Get the Windows operating system version

Example OS：Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter

Get the Windows OS version through the Control Panel

Open [Control Panel], go to [System and Security], and then select System to retrieve relevant information.

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Get the Windows OS version through the CMD

Login to the Windows server, use the shortcut Win + R to open the CMD window, and execute the following command: 
  1. systeminfo

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In the output, you can view the OS name.

Host Name: NGINX-WEB

OS Name: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter

Get the Linux operating system version

Example OS：CentOS 7.9

Run the following command to view the operating system version. 
  1. cat /etc/redhat-release
The output content represents information about the operating system version.

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Check if the host supports Agent-based disaster recovery

Check the operating system and version of the source host, compare it with the Agent support list, and determine whether the disaster recovery host supports Agent-based disaster recovery.

Agent Support List

【√】: Full support

OS[Production Source] Support Information
Windows Server 2003 (64-bit) SP2/R2 √
2008 (64-bit) 2008 √
R2 √
2012 (64-bit) 2012 √
R2 √
2016 (64-bit) 2016 √
2019 (64-bit) 2019 √
Linux CentOS (64-bit) 6.5+ √
7.x √
8.x √
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) (64-bit) 6.x √
7.x √
8.x √
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) (64-bit) 11 SP1 √
11 SP2 √
11 SP3 √
11 SP4 √
Ubuntu Server (64-bit) 12.04 √
14.04 √
16.04 √
18.04 √
20.04 √