Supported Cloud Backup Features by Operating System
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The Cloud Backup features are supported by the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and newer
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Windows Defender Antivirus Management is supported by Windows 8.1 and newer.)
Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 - all editions
Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 - all installation options (x64 only), with the exception of Nano Server
Windows 10 - the Home, Pro, Education and Enterprise editions (x64 only)
Windows 11 - all editions
Linux
CentOS 6.10, CentOS 7, CentOS 8*
CentOS Stream 8*, CentOS Stream 9*
Debian 12 and older
Ubuntu 24.04 and older
AlmaLinux 9.4* and older*
Rocky Linux 9.4* and older*
CloudLinux 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x*, 9.4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x*, 9.0*, 9.1*, 9.2*, 9.3*, 9.4* and older
Fedora 40 and older
Oracle Linux 8.x*, 9.0*, 9.1*, 9.2*, 9.3*, 9.4* and older
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
*From version 8.4, only supported with kernels from 4.18 to 5.19
macOS
10.13.x and newer (only antivirus and anti-malware protection, and device control are supported). Device Control features are supported on macOS 10.15 and newer, or macOS 11.2.3 and newer.
For more detailed information on the supported operating systems, please refer to the following page:
Please note
The operating systems Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, CentOS 6.10, CentOS 8 and CloudLinux 6.10 are no longer supported by the manufacturer. Furthermore, Windows 8.1 has not received any security updates or technical support from Microsoft since 10 January 2023.
Please note that IONOS customer service does not provide technical support for operating systems that are no longer supported by the manufacturers.
Backup features
| Windows | Linux | macOS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version management | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Server backup | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Mobile backup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop backup | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Full image backup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud backup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incremental backup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduling for differential and full backups | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Granular scheduling and retention rules | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Global data and download access | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Full data recovery | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Data backup mapping | Yes | No | No | |
| Continuous data backup | Yes | No | No |
Administration features
| Windows | Linux | macOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central dashboard | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Parallel workload management | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Remote desktop | Yes | No | No |
| Remote Support | Yes | No | No |
| Hardware Inventory | Yes | No | Yes |
| Patch management | Yes | No | No |
| Hard drive health | Yes | No | No |
| Software inventory | Yes | No | Yes |
| Fail-safe patching | Yes | No | No |
Security features
| Windows | Linux | macOS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant security check | Yes | Yes* | Yes | |
| Active protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Antivirus and anti-malware protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Real-time antivirus and anti-malware protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Local, signature-based protection against viruses and malware | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Device control | Yes | No | Yes** | |
| URL filtering | Yes | No | No | |
| Forensic backups | Yes | No | No | |
| Malware scanning | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Secure recovery | Yes | No | No | |
| Intelligent backup plans | Yes | No | No | |
| Exploit Protection | Yes | No | No | |
| Enterprise Allowlisting | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Windows Defender Antivirus | Yes | No | No |
*The constant security check depends on the availability of the official security reports for the respective operating systems and versions, e.g. https://lists. centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/,https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-cr-announce/, and others.
**ARM CPU architecture is not supported