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  • Why FalconStor
    WHY US

    FalconStor modernizes Backup and Archival for the Multi-Cloud World.

    • 100% compatible with existing operations
    • 6x speed increase
    • Up to 95% data reduction of backup sets
    • Scale-out storage using any vendors
    • Make physical tapes for offsite protection
    • 95% data reduced exports to object storage
    • Cost-effectively eliminate physical tapes
    Key Supported Technologies

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    • Technology Leadership

      Our backup-to-disk solution is a 100% software defined VTL that runs on industry-standard servers or on cloud-based virtual servers and we lead the way in deduplication and SAN virtualization technologies.

    • Customers

      Our customers get the highest performance possible, avoid being locked into a backup-to-disk appliance vendor and avoid dreaded forklift upgrades.

    • Deduplication Explained

      To meet the challenge of unstoppable data growth and limited budgets, data reduction technologies are vital. FalconStor leads the way with over nine patents granted for our proven, battle-tested deduplication techniques between 2006 and 2019.

  • Use Cases
    Use Cases

    We work with leading enterprises, from a wide range of industries, to improve their ability to more efficiently and cost-effectively manage the growing demands of data storage.

    Key Supported Technologies

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    • Accelerate Backup & Restore

      Up to 9 industry-standard servers deliver 160TB/hr. That’s 2-10X faster than leading appliances.

    • Slash Backup & Archive Costs

      100% Software, no hardware lock-in. No forklift upgrades or data migrations Backup sets received are reduced by up to 95%, slashing storage costs on your SAN and cloud object storage.

    • Managed Service Providers

      Offer backup and archival services to enterprises based on StorSafe and StorSight.

  • Products
    Products
    Get more from your SAN with the advanced storage virtualization of StorGuard™ and modernize your backup and archival operations with StorSafe™.

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    • StorSafe™

      StorSafe is the latest innovation release of our battle proven VTL product. It’s 100% compatible with your current backup and archive environment.

    • Virtual Tape Library (VTL)

      The prior release of StorSafe, VTL is being used by enterprises world-wide. Upgrade to StorSafe today!

    • StorGuard™

      StorGuard enables storage virtualization and optimizes efficiency across heterogeneous storage and networks, providing centralized management, and continuous, active-active availability of primary data for business continuity.

  • Partners
    Partners

    Over the decades, FalconStor and our partners have helped over 1,000 of the most demanding enterprises to do more and save money in their operations.

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    • Cloud Providers

      Export up to 95% data reduced backup sets or run a second StorSafe in the cloud for offsite protection.

    • Backup & Restore SW

      Our backup-to-disk solution appears as a tape library to backup & restore vendors for 100% compatibility.

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    We work with leading technology partners to ensure modernize their backup operations and achieve their goals of lower complexity, great performance and lower costs.

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    • Support & Services

      We are dedicated to helping you extract every ounce of value from your data protection and storage virtualization solutions.

    • Certification Matrix

      Hardware and software certified to work with FalconStor products. This matrix is constantly being updated, so please check back frequently.

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      Outlines all the hardware and software certified to work with FalconStor products. This matrix is constantly being updated, so please check back frequently.

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    • About FalconStor

      Founded in 2000, FalconStor provides a software solution designed to modernize and optimize data protection for the multi-cloud world.

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FalconStor VTL and StorSafe

All devices on this Certification Matrix have been certified in our Interoperability Lab or within our partners’ labs. FalconStor tests as many possible operating system, hardware, and software combinations as possible. Even with this extensive testing, the exact versions at your site may differ slightly from those tested. Please contact a FalconStor Certified Reseller or your local FalconStor account team if you have any questions.

FalconStor emulates physical tape libraries and tape drives for backup servers. It also supports a majority of the leading physical tape libraries for tape import/export via Fibre Channel. You can import data from or export data to any certified physical tape library or any library with a certified tape drive. Certified devices are listed below; some devices are only certified for tape import/export.

For information about devices and software certified with previous FalconStor product versions, check our Archived Certified Operating Systems, Tape Devices, and Backup Software page.

CERTIFIED OPERATING SYSTEMS
PlatformVersion
FalconStor StorSafe Server version 11.10
Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 8.2Kernel 4.18.0-193.x.x.el8_2.x86_64
Hypervisors– VMware ESXi 6.0/6.5/6.7/7
– Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V 2012 R2 / 2016
– XenServer 6.5
– Oracle Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
FalconStor StorSafe Server version 11.x (x<10)
Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 7.6
Hypervisors– VMware ESXi 6.0/6.5/6.7
– Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V 2012 R2 / 2016
– XenServer 6.5
– Oracle Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
FalconStor VTL Server version 10.10
Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 8.2Kernel 4.18.0-193.x.x.el8_2.x86_64
Hypervisors– VMware ESXi 6.0 / 6.5 / 6.7/7
– Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V 2012 R2 / 2016
– XenServer 6.5
– Oracle Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
FalconStor VTL Server version 10.x (x<10)
Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 7.6Kernel 3.10.0-957.x.x.el7.x86_64
IBM Power 8 Linux 7.6Kernel 3.10.0-957.x.x.el7.ppc64le
Hypervisors– VMware ESXi 6.0 / 6.5 / 6.7
– Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V 2012 R2 / 2016
– XenServer 6.5
– Oracle Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
FalconStor VTL/FBD Server version 9.00
Red Hat, Oracle, CentOS Enterprise Linux 7.4Kernel 3.10.0-693.x.x.el7.x86_64
Hypervisors– VMware ESXi 6.0 / 6.5
– VMware ESXi 5.5 / 5.5 Update 1
NDMP 3 and 4
Network ApplianceOnTap 7.1 and 7.2
CERTIFIED TAPE LIBRARIES/DRIVES
Tape LibraryModel
ADIC
Scalar 100, 1000, 10K, i500, i2000
ATL
1500,1800, ATL7100, P1000, P3000, P4000, P7000
HP
EML E-Series, ESL G3, ESL9000 Series, MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL5052, MSL6480, MSL8096
MSL3040 (*2)
IBM
03590B11, 03590E11, TS3100 (3573-TL), TS3200 (3573-TL), TS3310E9U (3576-MTL), TS3310L5B (3576-MTL), TS3500L22 (03584L22), TS3500L32 (03584L32), TS4500L55, TS4500D55, ULT3583-TL
3494 (*2)
Oracle StorageTek
L20, L40, L80, L180, L700, L700e, L1400m, L3000, 9710, 9714, 9730, SL500, SL3000
ACSLS-managed tape libraries (*3)
Overland StorageNeo Series 2000, 4100, 8000
QualstarTLS-4222i
Quantum
ATL M1500, ATL M1800, ATL P1000, ATL P3000, ATL P4000, ATL P7000, ATL 7100, PX510, PX720, Scalar 100, Scalar 1000, Scalar 10K, Scalar i40-i80, Scalar i500, Scalar i600, Scalar i2000, Scalar i6000
SonyCSM-200
Spectra Logic
Gator 12000, Gator 20000, Gator 64000, T50, T50e, T200, T380, T680, T950, T120
Tape DriveModel
FujitsuM2488D
HP
Ultrium 1-SCSI, Ultrium 2-SCSI, Ultrium 3-SCSI, Ultrium 4-SCSI, Ultrium 5-SCSI, Ultrium 6-SCSI
IBM
03590E1A, 03590B1A, 03590B11, 03590E11, 03592J1A, Ultrium-TD1, Ultrium-TD2, Ultrium-TD3, Ultrium-TD4, Ultrium-TD5, Ult3580-TD1, Ult3580-TD2, Ult3580-TD3, Ult3580-TD4, Ult3580-TD5, TS1070, TS1120, TS1130, TS1140, Ult3580-TD6
Oracle StorageTek
9840, T9840B, T9840C, T9840D, T9940A, T9940B, T10000A, T10000B, T10000C, T10000D
Quantum
DLT7000, DLT8000, DLT-S4, SuperDLT1, SDLT320, SDLT600
SeagateUltrium 06242-XXX
Sony
SDX-300C, SDX-500C, SDX-700C, SDZ-100, SDZ-130
CERTIFIED BACKUP SOFTWARE
Backup SoftwareBackup Software VersionOperating System
Arcserve
17.5– Windows 2016
– Windows 2012 R2
17– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2012
– Windows 2008 R2
– Windows 2008
16.5– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2012
– Windows 2008 R2
– Windows 2003 R2
16 SP1– Windows 2008 R2
– Windows 2008
– Windows 2003
15 SP1– Windows 2008 R2
CommVault Simpana
11.2– Windows 2012 R2
10– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2012
– Windows 2008
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
9– Windows 2008 R2
Dell NetVault
11– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.20
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.50
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10
– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2008 R2
10– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2012
– Windows 2008
9– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0
9.0 with SmartDisk 2.0– Windows 2008 R2
Dynamic Solutions International TapeManager/LibraryManager67/68-Unisys (MCP)
Dynamic Solutions International (FCI) STAR-1100 8.1 /STAR Library Manager1.1– Unisys (OS2200)
EMC NetWorker
8.2– Windows 2012 R2
– Solaris 10
8.1– Windows 2012 R2
8– Windows 2008 R2
– Windows 2008
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
7.6.x
– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2008 R2
– Windows 2003
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 (x86-64)
– Solaris 10 (AMD64)
– Solaris 10 SPARC
– Solaris 10
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
HP Data Protector
9.5– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2012
– AIX 7.1
9– Windows 2012 R2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
– SUSE 11 SP4
8.1– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2008
8– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
– Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.7
7– Windows 2008 R2
IBM Backup Recovery & Media Services6.1/7.1/7.2/7.3/7.4
IBM System i (i5/OS, iSeries, AS/400, OS/400)
IBM Spectrum Protect8.1.xWindows
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)
7.1.x– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2012
– AIX 7.1
6.3.x– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
– Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.7
– AIX 7.1
– AIX 6.1
– Windows 2012
– Windows 2008 R2 SP1
– Windows 2008 R2
– Windows 2008
6.2.x
– Windows 2008 R2
– Windows 2008
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 (x86-64)
– Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5 (x86-64)
– AIX 6.1
6.1.x
– Windows 2003 R2
– Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 (x86-64)
LXI Media Management System5.3.4
– IBM System i (i5/OS, iSeries, AS/400, OS/400)
Microsoft Data Protection Manager
2012– Windows 2008 R2
2010– Windows 2008 R2
– Windows 2008
2007– Windows 2003
Oracle Secure Backup10.3
– Windows 2003
– Windows XP
– Solaris 10 SPARC
– Solaris 9 SPARC
– Oracle Enterprise Linux 5
– Oracle Enterprise Linux 4
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Advanced Platform 5
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
– AIX 6.1
PHD Virtual Backup and Replication for VMware6.5– Windows 2008 R2
Quest vRanger6.1 (vRanger Pro)– Windows 2008 R2
Veeam Backup and Replication
9– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2008 R2
7.0.0.690 – CIFS mounted mode– Windows 2008 R2
7.0.0.839 (*1)– Windows 2008 R2
Veritas Backup Exec
21 Build 21.0 1163– Windows 2019
2014– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2012
– Windows 2008 R2
2012– Windows 2008
Veritas NetBackup
8.3– Windows 2019
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
8.2
– Windows 2019
– Windows 2016
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
8.0/8.1
– Windows 2016
– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2008 R2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
– AIX 7.1
7.7
– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2008 R2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
– AIX 7.1
7.6– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2012
– Windows 2008 R2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
– AIX 7.1
– AIX 6.1
– Solaris 11
– Solaris 10
– HP-UX 11i v3
– HP-UX 11i v2
7.5.x– Windows 2008 R2
– Windows 2008
– Windows 2003
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3
– AIX 7.1
– AIX 6.1
– Solaris 11
– Solaris 10
7.1– Windows 2008 R2
– Windows 2008
– Windows 2003 R2
– Windows 2003
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3
– AIX 7.1
– AIX 6.1
– Solaris 10
7– Windows 2008 R2
– Windows 2008
– Windows 2003 R2
– Windows 2003)
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3
– AIX 6.1
– Solaris 10
FalconStor OSTCertified NetBackup OpenStorageOperating System
FSOST 9.00NetBackup 8.3– Windows 2019
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
NetBackup 8.2– Windows 2019
– Windows 2016
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
NetBackup 8.0/8.1– Windows 2016
– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2008 R2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3/7.4
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
NetBackup 7.6.1.1– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2012
– Windows 2008 R2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.4
Backup Exec 15 (Build 14.2.1180)– Windows 2012 R2
FSOST 8.20NetBackup 7.5.0.6– Windows 2008 R2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
– Solaris 11 SPARC
– Solaris 10 x86
– AIX 7.1
– AIX 6.1
NetBackup 7.6.0.1– Windows 2012/2012 R2
– Windows 2012
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
– Solaris 11 SPARC
– Solaris 10 x86
– AIX 7.1
NetBackup 7.7.2– Windows 2012 R2
– Windows 2008 R2
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
– AIX 7.1
Backup Exec 2010 R3/2012 SP2– Windows 2008/2008 R2
CERTIFIED S3 CLOUD PROVIDERS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Microsoft Azure
Hitachi Content Platform (HCP)
IBM Cloud Object Storage (IBM COS)
Wasabi Cloud Storage

1 Not certified with the Deduplication option.
2 Supported for import/export only.
3 Supported for import/export only; requires ACSLS Manager 8.x on a Solaris server.

All equipment and 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 equipment or software manufacturer after the equipment or software was certified.

Updated on April 5, 2021