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CA ARCserve Backup r16.0 for Windows Compatibility Matrix Base Option

Product/Component

Notification Id

3234

Last Updated

24 May 2019

Initial Publication Date

24 May 2019

Last Update: May 27, 2014

Base & Options

OS Release		Edition	Supported Architecture/Service Pack level
OS Release		Edition	x86	x64	IA64
Backup Server
Windows 2003		Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
		Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
Windows 2003 R2		Standard	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP2	SP2	x
		Cluster Server	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
Windows 2008 (Supports both BIOS and uEFI native booted system on x64)		Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Server Core (Supports only Member Server, Client Agent and Open File Agent)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2
		Small Business Server (SBS) (Standard Edition)	Not Applicable		Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) (Premium Edition)	Not Applicable		Not Applicable
		Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1,SP2	SP1, SP2
Windows 2008 R2 (Supports both BIOS and uEFI native booted system on x64)		Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Data Center	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Web Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server 2011(SBS) Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server 2011(SBS) Essentials	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Server Core (Supports only Member Server, Client Agent and Open File Agent)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1
		Cluster Server	Not Applicable	SP1	SP1
Windows Vista (ARCserve Manager Console only)		Ultimate	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Home Premium	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Home Basic	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Business	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
Windows XP (ARCserve Manager Console only)		Professional	SP2, SP3	SP1a, SP2	Not Applicable
Windows 7 (ARCserve Manager Console Only)		Ultimate	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Professional	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Starter	SP1	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Citrix XenApp 5.0, Feature Pack 1, Feature Pack 2 ²		Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008 Standard and Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
Citrix XenApp 6.0 ²		Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008 Standard and Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
Virtual Server		2004		x	x
Virtual Server		2005	R2	R2	x
Virtual PC		2007		x	x
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V			Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V			Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
Microsoft Hyper-V server 2008			Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
Microsoft Hyper-V server 2008 R2			Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
VMware ESX 3.5, Update1, Update2, Update 3, Update 4, Update 5 VMware ESXi 3.5, Update1, Update2, Update 3, Update 4, Update 5 VMware ESX 4.0, Update 1, Update 2, Update 3, Update 4, ESX 4.1, Update 1, Update 2, Update 3 VMware ESXi 4.0, Update 1, Update 2, Update 3, Update 4, ESXi 4.1, Update 1, Update 2, Update 3		Guest OS Only			Not Applicable
ESXi 5.0, Update 1, Update 2
ESXi 5.1, Update 1
VMware Server 1.0.1, 1.0.2,1.0.3,1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9, 1.0.10, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2		Guest OS Only			x
VMware Workstation 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5,6.0,6.5, 7.0, 7.1		Guest OS Only			x
Xen Hypervisor (All version) (On CentOS 5.4) (Guest OS only)		Windows 2003	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2003 R2	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008 R2	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
KVM on Redhat (All versions) (Guest OS Only)		Windows 2003	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2003 R2	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008 R2	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
NEC CLUSTERPRO (Express Cluster)		X2.1			x
NEC CLUSTERPRO (Express Cluster)		X3.0			x
Supported ARCserve Databases		SQL 2000 SP4		x	x
		SQL 2005 SP1,SP2, SP3, SP4 (Workgroup, Enterprise, Standard, Developer Editions)
		SQL 2008, SP1, SP2, SP3 (Enterprise, Standard, Workgroup, Web, Compact, Developer Edition)
		SQL 2008 SP1, SP2, SP3 (Express)			Not Applicable
		SQL 2008 R2, R2 SP1, R2 SP2 (Enterprise, Standard, Workgroup, Web, Compact, Developer Edition)
		SQL 2008 R2, R2 SP1, R2 SP2 (Express)			Not Applicable
		SQL 2012, SP1 Server (Enterprise, Standard, Web, Business Intelligence, Developer Edition) **, ⁶			Not Applicable
		SQL 2012, SP1 (Express) **, ⁶			Not Applicable
Cloud Provider		Amazon S3
		Eucalyptus 2.0, 2.0.2
		NIFTY Cloud Storage
		Cloudn Object Storage
		Cloudian
Enterprise Module
Windows 2003		Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
		Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
Windows 2003 R2		Standard	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP2	SP2	x
		Cluster Server	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
Windows 2008		Enterprise	SP1,SP2	SP1,SP2	Not Applicable
		Standard	SP1,SP2	SP1,SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1,SP2	SP1,SP2	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1,SP2	SP1,SP2	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) (Standard Edition)	Not Applicable		Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) (Premium Edition)	Not Applicable		Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1,SP2
		Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1,SP2	SP1, SP2
Windows 2008 R2		Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Data Center	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Web Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Standard Edition	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1
		Cluster Server	Not Applicable	SP1	SP1
NEC CLUSTERPRO (Express Cluster)		X2.1			x
NEC CLUSTERPRO (Express Cluster)		X3.0			x
Tape Library Option
Windows 2003		Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
		Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
Windows 2003 R2		Standard	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP2	SP2	x
		Cluster Server	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
Windows 2008		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1,SP2	Not Applicable
		Standard	SP1,SP2	SP1,SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1,SP2	SP1,SP2	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1,SP2	SP1,SP2	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) (Standard Edition)	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) (Premium Edition)	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1,SP2
		Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1,SP2	SP1, SP2
Windows 2008 R2		Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Data Center	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Web Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Standard Edition	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1
		Cluster Server	Not Applicable	SP1	SP1
NEC CLUSTERPRO (Express Cluster)		X2.1			x
NEC CLUSTERPRO (Express Cluster)		X3.0			x
SAN Option
Windows 2003		Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
		Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
Windows 2003 R2		Standard	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP2	SP2	x
		Cluster Server	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
Windows 2008		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) (Standard Edition)	Not Applicable		Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) (Premium Edition)	Not Applicable		Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2
		Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
Windows 2008 R2		Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Data Center	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Web Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Standard Edition	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1
		Cluster Server	Not Applicable	SP1	SP1
NEC CLUSTERPRO (Express Cluster)		X2.1			x
NEC CLUSTERPRO (Express Cluster)		X3.0			x
NDMP NAS Option
Windows 2003		Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	x	x
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
		Cluster Server	x	x	x
Windows 2003 R2		Standard	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP2	SP2	x
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP2	SP2	x
		Cluster Server	x	x	x
Windows 2008		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
		Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) (Standard Edition)	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) (Premium Edition)	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	x
Windows 2008 R2		Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Data Center	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Web Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Standard Edition	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	x
DR Method	OS Release	Edition	Supported Architecture/Service Pack level
DR Method	OS Release	Edition	x86	x64	IA64
Disaster Recovery Option
Bootable Tape DR	Windows 2003	Standard	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	x	x
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	x	x
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	x	x
		Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	x	x
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	Windows 2003 R2	Standard	SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP2	x	x
		Datacenter	SP2	x	x
		Cluster Server	SP2	x	x
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Bootable CD DR	Windows 2003	Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	x	x
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
		Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
	Windows 2003 R2	Standard	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP2	SP2	x
		Cluster Server	SP2	SP2	x
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	Windows 2008 (Supports iSCSI boot environments) (Supports both BIOS and uEFI native booted system on x64)	Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Server Core (Remote only)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2
		Small Business Server (SBS)	Not Applicable		Not Applicable
	Windows 2008 R2 (Supports iSCSI boot environments) (Supports both BIOS and uEFI native booted system on x64)	Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Data Center	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Web Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1
		Server Core(Remote only)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server 2011 (SBS) Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server 2011 (SBS) Essentials	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
	Windows XP(Remote only)	Professional	SP2, SP3	SP1a, SP2	Not Applicable
	Citrix XenApp 5.0, Feature Pack 1, Feature Pack 2 ²	Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008 Standard and Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Citrix XenApp 6.0 ²	Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008 Standard and Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
	NEC CLUSTERPRO (Express Cluster)	X2.1			x
	NEC CLUSTERPRO (Express Cluster)	X3.0			x
	Windows 7 (Remote Only)	Windows 7 Enterprise	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Windows 7 Professional	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Windows 7 Ultimate	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Windows 7 Starter	SP1	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Floppy-Less DR	Windows 2003 R2	Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
	Windows 2003 R2	Standard	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
	Windows XP (Remote only)	Professional	SP2, SP3	x	Not Applicable
	Windows 2008 (Supported through USB) (Supports iSCSI boot environments) (Supports both BIOS and uEFI native booted system on x64)	Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Data Center	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Server Core(Remote only)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2
	Windows 2008 R2 (Supported through USB) (Supports iSCSI boot environments) (Supports both BIOS and uEFI native booted system on x64)	Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Data Center	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Web Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Server Core(Remote only)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1
	Windows 7(Remote Only)	Windows 7 Enterprise	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Windows 7 Professional	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Windows 7 Ultimate	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Windows 7 Starter	SP1	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Physical to Virtual DR	Windows XP(Remote only)	Professional	SP2, SP3	x	Not Applicable
	Windows 2003 R2	Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Standard	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
	Windows 2008 (Supports iSCSI boot environments)	Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Windows 2008 R2 (Supports iSCSI boot environments)	Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Data Center	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
	Windows 7(Remote Only)	Windows 7 Enterprise	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Windows 7 Professional	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Windows 7 Ultimate	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Windows 7 Starter	SP1	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
WinPE DR	Windows 2003	Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
		Web Server	SP1, SP2	x	x
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
		Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2
	Windows 2003 R2	Standard	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP2	SP2	x
		Cluster Server	SP2	SP2	x
		Small Business Server (SBS)	SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	Windows 2008 (Supports iSCSI boot environments) (Supports both BIOS and uEFI native booted system on x64)	Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Server Core (Remote only)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Web Server(Logical support)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2
		Small Business Server (SBS)	Not Applicable		Not Applicable
		Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1,SP2	SP1, SP2
	Windows 2008 R2 (Supports iSCSI boot environments) (Supports both BIOS and uEFI native booted system on x64)	Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Data Center	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Storage Server (WSS)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Web Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	SP1
		Server Core(Remote only)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server 2011 (SBS) Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Small Business Server 2011 (SBS) Essentials	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
		Cluster Server	Not Applicable	SP1	SP1
	Citrix XenApp 5.0, Feature Pack 1, Feature Pack 2 ²	Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008 Standard and Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Citrix XenApp 6.0 ²	Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008 Standard and Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
		Windows 2008 R2 Standard and Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
	NEC CLUSTERPRO (Express Cluster)	X2.1			x
	NEC CLUSTERPRO (Express Cluster)	X3.0			x
	Windows 7(Remote Only)	Windows 7 Enterprise	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Windows 7 Professional	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Windows 7 Ultimate	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
		Windows 7 Starter	SP1	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
OS Release	Edition	Architecture/Service Pack level
OS Release	Edition	x86	x64	IA64
Global Dashboard ***
Windows 2003	Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
	Small Business Server (SBS)	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	Web Server	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	x	Not Applicable
	Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
	Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	x
Windows 2003 R2	Standard	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
	Enterprise	SP2	SP2	x
	Small Business Server (SBS)	SP2	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	Storage Server (WSS)	SP2	SP2	Not Applicable
	Datacenter	SP2	SP2	x
	Cluster Server	SP2	SP2	x
Windows 2008 (Supports both BIOS and uEFI native booted system on x64)	Standard	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Datacenter	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Server Core (Supports only Member Server - On Member server, only Global Dashboard console can be installed, since in Server Core OS - there is no Manager Console, so Global Dashboard cannot be installed)	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	Web Server	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Storage Server (WSS)	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	x
	Small Business Server (SBS) (Standard Edition)	Not Applicable		Not Applicable
	Small Business Server (SBS) (Premium Edition)	Not Applicable		Not Applicable
	Cluster Server	SP1, SP2	SP1,SP2
Windows 2008 R2 (Supports both BIOS and uEFI native booted system on x64)	Standard	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
	Enterprise	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
	Data Center	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
	Web Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
	Foundation Server	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
	Storage Server (WSS)	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
	Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Standard Edition	Not Applicable	SP1	Not Applicable
	Server Core (Supports only Member Server, Client Agent and Open File Agent)	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	Itanium Based systems	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	x
	Cluster Server	Not Applicable	SP1	x
Windows Vista (Global Dashboard Console only)	Ultimate	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Home Premium	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Home Basic	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Business	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
	Enterprise	SP1, SP2	SP1, SP2	Not Applicable
Windows XP(Global Dashboard Console only)	Professional	SP2, SP3	SP1a, SP2	Not Applicable
Windows 7 (Global Dashboard Console only)	Ultimate	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
	Enterprise	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
	Professional	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
	Starter	SP1	Not Applicable	Not Applicable

NOTE
** Requires ARCserve Backup r16.0 SP1

In this matrix, x64 indicates Advanced Micro Devices AMD64 and Intel64 processors. IA-64 indicates Intel Architecture-64 Itanium and Itanium 2 processors.
This matrix is valid for the localized product(s) available for this release, unless otherwise specified, or unless restrictions/limitations are explicitly specified.
Applications that CA ARCserve Backup supports (via an application agent) on a particular OS running on a physical machine are also supported on the same OS running as a guest on a VMware server/Desktop Virtualization Product environment, Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, Xen and KVM.
Installing ARCserve Backup r16.0 in a Guest OS on Hyper-V Server/ESX Server is supported for disk based devices.
Installing ARCserve Backup r16.0 in a Guest OS on ESX Server is supported for Stand-alone tape devices.
All Components supports at base level of Operating System also except Windows 2003.
As noted in the Readme, CA ARCserve Backup requires Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0 are supported.

⁶ SQL 2012 Support for ARCserve Backup Database:
Requires RO46943

Note for Enterprise Module:

Windows 2008 Support are not applicable for IBM 3494
Supports on Guest Operating Systems running on VMware/Hyper-V

Image Option:

Image option is not supported on Itanium platforms (Windows 2003/2008/2008 R2)

Note for TLO:

Tape RAID is part of TLO but it is not supported on IA64 environment.

Note for Disaster Recovery Option:

iSCSI recognizes system LUNs during booting and non-system LUNs after booting. CA ARCserve Backup Disaster Recovery recovers system LUN only when the iSCSI boot environment is built by multiple LUNs. After performing disaster recovery, you must restore other data volumes using a restore job.
When the NIC driver for the iSCSI disk is included in the machine specific disk, then that driver may not be recognized by the DR wizard. CA ARCserve Backup disaster recovery recognizes the driver included in the operating system media if you do not include it in the machine specific disk.
Supports on Guest Operating Systems running on VMware/Hyper-V

Note for VMware ESX Server, VMware Server and VMware Workstation, Xen Server, Windows ServerHyper-V:

VMware ESX Server, VMware Server, Xen and Workstation support with respect to Guest Operating system editions and Service Packs remains the same as VMware/Hyper-V/Citrix supported OS Editions and Service Packs. However, CA ARCserve supported Physical OS edition always supersedes VMware/Hyper-V/Citrix supported guest operating system.
All versions/editions of operating systems supported by VMware for VCBHyper-V are supported by CA ARCserve Agent for Virtual Machines. Note for ARCserve Database: CA ARCserve Backup r16 Base supports Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition as ARCserve Database on Windows Storage Server 2008 as described in [Supported ARCserve database].

Note for CMO:

Central Management Option (CMO) compatibility is same as Base supported editions/service packs.

NOTE for XenApp Support:

Supported Editions - Advanced, Enterprise, and Platinum Edition
XenApp on both physical machines and virtual machines are supported

² Please go through the Technical document TEC497709.

Note for Backward Compatibility support:

CA ARCserve Backup r16 Base will support backup/restore of old Windows agents version from 12.0 and later and old Unix/Linux agents 11.5.x, 12.5.x and 15.x.

Note for upgrade support:

CA ARCserve Backup r16 support upgrade from 12.0 and later

Notes for Tape Backward support:

CA ARCserve Backup r16 can support restore tape sessions from ARCserve v9, BEB 10.5, r11.1sp2, r11.5.x, r12.x, r12.5.x and r15.x.

***Note for Global Dashboard:

After Global Dashboard is installed, it can be configured in three ways:

Central Primary Server
Branch Primary Server
Console

CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard Central Primary Server and Branch Primary Server can be configured on any of the Windows operating system versions supported by CA ARCserve Backup Dashboard.
CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard Console can be installed on any of the Windows operating system versions supported by CA ARCserve Backup Manager except Itanium-based systems.
Supports on Guest Operating Systems running on VMware/Hyper-V

Legends used and their description:

Supported at the base level of the operating system or application. For Linux platforms, also supported with subsequent updates in the same release level of the Linux distribution.
x Not Supported.