Linux for x360Recover

Written By Tami Sutcliffe (Super Administrator)

Updated at September 13th, 2023

Support for backup and recovery of Linux protected systems has arrived! 

Our x360Recover agent for Linux has been activated for all devices. 


Linux appliance 12.2.0 features:


Where to download the Linux agent 

Appliances (10.18.0 or newer) will see the Linux agent installation on the Downloads page:

Vaults (12.2.0 or higher) can find the Linux agent installation for Direct-to-Cloud on the Clients page:

Linux agent overview

See the following table for supported features in the Linux agent:

Agent 3.1.0      
 
Agent 3.2.0 Agent 3.3.0 Agent 3.4.0 Appliance 12.2.0+

OS supported versions

  • Ubuntu Linux v 20.04 LTS

OS supported versions

  • Ubuntu Linux v 20.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS
  • Debian 11 LTS

OS supported versions

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS


Derivative distributions:

Linux Mint 16x

Linux Mint 17x 

Zorin 16.x

 

Debian

Debian 10.x LTS

Debian 11.x LTS

 

 

OS supported versions

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS


Derivative distributions

Linux Mint 16x

Linux Mint 17x 

Zorin 16.x

Elementary OS 6.0

Elementary OS 7.0

 

Debian

Debian 10.x LTS

Debian 11.x LTS

 

Redhat

Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.x

Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.x

Derivative distributions:

Alma 8.x

CentOS 7.x

CentOS 8.x

Oracle Linux 8.x

Rocky Linux 8.x

 
OS supported versions      
---See agent version

x360Recover versions

  • Appliances 10.21.0 or later
  • Direct-to-Cloud running vault version 10.21 or later

x360Recover versions

  • Appliances 10.21.0 or later
  • Direct-to-Cloud running vault version 10.21 or later
   
 
3.1.0 FEATURES 3.2.0 FEATURES 3.3.0 FEATURES 3.4.0 FEATURES Appliance 12.2.0
  • File and folder recovery
    • File browser
    • FTPS
  • Appliance mode 
  • Direct-to-Cloud mode
    • No local cache support
  • SLA-based reporting and alerting
    • PSA
    • System Reports
  • Migrate 
  • Replication
  • Seeding (appliance only) 
  • Policy-based schedule
    • Business Hours
    • No throttling
  • Schedule now
    • Incremental
    • Full backup

<--- All agent 3.1.0 Features

  •  Local cache
  • Policy-based schedule
    • Throttling support
  • Agent configuration (Requires appliance 12.1.0 or later)
    • Backup volumes
    • Compression
    • FastDelta
    • Number of connections
    • Number of workers
    • Ignored mount points
  • Run Analysis Tool 
  • Password reset utility
  • Bare metal restore for Linux (Appliances only)

<--- All agent 3.2.0 Features

  • Logging improvements
  • Snapshot storage location redirection

<--- All agent 3.3.0 Features

  • XFS Filesystem support


 

OS supported versions

    Full image-based backups (for appliance and Direct-to-Cloud)

    Local cache for Direct-to-Cloud

    Analysis Tool aupport

    Agent orchestration (for configuration management)

    File and folder recovery

    Bare Metal Restore  (BMR)

    Full image recovery (via BMR)


 


 


 


 


Timeline

DATE: 11/1/22  

ALPHA       
This stage included internal rigorous testing by Axcient before handoff to partners.

  • Final testing for data integrity and reliability 
  • Preparde update for partners

RELEASE 1      
Agent 3.1.0      
DATE: 11/14/22
 

EARLY ACCESS       
This stage included partners who requested updates earlier and provided feedback to Axcient.

  • 3-4 weeks duration
  • Limited functionality
  • Small group of partners 
RELEASE 2      
Agent 3.1.0      
DATE: 12/12/22
 

 

  • 3-4 weeks duration
  • Limited functionality
  • Small group of partners

RELEASE 3      
Agent 3.2.0      
DATE: 3/17/23      
 
 

 

  • 3-4 weeks duration
  • Small group of partners

RELEASE 4      
Agent 3.3.0      
DATE: 5/31/23      

 
 


 

  • Available to all partners now


 

RELEASE 5      
Agent 3.4.0      
DATE: 10/03/2023
 
Most Redhat / Ubuntu / Debian variants supported

GENERAL AVAILABILITY      
DATE: Oct 2023      

 
 

Commencement of billing for Linux Protected Systems


 


Watch a demo of Linux for x360Recover in action:

Linux backup agent installation from an appliance [Demo at 6:30]

Linux bare metal restore from an appliance  [Demo at 12:30]

Overview: Linux installation with 3.2.0 demo and Q&A [Demo at 9:30]

 

 

 


 

 


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