Features

Operating System

Linux

Service Management

resources
ip
loop
fs
bind mounts
lvm2 vg
veritas vg
sync
containers
lxc
openvz
xen
kvm
vbox
ovm
esx
docker instance
docker service
scsi persistent reservation
yes [1] (sg_persist)
rsync on snap
lvm2 snaps
delta replication
dds
HA plugin
openha
heartbeatd
keepalived
IPv6
yes
Per-service resource capping
yes (cgroup)

Inventories

network yes
disks yes
os packages yes
os patches  
os stats yes
server hw yes
server os yes
san arrays yes
san switch yes
networker index yes

Solaris

Service Management

resources
ip
lofs
zfs pool
veritas vg
sync
containers
zone
ldom
xen
vbox
scsi persistent reservation
yes (sg_persist)
rsync on snap
zfs snaps
delta replication
zfs send/recv
HA plugin
openha
IPv6
yes
Per-service resource capping
no

Inventories

network yes
disks yes
os packages yes
os patches yes
os stats yes
server hw yes
server os yes
san arrays yes
san switch yes
networker index yes

HP-UX

Service Management

resources
ip
fs
vg
sync
containers
hpvm
srp
scsi persistent reservation
yes [2] (scu)
rsync on snap
vxfs snaps on lv
delta replication
n/a
HA plugin
openha
IPv6
yes
Per-service resource capping
no

Inventories

network yes
disks yes
os packages yes
os patches yes
os stats yes
server hw yes
server os yes
san arrays yes
san switch yes
networker index yes

AIX

Service Management

resources
ip
fs
namefs
sync
vg
containers  
scsi persistent reservation
no
rsync on snap
jfs2 snaps on lv
delta replication
n/a
HA plugin
not tested
IPv6
yes
Per-service resource capping
no

Inventories

network yes
disks yes
os packages yes
os patches yes
os stats yes
server hw yes
server os yes
san arrays yes
san switch yes
networker index yes

FreeBSD

Service Management

resources
ip
md
fs
nullfs
zfs pool
sync
containers
jail
scsi persistent reservation
yes (sg_persist)
rsync on snap
zfs snaps
delta replication
zfs send/recv
HA plugin
not tested
IPv6
yes
Per-service resource capping
no

Inventories

network yes
disks yes
os packages yes
os patches  
os stats  
server hw yes
server os yes
san arrays yes
san switch yes
networker index yes

Mac OS X

Service Management

resources
ip
fs
sync
containers
vbox
docker instance
docker service
scsi persistent reservation
no
rsync on snap
n/a
delta replication
n/a
HA plugin
not tested
IPv6
yes
Per-service resource capping
no

Inventories

network yes
disks yes
os packages yes
os patches  
os stats  
server hw yes
server os yes
san arrays yes
san switch yes
networker index yes

Tru64

Service Management

resources
ip
fs
sync
containers  
scsi persistent reservation
yes (scu)
rsync on snap
advfs clonefset
delta replication
n/a
HA plugin
not tested
IPv6
not tested
Per-service resource capping
no

Inventories

network yes
disks yes
os packages yes
os patches yes
os stats  
server hw yes
server os yes
san arrays yes
san switch yes
networker index yes

Windows

Service Management

resources  
containers  
scsi persistent reservation  
rsync on snap  
delta replication  
HA plugin  
IPv6  
Per-service resource capping  

Inventories

network yes
disks yes
os packages yes
os patches yes
os stats  
server hw yes
server os yes
san arrays  
san switch  
networker index  

Virtualization

Virtualization technology Host operating systems Guest operating systems
lxc
Linux
Linux
vz
Linux
Linux
docker
Linux
Linux
jail
FreeBSD
FreeBSD
zone
Solaris
Solaris Express
Solaris
Solaris Express
kvm
Linux
Linux
FreeBSD
Solaris
Solaris Express
Windows
xen
Linux
Solaris Express
Linux
FreeBSD
Solaris
Solaris Express
Windows
esx
ESX (Linux)
Linux
FreeBSD
Solaris
Solaris Express
Windows
ovm
Linux
Linux
FreeBSD
Solaris
Solaris Express
Windows
hpvm
HP-UX
HP-UX
Linux
FreeBSD
Windows
srp
HP-UX
HP-UX
ldom
Solaris on T-series
Solaris
Solaris Express
Linux
FreeBSD
vbox
Linux
Solaris
Mac OS X
Linux
FreeBSD
Solaris
Solaris Express
Windows

Data replication

Replication Commands Sync/Async (typical period) Transport Trigger Cluster mode
Rsync
syncnodes
syncdrp
syncall
Asynchronous (hours)
ip
scheduled
on-demand
local
multi-site
cluster
disaster recovery
Netapp snapmirror
syncquiesce
syncresume
syncupdate
syncbreak
syncresync
syncswap
Asynchronous (seconds)
iscsi
fc
ip (nfs, smb)
scheduled
on-demand
local
multi-site
disaster recovery
Symmetrix SRDF-S
syncbreak
syncresume
syncswap
Synchronous
fc
on-demand
start on R2-side nodes
local
multi-site
disaster recovery
HP 3Par Remote Copy
syncupdate
syncbreak
syncresume
syncswap
Synchronous or Asynchronous (seconds)
fc
scheduled
on-demand
local
multi-site
disaster recovery
Datacore replication
syncresume
syncupdate
syncbreak
Asynchronous (seconds)
fc
iscsi
scheduled
on-demand
local
multi-site
cluster
disaster recovery
Dds
syncfullsync
syncupdate
syncverify
Asynchronous (minutes)
ip
scheduled
on-demand
local
multi-site
disaster recovery
Drbd
start
stop
startstandby
Synchronous or Asynchronous (seconds)
ip
scheduled
on-demand
Primary / Primary
Primary / Secondary
local
multi-site
cluster
disaster recovery
Zfs
syncnodes
syncdrp
syncall
syncupdate
Asynchronous (minutes)
ip
scheduled
on-demand
local
multi-site
cluster
disaster recovery
Btrfs
syncnodes
syncdrp
syncall
syncfullsync
Asynchronous (minutes)
ip
scheduled
on-demand
local
multi-site
disaster recovery
Docker images
syncnodes
syncdrp
syncall
Asynchronous (minutes)
ip
scheduled
on-demand
local
multi-site
disaster recovery
cluster
Symmetrix clone
syncbreak
syncresync
 
fc
scheduled
on-demand
local
HP EVA snap
syncresync
 
fc
scheduled
on-demand
local
Datacore snap
syncresync
 
fc
iscsi
scheduled
on-demand
local
IBM DS8xxx snap
syncresync
 
fc
scheduled
on-demand
local
NEC ISM, Bull Optima snap
syncresync
 
fc
scheduled
on-demand
local
Ceph RADOS snap
syncresync
 
ip
scheduled
on-demand
local

Footnotes

[1]Multipaths with queue_if_no_path active are not supported for clustered services, patches coming.
[2]With dsf devices.