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Snapshot and Direct I/O Support (UNIX Only)

UNIX client agents support the Snapshot and Direct I/O features. To take advantage of these features, one of the following environments must exist on the machine running the UNIX client agent:

Feature

Platform

Software Requirements

Snapshot

Solaris

UFS file system with the fssnap package installed (Solaris 8 and 9) or the advanced version of VxFS file system.

Snapshot

HP-UX 11.0

Advanced version of VxFS file system or Online Journaling File System (JFS).

Direct I/O

Solaris

UFS file system or VxFS file system.

Direct I/O

HP-UX 11.0

Advanced version of VxFS file system or Online JFS.