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title: "Feature Matrix"
slug: "feature-matrix"
updated: 2026-11-03T09:07:06Z
published: 2026-11-03T09:07:06Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/feature-matrix"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Feature Matrix

The following tables show what minimum version is required for specific features.

## AI Features

| Feature | Portal | Edge Filer | Comment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| InsightAI | 8.3.3000.40 | — | All supported edge filer versions. Requires CTERA Messaging service |
| Content Services | — | N/A |  |
| Smart Search | 8.4.4000.23 | 7.13.6000.25 | Requires Content Services |
| MCP (Model Context Protocol) | 8.3.3300.8 | N/A |  |
| n8n | 8.4.4000.23 | N/A |  |
| Ransom Protect | N/A | — | All supported edge filer versions |
| Behavioral engine | N/A | — | All supported edge filer versions |
| Honeypot engine | N/A | — | All supported edge filer versions |

## Portal Only

| Feature | Portal | Comment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thumbnail Connector | — | All supported portal versions |
| Teams Integration | — | All supported portal versions |
| Object Locking for Amazon (S3), Hitachi Vantara HCP (S3) Storage Nodes | 8.2.1500.50.2 |  |
| Zones enabled by default | 8.3.3300.8 |  |
| Backup to an S3 Bucket | 8.3.3300.8 |  |
| Microsoft Graph Mail Integration | 8.3.3000.40 |  |
| Upload-Only Collaboration | 8.3.3000.26 |  |
| Backup & Restore Portal DB to/from S3 | 8.3.3000.19 |  |
| Enhanced Portal Syslog (Multi-Server + Heartbeat) | 8.3.3000.19 |  |

## Edge Filer Only

| Feature | Edge Filer | Comment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remote Support | 7.11.4900.10 |  |
| Encrypt and passphrase protect the configuration file | — | All supported edge filer versions |
| CTERA Cache Assist 3.4.3 | 7.12.x | To use with 7.11.x, CLIs must be run |

## Portal and Edge Filer

| Feature | Portal | Edge Filer | Comment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Migrating NFS WORM Shares | — | — | All supported portal and edge filer versions |
| WORM Migration | 8.2.1500.57 | 7.12.x |  |
| Varonis Integration (including multi-edge + classification) | 8.3.3300.8 | 7.11.5100.32 | Requires CTERA Messaging service |
| Global File Locking (GFL) | 8.3.3000.19 | 7.11.5100.23 | Improved since portal 8.3.3300.8 |
| Quota Management | 8.3.3300.8 | 7.12.5400.5 | Subfolder quota implementation requires CTERA Messaging service |
| End User Snapshots Visibility | 8.3.3000.26 | — | All supported edge filer versions |
| CTERA Archive | 8.4.4000.23 | 7.13.6000.3 |  |
| Fusion Direct | 8.4.4000.23 | 7.13.6000.3 | Requires CTERA Messaging service |
| Centralized Share Management | 8.4.4000.23 | 7.13.6000.3 |  |
| Alternate Data Streams (ADS) Support | — | — | All supported portal and edge filer versions |
| Edge Filer Syslog Service | — | — | All supported portal and edge filer versions. Requires CTERA Messaging service |