System Requirement
- ActiveImage Protector
ActiveImage Protector 2018 Server Edition
Hardware
CPU:Pentium 4 or above Main Memory:
1024MB or more. Hard Disk:
1.5GB or more of available disk space. DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Operating System（Server）
Windows:Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 *2008 is not supported
Windows Server IoT 2019 for Storage
Windows Storage Server 2016
Windows Storage Server 2012 & 2012 R2
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 *2008 is not supported
Hypervisor:
Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
VMware vSphere ESX[i] 5.0 / 5.1 / 5.5 / 6.0 / 6.5 / 6.7 / 7.0 / 7.0 U1
- The operating systems above stated as guest OS of virtual machines on the respective hypervisors are also supported.
- For the support information about the other hypervisors, please contact us.
Supported File System
Hot Imaging Backup:FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、CSVFS、ReFS
- CSVFS、ReFS （Only Server Edition）
- The above listed file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- Support for the above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later OS.
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、Linux Ext2、Linux Ext3、Linux Ext4、Linux Swap、Linux LVM
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Windows PE）:
FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X, NTFS, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap
- exFAT is only for full sector backup
By using Windows ADK or Windows AIK, the boot environment may be created through Windows PE boot environment builder.
Storage
Storage:
Parallel ATA, Serial ATA (including eSATA), SCSI, SAS, iSCSI, SAN (Fibre Channel), USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocols（shared folders of Windows OS and Samba）, and virtual hard disks created in storage.
*Storage media with a 512 byte sector size or more is supported.
Internet Connection
Internet connection is required for activation of the product and installation of the most recent updates.※Indispensable when using HyperAgent.
Others
System requirements for Deduplication are as follows:- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source is required as the working area other than the storage space for the backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)）
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment(Linux)
Main Memory:1GB (2GB or above is recommended)
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment. Others:
System requirements for Deduplication feature are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source as the working area to back up using deduplication other than the storage space for backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap, Linux LVM, XFS
- The above file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- The above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later are supported.
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, Network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocol (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Please refer here to check how to use iSCSI.
- SAN (fibre channel) can be used only when the driver is loaded in the boot environment.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment （Windows PE）
Main Memory:
1GB (2GB or more is recommended)
DVD-ROM:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
- Microsoft Windows ADK or AIK is required to build Windows PE boot environments（Windows PE）.
- IT Pro Edition does not include this feature.
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
- System requirements for using deduplication are as follows::
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source (other than the storage space for backup image files) is required as the working area to back up using deduplication .
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
File system:
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap
- Support for the above file systems on an MBR disk and GPT disk.
- File system on Storage Space and ReFS are supported only if the boot environment is created by using Windows ADK
- exFAT is limited to only sector backup.
Storage interface:
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, and network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocols (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Storage media with a 512 byte sector size or more is supported only if the environment is created by using Windows ADK
ActiveImage Protector 2018 Desktop Edition
Hardware
CPU:
Pentium 4 or above
Main Memory:
1024MB or more.
Hard Disk:
1.5GB or more of available disk space.
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Operating System（Desktop）
Windows 10 including October 2020 Update(20H2) / IoT Enterprise 2016 or later (x86/64)
Windows 8 & 8.1 : All editions except for Windows 8 & 8.1 RT (x86/64)
Windows 7 : All editions except for Windows 7 Starter (x86/64)
Supported File System
Hot Imaging Backup:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、CSVFS、ReFS
- CSVFS、ReFS （Only Server Edition）
- The above listed file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- Support for the above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later OS.
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Linux）:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、Linux Ext2、Linux Ext3、Linux Ext4、Linux Swap、Linux LVM
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Windows PE）:
FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X, NTFS, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap
- exFAT is only for full sector backup
By using Windows ADK or Windows AIK, the boot environment may be created through Windows PE boot environment builder.
Storage
Storage:
Parallel ATA, Serial ATA (including eSATA), SCSI, SAS, iSCSI, SAN (Fibre Channel), USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocols（shared folders of Windows OS and Samba）, and virtual hard disks created in storage.
*Storage media with a 512 byte sector size or more is supported.
Internet Connection
Internet connection is required for activation of the product and installation of the most recent updates.
※Indispensable when using HyperAgent.
Others
System requirements for Deduplication are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source is required as the working area other than the storage space for the backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)）
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment(Linux)
Main Memory:
1GB (2GB or above is recommended)
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Others:
System requirements for Deduplication feature are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source as the working area to back up using deduplication other than the storage space for backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
File System:
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap, Linux LVM, XFS
- The above file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- The above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later are supported.
Storage Interface:
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, Network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocol (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Please refer here to check how to use iSCSI.
- SAN (fibre channel) can be used only when the driver is loaded in the boot environment.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment （Windows PE）
Main Memory:
1GB (2GB or more is recommended)
DVD-ROM:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Others:
- Microsoft Windows ADK or AIK is required to build Windows PE boot environments（Windows PE）.
- IT Pro Edition does not include this feature.
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
- System requirements for using deduplication are as follows::
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source (other than the storage space for backup image files) is required as the working area to back up using deduplication .
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
File system:
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap
- Support for the above file systems on an MBR disk and GPT disk.
- File system on Storage Space and ReFS are supported only if the boot environment is created by using Windows ADK
- exFAT is limited to only sector backup.
Storage interface:
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, and network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocols (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Storage media with a 512 byte sector size or more is supported only if the environment is created by using Windows ADK
ActiveImage Protector 2018 Linux Edition
Hardware
CPU:
Pentium 4 or above
Main Memory:
1024MB is required. (2048MB or above is recommended for ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment)
Hard Disk Space:
800MB or more of available hard disk space is required at setup.
– 10% of available space in the respective volumes for change tracking to take snapshots and incremental backups.
– To run backup tasks using the Deduplication Compression feature, reserving 1% or more of the total data of the backup source for saving the temporary working files in a volume that should not be included in the backup source is required.
DVD-ROM Drive:
Required to install the product and boot up the ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment.
Note:
- ActiveImage Protector Linux Edition supports only x86_64 architecture
- Secure Boot is not supported.
Internet:
Internet connection is required
Operating System
Red Hat Enterprise Linux：8.0 – 8.3 / 7.0 – 7.9 / 6.0 – 6.10（x86_64）
CentOS 8.1 – 8.3 / 7.0 – 7.9 / 6.0 – 6.10 (x86_64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS 4 / 5 are not supported.
AlmaLinux 8.3
MIRACLE LINUX 7 / 8
Oracle Linux 6 – 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 / Desktop 15
OpenSUSE Leap 15
- Internet connection is required.
Note:
If the necessary modules are not set up in the environment before setting up this program, the “yum” or “rpm” command is required to set up the RPM packages.
- Please refer here.
Storage
Storage:
Parallel ATA, Serial ATA (including eSATA), SCSI, SAS, iSCSI, SAN (Fibre Channel), USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocol, and NFS（shared folders of Windows OS and Samba）
- Backups cannot be directly saved to CD-R, DVD-R, etc., or tape devices.
Support File System
File System:
XFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, XFS, Linux Swap, Linux LVM (volume group and logical volume), Linux RAID
- Linux RAID is not supported if RAID is configured by using dmraid.
- Bare metal recovery of Linux RAID by using mdraid is not supported.
- For backup image files for file systems other than the above, a full sector backup is created.
Windows console for remote management capabilities
The ActiveImage Protector Linux Edition comes with the ActiveImage Console which provides remote management capabilities and operates ActiveImage Protector installed on Linux systems from a Windows OS even when X Windows is not configured. For a more detailed settings and procedures, please refer here.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment(Linux)
Main Memory:
1GB (2GB or above is recommended)
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Others:
System requirements for Deduplication feature are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source as the working area to back up using deduplication other than the storage space for backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
File System:
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap, Linux LVM, XFS
- The above file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- The above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later are supported.
Storage Interface:
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, Network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocol (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Please refer here to check how to use iSCSI.
- SAN (fibre channel) can be used only when the driver is loaded in the boot environment.
ActiveImage Protector 2018 Cluster Edition
Hardware
CPU:
Pentium 4 or above
Main Memory:
1024MB or more.
Hard Disk:
1.5GB or more of available disk space.
DVD-ROM drive:
is needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Operating System
Windows:
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 *2008 is not supported
Windows Server IoT 2019 for Storage
Windows Storage Server 2016
Windows Storage Server 2012 & 2012 R2
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 *2008 is not supported
Supported cluster product:
Windows Server Failover Clustering（MSFC）
Supported File System
Hot Imaging Backup:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、CSVFS、ReFS
- CSVFS、ReFS （Only Server Edition）
- The above listed file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- Support for the above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later OS.
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Linux）:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、Linux Ext2、Linux Ext3、Linux Ext4、Linux Swap、Linux LVM
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Windows PE）:
FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X, NTFS, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap
- exFAT is only for full sector backup
By using Windows ADK or Windows AIK, the boot environment may be created through Windows PE boot environment builder.
Storage
Storage:
Parallel ATA, Serial ATA (including eSATA), SCSI, SAS, iSCSI, SAN (Fibre Channel), USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocols（shared folders of Windows OS and Samba）, and virtual hard disks created in storage.
*Storage media with a 512 byte sector size or more is supported.
Others
System requirements for Deduplication are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source is required as the working area other than the storage space for the backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)）
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
ActiveImage Protector 2018 for Hyper-V
Hardware
CPU:
Pentium 4 or above
Main Memory:
1024MB or more.
Hard Disk:
1.5GB or more of available disk space.
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Operating System
Windows Server 2008 R2 or later Windows Server OS (including Hyper-V Server) on which Hyper-V is configured.
- As for Windows Server 2008 R2, please make sure that Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5 or later is already configured.
Support File System
Support File System:
fat16、fat16x、fat32、fat32x、ntfs、csvfs、refs
* The above file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
* The above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later are supported.
* ReZoom is not supported in virtual machines created in ReFS.
Storage
Parallel ATA, Serial ATA (including eSATA), SCSI, SAS, iSCSI, SAN (Fibre Channel), USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocol（shared folders of Windows OS and Samba）, and virtual hard disks created in storage
- A virtual conversion cannot be performed if the sector size of a hard disk is 512 bytes or more.
Others
System requirements for Deduplication are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source is required as the working area other than the storage space for backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 2GB or above (recommended)
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment(Linux)
Main Memory:
1GB (2GB or above is recommended)
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Others:
System requirements for Deduplication feature are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source as the working area to back up using deduplication other than the storage space for backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
File System:
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap, Linux LVM, XFS
- The above file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- The above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later are supported.
Storage Interface:
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, Network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocol (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Please refer here to check how to use iSCSI.
- SAN (fibre channel) can be used only when the driver is loaded in the boot environment.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment （Windows PE）
Main Memory:
1GB (2GB or more is recommended)
DVD-ROM:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Others:
- Microsoft Windows ADK or AIK is required to build Windows PE boot environments（Windows PE）.
- IT Pro Edition does not include this feature.
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
- System requirements for using deduplication are as follows::
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source (other than the storage space for backup image files) is required as the working area to back up using deduplication .
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
File system:
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap
- Support for the above file systems on an MBR disk and GPT disk.
- File system on Storage Space and ReFS are supported only if the boot environment is created by using Windows ADK
- exFAT is limited to only sector backup.
Storage interface:
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, and network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocols (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Storage media with a 512 byte sector size or more is supported only if the environment is created by using Windows ADK
ActiveImage Protector 2018 IT Pro Edition
Hardware
CPU:
Pentium 4 or above
Main Memory:
1024MB or more.
Hard Disk:
1.5GB or more of available disk space.
DVD-ROM drive:
is needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Operating System
ActiveImage Protector IT Pro Edition:
Windows XP SP3 (x86) / SP2 (x64)
Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x86/x64) or later Windows Server OS
(All editions except for Starter and Windows RT)
Windows Server IoT 2019 for Storage
ActiveImage Protector IT Pro Edition Creator:
Windows 7 (x64)
Windows Server 2008 R2 or later Windows Server OS
*If User Account Control is enabled in the desktop OS, the program may request your permission to proceed with further operation. If so, select [Allow]
to for the wizard to proceed.
Support File System
Hot Imaging
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、CSVFS、ReFS*
The above file systems are supported on MBR and GPT disks.
- The above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later are supported.
Cold Imaging Backup
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、ReFS、Linux Ext2、Linux Ext3、Linux Ext4、Linux Swap
- The file system on Storage Space and ReFS are supported only if the boot environment is created by using the Windows ADK that supports the file system on Storage Space and ReFS.
- Using the Windows ADK or AIK, the Windows PE based boot environment builder or IT Pro Edition Creator guides you through creation of boot environment.
Storage
Parallel ATA, Serial ATA (including eSATA), SCSI, SAS, iSCSI, SAN (Fibre Channel), USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocols（shared folders of Windows OS and Samba）, and virtual hard disks created in storage
- A virtual conversion cannot be performed if the sector size of a hard disk is 512 bytes or more.
Others
System requirements for Deduplication are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source is required as the working area other than the storage space for backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 2GB or above (recommended)
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
ActiveImage Protector 2018 Virtual Edition
Server/Desktop Edition System Requirements
Hardware
CPU:
Pentium 4 or above
Main Memory:
1024MB or more.
Hard Disk:
1.5GB or more of available disk space.
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Internet Connection
Internet connection is required for activation of the product and installation of the most recent updates.
※Indispensable when using HyperAgent.
Operating System（Server）
Windows:
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 *2008 is not supported
Windows Server IoT 2019 for Storage
Windows Storage Server 2016
Windows Storage Server 2012 & 2012 R2
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 *2008 is not supported
Hypervisor:
Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
VMware vSphere ESX[i] 5.0 / 5.1 / 5.5 / 6.0 / 6.5 / 6.7/7.0/7.0 U1
Operating System（Desktop）
Windows 10 including October 2020 Update(20H2) / IoT Enterprise 2016 or later(x86/64)
Windows 8 & 8.1 – All editions except for Windows 8 & 8.1 RT(x86/64)
Windows 7 – All editions except for Windows 7 Starter(x86/64)
Supported File System
Hot Imaging Backup:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、CSVFS、ReFS
- CSVFS、ReFS （Only Server Edition）
- The above listed file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- Support for the above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later OS.
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Linux）:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、Linux Ext2、Linux Ext3、Linux Ext4、Linux Swap、Linux LVM
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Windows PE）:
FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X, NTFS, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap
- exFAT is only for full sector backup
By using Windows ADK or Windows AIK, the boot environment may be created through Windows PE boot environment builder.
Storage
Storage:
Parallel ATA, Serial ATA (including eSATA), SCSI, SAS, iSCSI, SAN (Fibre Channel), USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocols（shared folders of Windows OS and Samba）, and virtual hard disks created in storage.
*Storage media with a 512 byte sector size or more is supported.
Others
System requirements for Deduplication are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source is required as the working area other than the storage space for backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 2GB or above (recommended)
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment(Linux)
Main Memory:
1GB (2GB or above is recommended)
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Others:
System requirements for Deduplication feature are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source as the working area to back up using deduplication other than the storage space for backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
File System:
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap, Linux LVM, XFS
- The above file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- The above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later are supported.
Storage Interface:
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, Network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocol (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Please refer here to check how to use iSCSI.
- SAN (fibre channel) can be used only when the driver is loaded in the boot environment.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment （Windows PE）
Main Memory:
1GB (2GB or more is recommended)
DVD-ROM:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Others:
- Microsoft Windows ADK or AIK is required to build Windows PE boot environments（Windows PE）.
- IT Pro Edition does not include this feature.
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
- System requirements for using deduplication are as follows::
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source (other than the storage space for backup image files) is required as the working area to back up using deduplication .
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
File system:
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap
- Support for the above file systems on an MBR disk and GPT disk.
- File system on Storage Space and ReFS are supported only if the boot environment is created by using Windows ADK
- exFAT is limited to only sector backup.
Storage interface:
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, and network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocols (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Storage media with a 512 byte sector size or more is supported only if the environment is created by using Windows ADK
Linux Edition System Requirements
Hardware
CPU:
Pentium 4 or above
Main Memory:
1024MB is required. (2048MB or above is recommended for ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment)
Hard Disk Space:
800MB or more of available hard disk space is required at setup.
– 10% of available space in the respective volumes for change tracking to take snapshots and incremental backups.
– To run backup tasks using the Deduplication Compression feature, reserving 1% or more of the total data of the backup source for saving the temporary working files in a volume that should not be included in the backup source is required.
DVD-ROM Drive:
Required to install the product and boot up the ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment.
Note:
- ActiveImage Protector Linux Edition supports only x86_64 architecture
- Secure Boot is not supported.
Internet:
Internet connection is required
Operating System
Red Hat Enterprise Linux：8.0 – 8.3 / 7.0 – 7.9 / 6.0 – 6.10（x86_64）
CentOS 8.1 – 8.3 / 7.0 – 7.9 / 6.0 – 6.10 (x86_64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS 4 / 5 are not supported.
AlmaLinux 8.3
MIRACLE LINUX 7 / 8
Oracle Linux 6 – 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 / Desktop 15
OpenSUSE Leap 15
- Internet connection is required.
Note:
If the necessary modules are not set up in the environment before setting up this program, the “yum” or “rpm” command is required to set up the RPM packages.
- Please refer here.
Storage
Storage:
Parallel ATA, Serial ATA (including eSATA), SCSI, SAS, iSCSI, SAN (Fibre Channel), USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocol, and NFS（shared folders of Windows OS and Samba）
- Backups cannot be directly saved to CD-R, DVD-R, etc., or tape devices.
Support File System
File System:
XFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, XFS, Linux Swap, Linux LVM (volume group and logical volume), Linux RAID
- Linux RAID is not supported if RAID is configured by using dmraid.
- Bare metal recovery of Linux RAID by using mdraid is not supported.
- For backup image files for file systems other than the above, a full sector backup is created.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment(Linux)
Main Memory:
1GB (2GB or above is recommended)
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Others:
System requirements for Deduplication feature are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source as the working area to back up using deduplication other than the storage space for backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
File System:
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap, Linux LVM, XFS
- The above file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- The above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later are supported.
Storage Interface:
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, Network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocol (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Please refer here to check how to use iSCSI.
- SAN (fibre channel) can be used only when the driver is loaded in the boot environment.
ActiveImage Protector 2018 for CLUSTER PRO
Supported CLUSTERPRO
CLUSTERPRO X 4.1 for Windows
CLUSTERPRO X 4.0 for Windows
Hardware
CPU:
Pentium 4 or above
Main Memory:
1024MB or more.
Hard Disk:
1.5GB or more of available disk space.
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Operating System and Supported Cluster Product
CLUSTERPRO X 4.1 for Windows:
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2
CLUSTERPRO X 4.0 for Windows:
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2
Support File System
File System:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、CSVFS、ReFS
- The above file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
Storage
Parallel ATA, Serial ATA (including eSATA), SCSI, SAS, iSCSI, SAN (Fibre Channel), USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocols（shared folders of Windows OS and Samba）, and virtual hard disks created in storage.
Others
- Intel Itanium (IA-64) based systems are not supported.
The following functions can be used after the trial period expires.
- Volume recovery
- Image verify,replication,consolidation
- Create various boot environments
- Remote connection
Others
- Intel Itanium (IA-64) based systems are not supported.
The following functions can be used after the trial period expires.
- Volume recovery
- Image verify,replication,consolidation
- Create various boot environments
- Remote connection
ActiveImage Protector 2018 for Express/ft サーバ
Supported Models
Express5800/R320e-E4
Express5800/R320e-M4
Express5800/R320f-E4
Express5800/R320f-M4
Express5800/R320g-E4
Express5800/R320g-M4
- Windows based models are only supported.
- Other editions for ft server models are supported except ActiveImage Protector for Express5800/ft Server.
Hard Disk
1.5GB or more of available disk space.
Supported File System
Hot Imaging Backup:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、CSVFS、ReFS
- CSVFS、ReFS （Only Server Edition）
- The above listed file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- Support for the above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later OS.
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Linux）:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、Linux Ext2、Linux Ext3、Linux Ext4、Linux Swap、Linux LVM
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Windows PE）:
FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X, NTFS, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap
- exFAT is only for full sector backup
By using Windows ADK or Windows AIK, the boot environment may be created through Windows PE boot environment builder.
Others
System requirements for Deduplication are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source is required as the working area other than the storage space for backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 2GB or above (recommended)
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
for Express5800/ft Server Functional Limitation
ActiveImage Protector for Express5800/ft Server does not support the following features:
- Incremental Backup, Reconcile
- P2V Migration Utility
- Image Verify (Post backup processing)
- Image Management (Consolidation, Archive of backup images)
- Backup and restore of a ft server to dissimilar hardware
- ImageBoot、vStandby、vStandby AIP
ActiveImage Protector 2018 for Express/ft Virtual
Supported Models
Hyper-V Supported Models
- Express5800/R320e-E4
- Express5800/R320e-M4
- Express5800/R320f-E4
- Express5800/R320f-M4
- Express5800/R320g-E4
- Express5800/R320g-M4
VMware Supported Models
- Express5800/R320e-E4
- Express5800/R320e-M4
- Express5800/R320f-E4
- Express5800/R320f-M4
- Express5800/R320g-E4
- Express5800/R320g-M4
*ft Virtual includes the following:
- ActiveImage Protector 2018 for Express5800/ft Server
- ActiveImage Protector 2018 Express5800/ft Server VMware ESXi R320e / R320f / R320g
- ActiveImage Protector 2018 Update Server / Desktop Edition
- ActiveImage Protector 2018 Update Linux Edition
* ft Server model supports no editions other than ActiveImage Protector for Express5800/ft. In a virtual environment, please use Server Edition/Desktop Edition/Linux Edition. It is necessary to meet the system requirements for each edition. Also review and confirm the system requirements for virtual environments from vendors’ websites.
Hard Disk
1.5GB or more of available disk space.
Supported File System
Hot Imaging Backup:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、CSVFS、ReFS
- CSVFS、ReFS （Only Server Edition）
- The above listed file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- Support for the above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later OS.
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Linux）:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、Linux Ext2、Linux Ext3、Linux Ext4、Linux Swap、Linux LVM
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Windows PE）:
FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X, NTFS, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap
- exFAT is only for full sector backup
By using Windows ADK or Windows AIK, the boot environment may be created through Windows PE boot environment builder.
for Express5800/ft Server Functional Limitation
ActiveImage Protector for Express5800/ft Server does not support the following features:
- Incremental Backup, Reconcile
- P2V Migration Utility
- Image Verify（Post backup processing）
- Image Management (Consolidation, Archive of backup images)
- Backup and restore ft server to a dissimilar hardware
- ImageBoot、vStandby、vStandby AIP
ActiveImage Protector 2018 Server for RDX
Hardware
CPU:
Pentium 4 or above
Main Memory:
1024MB or more.
Hard Disk:
1.5GB or more of available disk space.
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Operating System（Server）
Windows:
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 *2008 is not supported
Windows Server IoT 2019 for Storage
Windows Storage Server 2016
Windows Storage Server 2012 & 2012 R2
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 *2008 is not supported
Hypervisor:
Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
VMware vSphere ESX[i] 5.0 / 5.1 / 5.5 / 6.0 / 6.5 / 6.7 / 7.0 / 7.0 U1
Supported File System
Hot Imaging Backup:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、CSVFS、ReFS
- CSVFS、ReFS （Only Server Edition）
- The above listed file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- Support for the above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later OS.
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Linux）:
FAT16、FAT16X、FAT32、FAT32X、NTFS、Linux Ext2、Linux Ext3、Linux Ext4、Linux Swap、Linux LVM
Cold Imaging in ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment（Windows PE）:
FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X, NTFS, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap
- exFAT is only for full sector backup
By using Windows ADK or Windows AIK, the boot environment may be created through Windows PE boot environment builder.
Storage
Storage:
Parallel ATA, Serial ATA (including eSATA), SCSI, SAS, iSCSI, SAN (Fibre Channel), USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocols（shared folders of Windows OS and Samba）, and virtual hard disks created in storage.
*Storage media with a 512 byte sector size or more is supported.
Others
System requirements for Deduplication are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source is required as the working area other than the storage space for the backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)）
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment(Linux)
Main Memory:
1GB (2GB or above is recommended)
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Others:
System requirements for Deduplication feature are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source as the working area to back up using deduplication other than the storage space for backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
File System:
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap, Linux LVM, XFS
- The above file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- The above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later are supported.
Storage Interface:
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, Network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocol (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Please refer here to check how to use iSCSI.
- SAN (fibre channel) can be used only when the driver is loaded in the boot environment.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment （Windows PE）
Main Memory:
1GB (2GB or more is recommended)
DVD-ROM:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Others:
- Microsoft Windows ADK or AIK is required to build Windows PE boot environments（Windows PE）.
- IT Pro Edition does not include this feature.
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
- System requirements for using deduplication are as follows::
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source (other than the storage space for backup image files) is required as the working area to back up using deduplication .
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
File system:
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap
- Support for the above file systems on an MBR disk and GPT disk.
- File system on Storage Space and ReFS are supported only if the boot environment is created by using Windows ADK
- exFAT is limited to only sector backup.
Storage interface:
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, and network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocols (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Storage media with a 512 byte sector size or more is supported only if the environment is created by using Windows ADK
ActiveImage Protector 2018 Linux for RDX
Hardware
CPU:
Pentium 4 or above
Main Memory:
1024MB is required. (2048MB or above is recommended for ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment)
Hard Disk Space:
800MB or more of available hard disk space is required at setup.
– 10% of available space in the respective volumes for change tracking to take snapshots and incremental backups.
– To run backup tasks using the Deduplication Compression feature, reserving 1% or more of the total data of the backup source for saving the temporary working files in a volume that should not be included in the backup source is required.
DVD-ROM Drive:
Required to install the product and boot up the ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment.
Note:
- ActiveImage Protector Linux Edition supports only x86_64 architecture
- Secure Boot is not supported.
Internet:
Internet connection is required
Operating System
Red Hat Enterprise Linux：8.0 – 8.3 / 7.0 – 7.9 / 6.0 – 6.10（x86_64）
CentOS 8.1 – 8.3 / 7.0 – 7.9 / 6.0 – 6.10 (x86_64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS 4 / 5 are not supported.
AlmaLinux 8.3
MIRACLE LINUX 7 / 8
Oracle Linux 6 – 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 / Desktop 15
OpenSUSE Leap 15
- Internet connection is required.
Note:
If the necessary modules are not set up in the environment before setting up this program, the “yum” or “rpm” command is required to set up the RPM packages.
- Please refer here.
Storage
Storage:
Parallel ATA, Serial ATA (including eSATA), SCSI, SAS, iSCSI, SAN (Fibre Channel), USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocol, and NFS（shared folders of Windows OS and Samba）
- Backup cannot be directly saved to CD-R or DVD-R, etc., and tape devices.
Support File System
File System:
XFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, XFS, Linux Swap, Linux LVM (volume group and logical volume), Linux RAID
- Linux RAID is not supported if RAID is configured by using dmraid.
- Bare metal recovery of Linux RAID by using mdraid is not supported.
- For backup image files for file systems other than the above, a full sector backup is created.
Windows console for remote management capabilities
The ActiveImage Protector Linux Edition comes with the ActiveImage Console which provides remote management capabilities and operates ActiveImage Protector installed on Linux systems from a Windows OS even when X Windows is not configured. For a more detailed settings and procedures, please refer here.
ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment(Linux)
Main Memory:
1GB (2GB or above is recommended)
DVD-ROM drive:
Needed to install, boot, or start up the ActiveImage Protector boot environment.
Others:
System requirements for Deduplication feature are as follows:
- A volume with available space of 2.5% or more of the total volume size of the backup source as the working area to back up using deduplication other than the storage space for backup image files.
- CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)
- Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)
- Intel Itanium（IA-64）based systems are not supported.
File System:
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap, Linux LVM, XFS
- The above file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.
- The above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later are supported.
Storage Interface:
ATA, SATA, eSATA, SCSI, iSCSI, USB, FireWire (IEEE 1394), SAS, SAN (fibre channel), network drive, Network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB/CIFS protocol (shared folders of Windows OS and Samba)
- Please refer here to check how to use iSCSI.
- SAN (fibre channel) can be used only when the driver is loaded in the boot environment.