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The ZFS file system designed by Sun Microsystems for the Solaris Operating System is not officially supported by the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux and Unix Servers (RALUS)
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The features of ZFS include support for high storage capacities, integration of the concepts of filesystem and volume management, snapshots and copy-on-write clones, continuous integrity checking and automatic repair, RAID-Z and native NFSv4 ACLs. ZFS is implemented as open-source software, licensed under the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL).

Unlike traditional file systems, which reside on single devices and thus require a volume manager to use more than one device, ZFS filesystems are built on top of virtual storage pools called zpools. A zpool is constructed of virtual devices (vdevs), which are themselves constructed of block devices: files, hard drive partitions, or entire drives, with the last being the recommended usage.  

ZFS is part of Sun's own Solaris operating system and is thus available on both SPARC and x86-based systems. Since the code for ZFS is open source, a port to other operating systems and platforms can be produced without Sun's involvement.

As of now, ZFS is not officially supported by any version of Backup Exec RALUS and only partial, limited support can be provided for issues with installing the agent, backups, or restores.

"Partial Support" is a more limited level of Support Services than you would receive under "Standard Support." Partial Support is when our technical support engineer provides you with known Fixes/Patches/Workarounds, existing Maintenance Packs, or information from our technical knowledge base in response to your request for assistance. Partial Support does not include development of any new modifications (including security vulnerabilities) to your Licensed Software. Nor will we attempt to reproduce the Problem or escalate issues through management channels or to our engineering resources. Such Partial Support will be subject to the availability of resources, and we may need to limit the time we are able to spend on the Problem.

Note: for more information regarding Symantec's Support Policy, go to:  http://www.symantec.com/business/support/Enterprise_Technical_Support_Policy.pdf

 




Products Applied:
 Backup Exec for Windows Servers 10d (10.1) 5629 SP3, 11d (11.0) 7170 SP3, 12.0 SP2, 12.5
Last Updated: January 21 2009 03:48 PM GMT
Expires on: 01-02-2010
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Subjects:
 Backup Exec for Windows Servers
   Agent For Unix-Mac: Backup-Restore

Languages:
 English (US)

Operating Systems:
Solaris

10 (x86), 10 (x86_64)