The following requirements are for the Optimized Scan:
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 Operating System  | 
 Operating System Version  | 
 Architecture  | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 AIX  | 
 AIX 7.2 64-bit  | 
 PowerPC (including IBM System p)  | 
| 
 AIX 7.1 64-bit  | 
 PowerPC (including IBM System p)  | 
|
| 
 AIX 6.1 64-bit  | 
 PowerPC (including IBM System p)  | 
|
| 
 HP-UX  | 
 HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31)  | 
 Itanium  | 
| 
 HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23)  | 
 Itanium  | 
|
| 
 Linux  | 
 CentOS  | 
|
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 CentOS 8.4 with kernel 4.18.0-305  | 
  | 
|
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 CentOS 8.3 with kernel 4.18.0-240  | 
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|
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 CentOS 8.2 with kernel 4.18.0-193  | 
  | 
|
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 CentOS 8.1 with kernel 4.18.0-147  | 
  | 
|
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 CentOS 8.0 with kernel 4.18.0-80  | 
  | 
|
| 
 CentOS 7.8 with kernel 3.10.0-1127  | 
  | 
|
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 CentOS 7.7 with kernel 3.10.0-1062  | 
  | 
|
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 CentOS 7.6 with kernel 3.10.0-957  | 
  | 
|
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 CentOS 7.5 with kernel 3.10.0-862  | 
  | 
|
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 CentOS 7.4 with kernel 3.10.0-693  | 
  | 
|
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 CentOS 7.3 with kernel 3.10.0-514  | 
  | 
|
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 CentOS 7.2 with kernel 3.10.0-327  | 
  | 
|
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 CentOS 7.1 with kernel 3.10.0-229  | 
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|
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 CentOS 7.0 with kernel 3.10.0-123  | 
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|
| 
 Debian  | 
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| 
 Debian 11.x with kernel 5.10.0-24  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Debian 11.x with kernel 5.10.0-24  | 
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|
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 Debian 10.x with kernel 4.19.0-25  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Debian 10.x with kernel 4.19.0-25  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Debian 10.x with kernel 4.19.0-9  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Debian 10.x with kernel 4.19.0-9  | 
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|
| 
 Debian 10.x with kernel 4.19.0-8  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Debian 10.x with kernel 4.19.0-8  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Debian 10.x with kernel 4.19.0  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Debian 10.x with kernel 4.19.0  | 
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|
| 
 Debian 9.x with kernel 4.9.0-15  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Debian 9.x with kernel 4.9.0-15  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Debian 9.x with kernel 4.9.0-14  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Debian 9.x with kernel 4.9.0-14  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Debian 9.x with kernel 4.9.0-13  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Debian 9.x with kernel 4.9.0-13  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Debian 9.x with kernel 4.9.0  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Debian 9.x with kernel 4.9.0  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Debian 8.x with kernel 3.16.0  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Debian 8.x with kernel 3.16.0  | 
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|
| 
 Debian 7.x with kernel 3.2.0  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Debian 7.x with kernel 3.2.0  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Debian 6.x with kernel 2.6.32  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Debian 6.x with kernel 2.6.32  | 
  | 
|
| 
 NeoKylin Linux  | 
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| 
 NeoKylin Linux 7.4 with kernel 3.10.0-693  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux  | 
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| 
 Oracle Linux 9.x with kernel 5.15.0.x  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 8.5 with kernel 5.4.17-2136.302.6.1.el8uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 8.5 with kernel 5.4.17-2136.302.6.1.el8uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 8 with kernel 5.15.0-103.114.4.el8uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 8 with kernel 5.15.0-103.114.4.el8uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 8.x with kernel 4.18.0.x  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 8.x with kernel 4.18.0.x  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.9 with kernel 5.4.17-2102.201.3.el7uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.9 with kernel 5.4.17-2102.201.3.el7uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.6 with kernel 4.14.35-1818.4.5.el7uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.6 with kernel 4.14.35-1818.4.5.el7uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.5 with kernel 4.1.12-124.14.2.el7uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.5 with kernel 4.1.12-124.14.2.el7uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.4 with kernel 4.1.12-112.14.1.el7uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.4 with kernel 4.1.12-112.14.1.el7uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.3 with kernel 4.1.12-61.1.18.el7uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.3 with kernel 4.1.12-61.1.18.el7uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.2 with kernel 3.8.13-98.7.1.el7uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.2 with kernel 3.8.13-98.7.1.el7uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.1 with kernel 3.8.13-55.1.6.el7uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 7.1 with kernel 3.8.13-55.1.6.el7uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 6.x with kernel 2.6.32.x  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 6.x  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 6.9 with kernel 4.1.12-61.1.28.el6uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 6.9 with kernel 4.1.12-61.1.28.el6uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 6.8 with kernel 4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 6.8 with kernel 4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 6.7 with kernel 3.8.13-68.3.4.el6uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 6.7 with kernel 3.8.13-68.3.4.el6uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 6.6 with kernel 3.8.13-68.1.3.el6uek.x86_64  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 6.6 with kernel 3.8.13-68.1.3.el6uek.x86_64  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Oracle Linux 5.x with kernel 2.6.18.x  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux  | 
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| 
 RedHat Enterprise Linux 9.3 with kernel 5.14.0-362  | 
  | 
|
| 
 RedHat Enterprise Linux 9.2 with kernel 5.14.0.284  | 
  | 
|
| 
 RedHat Enterprise Linux 9.1 with kernel 5.14.0.162  | 
  | 
|
| 
 RedHat Enterprise Linux 9.0 with kernel 5.14.0.70  | 
  | 
|
| 
 RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.10 with kernel 4.18.0-553  | 
  | 
|
| 
 RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.9 with kernel 4.18.0-513  | 
  | 
|
| 
 RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.8 with kernel 4.18.0-477  | 
  | 
|
| 
 RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.7 with kernel 4.18.0-425  | 
  | 
|
| 
 RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.6 with kernel 4.18.0-372  | 
  | 
|
| 
 RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.5 with kernel 4.18.0-348  | 
  | 
|
| 
 RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.4 with kernel 4.18.0-305  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 with kernel 4.18.0-240  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 with kernel 4.18.0-240  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 with kernel 4.18.0-193  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 with kernel 4.18.0-193  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 with kernel 4.18.0-147  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 with kernel 4.18.0-147  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 with kernel 4.18.0-80  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 with kernel 4.18.0-80  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-1160  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-1160  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-1127  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-1127  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-1062  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-1062  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-957  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-957  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-862  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-862  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-693  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-693  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-514  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-514  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-327  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-327  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-229  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-229  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-123  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-123  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux (SLES)  | 
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| 
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 with kernel 5.3.18-24.12-default  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with kernel 4.12.14-197.51-default  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 15 Enterprise Server with kernel 4.12.14-25.22  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 15 Enterprise Server with kernel 4.12.14-25.22  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 12 SP5 Enterprise Server with kernel 4.12.14-120 and later  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 12 SP4 Enterprise Server with kernel 4.12.14-95.60 and later  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 12 SP3 Enterprise Server with kernel 4.4.82-6.9  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 12 SP3 Enterprise Server with kernel 4.4.82-6.9  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 12 SP2 Enterprise Server with kernel 4.4.38-93  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 12 SP2 Enterprise Server with kernel 4.4.38-93  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 12 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.12.49-11-default (Update 1)  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 12 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.12.49-11-default (Update 1)  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 12 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.12.28-4-default  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 12 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.12.28-4-default  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.0.76-0.11-default (Update 3)  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.0.76-0.11-default (Update 3)  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default (Update 2)  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default (Update 2)  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.0.101-63-default (Update 4)  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.0.101-63-default (Update 4)  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.0.101-0.15-default (Update 3 with Security Patch)  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.0.101-0.15-default (Update 3 with Security Patch)  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7-default  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7-default  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.27.19-5  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.27.19-5  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.16.60-0.54.5 (Update 3)  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.16.60-0.21 (Update 2)  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.16.60-0.21 (Update 2)  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.16.46-0.12 (Update 1)  | 
  | 
|
| 
 SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.16.46-0.12 (Update 1)  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Solaris  | 
 Solaris 11.3  | 
  | 
| 
 Solaris 11.2  | 
  | 
|
| 
 Solaris 11.0  | 
 Sparc T/M series  | 
|
| 
 Solaris 11.0  | 
 x64  | 
|
| 
 Solaris 10.x with a minimum of SunOS (Sparc) Patch 119963-14 and 119689-06  | 
 UltraSPARC-II or more recent recommended  | 
|
| 
 Solaris 10.x (6/06 and higher) 64-bit  | 
 x64  | 
Clustering
If clustering is supported by the operating system, you can install the software on a cluster. For information about supported cluster types, see Support for Cluster Configuration.
Miscellaneous
Network
TCP/IP Services configured on the computer.
Services
Task Scheduler services configured on the computer.
.NET Framework
.NET Framework 2.0 is automatically installed. Note that .NET Framework 2.0 can co-exist with other versions of this software.
SELinux
If you have SELinux enabled on the client computer, create the SELinux policy module as a root user before performing a backup. The SELinux Development package must be installed on the client.
Unix File System Types Support
Optimized scan on UNIX supports the following file system types:
| 
 Supported File System(s)  | 
 Platform Associated with Optimized Scan  | 
|---|---|
| 
 Enhanced Journal File System (JFS2)  | 
 AIX  | 
| 
 Extended 2 File System (ext2)  | 
 Linux  | 
| 
 Extended 3 File System (ext3)  | 
 Linux  | 
| 
 Extended 4 File System (ext4)  | 
 Linux  | 
| 
 Unix File System (UFS)  | 
 HP-UX, Solaris  | 
| 
 VERITAS File System (VxFS)  | 
 AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris  | 
| 
 'X' File System (XFS)  | 
 Linux  | 
| 
 Zettabyte File System (ZFS)  | 
 Solaris  | 
Optimized scan supports the following clustered file system types on active-passive configurations:
| 
 Supported File System(s)  | 
 Platform Associated with Optimized Scan  | 
|---|---|
| 
 Global File System 2 (GFS2)  | 
 Linux  | 
| 
 General Parallel File System (GPFS)  | 
 AIX, Linux  | 
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