FalconStor Data Mastery Platform Operating Systems
This page displays the operating systems that have been certified for FalconStor Storage Server (FSS), FalconStor Management Server (FMS), CDP/NSS, and Tiebreaker servers, host clients, and FalconStor host agents.
For information about operating systems certified with previous FalconStor product versions, check our
Archived Certified Operating Systems page.
Server and Clients
Agents
FalconStor Data Mastery Platform Servers
| Platform | Certified Versions |
|---|---|
| FMS version 10.01 | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 7.6 | Kernel 3.10.0-957.x.x.el7.x86_64 |
| FMS version 10.00 | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 7.4 | Kernel 3.10.0-693.x.x.el7.x86_64 |
| FSS, CDP/NSS, Tiebreaker version 9.00 | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 7.4 | Kernel 3.10.0-693.x.x.el7.x86_64 |
| CDP/NSS, Tiebreaker version 8.00/7.x | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 6.10 | Kernel 2.6.32-754.x.x.el6.x86_64 |
| FSS, FMS Virtual Appliance | |
| Hypervisors | - VMware ESXi 6.7*
- VMware ESXi 6.5 - VMware ESXi 6.0 - XenServer 6.5 - Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V - Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V - Oracle Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) - Microsoft Azure - Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
| CDP/NSS, Tiebreaker Virtual Appliance | |
| Hypervisors | - VMware ESXi 6.7*
- VMware ESXi 6.5 - VMware ESXi 6.0 - VMware ESXi 5.5 |
Host Clients
The following operating systems have been certified to run on host clients to which FalconStor Data Mastery Platform (FDMP) provisions storage:
| Platform | Certified Versions |
|---|---|
| IBM AIX | - 7.1 - 6.1 - Virtual I/O Server 2.2 |
| Citrix XenServer | 6.5 |
| HP-UX | 11iv3 |
| Linux | Oracle/CentOS/Red Hat/SUSE Linux 2.6 and 3.0 kernels |
| Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) | 2.6.32 |
| Oracle Solaris | - 11 SPARC and Intel - 10 SPARC and Intel |
| Oracle VM | 3.3.2 |
| VMware vSphere* | - ESXi 6.x - ESX 5.5 |
| Windows 2008 | - Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V - Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V (64-bit) |
| Windows 2012 | - Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V - Windows Server 2012 - Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V |
| Windows 2016 | - Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V |
| Windows 2019 | - Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2019 with Hyper-V |
* VMware ESXi versions include all associated update levels.
All software is certified as of the date it was added to this matrix. FalconStor is not responsible for any operational problems resulting from modifications made by the manufacturer after the software was certified.
Last modified on Jan 16, 2020
FalconStor Data Mastery Platform Servers
| Platform | Certified Versions |
|---|---|
| FMS version 10.01 | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 7.6 | Kernel 3.10.0-957.x.x.el7.x86_64 |
| FMS version 10.00 | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 7.4 | Kernel 3.10.0-693.x.x.el7.x86_64 |
| FSS, CDP/NSS, Tiebreaker version 9.00 | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 7.4 | Kernel 3.10.0-693.x.x.el7.x86_64 |
| - CDP/NSS, Tiebreaker version 8.00/7.x | |
| Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 6.10 | Kernel 2.6.32-754.x.x.el6.x86_64 |
| FSS, FMS Virtual Appliance | |
| Hypervisors | - VMware ESXi 6.7*
- VMware ESXi 6.5 - VMware ESXi 6.0 - XenServer 6.5 - Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V - Oracle Linux KVM - Microsoft Azure - Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
| - CDP/NSS, Tiebreaker Virtual Appliance | |
| Hypervisors | - VMware ESXi 6.7*
- VMware ESXi 6.5 - VMware ESXi 6.0 - VMware ESXi 5.5 |
Host Clients
The following operating systems have been certified to run on host clients to which FalconStor Data Mastery Platform (FDMP) provisions storage:
| Platform | Certified Versions |
|---|---|
| AIX | - 7.1 - 6.1 - Virtual I/O Server 2.2 |
| Citrix XenServer | 6.5 |
| HP-UX | 11iv3 |
| KVM | 2.6.32 |
| Linux | Oracle/CentOS/Red Hat/SUSE Linux 2.6 and 3.0 kernels |
| Oracle VM | 3.3.2 |
| Solaris | - 11 SPARC and Intel - 10 SPARC and Intel |
| VMware vSphere* | - ESXi 6.x - ESX 5.5 |
| Windows 2008 | - Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V - Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V (64-bit) |
| Windows 2012 | - Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V - Windows Server 2012 - Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V |
| Windows 2016 | - Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V |
| Windows 2019 | - Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2019 with Hyper-V |
* VMware ESXi versions include all associated update levels.
All software is certified as of the date it was added to this matrix. FalconStor is not responsible for any operational problems resulting from modifications made by the manufacturer after the software was certified.
Last modified on May 9, 2019
FalconStor Agents
The following operating systems have been certified for FalconStor agents on host clients:
| Platform | Certified Operating Systems | FalconStor Server |
|---|---|---|
| Cinder Driver | - OpenStack Mitaka | - FSS |
| DiskSafe for Windows | - Windows Server 2019 - Standard and Datacenter Edition
- Windows Server 2016 - Standard and Datacenter Edition - Windows Server 2012 R2 - Standard and Datacenter Edition - Windows Server 2012 - Standard and Datacenter Edition - Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 - All versions except Server Core Installation Edition - Windows Server 2008 - All versions except Server Core Installation Edition (32-bit and 64-bit AMD Intel) |
- CDP/NSS - FSS |
| DiskSafe for Linux All patches for the specified kernel are supporetd unless the kernel is marked with an asterisk (*), where only the listed kernel is supported. |
- Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 7 Update 4 kernel 3.10.0-693.EL7 x86_64
- Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 7 Update 3 kernel 3.10.0-514.EL7 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 7 Update 2 kernel 3.10.0-327.EL7 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 7 Update 1 kernel 3.10.0-229.EL7 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 7 kernel 3.10.0-123.EL7 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 9 kernel 2.6.32-696.EL6 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 8 kernel 2.6.32-642.EL6 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 7 kernel 2.6.32-573.EL6 x86_64 - Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 6 kernel 3.8.13-44.1.1.EL6UEK x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 6 kernel 2.6.32-504.EL6 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 5 kernel 2.6.32-431.EL6 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 4 kernel 2.6.32-358.EL6 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 3 kernel 2.6.32-279.EL6 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 2 kernel 2.6.32-220.EL6 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 11 kernel 2.6.18-398.El5 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 10 kernel 2.6.18-371.EL5 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 9 kernel 2.6.18-348.EL5 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 8 kernel 2.6.18-308.EL5 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 kernel 2.6.18-274.EL5 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 6 kernel 2.6.18-238.EL5 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 5 kernel 2.6.18-194.EL5 x86_64 - Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 kernel 2.6.18-164.EL5 x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel 3.0.101-63-default x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 kernel 3.0.76-0.11-default and 3.0.76-0.11-xen* x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default and 3.0.13-0.27-xen* x86_64 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 4 kernel 2.6.16.60-0.85.1-default, 2.6.16.60-0.85.1-xen*, 2.6.16.60-0.85.1-smp x86_64 |
- CDP/NSS - FSS |
| DynaPath | - Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2012 - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit AMD Intel) - Solaris 10 SPARC - Solaris 9 SPARC - AIX 7.1 (64-bit) - AIX 6.1 (64-bit) - AIX Virtual I/O Server 2.2 - Coexists with PowerPath 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, and 4.5.2 on Windows and all versions of PowerPath on Unix. DynaPath must manage its own LUNs. |
- CDP/NSS 8.00, 7.x |
| - HP-UX 11iv2 (64-bit PA-RISC and Itanium) | - CDP/NSS 7.50 | |
| FileSafe | - AIX 6L 6.1
- CentOS Linux 6, 5 (32-bit and 64-bit) - SUSE Linux 10.1, 10.0 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Novell Open Enterprise Server 2.0 (32-bit and 64-bit) - openSUSE Linux 11 (32-bit and 64-bit) - OpenSolaris 11 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Oracle Enterprise Linux 6, 5 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 5 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Solaris 10, 9 SPARC (32-bit and 64-bit) - Solaris 11, 10, 9 x86 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Ubuntu 11, 10, 9 (32-bit) - Windows Server 2012 Ultimate Edition - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V - Windows Server 2008 All versions except Core Installation Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V (64-bit) - Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
- CDP/NSS 7.00 |
| HyperTrac | - Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012 R2 - Windows Server 2012 - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 kernel 2.6.32-573.EL6 x86_64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.2 |
- CDP/NSS - FSS |
| - Solaris 10 and 9 (SPARC) | - CDP/NSS 7.00 | |
| IntegrityTrac | - Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) |
- CDP/NSS 7.00 |
| RecoverTrac | - Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016 - Windows Server 2012 R2 - Windows Server 2012 - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
- CDP/NSS - FSS |
| SAN Disk Manager /
Intelligent Management Agent |
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter Editions - Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 All versions except Server Core Installation Edition - Windows Server 2008 All versions except Server Core Installation Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) - CentOS Linux 6.7 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 6 - Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 2 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 1 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 7 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 6 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 4 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 3 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 11 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 10 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 9 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 8 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 6 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 |
- CDP/NSS - FSS |
| - Solaris 10 (32-bit and 64-bit) | - CDP/NSS 7.x | |
| - HP-UX 11.31 IA-64 | - CDP/NSS 7.50 | |
| Snapshot Agent for File Systems | - Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Enterprise Edition - Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition - Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) - Red Hat Enterprise Server 5 Update 6 (XFS, ext2, ext3, ext4) (64-bit) - Red Hat Enterprise Server 5 Update 5 (XFS, ext2, ext3, ext4) (64-bit) |
- CDP/NSS - FSS |
| Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) 1.10-111 | - VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 4 | - CDP/NSS 7.00 |
| Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) 5.00-5023 | - VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5 | - CDP/NSS 7.00 |
| Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) 5.1 | - VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 6, 6.1.x | - CDP/NSS - FSS |
All software is certified as of the date it was added to this matrix. FalconStor is not responsible for any operational problems resulting from modifications made by the manufacturer after the software was certified.
Last modified on May 9, 2019