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System Requirements for Linux
Verify that your environment meets the system requirements for the Linux file system.

Operating System

Important: Use the most recent version of the operating system that is listed. The Commvault software fully supports the most recent version of an
operating system, until the vendor ends support. More recent versions of the Commvault software might not install on operating systems that are not
supported by the vendor anymore. For information about the support lifecycle of an operating system, contact the vendor.

Linux

Important: If you have SELinux enabled on the client computer, create the SELinux policy module as a root user before performing a backup. The
SELinux Development package must be installed on the client.

Operating system Processor architecture

AlmaLinux 8.x x64
Compatible
processors
Amazon Linux AMI 2018.03 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Amazon Linux AMI 2017.03 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Amazon Linux release 2 (Karoo) x86
You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 platform. x64
ARM64
Compatible
processors
Asianux 4 x64
Debian 11.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Debian 10.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Debian 9.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Debian 8.x x86
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Compatible
processors
Debian 7.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Debian 6.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Debian 5.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
EulerOS 2.0 SP3 x64
EulerOS 2.0 SP2 x64
Fedora release 32 with glibc 2.31.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora Release 31 with glibc 2.30.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 30 with glibc 2.29.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 29 with glibc 2.28.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 28 with glibc 2.27.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 27 with glibc 2.26.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 26 with glibc 2.25.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
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x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 24 with glibc 2.23.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 23 with glibc 2.22.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 22 with glibc 2.21.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 21 with glibc 2.20.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 20 with glibc 2.18.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 19 with glibc 2.17.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 18 with glibc 2.16.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 17 with glibc 2.15.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 16 with glibc 2.14.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 15 with glibc 2.13.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 14 with glibc 2.13.x
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x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 13 with glibc 2.12.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 12 with glibc 2.11.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 11 with glibc 2.10.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 10 with glibc 2.9.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 9 with glibc 2.8.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Fedora release 8 with glibc 2.7.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Gentoo with glibc 2.12.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Gentoo with glibc 2.6.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Gentoo with glibc 2.9.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Kylin V10 ARM64
x86
NeoKylin Linux 7.6 x64
NeoKylin Linux 7.4 x64
NeoKylin Linux 6.5
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OpenSuSE Leap 42.3 with glibc 2.22 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
OpenSuSE Leap 15.x with glibc 2.26 or later x86
x64
Compatible
processors
OpenSuSE Tumbleweed with glibc 2.33 or later x86
x64
Compatible
processors
OpenSuSE 13.2 with glibc 2.19 x64
OpenSuSE 13.1 with glibc 2.18 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
OpenSuSE 12.x with glibc 2.14 or later x86
x64
Compatible
processors
OpenSuSE 11.3 with glibc 2.11.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
OpenSuSE 11.2 with glibc 2.10.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
OpenSuSE 11.1 with glibc 2.9.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
OpenSuSE 11.0 with glibc 2.8.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Oracle Linux 8.x with glibc 2.28.x x64
Compatible
processors
Oracle Linux 7.x with glibc 2.17.x or a more recent version x86
x64
Compatible
processors
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x64
Compatible
processors
Oracle Linux 5.x with glibc 2.5.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
CentOS 8.x Linux with glibc 2.28.x x64
You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 platform. Compatible
processors
CentOS 8.x Stream with glibc 2.28.x x64
You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 platform. Compatible
processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x with glibc 2.28.x x64
You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 or Power PC platform. Power PC
ARM64
Compatible
processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7.x with glibc 2.17.x or a more recent version x86
You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 or Power PC platform. x64
PowerPC
ARM64
Compatible
processors
Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 6.x with glibc 2.12.x x86
Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 6.x with glibc 2.12-1.25.x or a more recent version x64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 5.x with glibc 2.5.x x86
x64
PowerPC
Compatible
processors
Rocky Linux 8.x x64
Compatible
processors
Scientific Linux SL 5.x with glibc 2.5.x x64
Scientific Linux 7.x x64
Scientific Linux 6.x x64
Slackware 14.0 with glibc 2.15.x x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Source Mage 0.10 x86
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x64
PowerPC
Compatible
processors
SuSE Linux 12 (Initial Release/SP1 and later SPs) with glibc 2.19.x or a more recent version x86
x64
PowerPC
Compatible
processors
SuSE Linux 11 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4) with glibc 2.9.x and later
Download and install the mandatory patches from the SuSE site for SLES 11 SP4 running
on Power PC.
Ubuntu 21.04 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 20.10 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 19.10 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 19.04 x86
You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 platform. x64
ARM64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 18.10 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS x86
You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 platform. x64
ARM64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 17.10 x86
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Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 17.04 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 15.10 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 15.04 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 14.10 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 13.10 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 13.04 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 12.10 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 11.10 x86
x64
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processors
Ubuntu 11.04 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 9.10 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 9.04 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 8.10 x86
x64
Compatible
processors
Ubuntu 8.04 x86
x64
Compatible
processors

Z-Linux

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 Operating system Processor architecture
Linux on zSeries (System z9/z10) s390x 64-bit, with 31-bit runtime libraries
installed
s390 31-bit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x s390x 64-bit, with 31-bit runtime libraries
installed
s390 31-bit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 s390x 64-bit, with 31-bit runtime libraries
installed
s390 31-bit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x s390x 64-bit, with 31-bit runtime libraries
installed
s390 31-bit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x s390x 64-bit, with 31-bit runtime libraries
installed
s390 31-bit
SuSE Linux 15 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2) Enterprise Server s390x 64-bit, with 31-bit runtime libraries
installed
s390 31-bit
SuSE Linux 12 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4/SP5) Enterprise s390x 64-bit, with 31-bit runtime libraries
Server installed
s390 31-bit
SuSE Linux 11 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4) Enterprise Server s390x 64-bit, with 31-bit runtime libraries
installed
s390 31-bit

Hard Drive
Component Space required
Software 1 GB
Tmp folder 1024 MB
Job results folder To calculate the disk space requirements for the job results directory, see Job Results
Directory Disk Space Calculation .
Log folder (by default, 1024 MB
/var/log)

Clustering
If clustering is supported by the operating system, you can install the software on a cluster. For information about supported cluster types, see Support
for Cluster Configuration .

Memory (RAM)
2 GB or more
An additional 1.5 GB for every 500,000 folders in the backup data

Net-Tools Package
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On Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7.1 computers, make sure to install the net-tools package.

PowerPC Processor
Commvault supports both of the 64-bit PowerPC architectures: ppc64 (or "big endian") and ppc64le (or "little endian").

Note:
For operating systems versions that support the PowerPC architecture, refer to the supported operating systems table above.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 6.x with glibc 2.12.x on PowerPC architecture is not supported effective version 11. For more information
about deprecated platforms, see End-of-Life, Deprecated and Extended Support - Platforms .

Schedule Jobs Using a Client Computer's Time Zone

The client computer has to be in one of the standard time zones recognized by the CommServe server. Otherwise, the CommServe server is not updated
with the client computer's time zone and the jobs scheduled using the client computer's time zone might not run.

Miscellaneous
Use Commvault Driver Modules on a Linux Computer with UEFI Secure Boot Option Enabled
If the UEFI Secure Boot option is enabled on the Linux computer, Commvault keys must be enrolled in the MOK (Machine Owner Key) list stored in the
UEFI NVRAM so that the kernel recognizes the signature of the Commvault driver modules. See Use Commvault Driver Modules on a Linux Computer
with UEFI Secure Boot Option Enabled .

Supported Disks
Azure Ultra Disk Storage is supported.

Supported Linux File Systems

Azure Netapp Files (ANF) Service
B-tree File System (Btrfs)
Fraunhofer FS (FhGFS or BeeGFS)
Extended 2 File System (ext2)
Extended 3 File System (ext3)
Extended 4 File System (ext4)
Fujitsu Exabyte File System (FEFS)
General Parallel File System (GPFS)
Global File System (GFS/GFS2)
GlusterFS File System (GlusterFS): Backups and restores run on the Gluster client
Lustre File System (Clustered File System)
Moose File System (MooseFS)
Novell Storage Services (NSS): You can use the Linux File System agent to protect the NSS volumes. For NSS volumes to preserve the trustee
information and permissions, you must enable the Linux extended attributes (XAttr) option prior to running a backup job. For more information on
enabling the XAttr option, see the Novell documentation site. At the time of restore, you must select the Restore ACLs option to restore the
trustee information and permissions along with the data.
Oracle Cluster File System (OCFS2)
Oracle ASM Cluster File System (Oracle ACFS)
Panasas ActiveScale File System (PanFS)
Reiser File System (reiserfs)
VERITAS File System (VxFS)
VERITAS Cluster File System (VxCFS)
X9000 IBRIX File System (IBRIXFS) 6.x
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Supported Volume Managers

Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) 5.0 or higher
Logical Volume Manager (LVM)

What Is Backed Up
Regular files and directories, including the following, are backed up:
Files that have holes
Raw device files
Files that have advisory locks
A maximum path level of 10 symbolic links pointing to each raw device
Files that have names that contain non-ASCII characters, if the appropriate locales are set
Shares that have Macintosh file system data
Symbolic links that are browsed or manually added to the data contents
Files that have a file path or a file name that contains more than 1023 characters

Note: By default, files that have a mandatory lock are not backed up. To back up these files, see Configuring Backups for Locked Files .

DISCLAIMER
Third-party maintenance (minor) releases or feature releases that are supported by the Commvault software may not be listed in our System
Requirements. When possible, Commvault provides information on any known issues related to these minor releases or feature releases. In some cases,
these minor releases or feature releases affect how the Commvault software works. Commvault software may experience changes in functionality as the
result of the third-party minor release or feature releases. These changes are beyond the control of Commvault. Platforms that are supported in the
current version of Commvault software may not be supported in earlier versions of the software. Contact your software provider to ensure that third-
party minor releases or feature releases are compatible with the Commvault software.
Additional considerations regarding minimum requirements and End-of-Life policies from third-party vendors also apply.

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Trademark Acknowledgment
Commvault, Commvault and logo, the "CV" logo, Commvault Systems, Solving Forward, SIM, Singular Information Management, Simpana, Commvault
Galaxy, Unified Data Management, QiNetix, Quick Recovery, QR, CommNet, GridStor, Vault Tracker, InnerVault, Quick Snap, QSnap, IntelliSnap, Recovery
Director, CommServe, CommCell, ROMS, Commvault Edge, Simpana OnePass, and CommValue are trademarks or registered trademarks of Commvault
Systems, Inc. All other third party brands, products, service names, trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of and used to identify the
products or services of their respective owners. All specifications are subject to change without notice.
Products in Germany are not distributed using the "QNet" brand.

For more information about Commvault® software modules and solutions, and for up-to-date system requirements, please contact us:
www.commvault.com • 888.746.3849 • [email protected]
Commvault Worldwide Headquarters

1 Commvault Way • Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 • Phone: 888.746.3849 • Fax: 732.870.4525

Commvault Regional Offices

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