Requirements

Each Windows® machine that accesses the MooseFS cluster needs the Windows Client installed. The client needs network access to all components of the MooseFS cluster to work properly. The client machine has to be able to communicate with all Master Servers and Chunkservers of the cluster.

Supported version of MooseFS Cluster components

The Windows Client counts as a mount in the version chain. The Master Servers and Chunkservers that the Windows Client connects to must not be older than the client. A 5.x client therefore does not connect to a 4.x cluster. A client older than the cluster does connect, as long as the license allows it. Version compatibility covers the whole chain and what each pair of components does with a version difference.

Supported Operating systems

The Windows Client supports only the following 64-bit operating systems:

• Microsoft® Windows® 10
• Microsoft® Windows® 11
• Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2
• Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012
• Microsoft® Windows® Server 2016
• Microsoft® Windows® Server 2019
• Microsoft® Windows® Server 2022