Supported file systems, disk types, disk partition schemes, and removable media
Veritas System Recovery supports the following file systems, disk types, disk partition schemes, and removable media:
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Table: File systems, disk types, disk partition schemes, and removable media
| Support | Description |
|---|---|
| Supported file systems | Veritas System Recovery supports the following file systems\: |
| - FAT16, FAT16X | |
| - FAT32, FAT32X | |
| - Resilient File System (ReFS) Note: Veritas System Recovery supports full and incremental backups of ReFS volumes. | |
| - NTFS Note: You must decrypt encrypted NTFS drives before you attempt to restore them. You cannot view the files that are in a recovery point for an encrypted NTFS drive. | |
| Supported disk types and disk partition schemes | Veritas System Recovery supports the following disk types and disk partition schemes\: |
| - Dynamic disks | |
| - GUID partition table (GPT) | |
| - Master Boot Record (MBR) | |
- 4K sector (native) disk volumes: Veritas System Recovery supports backup of 4K sector (native) disk volumes. As the VHDX format supports 4Kn disks, Veritas System Recovery now uses the VHDX format. Since VHDX format is supported on Windows Server 2012 and later, virtual conversion for 4K sector (native) volumes is now supported on Windows 2012 and later. To check the sector size of the disk, run the following command and see the BytesPerSector value. For Windows Server 2012 and later: fsutil fsinfo sectorinfo |
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| Removable media | Veritas System Recovery also lets you save recovery points to most USB devices, 1394 FireWire devices, RDX, REV, Jaz, Zip drives, and magneto-optical devices. |
Supported drive types with Bytes per Sector Value and Bytes per Physical Sector Value
The following table lists the drive types, Bytes per Sector value, Bytes per Physical Sector value and whether or not Veritas System Recovery supports them.
Table: Drive types and support
| Bytes per Sector value | Bytes per Physical Sector value | Drive type | Supported Yes/No |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4096 | 4096 | 4K native | Yes |
| 512 | 4096 | Advanced Format (also known as 512E) | Yes |
| 512 | 512 | 512-byte native | Yes |
| 4096 | 512 | 4K emulation | Yes |
Refer to the following notes:
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Currently Veritas System Recovery supports drives less than 32TB.Note: Veritas recommends that the system volumes for backup and restore should be less than 16 TB. If the backup or restore takes more than 72 hours, Veritas recommends that you restore the system volumes only using the Veritas System Recovery Disk and then proceed with volumes more than 16 TB in Veritas System Recovery.