Support Matrix
Virtualization Platforms
Azure Stack HCI
Supported backup strategies: Hyper-V Agent
Supported versions
20H2, 21H2, 22H2, 23H2
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
Yes
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
Proxy VM required
No
Full backup
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported
Restore
Supported
File-level restore
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Pre/post command execut
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Supported
VM name-based policy assignme
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Not supported
Power-on VM after restore
Supported
Microsoft Hyper-v
Supported backup strategies: Hyper-V Agent
Supported versions
20H2, 21H2, 22H2, 23H2
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
Yes
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
Proxy VM required
No
Full backup
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported
Restore
Supported
File-level restore
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Pre/post command execut
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Supported
VM name-based policy assignme
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Not supported
Power-on VM after restore
Supported
Nutanix AHV
Supported backup strategies: Disk attachment
Supported versions
5.5, 5.6, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5,18, 5.19, 5.20, 6.0, 6.1, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
Yes
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
Proxy VM required
Yes
Full backup
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported
Restore
Supported
File-level restore
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Supported
VM name-based policy assignment
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Supported *
Power-on VM after restore
Supported
* When using Prism Central
Backup of virtual machines with vTPM enabled is not supported
Proxmox VE
Supported backup strategies: Export storage repositories, SSH transfer (preferred)
Supported versions
5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.3, 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.3, 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
Yes
Yes
Access to hypervisor OS required
Yes
Yes
Proxy VM required
Yes
No
Full backup
Supported
Supported
Incremental backup
Not supported
Supported
Restore
Supported
Supported
File-level restore
Supported
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Not supported
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Not supported
Supported
VM name-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Not supported
Not supported
Power-on VM after restore
Supported
Supported
OpenStack
Supported backup strategies: Disk attachment, Image transfer, CBT (preferred)
Supported versions
Queens, Rocky, Stein, Train, Ussuri, Victoria, Wallaby, Xena, Yoga, Zed, Antelope, Bobcat, Caracal, Dalmatian, Epoxy
Queens, Rocky, Stein, Train, Ussuri, Victoria, Wallaby, Xena, Yoga, Zed, Antelope, Bobcat, Caracal, Dalmatian, Epoxy
Queens, Rocky, Stein, Train, Ussuri, Victoria, Wallaby, Xena, Yoga, Zed, Antelope, Bobcat, Caracal, Dalmatian, Epoxy
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
Yes
No
Yes
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
No
Yes
Proxy VM required
Yes
Yes
No
Full backup
Supported
Supported
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported *
Supported
Supported *
Restore
Supported
Supported
Supported
File-level restore
Supported
Supported
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Supported
Supported
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Not supported
Not supported
Not supported
Snapshots management
Supported **
Supported **
Not supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Supported
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Supported
Supported
Supported ***
VM name-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Supported
Power-on VM after restore
Not supported (always on)
Not supported (always on)
Not supported (always on)
* Ceph RBD volumes only ** Without snapshot revert *** RAW/LVM disks only
Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager
Supported backup strategies: Disk attachment, Image transfer, CBT (preferred)
Supported versions
4.3, 4.4, 4.5
4.3, 4.4, 4.5
4.4, 4.5
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
No
Yes
No
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
No
No
Proxy VM required
Yes
No
No
Full backup
Supported
Supported
Supported
Incremental backup
Not supported
Supported
Supported
Restore
Supported
Supported
Supported
File-level restore
Supported
Supported
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Supported
Supported
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported
Supported
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Supported
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Supported
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Supported
Supported *
Supported
VM name-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Supported
Power-on VM after restore
Supported
Supported
Supported
* Only for RAW disk types
Direct LUN disks are not supported
oVirt
Supported backup strategies: Disk attachment, Image transfer, CBT (preferred)
Supported versions
4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
4.3, 4.4, 4.5
4.4, 4.5
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
No
Yes
No
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
No
No
Proxy VM required
Yes
No
No
Full backup
Supported
Supported
Supported
Incremental backup
Not supported
Supported
Supported
Restore
Supported
Supported
Supported
File-level restore
Supported
Supported
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Supported
Supported
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported
Supported
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Supported
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Supported
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Supported
Supported *
Supported
VM name-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Supported
Power-on VM after restore
Supported
Supported
Supported
* Only for RAW disk types
Red Hat Virtualization
Supported backup strategies: Disk attachment, Image transfer, CBT (preferred)
Supported versions
4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
4.3, 4.4
4.4
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
No
Yes
No
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
No
No
Proxy VM required
Yes
No
No
Full backup
Supported
Supported
Supported
Incremental backup
Not supported
Supported
Supported
Restore
Supported
Supported
Supported
File-level restore
Supported
Supported
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Supported
Supported
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported
Supported
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Supported
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Supported
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Supported
Supported *
Supported
VM name-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Supported
Power-on VM after restore
Supported
Supported
Supported
* Only for RAW disk types
SC//Platform
Supported backup strategies: Export storage domain, disk attachment (preferred)
Supported versions
8.9
8.9
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
No
Yes
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
No
Proxy VM required
No
Yes
Full backup
Supported
Supported
Incremental backup
Not supported
Supported
Restore
Supported
Supported
File-level restore
Not supported
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Supported
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Not supported
Not supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Supported
Supported
VM name-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Power-on VM after restore
Supported
Supported
Verge
Supported backup strategies: CBT
Supported versions
4.13
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
No
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
Proxy VM required
No
Full backup
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported
Restore
Supported
File-level restore
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported
Snapshots management
Not supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Supported
VM name-based policy assignment
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Supported
Power-on VM after restore
Supported
VMware vSphere/ESXi
Supported backup strategies: HotAdd (preferred), NBD
Supported versions
6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0
6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
No
No
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
No
Proxy VM required
Yes
No
Full backup
Supported
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported
Supported
Restore
Supported
Supported
Cross-restore
Supported (to OpenStack)
Supported (to OpenStack)
File-level restore
Supported
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Supported
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Supported
Supported
VM name-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Power-on VM after restore
Supported
Supported
XCP-ng
Supported backup strategies: Single image (XVA), CBT (preferred)
Supported versions
7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
Yes
Yes
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
Yes
Proxy VM required
No
No
Full backup
Supported
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported *
Supported
Restore
Supported
Supported
File-level restore
Not supported
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Not supported
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Not supported
Supported
VM name-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Power-on VM after restore
Supported
Supported
* Not supported when using a synthetic backup destination
XenServer (Citrix Hypervisor)
Supported backup strategies: Single image (XVA), CBT (preferred)
Supported versions
6.5, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2
6.5, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
Yes
Yes
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
Yes
Proxy VM required
No
No
Full backup
Supported
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported
Supported *
Restore
Supported
Supported
File-level restore
Not supported
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Not supported
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Not supported
Supported
VM name-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Power-on VM after restore
Supported
Supported
* Requires XenServer 7.3 or higher
Containers
Kubernetes
Supported backup strategies: Helper pod, Ceph RBD
Minimal version
1.10
1.10
The last snapshot is kept on the system for incremental backups
Yes
Yes
Access to OS required
No
No
Proxy VM required
No
No
Full backup
Supported
Supported
Incremental backup
Not supportd
Supported *
Restore
Supported
Supported
File-level restore
Not supported
Supported *
Volume exclusion
Supported
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported **
Supported **
Snapshots management
Not supported
Not supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported ***
Supported ***
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Not supported
Supported *
Name-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Tag-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Power-on after restore
Supported
Supported
StatefulSet
Supported
Supported
* When using Ceph RBD as Persistent Volume
** Deployment pause
*** Only 'post'
Proxmox VE
Supported backup strategies: Export storage repository
Supported versions
5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.3, 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2
The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups
Yes
Access to hypervisor OS required
No
Proxy VM required
Yes
Full backup
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported
Restore
Supported
File-level restore
Supported
VM disk exclusion
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported
Snapshots management
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Supported
VM name-based policy assignment
Supported
VM tag-based policy assignment
Supported *
Power-on after restore
Supported
* When using Prism Central
Red Hat OpenShift
Supported backup strategies: Helper pod, Ceph RBD
Minimal version
4.10
4.10
The last snapshot is kept on the system for incremental backups
Yes
Yes
Access to OS required
No
No
Proxy VM required
No
No
Full backup
Supported
Supported
Incremental backup
Not supportd
Supported *
Restore
Supported
Supported
File-level restore
Not supported
Supported *
Volume exclusion
Supported
Supported
Quiesced snapshots
Supported **
Supported **
Snapshots management
Not supported
Not supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported ***
Supported ***
Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI
Not supported
Supported *
Name-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Tag-based policy assignment
Supported
Supported
Power-on after restore
Supported
Supported
StatfuSet
Supported
Supported
* When using Ceph RBD as Persistent Volume
** Deployment pause
*** Only 'post'
Cloud
Storage Providers
File system
Source type: Any POSIX-compliant file system mounted on the node.
Full backup
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported (file modification time or size)
Restore
Supported
Single item restore
Supported
Access to files backup over iSCSI
Supported
Name-based policy assignment
Not supported
Ceph RBD
Source type: RBD Volume (RBD Export/RBD-NBD).
Requires Red Hat Ceph Storage version 4.0 or newer or Ceph v14.2.0 Nautilus or newer
Full backup
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported (RBD snap-diff)
Restore
Supported
Single item restore
Supported
Access to files backup over iSCSI
Supported
Name-based policy assignment
Supported
Nutanix Files (AFS)
Source type: NFS and Samba shares
Full backup
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported (CFT API)
Restore
Supported
Single item restore
Supported
Access to files backup over iSCSI
Supported
Name-based policy assignment
Supported
Nutanix Volume Groups
Source type: Disk attachment
Full backup
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported (CBT API)
Restore
Supported
Single item restore
Supported
Snapshot management
Supported
Access to files backup over iSCSI
Supported
Name-based policy assignment
Supported
Ceph RBD
Source type: RBD Volume (RBD Export/RBD-NBD).
Requires Red Hat Ceph Storage version 4.0 or newer or Ceph v14.2.0 Nautilus or newer
Full backup
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported (RBD snap-diff)
Restore
Supported
Single item restore
Supported
Access to files backup over iSCSI
Supported
Name-based policy assignment
Supported
Filesystem backup (OS Agent)
Supported operating systems
Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8/9, CentOS 9 Stream, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04
macOS 13 (Ventura), macOS 14 (Sonoma), macOS 15 (Sequoia)
Full backup
Supported
Supported
Supported
Incremental backup
Supported
Supported
Supported
Maximum number of protected objects per instance
5 million
5 million
5 million
Backup destinations
Filesystem
Generic filesystem
Syntetic backup
Not supported
Random Access
Supported
Deduplication
Supported *
Encryption
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
* When using VDO
XFS filesystem
Supported version
Linux 4.15 and newer, xfsprogs 4.17 and newer
Syntetic backup
Supported
Random Access
Supported
Deduplication
Supported *
Encryption
Not supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
* When using VDO
DD Boost (Dell Data Domain)
Supported version
DD OS 7.0 and newer
Syntetic backup
Supported
Random Access
Supported
Deduplication
Supported
Encryption
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
isoLayer (XFS based)
Syntetic backup
Supported
Random Access
Supported
Deduplication
Not supported
Encryption
Not supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Rubrik Managed Volumes
Supported version
CDM 8.0, 8.1
Syntetic backup
Not supported
Random Access
n/a
Deduplication
Not supported
Encryption
Not supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Object storages
Amazon S3/S3-comatible
Syntetic backup
Not supported
Random Access
Not supported
Deduplication
n/a
Encryption
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Google Cloud Storage
Syntetic backup
Not supported
Random Access
Not supported
Deduplication
n/a
Encryption
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
Syntetic backup
Not supported
Random Access
Not supported
Deduplication
n/a
Encryption
Supported
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Enterprise backup providers
Dell Avamar
Supported version
7.5 and never
Syntetic backup
Not supported
Random Access
Not supported
Deduplication
Supported
Encryption
Provider dependent
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Dell Networker
Supported version
9.0
Syntetic backup
Not supported
Random Access
Not supported
Deduplication
Supported
Encryption
Provider dependent
Pre/post command execution
Supported
IBM Spectrum Protect
Supported version
7.1.5 and never
Syntetic backup
Not supported
Random Access
Not supported
Deduplication
Supported
Encryption
Provider dependent
Pre/post command execution
Supported
Tape Libraries
Storware Backup and Recovery provides native support for tape devices. The support is fully integrated into the product. Storware Backup and Recovery supports Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape libraries.
Integration plugins
Red Hat Virtualization UI plugin
oVirt web admin 4.3 and newer
oVirt UI Plugin
oVirt web admin 4.3 and newer
Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager UI Plugin
oVirt web admin 4.3 and newer
OpenStack UI Plugin
Horizon 17.0.0 and never
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