SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Review the following matrix and notes to ensure that you are using the supported version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
Compatibility Matrix
| Feature | 15, 15 SP1–7, 12 SP4–5 | 12 SP2–3 | 12, 12 SP1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Device or SAN Device Server | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| File-level Backup | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Block-level Backup | ✅ ¹ | ✅ ² | ✅ ¹ |
| BMR | ❌ | ✅ ³ | ❌ |
| NDMP Proxy | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Cluster | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Supported File Systems for Block Backup | EXT, XFS | EXT, XFS | EXT, XFS |
¹ Block backup, IA mapping, selective restore, and volume restore are supported. Instant Virtualization is not supported. Requires LVM.
² Block backup, IA mapping, selective restore, and volume restore are supported. Instant Virtualization is not supported. BMR is supported. Requires LVM.
³ The physical disk size on the target machine must be less than 2 TB. Not compatible with devices using multipath.
Feature Support Notes
File Systems
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.