SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Review the following table and notes to ensure that you are using the supported version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4–5 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 up to SP7
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2–3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
Available features for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1–7, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4–5
| Device or SAN Device Server | ✅ | |
| File-level Backup | ✅ | |
| Block-level Backup | ✅ | Block backup, IA mapping, selective restore, and volume restore are supported. Instant Virtualization is not supported. |
| BMR | ❌ | |
| NDMP Proxy | ✅ | |
| Cluster | ❌ | |
| Supported File Systems for Block Backup | EXT | |
| XFS | DPX file-level backup is supported with most OS-supported file systems. Extended file system attributes are supported with EXT4/3/2 and XFS. File-level backup for XFS file system is not supported for partitions above 1 TB; use block-level backup technology to back up XFS partitions more than 1 TB. XFS BLI support requires V7.2 or later. 64-bit inodes are not supported. |
Available features for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2–3
| Device or SAN Device Server | ✅ | |
| File-level Backup | ✅ | |
| Block-level Backup | ✅ | Block backup, IA mapping, selective restore, and volume restore are supported. Instant Virtualization is not supported. BMR is supported. |
| BMR | ✅ | The physical disk size on the target machine must be less than 2 TB. Not compatible with devices using multipath. |
| NDMP Proxy | ✅ | |
| Cluster | ❌ | |
| Supported File Systems for Block Backup | EXT | |
| XFS | DPX file-level backup is supported with most OS-supported file systems. Extended file system attributes are supported with EXT4/3/2 and XFS. File-level backup for XFS file system is not supported for partitions above 1 TB; use block-level backup technology to back up XFS partitions more than 1 TB. XFS BLI support requires V7.2 or later. 64-bit inodes are not supported. |
Available features for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
| Device or SAN Device Server | ✅ | |
| File-level Backup | ✅ | |
| Block-level Backup | ✅ | Block backup, IA mapping, selective restore, and volume restore are supported. Instant Virtualization is not supported. |
| BMR | ❌ | |
| NDMP Proxy | ✅ | |
| Cluster | ❌ | |
| Supported File Systems for Block Backup | EXT | |
| XFS | DPX file-level backup is supported with most OS-supported file systems. Extended file system attributes are supported with EXT4/3/2 and XFS. File-level backup for XFS file system is not supported for partitions above 1 TB; use block-level backup technology to back up XFS partitions more than 1 TB. XFS BLI support requires V7.2 or later. 64-bit inodes are not supported. |