# UNIX Archiving: System Requirements

Verify that your environment meets the system requirements for UNIX file system archiving configured with the post-archiving rule to stub files after archiving. If post-archiving delete is selected, the following system requirements are not applicable. It is supported on all platforms.

## Operating System

Deprecated

The File Archiving solution for Mac OS file servers is deprecated in this version of Commvault software. For more information, see Obsolescence Policy.

Effective Release

Long-Term Support Release 11.40

Effect of Deprecation

Commvault Platform Release 2024E LTS (11.36) will be the last supported version for File Archiving for Mac OS. Customers can still use this agent per the obsolescence policy.

Important

Use the most recent version of the operating system that is listed. The Commvault software fully supports the most recent version of an operating system, until the vendor ends support. More recent versions of the Commvault software might not install on operating systems that are not supported by the vendor anymore. For information about the support lifecycle of an operating system, contact the vendor.

### AIX

Data protection on Logical Partitioning (LPAR) and Workload Partitioning (WPAR) is supported.

Operating system | Processor architecture
--- | ---
AIX 7.3 64-bit | PowerPC (including IBM System p)
AIX 7.2 64-bit | PowerPC (including IBM System p)
AIX 7.1 64-bit | PowerPC (including IBM System p)

### FreeBSD

Operating system | Processor architecture
--- | ---
FreeBSD 9.x | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors

### HP-UX

Operating system | Processor architecture
--- | ---
HP-UX 11.31 64-bit | Itanium
HP-UX 11.23 64-bit | Itanium

### Linux

Important

- 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.

- Driverless Archiving is available on Linux platforms. It uses `fanotify`, a filesystem-independent mechanism, to monitor filesystems for archiving and recall operations.

Operating system | Processor architecture
--- | ---
CentOS 8.4 with kernel 4.18.0-305 | x64 Compatible processors
CentOS 8.3 with kernel 4.18.0-240 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
CentOS 8.2 with kernel 4.18.0-193 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
CentOS 8.1 with kernel 4.18.0-147 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
CentOS 8.0 with kernel 4.18.0-80 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
CentOS 7.9 with kernel 3.10.0-1160 | x64
CentOS 7.8 with kernel 3.10.0-1127 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
CentOS 7.7 with kernel 3.10.0-1062 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
CentOS 7.6 with kernel 3.10.0-957 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
CentOS 7.5 with kernel 3.10.0-862 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
CentOS 7.4 with kernel 3.10.0-693 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
CentOS 7.3 with kernel 3.10.0-514 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
CentOS 7.2 with kernel 3.10.0-327 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
CentOS 7.1 with kernel 3.10.0-229 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
CentOS 7.0 with kernel 3.10.0-123 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 12.x with kernel 6.1.0-39 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 11.x with kernel 5.10.0-24 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 10.x with kernel 4.19.0-25 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 10.x with kernel 4.19.0-9 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 10.x with kernel 4.19.0-8 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 10.x with kernel 4.19.0 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 9.x with kernel 4.9.0-15 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 9.x with kernel 4.9.0-14 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 9.x with kernel 4.9.0-13 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 9.x with kernel 4.9.0 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 8.x with kernel 3.16.0 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 7.x with kernel 3.2.0 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 6.x with kernel 2.6.32 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 5.x with kernel 2.6.26-2 | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Debian 5.x with kernel 2.6.26.19-2 | x64
NeoKylin Linux 7.4 with kernel 3.10.0-693 | x64
Novell OES2 Linux up to SP2 (SLES 10 SP2) 64-bit To perform stub recalls from Linux OES NSS volumes, you must install the Linux OES file system agent. | x64
Novell OES2 Linux up to SP2 (SLES 10 SP2) 32-bit | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Novell OES11 Linux up to SP1 (SLES 11 SP1) 64-bit | x64
Novell OES11 Linux up to SP1 (SLES 11 SP1) 32 -bit | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Novell OES 2015 Linux (SLES 11 SP3) | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 9.x with kernel 5.15.0.x | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 8.5 with kernel 5.4.17-2136.302.6.1.el8uek.x86_64 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 8.x with kernel 4.18.0.x | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 7.x with kernel 3.10.0.x | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 7.9 with kernel 5.4.17-2102.201.3.el7uek.x86_64 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 7.6 with kernel 4.14.35-1818.4.5.el7uek.x86_64 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 7.5 with kernel 4.1.12-124.14.2.el7uek.x86_64 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 7.4 with kernel 4.1.12-112.14.1.el7uek.x86_64 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 7.3 with kernel 4.1.12-61.1.18.el7uek.x86_64 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 7.2 with kernel 3.8.13-98.7.1.el7uek.x86_64 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 7.1 with kernel 3.8.13-55.1.6.el7uek.x86_64 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 6.x with kernel 4.1.12.x | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 6.9 with kernel 4.1.12-61.1.28.el6uek.x86_64 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 6.8 with kernel 4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.x86_64 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 6.7 with kernel 3.8.13-68.3.4.el6uek.x86_64 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 6.6 with kernel 3.8.13-68.1.3.el6uek.x86_64 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Oracle Linux 5.x with kernel 2.6.18.x | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
RedHat Enterprise Linux 10.x with kernel 6.12.0-X | x64 Compatible processors
RedHat Enterprise Linux 9.x with kernel 5.14.0-X | x64 Compatible processors
RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.10 with kernel 4.18.0-553 | x64 Compatible processors
RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.9 with kernel 4.18.0-513 | x64 Compatible processors
RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.8 with kernel 4.18.0-477 | x64 Compatible processors
RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.7 with kernel 4.18.0-425 | x64 Compatible processors
RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.6 with kernel 4.18.0-372 | x64 Compatible processors
RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.5 with kernel 4.18.0-348 | x64 Compatible processors
RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.4 with kernel 4.18.0-305 | x64 Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 with kernel 4.18.0-240 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 with kernel 4.18.0-193 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 with kernel 4.18.0-147 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Advanced Platform with kernel 4.18.0-80 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-1160 | x64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-1127 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-1062 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-957 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-862 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-693 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-514 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-327 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-229 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 Advanced Platform with kernel 3.10.0-123 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 with kernel 5.3.18-57-default | x64
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 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
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 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 12 SP2 Enterprise Server with kernel 4.4.38-93 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 12 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.12.49-11-default (Update 1) | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 12 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.12.28-4-default | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.0.76-0.11-default (Update 3) | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default (Update 2) | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.0.101-63-default (Update 4) | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 3.0.101-0.15-default (Update 3 with Security Patch) | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7 (Update 1) | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 11 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.27.19-5 | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.16.60-0.54.5 (Update 3) | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.16.60-0.34 (Update 2) | Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.16.60-0.21 (Update 2) | x64 Intel Pentium Compatible processors
SuSE Linux 10 Enterprise Server with kernel 2.6.16.46-0.12 (Update 1) | Intel Pentium Compatible processors

### Solaris

Important

- On Solaris computers, the operating system must be installed with at least the user level software option selected.

- Install the file archiver agent on the global zone. You cannot install the file archiver agent on a non-global zone. However, you can use the global instance of the file archiver agent to archive data on a non-global zone. For a comprehensive list of supported components, see UNIX Virtualization.

  Operating system | Processor architecture
  --- | ---
  Solaris 11.3 | x64 Sparc T/M series
  Solaris 11.2 | x64 Sparc T/M series
  Solaris 11.0 | x64 Sparc T/M series

## Hard Drive

Component | Space required
--- | ---
Software | 1 GB
Job results folder | 5 GB
Log folder | 3 GB

## 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.

Note

Install the file archiver agent on the global zone. You cannot install the file archiver agent on a non-global zone. However, you can use the global instance of the file archiver agent to archive data on a non-global zone. For a comprehensive list of supported components, see UNIX Virtualization.

## DISCLAIMER

Certain third-party software and service releases (together, "Releases") may not be supported by Commvault. You are solely responsible for ensuring Commvault’s products and services are compatible with any such Releases.

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