Microsoft Support Matrix
- End-of-Life Operating Environments
- Integrations
- Pure Storage® Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Hardware Provider
- Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
- Pure Storage® PowerShell SDK version 1
- Pure Storage® PowerShell SDK version 2
- Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Windows Admin Center (WAC)
- Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
- System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
- Windows Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX)
- Windows Filesystem Support (NTFS & ReFS)
- Hyper-V
End-of-Life Operating Environments
- Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server versions are fully supported with Pure Integrations up to the Extended End Date listed in the Microsoft Lifecycle documentation.
- Pure Storage FlashArray Purity Operating Environment versions are supported until they reach end-of-life as listed in this document.
Integrations
Click to jump to the specific Integration Support Matrix:
- Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Hardware Provider
- Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
- Pure Storage® PowerShell SDK v1.x
- Pure Storage® PowerShell SDK v2.x
- Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Windows Admin Center (WAC)
- Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
- System Center Virtual Machine Manager
- Windows Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX)
Be advised that this Integration Support Matrix changes frequently based on updates to operating systems and features.
Pure Storage® Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Hardware Provider
Note: Versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.10, 1.6.0 are end-of-life and no longer supported.
Versions / Features | 2.5.251.0 (Sep 2022) |
1.8.96.0 (Sep 2021) |
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Windows Server 2022 Server (Core & Desktop Experience) | Supported | Supported |
Windows Server 2019 Server (Core & Desktop Experience) | Supported | Supported |
Windows Server 2016 Server (Core & Desktop Experience) | Not Tested | Not Tested |
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Core & Desktop Experience) | Not Tested | Not Tested |
Windows Server 2012 (Core & Desktop Experience) | Not Tested | Not Tested |
Windows Client (11, 10, 8, 7, etc) | Not Implemented by Microsoft | Not Implemented by Microsoft |
Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) | Supported | Supported |
VMware RDM/vVol, Hyper-V Pass-Through Disk | Unsupported | Unsupported |
FA ActiveCluster | Supported | Supported |
FA Protection Groups | Supported | Supported |
FA Purity 6.1+ that is not end-of-life | Supported | Supported |
Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
Note: Version 1.0.440.0, 1.1.76.0, 1.1.96.0 are end-of-life and no longer supported.
Versions / Features | 2.5.521.0 (Sep 2022) |
2.5.510.0 (Dec 2021) |
2.0.433.0 (Nov 2021) |
1.1.100.0 (Oct 2021) |
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vSphere & ESXi 7.0+ that is not end of life | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Windows Server 2022 (Core and Desktop Experience) | Supported(1) | Supported(1) | Supported(1) | Supported(1) |
Windows Server 2019 (Core & Desktop Experience) | Supported(1) | Supported(1) | Supported(1) | Not Tested(1) |
Windows Server 2016 (Core & Desktop Experience) | Not Tested(1) | Supported(1) | Supported(1) | Not Tested(1) |
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Core & Desktop Experience) | Not Tested(1) | Not Tested(1) | Not Tested(1) | Not Tested(1) |
Windows Server 2012 (Core & Desktop Experience) | Not Tested(1) | Not Tested(1) | Not Tested(1) | Not Tested(1) |
Windows 10 | Supported(2) | Supported(2) | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
vVol | Supported | Supported | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
pRDM | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
FA ActiveCluster | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
FA Protection Groups | Supported(3) | Supported(3) | Supported(3) | Supported |
FA Purity 6.1+ that is not end-of-life | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Microsoft SQL Server 2014+ that is not end-of-life | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
(1) Server Core can run SQL Server but available drive letters cannot be enumerated if VMware Tools is not installed on the VM. See How to Install VMware Tools in Windows Server Core for a step by step walkthrough.
(2) Windows 10 can be the SSMS host where the extension is installed. Since hardware VSS providers are not supported on client operating systems, Windows 10 clients that have SQL Server cannot be backed up with the FA SSMS Extension.
(3) Mounted Snapshots will now be created inside of the POD.
Pure Storage® PowerShell SDK version 1
Note: The PowerShell SDK v1 is dependent on the version of PowerShell and .Net Framework, not specifically the Windows operating system version. The only requirements for the operating system is that it be 64-bit and support TLS protocol versions 1.1 or later.
Versions / Features | 1.19.49 (May 2022) |
1.19.37 (Jan 2022) |
1.17.16 (Jan 2021) |
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FlashArray Purity API 1.7 to 1.19 | Supported (1) | Supported (1) | Supported (1) |
PowerShell 3.0 to 5.1.x | Supported (2) | Supported (2) | Supported (2) |
.Net Framework 4.5 | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Windows OS 64-bit | Supported | Supported | Supported |
(1) Some cmdlets may be restricted or limited by the REST API version that was implemented with a specific Purity version. The online cmdlet Help will designate any such limitations or restrictions. For a cross-reference of Purity versions to API versions, please reference this article.
(2) Requires Windows Management Framework 5.1 or later. See this document for more information on WMF versions and compatibility.
Pure Storage® PowerShell SDK version 2
Note: The PowerShell SDK v2 is dependent on the version of PowerShell and .Net Core, not specifically the Windows, Linux, or MacOS operating system version. The only requirements for the operating system is that it be 64-bit and support TLS protocol versions 1.1 or later.
Versions / Features | 2.2.276 (May 2022) |
2.2.272 (Aug 2020) |
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FlashArray Purity API 2.0 through 2.16 | Supported (1)(2) | Supported (1)(2) | Supported (1)(2) |
PowerShell 5.1.x (.Net Framework 4.7.2 or later) | Supported | Supported | Supported |
PowerShell 6.x Core (.net Core) | Supported | Not Implemented | Not Implemented |
PowerShell 7.1.x or later (.net Core) | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Windows OS 64-bit | Supported | Supported | Supported |
(1) Some cmdlets may be restricted or limited by the REST API version that was implemented with a specific Purity version. The online cmdlet Help will designate any such limitations or restrictions.For a cross-reference of Purity versions to API versions, please reference this article.
(2) Purity API version 2.0, initially released in Purity 5.3.0, is the minimum version required to be present on the array for the SDK v2.
Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Windows Admin Center (WAC)
Versions / Features | v1.0.61 (July 2020) |
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Windows Admin Center 2110.2 (Build 1.3.53858.0)
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Supported(1)(2)(3)
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(1) Windows Admin Center (non-preview) releases are supported continuously, based on Microsoft's Modern Lifecycle Policy. This means that only the latest version of Windows Admin Center is serviced and supported, and users must stay current by upgrading to the latest Windows Admin Center release within 30 days of availability to remain supported. See Windows Admin Center support policy for more details.
(2) See Microsoft documentation for supported operating systems.
(3) Windows 11 is not listed as a supported operating system by Microsoft but this has been tested in our lab and functions properly.
Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
Versions |
v2.0.19 |
v1.2.20 (May 2022) |
v1.2.12 (Aug 2021) |
v1.2.9 (Jan 2021) |
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FlashArray Purity 6.1.0 or later | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Systems Center Operations Manager 2022 | Supported(1,3) | Supported(1) | Not fully tested | Not fully tested |
Systems Center Operations Manager 2019 | Supported(1,3) | Supported(1) | Supported(1) | Supported(1) |
Systems Center Operations Manager 2016 | Supported(1,3) | Supported(1) | Supported(1) | Supported(1) |
Systems Center Operations Manager 2012R2 (End of Microsoft extended support is July 2022) | Not Supported(2) | Supported(1)(2) | Supported(1)(2) | Supported(1)(2) |
(1) SCOM Cumulative Rollup (CU) releases are best-effort supported within 90 days of release from Microsoft.
(2) This version is no longer tested with new releases. End of extended support is July 2022.
(3) This version is only tested on upgrade from v1.2.9, v1.2.12, and v1.2.20.
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
Versions / Features | Purity Support | SMI-S Support |
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Supported with Purity 6.1 or later.(1) |
Storage Management Initiative - Specification (SMI-S) 1.6.0 and 1.6.1 |
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Supported with Purity 6.1 and later.(1) | |
SCVMM 1801 | ||
SCVMM 1807 | ||
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Supported with Purity 6.1.0+.(1) |
(1) Support for System Center Virtual Machine Manager is provided by Storage Management Initiative - Specification (SMI-S). SMI-S allows for connectivity to the FlashArray through SMI-S CIMXML. See the Microsoft Platform Guide for more details.
Windows Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX)
Versions / Features | |
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Windows Server 2012 |
Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) was introduced in Purity 4.10 and is supported on all later versions that are not end-of-life. See the Microsoft Platform Guide for more details. See the Windows Server Catalog for Pure Storage that has been certified by Windows Server version. |
Windows Server 2012 R2 | |
Windows Server 2016 (Core and Desktop Experience) | |
Windows Server 2019 (Core and Desktop Experience) | |
Windows Server 2022 (Core and Desktop Experience) |
Windows Filesystem Support (NTFS & ReFS)
NTFS | It is Fully Supported with no caveats on all versions of Windows we currently support. |
REFS |
It is Fully Supported. Check the Application best practices for configuration recommendations. Caveats:
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