---
title: "CTERA Edge Filer Interoperability"
slug: "ctera-edge-filer-gateway-interoperability"
tags: ["operability", "matrix", "compatibility", "interoperability", "Edge Filer"]
updated: 2026-11-02T19:46:07Z
published: 2026-11-02T19:46:07Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/ctera-edge-filer-gateway-interoperability"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.ctera.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# CTERA Edge Filer Interoperability

| ###### | ###### 7.x |
| --- | --- |
| ###### **Cloud Vendor Platform** |
| AWS (with automatic enhanced networking when required) | Yes |
| Microsoft Azure | Yes |
| ###### **On-premise Platform** |
| ESXi 7.x and later including VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 | Yes (VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 from 7.12.x) |
| HPE VM Essentials | Yes (from 7.12.x) |
| Hyper-V | Yes |
| IBM Fusion HCI | Yes (from 7.12.x) |
| KVM | Yes |
| Nutanix AHV | Yes |
| Proxmox | Yes (from 7.12.x) |
| Red Hat OpenShift | Yes (from 7.12.x) |
| Scale Computing HyperCore | Yes |
| ###### **Browser for User Interface (Last 2 Versions)** |
| Apple Safari | Yes |
| Google Chrome | Yes |
| Microsoft Edge | Yes |
| Mozilla Firefox | Yes |
| ###### **File Systems** |
| XFS (NAS) | Yes |
| [Next generation file system](/v1/docs/what-is-the-next-generation-file-system) | Yes |
| ###### **Migration from External File Server** |
| - Azure StorSimple - HCP Gateway - Hitachi Data Ingestor - Isilon OneFS - Microsoft Azure Files - Nasuni Edge Appliance - NetApp ONTAP - NetAPP StorageGRID 9 (SMB) - NetAPP StorageGRID 11 (SMB) - Panzura Freedom Filer - Windows Server Another option, **Other**, is available to attempt to migrate from a file server that is not listed. | Yes |
| ###### Antivirus Support |
| Bitdefender Anti-malware SDK | Yes |
| ###### Overlay Icons for MacOS |
| Overlay Icons for MacOS (requires Cache Assist) | Yes |
| File search in MacOS Finder | Yes (except when using the [next generation file system](/v1/docs/what-is-the-next-generation-file-system)). |
| ###### File Sharing Protocols |
| FTP | Yes |
| NFS | Yes (NFS Versions 3 and 4) |
| SMB | Yes (versions 2.x and 3.x) |
| WebDAV | Yes |
| ###### Monitoring |
| SNMP | Yes |
| ###### **Compliance** |
| FIPS 140-3 | Yes |
| WORM Compliance | Yes |
| ###### External Systems Integration |
| Microsoft Active Directory | Yes |
| **Cache Assist** |
| macOS 15, 26, and macOS 27 | Yes |