Supported Platforms

NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides data protection for the following platforms:

  • Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Teams)

Notes

  • To learn about the limitations of NAKIVO Backup & Replication related to supported platforms, refer to the Platform Limitations section of the latest Release Notes.

  • To add a supported platform to NAKIVO Backup & Replication, make sure that your system has been updated with the latest patch and all the necessary requirements are met.

  • The support for sub-versions that are not stated in the user guide can be clarified with the support team.

Find the necessary requirements below:

Microsoft 365 Requirements

To provide data protection for your Microsoft 365, the following requirements must be met:

  • Exchange Online must be purchased as a part of the Microsoft 365 plan or a standalone service.

  • The required API permissions must be provided to NAKIVO Backup & Replication. Refer to Required API Permissions for Microsoft 365.

  • For automatic enabling of the "Site Collection Administrator" role, a Microsoft 365 account user must have the "SharePoint admin" or "Global admin" role. This is required for backing up and recovery of SharePoint Online sites.

  • Microsoft 365 account must be accessible over the network.

  • Conditional Access must be disabled in Azure portal. Alternatively, the account must be added as "excluded" from the Conditional Access.

  • To backup and restore Microsoft 365 services, a Transporter should be installed on one of the following operating systems:

Windows

  • Windows Server 2022 (21H2) (x64)

  • Windows Server 20H2 (x64)

  • Windows Server 2019 Standard (x64)

  • Windows Server 2016 Standard (x64)

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (x64)

  • Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3179574)

  • Windows Server 2012 Standard (x64)

  • Windows 11 (x64)

  • Windows 10 Enterprise (x64)

  • Windows 10 Home (x64)

  • Windows 10 Pro (x64)

Linux

  • Debian 12.1 (64-bit)

  • Debian 11.7 (64-bit)

  • Debian 11.6 (64-bit)

  • Debian 11.5 (64-bit)

  • Debian 11.4 (64-bit)

  • Debian 11.3 (64-bit)

  • Debian 11.2 (64-bit)

  • Debian 11.1 (64-bit)

  • Debian 11.0 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.13 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.12 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.11 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.10 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.9 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.8 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.7 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.6 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.5 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.4 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.3 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.2 (64-bit)

  • Debian 10.1 (64-bit)

  • Ubuntu 22.04 Server (x64)

  • Ubuntu 20.04 Server (x64)

  • Ubuntu 18.04 Server (x64)

  • Ubuntu 16.04 Server (x64)

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 – 15 SP4 (x64)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux v7.0 – v9.2 (x64)

  • CentOS v7.0 – v8.4 (x64)

  • CentOS Stream 8 – 9 (x64)

NAS
Refer to Deployment Requirements to see the list of supported NAS devices.

Note
ARM-based NAS devices are not supported for backup and recovery of Microsoft 365 accounts.