can still upgrade DPX 4.5.4 to the most recent version. For new deployments, use the DPX Master Server virtual appliance. DPX Data Protection does not support Veritas volume management and Veritas cluster.
NDMP Proxy
✅
Supported only when the operating system is used as a server.
Cluster Support
✅
a) Master server installation on cluster is not supported; b) Active directory on cluster or application node is not supported; c) Device / SAN device servers on physical nodes are supported, but device servers are not cluster-aware and will not follow failover. Refer to the “Cluster” chapter in Catalogic DPX Reference Guide for more details. When restoring from a Block Archive, only files and folders can be recovered. Bare metal recovery, instant virtualization, and full virtualization are not supported when restoring from Block Archive.
Supported File Systems for Block Backup
NTFS
a) Extended file system attributes are supported; b) FAT file system is not supported by Block backup. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup.
ReFS
Microsoft ReFS is supported for Exchange 2016 and SQL Server 2016 and later on ReFS volumes.b) File History is not supported and disabled; c) Image Backup is not supported; d) DPX Archive is not supported.
DFS
Windows DFS support: a) Recovery to original location is supported; b) Restore to alternate location requires user intervention; c) DFS is not supported on Windows Cluster.
Table 18c. Compatibility matrix for Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Catalogic DPX Master Server
✅
DPX Master Server can no longer be installed on Windows Servers. Users using DPX 4.5.4 can still upgrade DPX 4.5.4 to the most recent version. For new deployments, use the DPX Master Server virtual appliance.
Device or SAN Device Server
✅
DPX Open Storage Server (OSS)
✅
Windows Server 2012 R2 with Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) configuration has limited support. For Microsoft SQL Server support, refer to Microsoft SQL Server table.
Basic Client
✅
File-level backup supports most operating system supported file systems including extended file system attributes support for NTFS. Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Catalogic DPX Client
✅
Active Directory can be backed up. Failover cluster is supported where resources are owned by one node at a time.
Java-based DPX Management UI
✅
Open File Management
✅
Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Image Backup for Seeding
✅
NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup. Microsoft ReFS is supported for Exchange 2016 and SQL Server 2016 and later on ReFS volumes.b) File History is not supported and disabled; c) Image Backup is not supported; d) DPX Archive is not supported.
BMR
✅
a) Recovery to dissimilar hardware is supported; c) BMR is supported for GPT drives, including clusters; DPX Data Protection does not support Veritas volume management and Veritas cluster.
NDMP Proxy
✅
Supported only when the operating system is used as a server.
Cluster Support
✅
a) Master server installation on cluster is not supported; b) Active directory on cluster or application node is not supported; c) Device / SAN device servers on physical nodes are supported, but device servers are not cluster-aware and will not follow failover. Refer to the “Cluster” chapter in Catalogic DPX Reference Guide for more details. When restoring from a Block Archive, only files and folders can be recovered. Bare metal recovery, instant virtualization, and full virtualization are not supported when restoring from Block Archive.
Supported File Systems for Block Backup
NTFS
a) Extended file system attributes are supported; b) FAT file system is not supported by Block backup. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup.
ReFS
Microsoft ReFS is supported for Exchange 2016 and SQL Server 2016 and later on ReFS volumes.b) File History is not supported and disabled; c) Image Backup is not supported; d) DPX Archive is not supported.
DFS
Windows DFS support: a) Recovery to original location is supported; b) Restore to alternate location requires user intervention; c) DFS is not supported on Windows Cluster.
Table 18d. Compatibility matrix for Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Core
Catalogic DPX Master Server
❌
Device or SAN Device Server
✅
DPX Open Storage Server (OSS)
❌
Basic Client
✅
File-level backup supports most operating system supported file systems including extended file system attributes support for NTFS.
Catalogic DPX Client
✅
Java-based DPX Management UI
❌
Open File Management
✅
Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Image Backup for Seeding
✅
BMR
✅
a) Recovery to dissimilar hardware is supported; c) BMR is supported for GPT drives, including clusters DPX Data Protection does not support Veritas volume management and Veritas cluster.
NDMP Proxy
✅
Supported only when the operating system is used as a server.
Cluster Support
❌
Supported File Systems for Block Backup
NTFS
a) Extended file system attributes are supported; b) FAT file system is not supported by Block backup. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup.
Table 18e. Compatibility matrix for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R
Catalogic DPX Master Server
✅
DPX Master Server can no longer be installed on Windows Servers. Users using DPX 4.5.4 can still upgrade DPX 4.5.4 to the most recent version. For new deployments, use the DPX Master Server virtual appliance.
Device or SAN Device Server
✅
DPX Open Storage Server (OSS)
✅
Windows Server 2012 R2 with Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) configuration has limited support. For Microsoft SQL Server support, refer to Microsoft SQL Server table.
Basic Client
✅
File-level backup supports most operating system supported file systems including extended file system attributes support for NTFS. Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Catalogic DPX Client
✅
Active Directory can be backed up. Failover cluster is supported where resources are owned by one node at a time.
Java-based DPX Management UI
✅
Open File Management
✅
Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Image Backup for Seeding
✅
NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup. Microsoft ReFS is supported for Exchange 2016 and SQL Server 2016 and later on ReFS volumes.b) File History is not supported and disabled; c) Image Backup is not supported; d) DPX Archive is not supported.
BMR
✅
a) Recovery to dissimilar hardware is supported; c) BMR is supported for GPT drives, including clusters; DPX Data Protection does not support Veritas volume management and Veritas cluster.
NDMP Proxy
✅
Supported only when the operating system is used as a server.
Cluster Support
✅
a) Master server installation on cluster is not supported; b) Active directory on cluster or application node is not supported; c) Device / SAN device servers on physical nodes are supported, but device servers are not cluster-aware and will not follow failover. Refer to the “Cluster” chapter in Catalogic DPX Reference Guide for more details. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup. When restoring from a Block Archive, only files and folders can be recovered. Bare metal recovery, instant virtualization, and full virtualization are not supported when restoring from Block Archive.
Supported File Systems for Block Backup
NTFS
a) Extended file system attributes are supported; b) FAT file system is not supported by Block backup. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup.
ReFS
Microsoft ReFS is supported for Exchange 2016 and SQL Server 2016 and later on ReFS volumes.b) File History is not supported and disabled; c) Image Backup is not supported; d) DPX Archive is not supported.
DFS
Windows DFS support: a) Recovery to original location is supported; b) Restore to alternate location requires user intervention; c) DFS is not supported on Windows Cluster.
Table 18f. Compatibility matrix for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Core Server
Catalogic DPX Master Server
✅
DPX Master Server can no longer be installed on Windows Servers. Users using DPX 4.5.4 can still upgrade DPX 4.5.4 to the most recent version. For new deployments, use the DPX Master Server virtual appliance.
Device or SAN Device Server
✅
DPX Open Storage Server (OSS)
❌
Basic Client
✅
File-level backup supports most operating system supported file systems including extended file system attributes support for NTFS.
Catalogic DPX Client
✅
Java-based DPX Management UI
❌
Open File Management
✅
Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Image Backup for Seeding
✅
BMR
✅
a) Recovery to dissimilar hardware is supported; c) BMR is supported for GPT drives, including clusters; DPX Data Protection does not support Veritas volume management and Veritas cluster.
NDMP Proxy
✅
Supported only when the operating system is used as a server.
Cluster Support
✅
a) Master server installation on cluster is not supported; b) Active directory on cluster or application node is not supported; c) Device / SAN device servers on physical nodes are supported, but device servers are not cluster-aware and will not follow failover. Refer to the “Cluster” chapter in Catalogic DPX Reference Guide for more details. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup.
Supported File Systems for Block Backup
NTFS
a) Extended file system attributes are supported; b) FAT file system is not supported by Block backup. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup.
Table 18g. Compatibility matrix Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Catalogic DPX Master Server
✅
DPX Master Server can no longer be installed on Windows Servers. Users using DPX 4.5.4 can still upgrade DPX 4.5.4 to the most recent version. For new deployments, use the DPX Master Server virtual appliance.
Device or SAN Device Server
✅
DPX Open Storage Server (OSS)
✅
Windows Server 2012 R2 with Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) configuration has limited support. For Microsoft SQL Server support, refer to Microsoft SQL Server table.
Basic Client
✅
File-level backup supports most operating system supported file systems including extended file system attributes support for NTFS. Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Catalogic DPX Client
✅
Active Directory can be backed up. Failover cluster is supported where resources are owned by one node at a time.
Java-based DPX Management UI
✅
Open File Management
✅
Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Image Backup for Seeding
✅
NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup. Microsoft ReFS is supported for Exchange 2016 and SQL Server 2016 and later on ReFS volumes.b) File History is not supported and disabled; c) Image Backup is not supported; d) DPX Archive is not supported.
BMR
❌
NDMP Proxy
✅
Supported only when the operating system is used as a server.
Cluster Support
✅
a) Master server installation on cluster is not supported; b) Active directory on cluster or application node is not supported; c) Device / SAN device servers on physical nodes are supported, but device servers are not cluster-aware and will not follow failover. Refer to the “Cluster” chapter in Catalogic DPX Reference Guide for more details. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup. When restoring from a Block Archive, only files and folders can be recovered. Bare metal recovery, instant virtualization, and full virtualization are not supported when restoring from Block Archive.
Supported File Systems for Block Backup
NTFS
a) Extended file system attributes are supported; b) FAT file system is not supported by Block backup. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup.
ReFS
Microsoft ReFS is supported for Exchange 2016 and SQL Server 2016 and later on ReFS volumes.b) File History is not supported and disabled; c) Image Backup is not supported; d) DPX Archive is not supported.
DFS
Windows DFS support: a) Recovery to original location is supported; b) Restore to alternate location requires user intervention; c) DFS is not supported on Windows Cluster.
Table 18h. Compatibility matrix for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Core Server
Catalogic DPX Master Server
✅
DPX Master Server can no longer be installed on Windows Servers. Users using DPX 4.5.4 can still upgrade DPX 4.5.4 to the most recent version. For new deployments, use the DPX Master Server virtual appliance.
Device or SAN Device Server
✅
DPX Open Storage Server (OSS)
❌
Basic Client
✅
File-level backup supports most operating system supported file systems including extended file system attributes support for NTFS.
Catalogic DPX Client
✅
Java-based DPX Management UI
❌
Open File Management
✅
Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Image Backup for Seeding
✅
BMR
✅
a) Recovery to dissimilar hardware is supported; c) BMR is supported for GPT drives, including clusters; DPX Data Protection does not support Veritas volume management and Veritas cluster.
NDMP Proxy
✅
Supported only when the operating system is used as a server.
Cluster Support
✅
a) Master server installation on cluster is not supported; b) Active directory on cluster or application node is not supported; c) Device / SAN device servers on physical nodes are supported, but device servers are not cluster-aware and will not follow failover. Refer to the “Cluster” chapter in Catalogic DPX Reference Guide for more details. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup.
Supported File Systems for Block Backup
NTFS
a) Extended file system attributes are supported; b) FAT file system is not supported by Block backup. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup.
Table 18i. Compatibility matrix for Microsoft Windows 10
Catalogic DPX Master Server
❌
Device or SAN Device Server
❌
DPX Open Storage Server (OSS)
❌
Basic Client
✅
File-level backup supports most operating system supported file systems including extended file system attributes support for NTFS. Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Catalogic DPX Client
✅
Active Directory can be backed up.
Java-based DPX Management UI
✅
Open File Management
✅
Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Image Backup for Seeding
✅
BMR
✅
a) Recovery to dissimilar hardware is supported; c) BMR is supported for GPT drives, including clusters DPX Data Protection does not support Veritas volume management and Veritas cluster.
NDMP Proxy
✅
Supported only when the operating system is used as a server.
Cluster Support
❌
Supported File Systems for Block Backup
NTFS
a) Extended file system attributes are supported; b) FAT file system is not supported by Block backup. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup.
Table 18j. Compatibilty matrix for Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate
Catalogic DPX Master Server
❌
Device or SAN Device Server
❌
DPX Open Storage Server (OSS)
❌
Basic Client
✅
File-level backup supports most operating system supported file systems including extended file system attributes support for NTFS. Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Catalogic DPX Client
✅
Active Directory can be backed up.
Java-based DPX Management UI
✅
Open File Management
✅
Can be used as a proxy for NDMP backup.
Image Backup for Seeding
✅
BMR
✅
a) Recovery to dissimilar hardware is supported; c) BMR is supported for GPT drives, including clusters DPX Data Protection does not support Veritas volume management and Veritas cluster.
NDMP Proxy
✅
Supported only when the operating system is used as a server.
Cluster Support
❌
Supported File Systems for Block Backup
NTFS
a) Extended file system attributes are supported; b) FAT file system is not supported by Block backup. NTFS deduplication is supported with Block Backup: a) File History is not supported and disabled; b) Image Backup is not supported. Deduplication should be disabled on the server or volume for the duration of Image backup for seeding; c) Volume restore is optimized and selective file restore is not optimized; d) Do not enable deduplication on a DPX product volume for master and OSS, except the deduplication support for OSS; e) DPX Archive (sometimes refer to as Double protection) is not supported for client source volumes with deduplication set and OSS backup.
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