Administrator Guide

Transport-to-Server Scenarios
Transporting a restore point across different operating system versions is possible only when the file system features of the source server
are compatible with the target server.
When possible, Replay Manager Explorer prevents an administrator from transporting a restore point to an incompatible target server by
graying out incompatible servers in the Choose Target Server dialog box. However, if Replay Manager Explorer does not have operating
system information for a server, it may list a server as available when the server is not compatible with the source server. Replay Manager
Explorer can include incompatible target servers in the Choose Target Server dialog box.
If an administrator attempts to transport a restore point to an incompatible server (either using the Replay Manager Explorer or the
Move-RMRestorePoint cmdlet) the transport fails and a warning message is issued. The following sections define the allowable
scenarios for Windows Server.
Windows Server 2019 Source
The following table defines the allowable Transport to Server scenarios for Windows Server 2019 source.
Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012
R2
Windows Server 2012
CSVFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
NTFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
ReFS Allowed Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowed
NTFS with data
deduplication
Allowed Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowed
Windows Server 2016 Source
The following table defines the allowable Transport to Server scenarios for Windows Server 2016 source.
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012
R2
Windows Server 2012
CSVFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
NTFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
ReFS Allowed Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowed
NTFS with data
deduplication
Allowed Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowed
Windows Server 2012 R2 Source
The following table defines the allowable Transport to Server scenarios for Windows Server 2012 R2 source.
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012
R2
Windows Server 2012
CSVFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
NTFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
ReFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
NTFS with data
deduplication
Allowed Allowed Allowed Not Allowed
Windows Server 2012 Source
The following table defines the allowable Transport to Server scenarios for Windows Server 2012 source.
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