Deployment Guide Series: Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files V3.1

122 Deployment Guide Series: Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files V3.1

4.1 Product features

The previous chapters have described various aspects of Tivoli Continuous Data

Protection for Files functionality, however, not all functionality is supported in

every usage scenario. Use the matrix below to determine what functionality is

supported in an environmental context.

Table 4-1 shows the Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files feature support

matrix:

Table 4-1 Tivoli Continuous Data Protection V3.1 feature support matrix

CDP

Feature

Local Disk Remote Disk

(external disk

/ file server)

WebDAV

(Apache)

WebDAV (IIS

5.0/6.0)

Tivoli Storage

Manager

Encryption Not supported Supported APAR opened APAR opened Supported

Compression Not supported Supported APAR opened APAR opened Supported

Vault Supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported

Sub-file copy Not supported Supported Supported Full backups Full backups

Management

area

N/A Supported Supported Supported Must specify

Note:

򐂰 Compression and encryption features are mutually exclusive. It is not

possible to use both together.

򐂰 The compression feature in Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files can

not be used in conjunction with Tivoli Storage Manager compression. If the

compression is enabled in Tivoli Storage Manager do not set this variable

within Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files.

򐂰 If you have encryption enabled within Tivoli Storage Manager, note that

Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files works only Tivoli Storage

Manager’s AES128 encryption option.

򐂰 If you are using Tivoli Storage Manager as your remote backup target you

need to specify a management area on a central Tivoli Continuous Data

Protection for Files server if you wish to take advantage of Tivoli

Continuous Data Protection for Files central management functions, such

as backup reports and push installations.