Requirements - Archiware P5 Version 6.0

Operating System Requirements

macOS X

Intel x86 (64-Bit)
OSX 10.9 – 10.15
Limitations: 
- Backup2Go Server is not supported 
(see Update FAQ for details)

Important note for macOS Mojave 10.14+:
Not all files backing up on macOS Mojave! 
Due to Apple's new privacy restrictions in macOS Mojave 10.14 for files and folders containing personal data, P5 cannot back up some files from apps like Contacts, Photos, and Mail.
Archiware will provide a patch that solves this limitation as soon as possible .
Windows

Server 2012R2
Server 2016
Server 2019
Windows 8.1, 10
Please read before installing!
Limitations: 
- Backup2Go Server is not supported (see Update FAQ for details)
- LTFS Exchange is not yet supported
Linux

Intel x86 64-Bit systems with glibc version 2.15 are supported, including:
- OpenSuSE 12.2+ / SLES 12+
- CentOS 7+ / RHEL 7+ / Fedora 19+
- Ubuntu 12+
- Debian 8+

For B2G repository on btrfs, btrfs 0.19+ is required
For B2G repository on zfs, zfs 0.7+ is required
Limitations:
- As Backup2Go Server Filesystems: Btrfs 0.19+, ZFS 0.7.0+
FreeBSD

Version 11, 12
Intel x86 64-Bit CPU

Synology

DSM operating system 5.2+
Intel x86 64-Bit CPU
Limitations:
- As Backup2Go Server Filesystems: Btrfs 0.19+, ZFS 0.7.0+

QNAP

QTS 4.3.0+
Intel x86 64-Bit CPU
Limitations:
- As Backup2Go Server Filesystems: Btrfs 0.19+, ZFS 0.7.0+
- Tested with: QNAP SAS-12G2E, LSI-9207, LSI-9300
NETGEAR ReadyNAS OS 6.6.0 +
Intel x86 64-Bit CPU
Virtualization x86 – VMware, Parallels, Linux-Xen, Hyper-V

 

 

Operating Systems in Client-Only Mode
Solaris Solaris 10 1/13 s10x_u11wos_24a X86 
(64-Bit only)
Note: Language package Unicode UTF-8 required; Cloud services not supported
client-only mode as of version 5.6.2
(See "Discontinuations" for details)

Space requirements

Memory 2 GB+ available
Hard disk 1 GB for Installation + variable
(for backup/archive indexes)

 

Browser Requirements

Safari 9+
Firefox 31+
Chrome 40+
Internet Explorer 11+
 

Compatibilites - Archiware P5 Version 6.0

Supported Tape Technologies

  • LTO-1, LTO-2, LTO-3, LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7, LTO-8
  • S-AIT 1, 2, 3, 4
  • AIT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  • DLT4000-8000
  • SDLT220-600
  • DLT-S4
  • VXA (on request)
  • 8mm
  • DAT

Disk Storage

  • Direct attached storage (DAS)
  • FreeNAS
  • HyperFS
  • MetaSAN 4.5.0.0 (Windows/Linux supported from 4.6.0.0)
  • QNAP NAS
  • RAID
  • Removable Disk (RDX QuikStor)
  • Scale Logic
  • Storage area network (SAN)
  • StorNext
  • Synology NAS (as of P5 Version 5.3.3)
  • SSD
  • Tiger Store
  • Vtrak FS
  • XSAN

Proprietary File Systems

  • Helios (UB, UB+, UB2, UB64)
  • Xinet V14
  • Netatalk 2

Supported Interfaces

  • SAS
  • SCSI
  • iSCSI
  • FibreChannel
  • Firewire
  • USB
  • SATA
  • eSATA
  • Thunderbolt

Supported Cloud Services

  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon Snowball
  • Amazon Glacier
  • Generic S3
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Backblaze B2
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Wasabi Cloud Storage

Supported platforms include macOS X, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, QNAP, Synology, and NETGEAR

MAM/DAM Integrations

  • axle
  • Final Cut Server
  • Canto Cumulus
  • CANTEMO
  • CatDV
  • cavok (Peak-14)
  • DALIM ES
  • Editshare
  • empress eMAM
  • FocalPoint Server
  • KeyFlow ADAMS
  • KYNO
  • Metus
  • Primestream FORK
  • Projective Strawberry
  • Xinet

Supported Tape Library Vendors

  • BDT
  • Dell
  • HPE
  • IBM
  • MagStor
  • mLogic
  • NEC
  • Oracle/StorageTek
  • Overland-Tandberg
  • Qualstar
  • Quantum
  • Spectra Logic

Supported Hardware Manufacturers

  • Accusys
  • Apple
  • BDT
  • Bright Technologies Astella
  • DDP
  • Dell
  • Drobo (as a disk)
  • Facilis
  • FAST LTA
  • G-Technology
  • HPE
  • IBM
  • LaCie
  • mLogic
  • NEC
  • NetApp
  • Netgear
  • Object Matrix
  • Overland-Tandberg
  • Promise
  • QNAP (as of P5 version 5.5.3)
  • Qualstar
  • Quantum
  • Samsung
  • Scale Logic
  • Sonnet
  • Spectra Logic
  • Starline
  • Sun/Oracle
  • Synology (as of P5 Version 5.3.3)
  • ToolsOnAir just:store
ARCHIWARE P5 Version 6.0.2 - Server & Client
Release Notes
Linux - tgz

Intel x86 64-Bit systems with glibc version 2.15All Linuxes

Upgrade
 
Linux - deb

Intel x86 64-Bit systems with glibc version 2.15
Ubuntu 12+
Debian 8+

Upgrade
 
Linux - rpm

Intel x86 64-Bit systems with glibc version 2.15 OpenSuSE 12.2+/SLES 12+ CentOS 7+/RHEL 7+/Fedora 19+

Upgrade
 
ARCHIWARE P5 Version 6.0.2 - Client only!
Important Notes
Solaris

Solaris 10 1/13 s10x_u11wos_24a X86 
(64-Bit only)
Client only!

Upgrade
 

Add-Ons

P5 Companion App Version 1.0
Windows

Windows 7+
Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 capable

Upgrade
 
P5 Companion Manual