BackupEDGE 02.03.01 Build 4 Linux Support (September 21, 2009) |
Release |
IA32
EM64T
AMD64 |
RecoverEDGE
Support |
Minimum
Release |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 |
YES |
YES |
02.03.01 build 4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3 |
YES |
YES |
5.3 - 02.03.01 build 1
5.2 - 02.02.00 build 5
5.1 - 02.02.00 build 2
5.0 - 02.01.06 build 1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 |
YES |
YES |
02.03.01 build 3 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 |
YES |
YES |
02.03.00 build 3 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4-4.6 |
YES |
YES |
02.01.05 build 5 |
CentOS 5.4 |
YES |
YES |
02.03.01 build 4 |
CentOS 5 / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3 |
YES |
YES |
5.3 - 02.03.01 build 2
5.2 - 02.02.00 build 5
5.1 - 02.02.00 build 2
5.0 - 02.01.06 build 1 |
CentOS 4.8 |
YES |
YES |
02.03.01 build 3 |
CentOS 4.7 |
YES |
YES |
02.03.00 build 3 |
CentOS 4-4.6 |
YES |
YES |
02.01.05 build 5 |
SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 |
YES |
YES |
02.03.01 build 2
(OES not supported) |
SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 |
YES |
YES |
02.02.00 build 1
(OES not supported) |
openSUSE 11.1 |
YES |
YES |
02.03.01 build 1 |
openSUSE 11 |
YES |
YES |
02.03.00 build 3 |
openSUSE 10.3 |
YES |
YES |
02.02.00 build 2 |
openSUSE 10.2 |
YES |
YES |
02.02.00 build 1 |
Debian 5.0.3 Lenny |
YES |
YES |
02.03.01 build 4 |
Debian 4.0 Etch |
YES |
YES |
02.00.00 build 3 |
Debian 3.1R4 Sarge |
YES |
YES |
02.02.00 build 1 |
Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope |
YES |
YES |
02.03.01 build 2 |
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex |
YES |
YES |
02.03.01 build 1 |
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Hardy Heron |
YES |
YES |
02.02.00 build 5 |
Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon |
YES |
YES |
02.02.00 build 2 |
Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn |
YES |
YES |
02.02.00 build 1 |
Mandriva 2009.1 |
YES |
YES |
02.03.01 build 3 |
Mandriva 2009 |
YES |
YES |
02.03.00 build 3 |
Mandriva 2008 |
YES |
YES |
02.02.00 build 3 |
Mandriva 2007.1 |
YES |
YES |
02.02.00 build 1 |
Slackware 12 |
YES |
YES |
02.02.00 build 1 |
Microlite Corporation strongly recommends that all BackupEDGE
2.x users update to latest 2.x release. The releases listed above in the right column are the minimum usable by the listed operating system. Keeping current assures that as Linux vendors update their products and back-port features from their later releases,
BackupEDGE continues to function properly. |
Miscellaneous Linux Information |
Beginning with 02.02.00 build 3, kernels with Xen virtualization support are supported with RecoverEDGE
disaster recovery when using ISO images, i.e. CD/DEV/REV. PXE booting for disaster recovery is not currently supported with Xen kernels.RecoverEDGE
bare metal disaster recovery currently supports the LVM2 volume manager under 2.6 kernels for backup and disaster recovery, but does not support legacy LVM or md
software raid. Disaster recovery of systems using EVMS, LVM or md will not function. Bare metal disaster recovery, i.e.
RecoverEDGE, requires an intimate knowledge of the base Linux operating system involved, the vendor supporting the operating system,
and the updates and changes the vendor makes. Only authorized updates from the vendor relating to kernel and storage issues can be supported. For example, if you were to install Ubuntu Linux, then download
the latest and greatest kernel from www.kernel.org
and install it, two things would occur. One, you are no longer really running Ubuntu Linux, and two, it is unlikely RecoverEDGE
would still function. Please limit your updates to those provided by the vendor. |
Red Hat / Fedora Core / CentOS Support |
We've tried, but because of the frequency of updates to Fedora / Fedora Core, it is impossible to support. We've had many instances of a daily automatic update of Fedora, which are supposed
to be "minor" fixes, change the system enough to break BackupEDGE / RecoverEDGE functionality. As of December 1, 2007 no further development efforts will be made on Fedora
releases.Installations / activations / updates of BackupEDGE on Fedora or Fedora Core are not allowed. As you make operating system selections based on Red Hat technologies, please
remember the following...
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a
commercially supported operating system, and the reference platform for BackupEDGE / RecoverEDGE support.
CentOS is a community supported
operating system derived from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. It is the operating system of choice for BackupEDGE
/ RecoverEDGE users wanting to use a "free" operating system.
Fedora / Fedora Core
is NOT the next version of legacy Red Hat Linux. It has been designated an experimental operating system, and as such it
changes entirely too rapidly to be supported by a commercial product requiring intimate kernel and disk preparation knowledge.
Users of software written for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or just thinking about deploying Fedora in a production environment, should really be considering Red
Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS depending on their support requirements. Click here to download Backup
EDGE!
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