Block Backup
Review the following tables to check which operating systems and applications support the Catalogic DPX block-level backup. For an overview of the feature itself, see Block Backup in the DPX Guide.
Operating Systems
| Operating System | Supported Versions | Unsupported Versions | File Systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | Server 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2016 Core; Windows 11, 10 | – | NTFS, ReFS ² |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) | 7.0–7.9, 8.1–10.2 ¹ | 8.0 | EXT, XFS |
| Alma Linux | 8.5–10.2 ¹ | – | EXT, XFS ³ |
| Rocky Linux | 8.8–10.2 ¹ | – | EXT, XFS |
| CentOS Linux | 7.5–7.9, 8.0–8.3 ¹ | – | EXT, XFS |
| Oracle Linux | 7.3–7.9, 8.1–8.10, 9.0–10.1 ¹ | 7.1–7.2, 8.0 | EXT, XFS ³ |
| Debian | – | 10.7, 11.3, 12.2, 13.2 | – |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) | 12 up to SP5, 15 up to SP7 ¹ | – | EXT, XFS |
| Canonical Ubuntu | 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 24.04 ¹ | – | EXT, XFS |
| OpenText Open Enterprise Server (OES) | – | 2018, 2018 SP1–3, 2023 | – |
¹ Block backup, IA mapping, selective restore, and volume restore are supported. Instant Virtualization is not supported.
² ReFS is not supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Core, Microsoft Windows 11, and Microsoft Windows 10.
³ Only EXT is supported on Alma Linux 9.0 and Oracle Linux 9.0.
For the per-version detail and the file system restrictions, see the respective operating system pages.
Block backup of Linux systems requires LVM. The storage volume to install the DPX Client for Linux must be part of an LVM group, and the physical extent (PE) of that volume group must have free PE of at least 10%.
Applications
Support depends on the combination of the operating system, application version, and DPX feature – see the respective application pages for the exact combinations.
| Application | Block-level Backup |
|---|---|
| Microsoft SQL Server | ✅ |
| Microsoft Exchange Server | ✅ |
| Microsoft SharePoint Server | ✅ |
| Oracle Database | ✅ ¹ |
| SAP HANA | ❌ |
| SAP R/3 | ❌ |
| Micro Focus GroupWise | ❌ |
¹ Not supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Oracle Linux 7.1–7.2, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0–7.2.