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Contents

1.1 Release Notes Revisio2.1 New Features ..............2.2 Discontinued and Depr3.1 Storage Platforms and3.2 Patches and Patch Nu4.1 Microsoft Windows Azu

4.1.1 Features & Sc4.1.2 Devices & Soft

4.2 Amazon Simple Storag4.2.1 Features & Sc4.2.2 Devices & Soft

5.1 EMC Centera ...............5.1.1 Features & Sc5.1.2 Devices & Soft

5.2 HDS HCP .....................5.2.1 Features & Sc5.2.2 Devices & Soft

5.3 IBM Tivoli Storage Man5.3.1 Features & Sc5.3.2 Devices & Soft

6.1 NetApp SnapLock ........6.1.1 Features & Sc6.1.2 Devices & Soft

6.2 IBM N-Series ...............6.3 Oracle SAM-FS............


6.4 GRAU Archive Manage6.4.1 Features & Sc6.4.2 Devices & Soft

6.5 PoINT Jukebox Manag6.5.1 Features & Sc6.5.2 Devices & Soft

6.6 PoINT Storage Manag

atforms 10.5 Release Notes

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6.7 EMC Celerra ................6.7.1 Features & Sc6.7.2 Devices & Soft

6.8 EMC VNX ....................6.8.1 Features & Sc6.8.2 Devices & Soft

6.9 iTernity iCAS ................6.9.1 Features & Sc6.9.2 Devices & Soft

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1 IntroductionThese Release Notes provide a

including new features, delivery

you read these Release Notes i

package. If any conflicts exist, t

We also recommend that you c

(https://knowledge.opentext.co

posted after the initial release o

1.1 Release Notes R

Release Notes

Revision Number

Modific

Date

1.0


n overview of OpenText Archive Server Storage Pla

information, and supported platforms. OpenText re

n conjunction with the documentation included with

he Release Notes supersede the other documentati

eck the OpenText Knowledge Center

/) for any patches or documentation updates that

f OpenText Archive Server Storage Platforms 10.5.

evision History

tion Section Modified Modifications

All Initial release

tforms 10.5,

ommends that

the software

n.

ay have been




2 About OpenTex

This document contains inform

For OpenText Archive Server S

Notes in conjunction with the d

exist, the Release Notes super

Storage systems not listed in th

Server.

Check the OpenText Knowledg

documentation updates that ma

Archive Server Storage Platfor

2.1 New Features

This section contains a list of n

2.2 Discontinued an

The following features have be

Support of optical jukeboxe

Support of KOM Networks

Support of Grau FileLock


t Archive Server Storage Platf

tion about supported storage systems.

orage Platforms 10.5. OpenText recommends to re

cumentation included with the software package. If

ede the other documentation.

e Storage Platform release notes are not supported

e Centerat (https://knowledge.opentext.com) for an

y have been posted after the initial release of this v

s.

w features or storage systems.

Deprecated Features

n discontinued in this release:

s

OMpliance

rms

d these Release

any conflicts

by the Archive

patches or

rsion of OpenText




3 Overview on St

For supported versions of the o

Release Notes in the Knowledg

Type Supported

CLOUD

Micosoft Wi

Amazon Si

CAS

EMC Cente

HDS HCP

IBM SSAM

NetApp Sn

IBM N-Seri Sun Micros

NAS HP FSE

PoINT Juke

Point Stora

EMC Celerr

EMC VNXiTernity iCA

FAST LTA


rage Devices

perating systems please look at the Archive Server

e Center: https://knowledge.opentext.com/go/12331

oftware / HardwareSingle

DocumentsContainer Files R

ndows Azure YES NO 4.

ple Storage ServiceYES NO 4.

ra YES YES 5.

YES YES 5.

(IIA, DR550) YES YES 5.

pLock YES YES 6.

s YES YES 6.

stems SAM-FS YES YES 6.

RAU GAM YES YES 6.

box Manager YES YES 6.

e Manager YES YES 6.

a YES YES 6.

YES YES 6.

S YES YES 6.

ilent Cubes YES YES 6.

Version 10.1.1

031.

ference

1

2

1

2

3

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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The maxiserver) is 1STORM s


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3.1 Storage Platfor

Storage platforms marked as O

statement available). Its strongl

Open Text continues to support

If not otherwise mentioned, Op

versions generally provide impr

versions other than the ones te

Nevertheless, if a required firm

installed on that device!

Note: A newer (i.e. later) fir

If the major version is t

The changes in the ne

3.2 Patches and Pat

Note: SDK or API version

patches.

The patch information in the Kn

newer versions are available: h

Patch numbers listed in this do


s and Firmware

LD are no longer available or have been discontinu

ly recommended not to use this hardware for new in

devices marked as OLD for existing customers.

n Text recommends the use of the latest firmware

ved functionality and quality. Open Text does not g

ted will behave as expected.

are version for a device is specified, at least this fir

mware than mentioned as required can be used

e same.

er version are transparent for the Open Text softwa

h Numbers

s delivered by Open Text may be replaced by newe

owledge Center has to be checked on a regular bas

tps://knowledge.opentext.com/go/16475999.

ument are minimum patch levels required.

d (end-of-life

stallations.

ersions, as those

uarantee that

mware has to be

re.

r versions by

is to see whether




4 Cloud Storage

4.1 Microsoft Windo

4.1.1 Features & Scena

Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods

High Availability Sce

Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication

4.1.2 Devices & Softwa

Cloud Service: Micr

https://www.windo

Supported Protocols

Application Server

Operating System

Archive Server


s Azure

ios

HTTP

IP

Not Supported

Not Supported

ario Project Only

Single Document

Single File (VI)

OTC replication No

Vendor replication Yes

OTC replication No

Vendor replication No

e

osoft Windows Azure Blob Storage

sazure.com

HTTPS

Apache TomCat

Windows




4.2 Amazon Simple4.2.1 Features & Scena

Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication


Cloud Service: Amhttp://aws.amazon.

Supported Protocols

Application Server

Operating System

Archive Server


torage Serviceios

HTTP

IP

Not Supported

Not Supported

ario Project Only

Single Document

Single File (VI)

OTC replication No

Vendor replication Yes

OTC replication No

Vendor replication No

e

zon Simple Storage Service (S3)om/s3

HTTPS

Apache TomCat

Windows

Solaris

AIX

HP-UX

SLES

RHEL




5 CAS Systems

5.1 EMC Centera


Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


1EMC replication must be totall

Pool type

Local BackupO

V

Remote standby

replication

O

V


ios

API

IP

Supported

Supported

ario Project only

y transparent for the archive application.

Single Document ISO Ima

Single File (VI) Write-at-o

TC replication No Yes

ndor replication1 Yes No

TC replication Yes Yes

ndor replication Yes No

e

nce (ISO)





Application Server

Operating System Arch

Microsoft Windows 200

Microsoft Windows 200

Microsoft Windows Ser

Oracle Solaris 11

HP HP-UX 11i v3

IBM AIX 7.1

Novell SLES 11 SP1, S

Red Hat RHEL 6

OpenText recommends to use

compliance edition is installed

For compatibility of the above li

2Centera SDK v3.3 requires the in

Package MFC Security Update htt


e

Software: EMC Centera

Apache TomCat

ive Server Platform Bit Centera SDK

8 R2 SP1 x86-64 64 v3.32

8 R2 x86-64 64 v3.32

er 2012 x86-64 64 v3.32

SPARC 64 v3.3

Itanium 64 v3.3

POWER 64 v3.3

P2 x86-64 64 v3.3

x86-64 64 v3.3

t least the Centera Compliance Edition. If you do n

n your EMC Centera, ask your EMC support for hel

ted Centera SDK and CentraStar: contact EMC.

stallation of the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1

://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2

Version

t know which

p.

Redistributable

347




5.2 HDS HCP


Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication


Software: Hitachi Co

Supported Protocols

Application Server

Operating System

Archive Server

Important

You can onlData in theNamespaceFor migratio


ios

HTTP

IP

Supported

Supported

ario Project Only

Single Document ISSingle File (VI) Wri

OTC replication No Ye

Vendor replication Yes No

OTC replication Yes Ye

Vendor replication No No

e

tent Platform, Version 3.x, 4.x, 5.x

HTTP/HTTPS

Apache TomCat

Windows

Solaris

AIX

HP-UX

SLES

RHEL

use Authenticated Namespaces in Tenants.efault Namespace must be migrated to an Auth

before installing OpenText Archive Server 10.5.use the HDS HCP Data Migrator.

Imageite-at-once (ISO)

enticated




5.3 IBM Tivoli Stora

The Archive Server has been v

It is recommended to use the e

SSAM - System Storage Archiv

of other devices may imply that

Customers which want to use h

have to address their IBM Soft

Retention products.


Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication

Importa

Primary d

For ISO Iused, but

3Single Document storage require

later be migrated to a Single File (


e Manager

rified against the IBM TSM Client API.

tended functionality of the IBM Information Archive

e Manager) or the IBM System Storage DR550 / DR

data retention functionality is not available.

ardware other than Information Archive or DR550/D

are contact for support of certain hardware with the

ios

API

IP

Supported

Supported

ario Project only

Single Document IS

Single File3 Wri





nt

vice classes other than DISK are not supported.

age: Copy to tape as backup on secondary devicedata must remain on disk.

2 pool types: Data is initially archived into a Single File (

I) pool.

(collection type:

550 Express. Use

R500 Express

IBM TSM for Data

Image

ite-at-once (ISO)

class can be

FS) pool and will





Archive Server

Operating System

Application Server

Windows

AIX

HP-UXSolaris

SLES

RHEL

For compatibility of the above li

4IBM TSM Client API version 6.2.2


e

IBM TSM Client API

Apache TomCat

Version 5.5.x (64-bit)


Version 6.2.x (64-bit)4




Version 6.2.x (64-bit)4


ted TSM Client API and the SSAM: contact IBM.

.0 or higher.




6 NAS Systems

The NFS mount to the network

network connection is permane

does not respond, e.g. because

hang.

If the backend storage system (

provide enough hard disk (stag

Archive Services random acce

wear out the used hardware.

Important

Network Attached Sbelow are not suppo


attached storage must be a hard mount. It has to be

ntly available and stable. If the mount point of a NA

the storage system is down, the Document Service

stage II) consists of tape devices, it is strongly reco

I) to keep all your data on those hard disks. Due to

s to the data, direct tape access may decrease per

orage Systems (NAS) not explicitly mentionedrted as storage systems

ensured, that the

system partition

will completely

mended to

the nature of the

ormance and




6.1 NetApp SnapLo


Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication


FASxxxx Series, Nea

Snaplock Complianc

Application Server

Supported Filesystems

Operating System

Archive Server

5The NetApp Snaplockfeature is

to NetApp for further information.


k

ios

File System

IP5

Supported

Supported

ario Project only

Single Document IS

Single File (FS) Wri





e

rStore (R-xxx), V-Serie

or Enterprise Edition

Apache TomCat

NFS CIFS

AIX

HP-UX

Solaris

SLES

RHEL

Windows

available only with open file protocols CIFS and NFS (V2

Image

ite-at-once (ISO)

, V3). Please refer




ONTAP Version

7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 8.

Infinite Retention Periods are n

For detailed support of retentio

When using the Archive Server

use a central time server.

6.2 IBM N-SeriesThe IBM N-series is a re-brand

NetApp Snaplock as described

6ONTAP versions 7.x.0 and 8.0 ar


Minimum Retention Maximum Retenti

1.x6 Current date 19. January 2071 0

t supported.

periods on different ONTAP versions see: http://w

and NetApp Filer make sure that all computers (ser

d hardware from NetApp. Any IBM N-series device

in chapter 6.1 is supported.

e not supported, because they do not support Snaplock.

n

:14:07 UTC

w.netapp.com

er and clients)

compatible with




6.3 Oracle SAM-FS

This product is also known as

When using the Archive Server

clients) use a central time serv

Important

Copy to tape as bamust remain on dis


Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication

7Vendor replication recommended


racle Sun Storage Manager / QFS.

and SAM-FS make sure that all computers (SAM-F

r.

kup on secondary device class can be used, but dk.

ios

File System

IP

Supported

Supported

ario Not supported

Single Document IS



Vendor replication Yes Ye

OTC replicationsupported only without

retention periodsYe


server and

ta

Image

ite-at-once (ISO)

7





SAM-FS with WOR

Application Server

Supported File Syste

Operating System

Archive Server

Subsystem

SAM-FS 4.4, 5.3

on Sun Solaris

For Sun hardware sup

8The minimum retention f

9SAM-FS round retention


e

M-FS or pre-configured Content Infrastructure Syste

Apache TomCat

s NFS

Solaris

Minimum

RetentionMaximum Retentio

Current date8

19. January 2038 03:

+ Infinite

ort check: http://www.sun.com/service/contacting/

or files on SAM-FS is 1 minute.

s up to full minutes from the moment the retention has be

m (CIS)

12:26 UTC 9

n set.




6.4 GRAU Archive M


Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication


Grau AM & HP FSE

Application Server


Operating System

Archive Server

Subsystem

HP FSE, GAM

3.2, 3.4, 3.5

When using ISO images and c

ISO images. Guidelines can be


anager and HP FSE

ios

File System

IP

Restricted

(ISO image only)

Not supported

ario Not supported

Single Document IS



Vendor replication Yes Ye



e

, Version 3.2, 3.4, 3.5

Apache TomCat

s NFS CIFS

SLES, RHEL Windows

Minimum Retention Maximum Retention

pacities disk, the read performance is dependent o

found in the Best Practices Guide.

Image

ite-at-once (ISO)

the size of the




6.5 PoINT Jukebox


Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication


PoINT Jukebox Ma

Application Server


Operating System

Archive Server

Note: For PoINT Juk

http://www.point.de/e

Subsystem

PoINT JBM


anager

ios

File System

IP

Supported

Not supported

ario Project only

Single Document ISSingle File (FS) Wri





e

ager for Open Text Version 6.0

Apache TomCat

s CIFS

Windows

ebox Manager hardware support check:

/service.






6.6 PoINT Storage


Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication


PoINT Storage Ma

Application Server


Operating System

Archive Server

Subsystem

PoINT JBM

Note:For PoINT Stor


anager

ios

File System

IP

Supported

Not supported

ario Project only

Single Document IS






e

ager 2.0 SP1

Apache TomCat

s CIFS

Windows


age Manager hardware support check: http://www.p

Image

ite-at-once (ISO)

oint.de/en/service.




6.7 EMC Celerra


Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication


EMC Celerra v5.6.x

Application Server


Operating System

Archive Server

Subsystem

EMC Celerra v5.6.x


ios

File System

IP

Supported

Supported

ario Project only






e

Apache TomCat

s NFS CIFS

AIX

HP-UX

Solaris

SLES

RHEL

Windows


Current date 19. January 2038 03:14:07 U

+ Infinite


C




6.8 EMC VNX


Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication


EMC VNX v7.1.x

Application Server


Operating System

Archive Server

Subsystem

EMC VNX v7.1.x


ios

File System

IP

Supported

Supported

ario Project only






e

Apache TomCat

s NFS CIFS

AIX

HP-UX

Solaris

SLES

RHEL

Windows


Current date 30. December 2070 23:59:59

+ Infinite


UTC




6.9 iTernity iCAS


Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication


iTernity Compliant A

Application Server

Supported File System

Operating System

Archive Server

Subsystem

iTernity iCAS

v3.6, v3.7


ios

File System

IP

Supported

Supported

ario Project only






e

chive Solution iCAS v3.6, v3.7

Apache TomCat

s NFS CIFS

AIX

HP-UX

Solaris

SLES

RHEL

Windows


Current date 19. January 2071 03:14:07 U


C




6.10 FAST LTA Silent


Interface type

Connection

WORM feature

Retention Periods


Pool type

Local Backup

Remote standby

replication


FAST LTA Silent Cub

Application Server

Supported File System

Operating System

Archive Server

Subsystem

Silent Cubes

v2.00.2x


Cubes

ios

File System

IP

Supported

Supported

ario Project only

Single Document IS






e

es v2.00.22.7198 (or later)

Apache TomCat

NFS CIFS

SLES

RHEL

Windows

MinimumRetention

Maximum Retention

Current date 31.12.9998 23:59:59 UTC (Windo

07.02.2106 06:28:15 UTC (SLES,

Image

ite-at-once (ISO)

s)

RHEL)




7 SAN Storage S

7.1 General Informa

When using SAN Storage syste

Provide "look&feel" of locall Data is stored on hard disk

Provide high-performance

directory structures)

Support multi-threaded acc

Standard fi le system calls (

locally attached hard disks

Customers using such systems

sanity checks regularly

7.2 Infrastructure

The implementation of the conn

transparent to the application.

Important

SAN disks without rcertified. In general,systems for content.


stems

ion

ms the following features have to be supported:

y attached hard disksonly (no relocation to tape, optical, ...)

nd random access to data and metadata (file syste

ess

ead, write, stat, delete etc.) alwaysreturn results co

have to assure against data loss by backup and ha

ection with which the SAN Storage system is attach

tention periods and WORM feature are notpure SAN disk are not recommended as storage

metadata, e.g.

mparable to

e to execute

ed must be



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