MediaAgent - Support

Features

The following table provides a list of features that are supported by MediaAgent.

Features

Windows MediaAgents

Unix MediaAgents

Alternate Data Paths (GridStor)

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tick

Streams

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tick

Offline Content Indexing

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Data Multiplexing

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tick

Data Encryption

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tick

Optimized LAN Backups

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tick

Deduplication

See: Deduplication - Support

Deduplication to Tape (Silo Storage) for more information.

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tick

Note

Auxiliary copy operations can be performed between any two MediaAgents, regardless of their Operating System.

Agents

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

Notes

Active Directory

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tick

Exchange Compliance Archiver

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Image Level iDataAgent

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2. The Image Level iDataAgent on Unix can perform a File Level Restore only when the OS of the Client computer and the MediaAgent are the same.

MySQL iDataAgent

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tick

NDMP NAS Clients

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tick

Virtual Server iDataAgent

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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.

Devices

The following table provides general guidelines on the devices supported by MediaAgents.

Devices

Windows MediaAgents

Unix MediaAgents

Notes

Direct-attached Libraries

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Direct-attached Shared Libraries

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tick

Disk Libraries

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tick

GFS2 not supported. See GFS2 Support for more information.

Cloud Storage

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tick

See Cloud Storage - Support for supported cloud storage providers.

Stand-Alone Drives

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tick

Blind Libraries (Libraries without a barcode reader)

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tick

SAN-DDS Libraries

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tick

STK libraries attached to ACSLS Server

Direct-attached

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  1. Supported on Solaris MediaAgents

SAN DDS

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6.With at least one Windows or Solaris MediaAgent

Removable Disk Drives

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7. Supported on Linux MediaAgents

PnP (Plug and Play) Disk Libraries

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Note

Contact your software provider, for a list of supported storage devices (libraries, drives, media and SAN devices) and compatible SCSI cards.

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