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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
What's New 3
New Features in Version 11 4
Deployment 4
CommCell Management 5
Server and MediaAgent 7
Media Management 8
Data Management 8
Backup Agents 9
Archiving Agents 23
Deduplication 28
Virtualization 29
Snapshot Management 49
Edge Endpoint Solutions 55
Reports 57
Solutions 59
Disaster Recovery 62
Analytics 62
Tools and Utilities 64
More Features in This Release 65
Changes in Version 11 66
Deployment 66
System Requirements 68
CommCell Management 69
CommCell Disaster Recovery 74
Media Management 75
Data Management 77
Backup Agents 80
Archiving Agents 88
Virtualization 93
Snapshot Management 94
Edge Backup and Access 95
Reports 96
Analytics 97
Tools & Utilities 97
Trademark Acknowledgment 98
Commvault Worldwide Headquarters 98
Commvault Regional Offices 98
V11 SP8
What's New
This section contains information about the new features and changes in this release. All information contained in the
New Features, Changes, Release Notes, and Deprecated Products and Features pages is cumulative from the initial
release of this software version. For information on new features and changes in recent service packs, see Available
Service Packs . For information about the core capabilities of the software, see Software Capabilities .
If you are upgrading from a previous version, review the following pages:
New Features
Changes
Release Notes - Known Issues
End-of-Life, Deprecated and Extended Support - Products
End-of-Life, Deprecated and Extended Support - Features
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New Features in Version 11
Features and enhancements in this release are listed here, with a link to full documentation for the feature.
To see the new features in the latest service packs, see Available Service Packs in Version 11 .
If you are upgrading from a previous release or service pack, also review the following pages:
Changes
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Deployment
Support for HTTP and HTTPS Protocols to Download the Commvault Software - Early
Release
You can use the HTTP protocol or the HTTPS protocol to download the Commvault software from the CommCell
Console. By default, the software is downloaded using the FTP protocol.
More Information
Configuring the CommCell Console to Download Software Using HTTP or HTTPS Protocol
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard Edition

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard is the new SQL Server version that is used during the installation of Commvault
server packages, such as the CommServe software.
Previously, Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 Enterprise was the version used during installations.
More Information
Database Engine
Upgrading Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enterprise to Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard Edition
Application-Aware Installations
Configure the Commvault software to automatically detect the installed client applications in the following
scenarios:
You plan to add additional applications after you install the Commvault software.
You plan to refresh the hardware.
You have a managed service provider configuration.
You can set this feature for a client or a client group. When you enable this feature, the software periodically checks
each client and client group member for newly installed applications.
The CommCell Console displays the applications as uninstalled clients. You can run a workflow that automates the
following operations:
Installs the Commvault package for the application.
Configures the client on the CommServe.
Registers the client with the CommServe with the Product Status as "Auto Detect".
Key Features
Install applications before or after the Commvault software installation.
Receive automatic notification of new applications.
Applicable Agents
Active Directory
DB2
Microsoft Exchange Database
MySQL
Oracle
PostGreSQL
Sybase
Setup Requirements
You must install the core File System package on all clients that use application-aware installations.
More Information
Enabling Application-Aware Installations
New Installer for Windows and UNIX Installation Packages

Enhancements to the software installer provide an improved user experience, with speedier and simpler
installations of software packages. In addition, the installation documentation has been extensively reorganized to
help you plan and streamline your software deployments.
More Information
Installations
Use ObjectStore as a Software Repository for Download Center

You can now use the Commvault ObjectStore as a software repository for Download Center.
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and enterprise-level companies can use the ObjectStore as a software
repository to deliver software to end users through the Download Center in the Web Console, without relying on a
third-party content delivery network (CDN).
Key Features
Avoid reliance on third-party content delivery networks (CDN) to host downloadable packages.
More easily change Web Servers without needing to move packages.
More Information
Download Center
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CommCell Management
System Monitoring
System monitoring gives administrators insight into their IT infrastructure. User activity and resource usage is
collected and is stored in a database. The data can be used by administrators for troubleshooting, auditing and
compliance purposes.
Key Features
Predefined templates
You can monitor user activity on a client
You can monitor resource usage on a server, for example, CPU and memory usage can be monitored
Setup Requirements
Supported platforms:
Windows and Macintosh support user monitoring
Windows and UNIX support resource monitoring
More Information
System Monitoring
Role-Based Security
To make the management of user security more flexible and granular, administrators can create three-way security
associations by combining users, roles, and entities. The security associations determine the operations that users
can perform in the CommCell environment. Security associations can include individual users or user groups, and
users and user groups can be a part of multiple security associations.
The concept of roles makes security more consistent and easier to configure. The administrator builds each set of
permissions one time and then uses the roles to create security associations.
Key Features
Create roles to define reusable sets of permissions
Create security associations directly from entities, external users and groups, and CommCell users and user
groups
Assign users or user groups user management permissions on other external and CommCell users and user
groups
More Information
User Administration and Security - Overview
Log Monitoring Supports Virtual Machines Hosted on a Microsoft Hyper-V Server

You can monitor the performance of each virtual machine that you host on a Microsoft Hyper-V Server.
Key Features
Build custom queries based on the data that is collected about the virtual machines. For example, identify usage
patterns for your virtual machines and allocate resources accordingly.
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent
Setup Requirements
Virtual Server Agent (VSA)
More Information
Monitoring Policy Templates
Linking a CommCell User with a Cloud Services Commvault ID

You can link a Cloud Services Commvault ID to a CommCell user. When the accounts are linked, users can log on to
the CommCell environment with either the credentials from their Cloud Services account or from their local
CommCell account.
During CommServe installation, you can link your Commvault ID to the new CommServe database. If you do not
have a Commvault ID, you can create it during installation.
More Information
Linking a User with a Commvault ID
Multi-CommCell Single Sign-On

Multi-CommCell Single Sign-On (SSO) enables users to log on with a single set of credentials and access multiple
CommCells without requiring the user to log on again. Users can switch seamlessly between CommCells to access
data, resources, or services available on other CommCells without needing to log on separately to individual
CommCells.
More Information
Multi-CommCell Single Sign-On (SSO)
Social Sign-In Authentication

The Web Console can now authenticate registered users through their social media identities. For example, a Web
Console user can now log on by using credentials from a Google account. Users who log on to the Web Console
with their CommCell credentials can click a link to register their social media account. After registration, they can
log on to the Web Console by using their social media account credentials.
More Information
External Authentication Using Social Sign In
Simplified Firewall Setup with Predefined Network Topologies

Predefined firewall topologies are now provided to simplify the firewall configuration. You can configure firewall
parameters for client groups by creating an instance of the required topology and assigning the client groups to it.
Key Features
Simplifies administration by establishing connectivity between groups of clients, as groups.
Enables you to create logical proxies consisting of multiple clients, known as proxy groups, to simplify defining
the relationship between clients and proxies.
Provides a new Firewall Topologies node in the CommCell Browser that makes it easier to see the relationships
between client groups that are separated by a firewall.
More Information
Direct Connections Using Predefined Firewall Topologies
Setting Up Proxy Connections Using a Predefined Firewall Topology
Configure Administrative Jobs to Start When CommServe Activity Is Low

You can configure your administrative jobs to go into a queued state if more than 100 backup jobs are running or
waiting on the CommServe. When fewer than 100 backup jobs are running or waiting, the queued administrative
jobs automatically start. This option is an advanced job option and is located on the Startup tab.
More Information
Startup: Start When CommServe Activity is Low
Enhanced Encryption Options for Auxiliary Copy

Backup data that is encrypted on the primary copy can be stored as plain text on the secondary copy with a new
option that can be set during Auxiliary Copy operation. This is useful in specific cases where the secondary copy
storage target requires data to be in plain text for better operational efficiency reasons such as hardware
deduplication.
Additionally, there is a new option to encrypt data only during transmission over the network during Auxiliary Copy
operations. This allows data to be stored as plain text on both the source and destination storage, but encrypted
only during network transfer.
Licenses
Auxiliary Copy Encryption
More Information
Configuring Data Encryption on a Storage Policy Copy
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Server and MediaAgent

Network Storage Pool - Early Release Feature
You can now configure a Network Storage Pool that provides a scalable and easy to configure storage
solution. Multiple cross-platform MediaAgents can access a Network Storage Pool that has the following benefits:
You can scale out the storage capacity on demand by adding more MediaAgents or mount paths.
The added MediaAgents or the mount paths are automatically shared using the DataServer-IP.
More Information
Network Storage Pool
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Media Management
Cloud Global Repository Cell - Early Release Feature
You can enable the Cloud Global Repository Cell feature in the Global Repository Cell and in the PodCell systems.
When you enable this feature, you can export the metadata of the clients in the PodCell systems to the cloud
library, and then import the metadata from the cloud library to the Global Repository Cell. You can configure the
schedules for importing and exporting the metadata.
Key Features
The Global Repository Cell feature is ideal for the following tasks:
Disaster recovery as a service solution for clients
Data analytics as a service
More Information
Cloud Global Repository Cell Overview
Tape to Tape Copy - Early Release Feature

You can move the contents of a tape to another tape in the same library.
More Information
Move Contents of Media from One Tape to Another
Global Secondary Copy Policy

To optimize your tape media, you can now set up a global secondary copy policy to consolidate backups from
multiple storage policy copies. If you have a global secondary copy policy configured in your CommCell
environment, you can also run multiple auxiliary copy operations on the same media.
More Information
Setting Up a Global Secondary Copy Policy
Location-Based Backups and Restores

You can now enable the system to select MediaAgents for backup and restore operations based on their
geographical location.
This is beneficial in a setup where laptop clients are not always present in the same location, as they go wherever
the laptop user goes. The system selects the MediaAgent that is geographically closest to the backup or the restore
location for faster backups or restores.
More Information
Allow Restore, Index Restore to Pick MediaAgent Based on the Distance to Restore Location
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Data Management
Automated File System Replication with DASH - Early Release Feature
Create and manage a workflow-based file system replication with a DASH (Deduplication Accelerate Streaming
Hash) copy from the Web Console.
Key Features
Achieve efficient network bandwidth and storage resource utilization by eliminating redundant data.
Optimize data transfers over the network by implementing chaining and forking mechanisms.
More Information
File System Replication Using DASH Copy
Case Manager Support for Windows File System Agent

Case Manager is a feature in Compliance Search that enables compliance officers and legal teams to collect and
retain electronically stored information (ESI) for electronic discovery based on individual persons. Case Manager
now fully supports creating legal copies of Microsoft Windows file system data and collecting ESI from any client
that has the Windows File System Agent.
Key Features
Collect file system data that resides on laptops, desktops, and file servers that meets the specified criteria for a
case.
Copy ESI data to a legal hold with infinite retention.
Search ESI that is collected in the case.
Share the case data with other Compliance Search Users.
Applicable Agents
Windows File System Agent
Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent
Exchange Compliance Archiver Agent
Setup Requirements
You must have Compliance Search deployed in your CommCell environment. For more information, see Installing
Compliance Search .
More Information
Overview of Case Manager for Compliance Officers
Overview of Case Manager for Administrators
Ability to Set Licensing Limits for Tenants

You can limit the size of data that is backed up for a client computer group. A limit is set at the client computer
group level and affects all of the clients in the group. If you have multiple CommCell environments, you can set a
limit that is applied across the environments.
Key Features
Provides client group-level tracking of the limit you set
Simplifies the administration of multi-tenant environments
More Information
Licensing Limits for Tenants Overview
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Backup Agents
Backup support for Google Mail and Google Drive
You can back up Google mailboxes and drive data at regular intervals to a media for safekeeping using the
Commvault software.
Key Features
The backup solution of Commvault for Google Mail and Google Drive has the following benefits:
You can back up the Google mailboxes and the drive data of all your user accounts.
You can schedule these backups to run automatically at regular intervals, so that you always have the latest
backup copy.
If an accidental permanent deletion or a user account hack occurs, you can restore from the latest back up
copy.
More Information
Google Mail and Google Drive Overview
Live Sync Replication of Oracle Databases - Early Release

The Live Sync feature enables incremental replication from a backup of an Oracle database to a synced copy of the
Oracle database. The Live Sync operation continuously applies changes from the source database backups since
the last sync point.
Key Features
Initiates the replication automatically after a backup is completed on the source database.
Minimizes the impact on production systems CPU and I/O by using the backup data for replications,which
avoids the need to read the source database again for replication.
Copies the backup data to remote disaster recovery (DR) sites with deduplication to minimize the wide area
network (WAN) traffic and then run Live Sync at the DR site.
Supports the destination database sync in standby mode so that users can schedule workloads on the
destination server.
Initiates replication after the auxiliary copy completes, when you use a copy precedence for Live Sync.
Applicable Agents
Oracle
Setup Requirements
You can use Live Sync to replicate Oracle databases from a streaming backup, an auxiliary copy, or a backup copy.
You cannot replicate Oracle databases from IntelliSnap backups.
More Information
Live Sync for Oracle Databases
Distributed Backup Support for IBM General Parallel File System Data
IBM General Parallel File System? (GPFS?) is a high-performance clustered file system that allows parallel data
access across multiple cluster nodes. It offers high availability, scalability, tiered storage management, and the
performance to manage large quantities of data. Commvault software is designed to protect GPFS data, keeping in
mind the complex and varied enterprise environment requirements with sufficient resiliency.
Key Features
Distributed backups (and restores) that run in parallel on multiple data mover nodes for optimal load sharing.
Faster LAN-free backup and restores.
Licenses
Server File System
Setup Requirements
Install the UNIX/Linux File System Agent
More Information
Overview: GPFS
Distributed Backup Support for Apache Hadoop Data

Apache Hadoop® software enables distributed processing and storage of large data sets across clusters of
commodity servers through the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) component. It is robustly designed to
handle failures at the application level and will continue to run even when individual servers (or clusters) fail.
The distributed nature of Hadoop, and the risk of local machine failures, presents challenges in protecting Hadoop
data. Commvault software expressly meets the challenges of this architecture, with the flexibility to address real-
world data protection and archiving use cases.
Key Features
Distributed data protection operations that run in parallel on multiple data access nodes for optimal load
sharing
Fault tolerant model that redistributes task loads when data access node failure is detected
Support for full, incremental, and synthetic full backups
Support for data archiving
Faster LAN-free backup and restores
Support for restoring Hadoop data to a different Hadoop cluster or a non-Hadoop cluster (any other file
system)
Licenses
Server File System
Setup Requirements
Install the UNIX/Linux File System Agent
More Information
Overview: Hadoop
Ability to Create a SAP for Oracle Database Copy

You can perform a database copy of a SAP for Oracle database to:
Build a demonstration database from a production system
Build a test database that tests the production database without affecting the production database
Schedule a disaster recovery test
You can perform a SAP for Oracle database copy to the same or different host. When you copy to a new host, you
can use the same or a different Oracle SID and SAPDATA_HOME path. When you copy to the same host, you must
use a different Oracle SID and SAPDATA_HOME path from the source database.
The restore of the SAP summary and detail files is fully integrated when you perform a SAP for Oracle database
copy from the CommCell Console.
Key Features
Run a database copy from the CommCell Console.
Configure schedules to run the database copy.
Applicable Agents
SAP for Oracle
More Information
SAP for Oracle Database Copy
Restore a SAP on Oracle Database to Disk (Application-Free Restore)

You can restore databases directly to a disk from the CommCell Console without the use of the database
application.
Key Features
You can restore multiplexed data on the same media. The data from different backup jobs is passed to the client so
that all of the interleaved backup jobs are restored in parallel. Restore the data that is associated with a specific
backup jobs such as full, incremental, or archive log in parallel streams.
Applicable Agents
SAP for Oracle
More Information
Restoring a SAP on Oracle Database to Disk (Application-Free Restore)
Table-Level Restore for DB2 Agents

You can restore DB2 tables that were logically corrupted or lost, or after the table structure was modified. When
you restore database tables, an auxiliary instance is automatically created.
More Information
Restoring DB2 Tables
Hyper-V Support for Virtualize Me (Linux)

Quickly and reliably convert a Linux computer into a Hyper-V virtual machine using Virtualize Me. Even if the
physical computer is not available, you can use the backup data to create a virtual machine. The client computer
configuration, such as network, disk configuration, or disk provisioning, can be customized before creating the
virtual machine.
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent
Linux File System
Licenses
Virtual Server
Server File System
Setup Requirements
Set Up a Client Computer
Install the Virtual Server Agent
More Information
Virtualize Me for Linux - Overview
Enhanced Scheduling for Database Log Backups

Automatically running database log backup operations can help you improve the efficiency of your data protection
resources and safeguard your databases against downtimes caused by ?archiver stuck? issues. You can schedule
the backup jobs to run automatically when the following conditions are met:
The disk space that the log files use reaches a specified disk percentage
The number of log files on the disk reaches a specified threshold
Applicable Agents
Microsoft SQL
Oracle
SAP Oracle
Notes Database
More Information
Automatic Schedules
Support of Content Database Management Through SharePoint Storage Manager

SharePoint Storage Manager manages content database growth in SharePoint by storing Binary Large Objects
(BLOBs), leaving only the corresponding metadata in the content database. SharePoint Storage Manager uses SQL
Server Remote BLOB Storage (RBS) technology and hierarchical storage management (HSM) to migrate rarely used
files to lower-cost storage devices.
Key Features
Improves SharePoint and backup performance
Reduces storage consumption through deduplication and archiving
Manages tiered storage
More Information
SharePoint Storage Manager

Usability Enhancement for the Automatic Discovery of SQL Databases
Newly discovered databases on the SQL Server are automatically assigned to the default subclient. To separate
databases according to database type, you can now disable automatic detection, create the following subclient
types, and assign the databases to them:
Default
Full Recovery Model
Simple Recovery Model
System Databases
More Information
Disabling Automatic Discovery of SQL Databases
Instant Application Recovery for Oracle

Create a clone of a production database from a snap backup or primary copy that you can use for unattended
automated disaster recovery tests, testing or reporting purposes.
Perform a synthetic full backup of the database and optionally send the backup or a copy off-site. You can create
the clone from the backup or the backup copy.
The clone comes up quickly and the Commvault software supplies the data to Oracle as needed.
Oracle Instant Application Recovery uses the IntelliSnap technology to take a block-level snapshot of the volume.
Key Features
Auto refresh of database clones
Native hardware support
Clone reservation period or lifetime
Applicable Agents
Oracle
Setup Requirements
You can use the Instant Application Recovery feature in a Linux or AIX environment on Oracle 10.2.x, 11G or 12c.
If you use Oracle 12c, you can only perform Instant Application Recovery on non-Container Databases (CDB).
More Information
Oracle Instant Application Recovery
Support for Pivotal Greenplum 4.3 Backups and Restores - Early Release Feature
Pivotal Greenplum is a massive parallel processing (MPP) warehouse that analyzes and stores a large amount
(terabytes and petabytes) of data. The data is stored on multiple hosts that efficiently process queries.
A Greenplum Database system consists of one master host and a group of segment hosts.
You can back up and restore the data on all the segment servers from the master host by using the UNIX File
System Agent and configuring a pseudo-client for Greenplum.
When you provide the Greenplum connection details, the Commvault software uses that information to connect to
the master host and retrieve the information (for example, the segment hosts) for the Greenplum Database
system.
Key Features
Run distributed backups and restores in parallel on multiple hosts for optimal load sharing
Restore to the source or a new host
Restore to the same configuration or a configuration that has a different number of segment hosts
Perform all operations (configuration, backups and restores) from the master host
Perform LAN-free backups and restores
Applicable Agents
UNIX File System
Licenses
UNIX File System
Setup Requirements
You must install the UNIX File System Agent on the master and segment hosts.
More Information
Greenplum Overview
Block-Level Backup Support

Block-level backups integrate snapshot technology with a block-storage mechanism to speed up backups. As
snapshots require just a few seconds to complete, you can run block-level backups frequently.
Also, block-level backups read data directly from the disk rather than from the database, resulting in faster
backups.
Key Features
Quickly restore tables, schemas, or databases from your block-level backup data.
Applicable Agents
MySQL
PostgreSQL
More Information
Block-Level Backups
Support for the DB2 Advanced Copy Services Interface for IntelliSnap
You can perform application-consistent IntelliSnap operations that use the DB2 Advanced Copy Services interface.
IntelliSnap backups are registered with in DB2 catalog.
Key Features
Database administrators can query and view the IntelliSnap backup history from the DB2 application.
Applicable Agents
DB2 IntelliSnap
More Information
Using the DB2 Advanced Copy Services Interface
Incremental and differential backups of the SAP HANA Database can be performed
from the CommCell Console
In addition to using the command line interface, you can perform incremental and differential backups of a SAP
HANA database from the CommCell Console.
Key Features
Use fewer resources because incremental backups contain only the changes from the last backup that you
performed.
Use schedules to ensure that your data are protected automatically.
Applicable Agents
SAP HANA
More Information
Performing a SAP HANA Incremental or Differential Backup
Oracle Database Application Migration - Early Release Feature
You can use the Commvault Application Migration feature to move your database, such as Oracle, to third-party
cloud storage.
Use the Application Migration feature in the following scenarios:
When you move or retire your data center
When you want to create a test of a demonstration system for the production system
When you want to create a standby instance for Disaster Recovery
Key Features
The Commvault software automates the following processes:
Capturing the application server physical configuration
Protecting the application data
Provisioning the cloud instance and storage
Restoring the data
Validating the restore operation
Continuously applying changes from the production database backups to the migrated database by using the
Live Sync feature
Applicable Agents
Oracle
More Information
Oracle Application Migration
Support for Multistream Restore Operations on Multiple Nodes with the File System
Agent
For File System Agents, the restore operation uses a single stream and a single node by default. You can use
multiple streams on multiple nodes to perform faster restore operations.
We recommend using multi-node restores when you want to perform restores to distributed or network file
systems such as NFS and CIFS mounted across multiple machines.
Applicable Agents
Windows File System Agent
UNIX File System Agent
Setup Requirements
The destination volume must be shared across all the restore nodes and it must be accessible from all the nodes.
More Information
Using Multiple Nodes to Restore Data to CIFS Shares with the Windows File System Agent
Using Multiple Nodes to Restore Data to CIFS Shares - IntelliSnap for the Windows File System Agent
Multi-Stream and Multi-Node Restores - Block-Level Restores for the Windows File System Agent
Using Multiple Nodes to Restore Data to NFS-Mounted File System with the Linux File System Agent
Using Multiple Nodes to Restore Data to NFS-Mounted File System - IntelliSnap for the Linux File System Agent
Multi-Stream and Multi-Node Restores - Block-Level Restores for the UNIX File System Agent
NAS Agent Supports Indexing V2

The NAS agent software now supports the latest version of indexing, called Indexing V2. Indexing V2 has some
major improvements over the previous version of indexing, including increases in performance, reliability, and
efficiency.
Key Features
Backup operations and indexing operations are now separate, which reduces the amount of time for backups
to complete.
Indexes are created from transactional log files, for faster and more reliable index database construction.
There is a single index database for each backup set, which results in a smaller media footprint.
Setup Requirements
If you want to use Indexing V2 for NAS clients, then the CommServe server and the MediaAgent must have Service
Pack 7 or higher installed.
More Information
NAS Agent Overview
Indexing Version 2: Overview
Support for Apache Cassandra Backups and Restores - Early Release Feature
Apache Cassandra is a distributed database that can handle large amounts of data on multiple nodes.
You can back up the entire Cassandra cluster environment by using the Cassandra agent.
Key Features
Back up all the required data from all the nodes in the Cassandra cluster.
Perform all operations (configuration, backup operations, and restore operations) from the coordinator host.
Use granular-level restores to perform the following restore operations:
Keyspaces and ColumnFamily
A single node restore
Licenses
Distributed Applications
Setup Requirements
Install the Cassandra software package on all the cluster nodes.
More Information
Apache Cassandra Database Protection
Admin Console Support for File System Agents

You can now create a file system plan in the Admin Console to back up data on Windows and UNIX computers.
A file system plan specifies the following information:
The content to back up
The storage pool that stores the backup data
The data retention period
Add or modify Predefined schedules
A daily incremental backup that is set for granular recovery
A monthly full backup
A weekly synthetic full backup
Key Features
Quickly configure storage pools and content to back up.
Use Service Level Agreement (SLA) as input for backup schedule
Restore file system data.
Restore the system state for Windows.
Monitor jobs, events, and alerts.
Applicable Agents
UNIX File System
Windows File System
Setup Requirements
For a new installation, you must install the following packages:
A CommCell Console
A MediaAgent
The Web Console
The Web Server
More Information
File System Agents
Support for Linux PowerPC (Little Endian) Systems

The Commvault software supports configurations that have PowerPC processors for Linux (little endian) for the
following backup agents:
DB2
Linux File System
SAP HANA
Applicable Agents
DB2
Linux File System
SAP HANA
More Information
DB2 Data Agent System Requirements
Linux File System Agent System Requirements
SAP HANA Data Agent System Requirements
Backup Support for Salesforce Data

You can back up Salesforce data at regular intervals to media and to a local database for safekeeping by using the
Commvault software.
You can use the local database for queries that do not require a connection to Salesforce.
Key Features
You can back up the Salesforce data to media and to a local database.
You can schedule these backups to run automatically at regular intervals so that you always have the latest
backup copy.
If an accidental permanent deletion occurs, you can restore from the latest backup copy to a file system, to a
local database, or to Salesforce.
More Information
Salesforce Data Protection
Back up Microsoft OneDrive for Business with Commvault Cloud Apps - Early Release
Support for backing up Microsoft OneDrive for Business is available using Commvault Cloud Apps.
Key Features
You can make a copy of the OneDrive for Business data by backing up the data to any secondary storage.
If data loss occurs, then you can restore your data back to the cloud OneDrive folder.
Setup Requirements
On the proxy client computer, install the Cloud Connector package.
Register the application for Microsoft OneDrive for Business.
More Information
Microsoft OneDrive for Business Data Protection
SQL Database Application Migration to the Cloud - Early Release Feature

You can use the Commvault Application Migration feature to move your SQL database to an Amazon EC2 instance.
Use the Application Migration feature in the following scenarios:
When you move or retire your data center
When you want to create a clone of the production system in the cloud for development or testing
When you want to create a standby instance for disaster recovery
Key Features
The Commvault software automates the following processes:
Capturing the application server physical configuration
Protecting the application data
Provisioning the cloud instance and storage
Restoring the data
Validating the restore operation
Applicable Agents
SQL
More Information
SQL Database Application Migration to the Cloud
Backup Support for Amazon S3

Backup support for Amazon S3 storage service.
Key Features
You can make a backup copy of the Amazon S3 data by backing up the data to local storage.
You can perform distributed restore operations to the cloud by using multiple streams for optimal load
sharing.
Licenses
Server File System
Setup Requirements
On the proxy client computer, install the File System Core package, the File System package, and the Cloud
Connector package.
More Information
Overview: Amazon S3
Back Up and Restore Azure SQL Databases

Commvault provides a complete data protection solution for your Azure SQL databases by automating backup
operations and by providing the following recovery methods:
From an Azure cloud to an Azure cloud
From an Azure cloud to an on-premise SQL server
From an on-premise SQL server to an Azure cloud
Licenses
Microsoft SQL Server
More Information
Back Up and Restore Azure SQL Databases
Backup Support for Azure Blob Storage

Backup support for Azure Blob Storage service
Key Features
You can make a backup copy of the Azure Blob Storage data by backing up the data to local storage.
You can perform distributed restore operations to the cloud by using multiple streams for optimal load
sharing.
Licenses
Server File System
Setup Requirements
On the proxy client computer, install the File System Core package, the File System package, and the Cloud
Connector package.
More Information
Overview: Azure Blob Storage
Admin Console Support for Google Mail and Google Drive Backup
The Admin Console is a web-based user interface that you can use to back up Google mailboxes.
Using the Admin Console, you can easily configure and manage backups for both the Google mail application and
the Google drive application.
The Admin Console provides summary information about jobs, alerts, and events.
Key Features
Back up and restore Google mailboxes and the drive data of all your user accounts.
Schedule backups to run automatically at regular intervals.
If an accidental permanent deletion or a user account hack occurs, then you can restore from the latest backup
copy.
You can easily configure and manage backups for both the Google mail application and the Google drive
application.
Setup Requirements
For a new installation, you must install the following packages:
A CommCell Console
A MediaAgent
The Web Console
The Web Server
More Information
Google Mail and Google Drive
Support for SAP HANA Multitenant Database Container Backup Operations and
Restore Operations from the CommCell Console
You can perform backup operations and restore operations on SAP HANA multitenant databases from the
CommCell Console.
Key Features
The Commvault software discovers the tenant databases.
You can perform full, incremental, and differential backup operations on a SYSTEMDB, or on a tenant
database from the CommCell Console.
You can restore SYSTEMDB and tenant databases from the CommCell Console.
Applicable Agents
SAP HANA
Setup Requirements
You must have SAP HANA SPS 10 or later.
More Information
SAP HANA Multitentant Database Container Overview
Infinishare for SharePoint

Infinishare allows users to access network file shares through SharePoint sites. You can apply SharePoint
management options, such as versioning, to the content in the network file share. Users view the files as regular
SharePoint content, even though the files reside on the network file share.
Key Features
Automatically sync any new content that is added to the network file share after the initial migration.
Move any documents that are uploaded to the SharePoint site to the network file share.
Applicable Agents
SharePoint Server Agent
Licenses
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Setup Requirements
Deploy SharePoint Storage Manager .
More Information
Infinishare for SharePoint
Block Level Incremental Backup Support for MySQL Agent

You can perform a block level incremental backup operation on MySQL Agent.
Key Features
Block level incremental backup operations have the following key benefits:
Only the blocks on the disk that have changed since the last full or incremental backup are backed up.
Block level incremental backups are faster than full backups.
Block level incremental backups consume less media and other resources, such as backup streams.
More Information
Performing a Block Level Incremental Backup
Back Up and Restore SharePoint Sites on Microsoft Office 365 Using the SharePoint
Server Agent
Back up and restore Office 365 using the SharePoint agent. You can run backup and restore operations on a
document backup set, with options to backup and restore SharePoint sites and granular content.
Key Features
Even though the files reside on Microsoft Office 365, backup and restore operations function similarly to how they
function in SharePoint On Premise.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Setup Requirements
Download SharePoint Online Management Shell

More Information
Back Up and Restore Office 365 with SharePoint
Table-Level Restore from MSSQL Agent Backups - Early Release Feature

You can perform a granular recovery operation to restore one or more tables from SQL database backups.
Key Features
You can recover one or more tables from the following backup types without restoring the whole database:
IntelliSnap backups
Block-level backups
Application Aware backups
More Information
Table-Level Restore from MSSQL Agent Backups
The SharePoint Agent Now Supports SharePoint Server 2016

You can now use the SharePoint Agent to backup and restore your data from SharePoint Server 2016.
Note: For the SharePoint Document backup set, we support only full backups. Incremental backups are not yet
supported.
More Information
Consideration for SharePoint Server 2016
IntelliSnap Support for Cross-Instance Restores Using the SQL Server Agent
Microsoft SQL databases backed up using IntelliSnap can be restored to a different instance. This can be useful in
cases where the log needs to be applied, or where a point-in-time restore is required. A standard restore to disk is
still recommended when only the database needs to be restored from an IntelliSnap backup.
More Information
Restoring Databases to a Different Instance
Support for ACL-Based Browse and Restore Using the SharePoint Server Agent
End-user browse (ACL-based) for the SharePoint Server Agent is now supported from both the Web Console and
the CommCell Console.
When you enable access control on client data, the access control lists (ACLs) for the data are also included in the
backup, which in turn, allow users to access only the files and folders for which they have access permissions. Other
files and folders for which the user does not have permissions will be filtered and hidden during Find, Browse,
Restore, and Erase Data operations.
More Information
Configure Access Control Lists (ACLs)
PostgreSQL Agent Supports Block-Level Synthetic Full Backups

You can use the PostgreSQL agent to perform block-level synthetic full backup operations.
Key Features
Block-level synthetic full backup operations have the following key benefits:
Block-level synthetic full backups do not load the production environment because the backup is created on a
backup repository.
Block-level synthetic full backups consume few resources because the backup is created from the backup files
that are already on the disk.
More Information
Performing a Block Level Synthetic Full Backup for PostgreSQL Databases
Block Level Incremental Backup Support for PostgreSQL Agent

You can perform a block level incremental backup operation on PostgreSQL Agent.
Key Features
Block level incremental backup operations have the following key benefits:
Only the blocks on the disk that have changed since the last full or incremental backup are backed up.
Block level incremental backups are faster than full backups.
Block level incremental backups consume less media and other resources, such as backup streams.
More Information
Performing a Block Level Incremental Backup
MySQL Agent Supports Block-Level Synthetic Full Backups

You can use the MySQL Agent to perform block-level synthetic full backup operations.
Key Features
Block-level synthetic full backup operations have the following key benefits:
Block-level synthetic full backups do not load the production environment because the backup is created on a
backup repository.
Block-level synthetic full backups consume few resources because the backup is created from the backup files
that are already on the disk.
More Information
Performing a Block Level Synthetic Full Backup for MySQL Databases
Oracle Multitenant Databases

The Oracle Multitenant architecture allows you to create multiple pluggable databases (PDB) that are contained in a
container database (CDB). Business needs may dictate that the pluggable databases be backed up and stored on
different schedules. You can now create separate subclients for one or more pluggable databases from the
CommCell Console. You can then perform backups for each subclient, either immediately, or on a schedule.
Applicable Agents
Oracle
Oracle RAC
More Information
Configuration for Oracle Multitenant Databases
Disaster Recovery Using a Pseudo Client for SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013
Use the farm-level disaster recovery solution to back up and recover Web Application, Content Databases and Web
Front End data like SharePoint hive, IIS settings and SharePoint registry entries.
More Information
Disaster Recovery Using a Pseudo Client
Commvault Plug-in for SQL Management Studio

Use the Commvault plug-in to perform SQL backup and restore operations directly from the SQL Management
Studio. After you configure the Commvault plug-in, the backup and restore command options are available within
the SQL Management Studio.

More Information
Commvault Plug-in for SQL Management Studio
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Archiving Agents
Exchange Mailbox Agents Names Are Changed
The name of the new archive agent, which was initially called the Exchange OnePass Agent in Service Pack 3, is
renamed the Exchange Mailbox Agent.
The backup agent, which was previously called the Exchange Mailbox Agent, is renamed the Exchange Mailbox
(Classic) Agent.
The archive feature, which was previously called OnePass for Exchange Mailbox, is renamed OnePass for Exchange
Mailbox (Classic).
Applicable Agents
Exchange Mailbox Agent
OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic)
More Information
New Exchange Archiving Agent: Exchange Mailbox Agent - Early Release Feature
The Exchange Mailbox Agent is a comprehensive solution that incorporates separate archiving and cleanup
operations. You can move mailbox messages to secondary storage and use these messages as an archive copy.
Cleanup jobs create stubs on the production storage. The stubs point to the messages that were moved as part of
the archiving and cleanup operations. The archived messages are available for quick and easy retrieval by
administrators and end users.
With the Exchange Mailbox Agent, content is managed at the user level, rather than at the subclient level. Users are
contained within a single subclient where you can assign discrete Exchange policies at the user, database, and user
group levels. This eliminates the need to manage load balancing across multiple subclients.
Key Features
The Exchange Mailbox Agent is easy to configure because all data is associated with one virtual client, which
makes it simple to scale your data protection system horizontally. As your business needs grow, you can add or
remove physical clients at any time without any disruption.
Metadata (From, To, Subject, receive time, size, and so on) is indexed, which allows you to retrieve data quickly.
Content indexing indexes entire messages.
Multistreaming means that archiving, cleanup, and restore jobs can run in parallel and this increases
throughput. In addition, each job type can run in multiple streams.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Mailbox Archive Solution
Setup Requirements
Make sure that your environment meets the prerequisites .
Create an index server .
Create the Exchange Policies .
Create an Exchange Mailbox client .
Associating Mailboxes with the Exchange Mailbox Agent User Mailbox Subclient .
More Information
Journal Mailbox - Early Release Feature

The Journal Mailbox type has been added to the Exchange Mailbox Agent. The Journal Mailbox works in conjunction
with the message journaling feature of Microsoft Exchange Server software to archive all incoming and outgoing
messages and attachments. A copy of all incoming messages and outgoing messages is captured in the Exchange
Journal Mailbox.
Key Features
Content is managed at the user level, rather than at the subclient level. Users are contained within a single
subclient where you can assign discrete Exchange policies. With all users contained in a single subclient, you do
not have to manage load balancing across multiple subclients.
The Journal Mailbox is easy to configure.
Multistreaming means that archiving jobs, cleanup jobs, and restore jobs can run in parallel, which increases
throughput. In addition, each job type can run in multiple streams.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Setup Requirements
See Getting Started with the Exchange Mailbox Agent .
More Information
Configurations for the Exchange Mailbox Agent Journal Mailbox
ContentStore Mailbox - Early Release Feature

The ContentStore Mailbox type has been added to the Exchange Mailbox Agent. The ContentStore Mailbox provides
SMTP-based journaling. Journal messages are sent from the Exchange servers to an external recipient using the
SMTP protocol. In this case, the external recipient is the Commvault ContentStore Mail Server (SMTP).
Key Features
The Exchange Mailbox Agent ContentStore Mailbox replaces the Exchange journal mailbox.
You can perform rules-based journaling without having the Exchange Enterprise Client Access License (CAL) on
your Exchange server.
The ContentStore Mailbox configuration provides high availability.
Load balancing provides horizontal scaling.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Setup Requirements
See Configurations for the Exchange Mailbox Agent ContentStore Mailbox .
More Information
Configurations for the Exchange Mailbox Agent ContentStore Mailbox
Integration of OnePass for Macintosh with File System Agent
OnePass? for Macintosh File System is integrated with the File System Agent as a method to archive backup files.
The archived data can be seamlessly recalled and opened within its native application.
Key Features
If the archived data is content indexed, ability to view the first few bytes of data by previewing the archived files
Simultaneously recall multiple files and folders
Recall a folder and its contents recursively
Applicable Agents
Macintosh File System Agent
Licenses
File System Archiving
Server File System
More Information
Overview - OnePass for Macintosh File System
Subclient Retention Options Are Now Categorized as Archive and Backup

The labels for subclient retention options are now more accurate and easier to understand. While the labels for the
options have changed, the functionality remains the same. To provide more granular support, retention options
are now divided into Archiver Retention and Backup Retention and are labeled as follows:
Archiver Retention
Use storage policy copy retention after n days is now Extend retention for N years N months and N
days.
Retain Indefinitely is now Extend retention indefinitely.
Backup Retention
Use storage policy copy retention after N days for deleted files is now After deletion keep items for N
years N months N days.
Retain Indefinitely for deleted files is now After deletion keep items indefinitely.
Key Features
Retention time is now specified in years, months, and days.
Retention for archived files is the same whether the source file is deleted or replaced with a stub.
Retention for previous versions of a file is now based on the number of versions or a period of time.
More Information
Configuring Retention Criteria - OnePass for Windows
Configuring Retention Criteria - OnePass for UNIX
Configuring Subclient Data Retention for the Windows File System Agent
Configuring Subclient Data Retention for the UNIX File System Agent
Data Aging and Retention for Laptop Backups
Migrating from the Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent to the Exchange Mailbox Agent
- Early Release
You can import your archived or backed up messages from the Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent and OnePass for
Exchange Mailbox (Classic) into the Exchange Mailbox Agent and continue to protect the messages using
the Exchange Mailbox Agent.
Key Features
Some of the benefits of transitioning from the classic agent to the Exchange Mailbox Agent are:
Content is managed at the user level, rather than at the subclient level.
Using a single subclient and adding proxies dynamically eliminates the need to manage load balancing across
multiple subclients.
All content is associated with one Exchange Mailbox client, which makes it simple to scale your data protection
system horizontally when you add multiple proxies.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Setup Requirements
See Transitioning to the Exchange Mailbox Agent .
More Information
Transitioning to the Exchange Mailbox Agent
Content Indexing for the Exchange Mailbox Agent - Early Release Feature
You can enable content indexing for messages that are archived by the Exchange Mailbox Agent from within the
agent's archiving policy (User Mailbox) or from within the journal policy (Journal Mailbox and ContentStore Mailbox).
With content indexing, you can search the contents of archived messages in Commvault search environments such
as Web Console, Compliance Search, and ContentStore Email Viewer.
Key Features
You can content index messages at the subclient level or by selecting individual mailboxes.
The same index server is used for both metadata and content indexing, which decreases the amount of
hardware that is required to host the indices, and increases the throughput of the content indexing jobs.
Applicable Agents
Setup Requirements
The Web Server and MediaAgent must be installed on each proxy computer where the Exchange Mailbox Agent
is installed.
You must enable content indexing.
For the User Mailbox, enable content indexing in the agent's archiving policy.
For the Journal Mailbox and the ContentStore Mailbox, enable content indexing in the agent's journal policy.
More Information
Content Indexing Messages Using the Exchange Mailbox Agent
Creating Exchange Archiving Policies
Creating Exchange Journal Policies
Support for Office 365 with Exchange (Exchange Online)

Office 365 with Exchange (Exchange Online) is a hosted mail solution that is a part of Microsoft Office 365.
Commvault Exchange mailbox agents can archive messages from Office 365 with Exchange servers as part of your
overall data protection and recovery operations. This allows you to take advantage of the rich Commvault software
feature set for all your email, such as deduplication, search, e-discovery, and much more, no matter where the mail
is hosted.
Key Features
You can archive and restore Exchange messages in an hosted environment or a combination of an hosted and
on-premise (hybrid) environment.
Applicable Agents
Setup Requirements
Before you install your Exchange mailbox agent, you must prepare your Exchange server environment. For more
information, see:
Prerequisites for Office 365 with Exchange for OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic)
Prerequisites for Office 365 with Exchange for Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent
After you install your Exchange mailbox agent, you must configure your Exchange mailbox agent environment. For
more information, see:
Configuration - OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic): Configure Office 365 with Exchange
Configuration - Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent: Configure Office 365 with Exchange
More Information
OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic): Considerations for Backing Up Office 365 with Exchange Mailboxes
Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent: Considerations for Backing Up Office 365 with Exchange Mailboxes
Previewing an Archived Message from IBM iNotes and IBM Notes Traveler
You can preview archived messages from IBM iNotes and IBM Notes Traveler.
Key Features
To preview archived messages from IBM iNotes and IBM Notes Traveler, when you define the rules for archive
messages, select the Add recall link to stub body check box.
More Information
Previewing a Message from IBM iNotes and IBM Notes Traveler
Migrating Domino Messages to a Microsoft Exchange Server

You can migrate messages from a Domino server to a Microsoft Exchange environment either as a PST file or to a
mailbox.
Key Features
The following are the key benefits of this feature:
You can restore messages from a Domino server to mailboxes on a Microsoft Exchange server.
You can restore messages from a Domino server to PST files.
More Information
Migrating Domino Mailbox and Messages to an Exchange Client
Searchable Review Sets for Compliance Search

You can now search the data within an individual review set. You can also filter, refine, and perform advanced
searches of data within a review set to increase the efficiency of Compliance Search users.
Key Features
The following features are now supported for review sets:
Keyword Search
Advanced Search
Refinements
Setup Requirements
The Analytics Engine must be installed on the MediaAgent. See Compliance Search Review Sets .
More Information
For administrators, see Compliance Search Review Sets .
For Compliance Search users, see Compliance Officers - Review Set .
ContentStore Mail Server

You can provide end-user access to backed up or archived messages on mobile devices that support an IMAP client.
Applicable Agents
Exchange Compliance Archiver Agent
Setup Requirements
Before you install the ContentStore Mail Server:
Install and configure the Web Server.
Install and configure the Web Console.
Install and configure Search Engine.
To prepare your ContentStore Mail Server environment, refer to the preinstallation checklist .
Optional: The ContentStore Mail Server only allows end users to download messages. You must configure
an SMTP server to allow end users to reply, reply all, and forward downloaded messages.
Assign the role security permissions for the agent or the backupset. Use the permissions that are defined
for the End User role.
Configure component communications through firewalls.
Messages must be content indexed.
Install the SSL certificate on the client where ContentStore Mail server is installed. We recommend that you use
a digital certificate signed by the Certificate Authority (CA), and not a self-signed certificate. Make sure that the
SSL port 993 is open.
More Information
For administrators, see ContentStore Mail Server .
For end users, see Setting Up IMAP Client Access .
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Deduplication
Source-Side Deduplication Support for Macintosh File System Agent
Source-side deduplication is now supported for Macintosh File System Agent backups.
Licenses
De-Duplication Block Level
More Information
Deduplication - Overview
Deduplication Database Growth Management

You can now manage the growth of the deduplication database by using either a DDBParam qscript or the
DDBCompact tool.
Key Features
Limit the size of the DDB secondary files for faster space reclamation on the DDB disk by using the DDBParam
qscript.
Prevent the DDB disk drives from running out of disk space by using the DDBCompact tool.
More Information
Reclaiming Space on the Deduplication Database Disk
Compacting the Deduplication Database

Increased Number of Partitions for Partitioned Deduplication Database (DDB)
You can now configure up to four partitions by using a Partitioned DDB. Increasing the number of partitions has
the following positive effects:
Increased system throughput and further enhanced scalability
The ability to deliver a highly resilient deduplication system for larger data sets
More Information
Creating a Storage Policy with Deduplication
Transactional Deduplication Database

Deduplication Database (DDB) now uses a transaction-based update scheme to store the data signatures.
In the event of disaster, the transactional DDB enables you to recover the DDB instantaneously.
More Information
Modifying the Deduplication Properties for a Storage Policy Copy
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Virtualization
Cloud Protection and Recovery for Amazon - Early Release Feature
You can use Commvault to back up and recover Amazon EC2 or VPC instances.
For Service Pack 4, IntelliSnap support is added, with the ability to back up and restore full instances.
Key Features
You can perform full, incremental, differential, or synthetic full backups of EC2 or VPC instances.
You can restore full instances (virtual machines) from streaming or IntelliSnap backups, and guest files and
folders from streaming backups.
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent for Amazon
IntelliSnap for Amazon
Licenses
Virtual Server (for streaming backups)
Hardware Snapshot Enabler (for IntelliSnap)
Setup Requirements
Commvault software is supported with Amazon EC2 or VPC.
Set required permissions for non-admin users in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) user policy.
Install the Virtual Server Agent on a Windows instance hosted in Amazon, and located in the same region as the
instances to be backed up.
Tunnel ports (for example, 8400 and 8403) must be opened in the security group for the instance to enable
installation of the Virtual Server Agent to Amazon instances and to enable communication with the CommServe
system.
Define a virtualization client for each AWS user account and provide the access key and secret key associated
with the AWS account.
More Information
Overview - Virtual Server Agent for Amazon
Support for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization

The Virtual Server Agent (VSA) provides unified protection and recovery for virtual machines that are running in a
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) data center. You can create a Red Hat virtualization client, perform
backups, restore full virtual machines, and monitor virtual machine protection operations.
Service Pack 4 adds the following enhancements:
Live Browse and guest file recovery can be performed using the block-level browse capability.
A File Recovery Enabler can be deployed to perform file recovery for UNIX VMs.
Key Features
Data protection and recovery for virtual machines running in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) data
centers
Complete protection of full virtual machines for disaster recovery
Automatic discovery of virtual machines
Block-level deduplication to identify and eliminate backups of data that is unchanged since the last backup
Load distribution on each host
Reporting to ensure that virtual machine data is easily traceable and retrievable
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.5.1
Install the Virtual Server Agent on at least one virtual machine in each RHEV data center. A Red Hat VSA proxy
can back up virtual machines in the same RHEV data center.
Create a Red Hat virtualization client for each RHEV Manager server.
To provide UNIX file system support, deploy a File Recovery Enabler for Linux .
More Information
Virtual Machine Protection for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
VM Conversion to Azure Resource Manager - Early Release Feature

You can now use virtual machine backups from VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V to convert virtual machines and
deploy them in Azure Resource Manager. Conversion to Azure Classic deployment is still supported.
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent for VMware
Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
Set up an Azure management certificate .
Create a Microsoft Azure client .
Before performing backups of source VMs:
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) must be enabled on the source VM and the user performing the
conversion should be able to log in to the VM.
For Linux VMs, integration services should be enabled on the source VMs if they will be powered on
automatically after conversion.
More Information
Converting VMware Virtual Machines to Azure
Converting Hyper-V Virtual Machines to Azure
Enhancements for Cloud Protection and Recovery for Amazon

You can use Commvault to back up and recover Amazon EC2 or VPC instances.
For Service Pack 4, IntelliSnap support was added, with the ability to back up and restore full instances.
Applicable Agents
IntelliSnap for Amazon
Licenses
Setup Requirements
Commvault software is supported with Amazon EC2 or VPC.
Set required permissions for non-admin users in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) user policy.
Install the Virtual Server Agent on a Windows instance that is hosted in Amazon, and that is located in the same
region as the instances to be backed up.
To enable installation of the Virtual Server Agent to Amazon instances and to enable communication with the
CommServe system, you must open tunnel ports (for example, 8400 and 8403) in the security group for the
instance.
Define a virtualization client for each AWS user account and provide the access key and secret key that are
associated with the AWS account.
More Information
Overview - Virtual Server Agent for Amazon
Cloud Protection and Recovery for Microsoft Azure

You can use Commvault to back up virtual machines in Microsoft Azure and to recover full virtual machines or files
and folders. Azure VMs can reside in Azure Classic or Azure Resource Manager deployments.
Key Features
Only streaming backups are supported.
You can perform full, incremental, or synthetic full backups of virtual machines.
You can restore full virtual machines or files and folders.
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Azure
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
For Azure Classic deployments, you must provide the following information during client configuration:
An Azure subscription ID and thumbprint are required.
Obtain your subscription ID and thumbprint from the Azure website under Settings.
You must create and upload an Azure management certificate. For instructions, see Setting Up an Azure
Management Certificate .
For Azure Resource Manager deployments, you must provide the following information during client configuration:
Subscription ID
Tenant ID
Application ID and password
You can run a script to get the required information for your Azure Resource Manager environment as described in
Setting Up an Application and Tenant for Azure Resource Manager .
More Information
Overview - Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Azure
Live Sync Replication of Virtual Machines for VMware

The Live Sync feature enables incremental replication from a backup of a virtual machine (source VM) to a synced
copy of the virtual machine (destination VM). The Live Sync operation opens the destination VM and applies
changes from the source VM backups since the last sync point. If no new backups have been run since the last Live
Sync, the scheduled Live Sync does not run.
Key Features
Initiate replication automatically after backups or on a scheduled basis (for example, daily or once a week),
without requiring any additional action from users.
Minimize the impact on production systems by using backup data for replications, avoiding the need to read
the source VM again for replication.
Copy backup data to remote disaster recovery (DR) sites with deduplication to minimize wide area network
(WAN) traffic, and run Live Sync at the DR site.
In cases where corruption on the source VM is replicated to the destination VM, users can still recover a point-
in-time version of the source VM from older backups.
Service Pack 2 provided the following enhancements:
Failover orchestration: Run automated workflows to test boot virtual machines, perform a planned failover, or
perform an unplanned failover.
IP address configuration for destination virtual machines:
For source virtual machines running Windows that use static IP addresses, you can configure destination
network IP addresses using DHCP or static IP addresses.
Run an immediate Live Sync operation for virtual machines that have unapplied changes from recent
backups.
Enhanced reporting: Run a Job Summary Report with the Live Sync option to generate a report for replication
jobs.
Improved error handling:
If the result of a Live Sync job cannot be validated, the destination virtual machine automatically reverts to
the last valid state for the virtual machine.
Live Sync jobs are automatically failed after three attempts, enabling a new job to start after issues are
resolved.
After three unsuccessful retries, Live Sync is disabled for virtual machines that cannot be successfully
synced.
Service Pack 3 provided the following enhancements:
Failback capability for virtual machines that have been failed over to a secondary site. You can fail back to the
original primary site or to a new site. This operation ensures that any incremental updates from the secondary
site are replicated back to the primary site.
You can replicate virtual machines to vCloud as well as to a vCenter. When replicating to vCloud, you can specify
the organization, virtual data center (vDC), vApp name, and vApp owner.
New reports for failover and failback operations.
New Status field to show failover and failback status in the Live Sync Monitor.
Live Sync information added to the Health Report.
Service Pack 4 provides the following enhancement:
You can configure a schedule for backing up virtual machines that have failed over to a secondary site. Backups
of destination VMs support failback operations.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
Live Sync is supported for virtual machines using hardware version 7 or later.
To add virtual machines to the Live Sync schedule, the virtual machines must have been backed up at least
once.
Live Sync can be used to replicate virtual machines from a streaming backup, auxiliary copy, or backup copy.
You cannot replicate virtual machines from IntelliSnap backups.
To support failover and failback operations, perform the following tasks:
The workflow engine must be installed with the CommServe system.
Create the allowToolsToExecuteOnServerOrClient additional setting on the CommServe node with the value 7
(category EventManager and type Integer).
Virtual machines included in a failover operation must have been replicated at least once, and must have a
status of In Sync, Needs Sync, or Failover Failed.
Virtual machines included in a failback operation must have a status of Failover Complete or Failback Failed.
More Information
Live Sync Replication of Virtual Machines
Support for VMware Virtual Volume (VVol) - Early Release Feature

VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) provide a logical view of virtual machine storage. The Virtual Server Agent (VSA)
supports IntelliSnap backups with VVol for any hardware storage arrays that provide VVol support, as well as
IntelliSnap backups for virtual machines that reside on Virtual SAN (VSAN) storage that includes VVols.
The VSA leverages VMware software snapshots to perform more efficient and granular IntelliSnap backups of VVols
that are associated with a virtual machine. By using a software snapshot, the VSA reads data directly from storage
and limits the data captured in the snapshot to the data for the targeted virtual machine. Backup, backup copy,
retention, revert, browse, and VM recovery operations can address storage for each virtual machine, eliminating
the need to create and manage snapshots for each datastore that contains virtual machine data.
Applicable Agents
IntelliSnap for VMware
Licenses
Setup Requirements
Enable IntelliSnap for the virtualization client instance.
On the IntelliSnap Operations tab of the subclient properties, select Virtual Server Agent Snap as the
snapshot engine.
More Information
Enabling Virtual Volume (VVol) Support
Dynamic Load Balancing and Throttling for Virtual Machine Backups

The Virtual Server Agent (VSA) dynamically distributes virtual machines for backup across available VSA proxies, at
the beginning of the backup job and while the backup is running. When a backup operation starts, the first VSA
proxy listed for the Virtual Server instance acts as a coordinator, controlling traffic for backups across all proxies.
Key Features
Dynamic distribution improves performance, enhances scalability, and ensures fault tolerance for backup
operations by providing the following functions:
Better coordination across multiple jobs or large numbers of subclients
Adaptive dispatch logic
Load balancing across the backup infrastructure
Throttling for proxies and datastores
Improved failover in the event that a proxy or coordinator becomes unavailable
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent for Citrix Xen
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
None
More Information
VM Dispatch, Throttling, and Load Balancing
Multi-VM Restore Support for Hyper-V

You can now restore one or more virtual machines during a full machine restore operation.
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent (Microsoft Hyper-V)
Licenses
Virtual Server
More Information
Restoring Full Virtual Machines
Support for Microsoft Hyper-V Agentless File Recovery

The Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V supports agentless restores of small files and folders into a virtual
machine, without requiring the installation of the File System Agent on the destination VM. Using this feature
simplifies deployment and reduces the impact of backup and restore operations for virtual machines that do not
have high transaction rates and large data requirements.
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server for Microsoft Hyper-V
Setup Requirements
The Hyper-V host must be running on Windows Server 2012 or later versions.
For Windows, the destination VM must be running on Windows 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 or later.
The destination VM must be powered on and running the latest integration services.
More Information
Restoring Files and Folders to a VM without an Agent
Web Console Support for Microsoft Hyper-V

End users can use the Web Console to manage their virtual machines running in a Microsoft Hyper-V environment.
Key Features
Create virtual machines based on VM Provisioning policies.
Clone virtual machines.
Restore full VMs or virtual machine files from backup.
Start, restart, power off, or suspend virtual machines.
Create and manage virtual machine snapshots.
Edit resource settings (disk space, memory, CPUs, and NICs) in accordance with VM Provisioning policy.
Refresh virtual machine information (such as the IP address) from the host.
Access a virtual machine using Remote Desktop.
Share a virtual machine with another user.
Renew virtual machine subscriptions.
Delete a virtual machine.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
Create a virtual machine template to enable end users to create virtual machines.
Configure ownership and permissions for virtual machines.
More Information
End User Operations for VM Lifecycle Management
Virtual Server Licenses for Virtual Machines or Sockets

New Virtual Server licenses enable you to protect virtual machines on a per-VM basis or on a CPU socket basis.
The Protected Virtual Machines and CPU Sockets on Hypervisor Hosts licenses provide alternative methods of
virtual machine licensing.
With the Protected Virtual Machines license, licensing is enforced based on the number of VMs protected.
With the CPU Sockets on Hypervisor Hosts license, licensing is enforced based on the number of CPU sockets
in use on physical hypervisor servers configured with the Virtual Server Agent.
If you apply either of these licenses on a CommCell environment monitored by capacity licenses, Virtual Server
Agent jobs will not count towards capacity, causing the capacity usage to decrease.
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent for Citrix Xen
Licenses
Virtual Server
One of the following licenses:
Data Protection Enterprise infrastructure
Protected Virtual Machines
CPU Sockets on Hypervisor Hosts
More Information
License Requirements
Live Mount of Virtual Machines

The Live Mount feature enables you to run a virtual machine directly from a stored backup. You can use this feature
to validate that backups are usable for a disaster recovery scenario, to validate the content on the backup, or to
access data from the virtual machine directly instead of restoring guest files.
Virtual machines that are live mounted are intended for short-term usage and should not be used for production;
changes to live mounted VMs or their data are not retained when the virtual machine expires. The VM expiration
period is set through a VM Lifecycle Management policy.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
Requires vCenter 5.x or 6.0.
Perform a Refresh Datacenters operation on the VMware instance:
Under Client Computers > virtualization_client > Virtual Server, right-click VMware, point to All Tasks, and
then click Refresh Datacenters. In the Refresh Datacenters dialog box, the Refresh VM Status and Discover
VMs check boxes are not required for Live Mount; ensure that those check boxes are cleared and click OK.
Define a Live Mount provisioning policy to limit the impact that live mount operations can have on the
operating environment. See Creating a Provisioning Policy for Live Mount .
The virtual machine owner or the user group associated with the VM owner (client computer) must have
Browse and Live Browse permissions assigned. See User Administration and Security - Getting Started .
The vCenter user account must have permissions set as described in Permissions for Custom User Accounts ,
including Virtual Machine > Interaction > Device connection as well as all permissions for streaming backups
and restores.
If a firewall is used, provide settings as described in Entering Required Firewall Settings .
More Information
Creating a Provisioning Policy for Live Mount
Using Live Mount to Run a Virtual Machine
Live Recovery for Virtual Machines

The Live Recovery feature enables virtual machines (VMs) to be recovered and powered on from a backup without
waiting for a full restore of the VM. This feature can be used to recover a VM that has failed and needs to be placed
back in production quickly, or to validate that a backup can be used in a disaster recovery scenario.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Setup Requirements
Live VM recovery is supported for recovery from:
Streaming backups and backup copies using magnetic disk libraries
IntelliSnap backups using NetApp snapshot engines
Live VM recovery is not supported for:
Backups to tape libraries
Archived VMs
Multiple VM restores
Simultaneous live recovery and live browse operations for the same virtual machine
The Live Recovery for Virtual Machines feature requires Version 5.x or 6.0 for vCenter and ESX.
The user performing the live recovery operation must be an owner of the virtualization client and VSA proxy
used for the operation. For more information, see Ownership and Permissions Needed for Virtual Machine
Recovery .
The vCenter user account must have permissions set as described in Permissions for Custom User Accounts .
The ESX server that is used to mount the NFS datastore for the browse and restore must be able to resolve the
MediaAgent (which uses 3DFS components to perform the live recovery). To ensure connectivity, create a host
file entry for the MediaAgent on the ESX server.
If a File Recovery Enabler for Linux is configured as described in Deploy a Virtual Machine for UNIX-Based File
Restores and the default File Recovery Enabler is configured for the instance, the restore will use the default
File Recovery Enabler for Linux for the live recovery operation. Otherwise, the MediaAgent that performed the
backup is used.
The same requirements that apply to a MediaAgent also apply to a File Recovery Enabler when it is used for live
recovery.
More Information
For VMware, see Using Live Recovery for Virtual Machines .
For IntelliSnap for VMware, see Using Live Recovery for Virtual Machines .
Live Sync Replication of Virtual Machines for Microsoft Hyper-V

The Live Sync feature enables incremental replication from a backup of a virtual machine (source VM) to a synced
copy of the virtual machine (destination VM). The Live Sync operation opens the destination VM and applies
changes from the source VM backups since the last sync point.
Key Features
Initiate replication automatically after backups or on a scheduled basis (for example, daily or once a week),
without requiring any additional action from users.
Minimize the impact on production systems by using backup data for replications, avoiding the need to read
the source VM again for replication.
Service Pack 4 includes the following enhancement:
Ability to fail over the virtual machines that are created and maintained by Live Sync operations to a disaster
recovery site.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
The destination server must run Windows Server 2012 or later.
To add virtual machines to the Live Sync schedule, the virtual machines must have been backed up at least
once.
More Information
Live Sync Replication for Microsoft Hyper-V
Customized Rules for Content Discovery

You can refine the selection of virtual machines for subclient content by defining rules that identify specific virtual
machines based on their properties. These rules can be used in conjunction with other discovery rules that identify
virtual machines based on operating system, server, and storage location. Custom virtual machine properties can
include:
Power on status of the virtual machine
Notes
Annotations (VMware only)
Custom attributes and values (VMware only)
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent (VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V)
Licenses
Virtual Server
More Information
Adding Subclient Content Using Discovery Rules (Microsoft Hyper-V)
Adding Subclient Content (VMware)
Support for VM Discovery and Filtering Using VMware Tags

You can define rules to identify virtual machines based on vSphere tags. Tags can be applied to any VMware entity,
such as a datacenter, host, datastore, folder, or individual VM. A tag rule for subclient content or filters uses tags to
select all virtual machines under the tagged entity.
Key Features
The following tags are supported:

Cluster
Datacenter
Datastore
Datastore Cluster
Folder
Host
Resource Pool
vApp
Virtual Machine
The following tags are not supported:
Distributed Port Group
Distributed Switch
Library
Library Item
Network
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
This feature is available only for vSphere 5.5 and later.
Install PowerCLI 6.0 or later on the VSA proxy (the latest version that is compatible with your vSphere version).
More Information
Adding Subclient Content
Defining Filters for Content
VMware vRealize Automation Integration for Virtual Server Agent

Service providers can configure a VMware vRealize Automation portal to provide support for virtual machine (VM)
provisioning and data protection operations using Commvault software. Users of the vRealize Automation portal
can create virtual machines, associate VMs with a data protection policy, back up VMs on a scheduled or on-
demand basis, and recover virtual machines.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Setup Requirements
See Configuring vRealize Automation Support .
More Information
vRealize Automation Support
Admin Console Support for Amazon - Early Release Feature

You can use the Admin Console to back up and recover Amazon instances.
More Information
Virtualization

Docker Backup and Recovery - Early Release Feature
You can back up and recover Docker containers and images.
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent for Docker
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
Create the bEnableDocker additional setting on the CommCell node and set the value to true.
Create a virtualization client that identifies the Docker host and port.
Install the Virtual Server Agent on a 32-bit or 64-bit Linux machine.
More Information
Docker Backup and Recovery
Admin Console Support for Microsoft Azure - Early Release Feature

You can use the Admin Console to back up and recover virtual machines for Azure Classic or Azure Resource
Manager.
More Information
Virtualization
Application Aware Backups for Microsoft Hyper-V

You can use Commvault software to perform application aware backups for Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines
that run the following applications:
Microsoft Exchange
Oracle for Windows
Application aware backups capture the state of application data at the time of the backup, including data in
memory and pending transactions, which makes restoring the application for continued use easier. An application
aware backup for a virtual machine quiesces the application, flushes its memory, completes pending write
operations, and then creates a snapshot of application data. After the snapshot is created, the application
resumes.
This feature is supported only for streaming backups.
Note: Only standalone deployments of Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server applications are supported.
For Service Pack 5, the following enhancements are included for the Virtual Server Agent with Hyper-V:
Oracle RAC for Windows can be supported if data and log file storage are shared, by backing up one of the
nodes.
Key Features
Application plug-ins automatically enable application access on Windows VMs that run SQL Server, Exchange,
and Oracle for Windows database applications.
Restore fully consistent application data from the application client.
Applicable Agents
Microsoft SQL Server Agent
Exchange Database Agent
Oracle Agent
Licenses
Virtual Server
Hardware Snapshot Enabler(for IntelliSnap application backups)
Application Class Virtual license for each protected VM
Protected Virtual Machines license
Note: Application aware backups of virtual machines are counted against the Application Class Virtual license but
do not count toward capacity usage or traditional application agent licenses.
Setup Requirements
Requirements for Application Aware Backups
More Information
Application Aware Backups
Conversion of Amazon Instances to Azure Virtual Machines - Early Release Feature

When restoring from an Amazon backup, you can restore an Amazon instance as an Azure virtual machine. You can
convert Windows and Linux instances and deploy them to Azure Classic or Azure Resource Manager. Conversion is
supported from streaming backups or IntelliSnap backup copies, but not from IntelliSnap backups.
More Information
Converting Amazon Images to Azure Virtual Machines
Application Aware Backups for VMware

You can use Commvault software to perform application aware backups for VMware Windows virtual machines that
run the following applications:
Microsoft Exchange
Oracle for Windows
aware backup for a virtual machine quiesces the application, flushes its memory, and completes pending writes,
then creates a snapshot of application data. After the snapshot is created, the application resumes.
This feature is supported for streaming backups and IntelliSnap backups.
Note: Only standalone deployments of Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle for Windows
applications are supported.
For Service Pack 5, the following enhancements are included for the Virtual Server Agent with VMware:
Granular recovery from Microsoft Exchange databases.
Granular recovery from Microsoft SharePoint.
(IntelliSnap only) Ability to specify the copy precedence for restores from Snap, Vault, or Mirror copies (no
backup copy support).
Application aware backups of an Oracle RAC for Windows node can be performed if all nodes share data and log
storage.
Key Features
Application plug-ins automatically enable application access on Windows VMs that run SQL Server, Exchange,
SharePoint, or Oracle for Windows database applications.
You can restore fully consistent application data from the application client.
Granular recovery for Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft SharePoint.
Applicable Agents
Microsoft SQL Server Agent
Exchange Database Agent
Oracle Agent for Windows
Licenses
Hardware Snapshot Enabler (for IntelliSnap application backups
Application Class Virtual license for each protected VM
Protected Virtual Machines license
Note: Application aware backups of virtual machines are counted against the Application Class Virtual license but
do not count toward capacity usage or traditional application agent licenses.
Setup Requirements
Requirements for Application Aware Backups
More Information
Application Aware Backups for Amazon - Early Release Feature

You can use the Virtual Server Agent to perform application aware backups for Amazon Windows instances that run
the following applications:
Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft SharePoint
Oracle database (for Windows)
aware backup for an instance quiesces the application, flushes its memory, completes pending write operations,
and then creates a snapshot of application data. After the snapshot is created, the application resumes.
This feature is supported only for streaming backups.
Key Features
For all supported applications, you can use an application client to perform full database restores.
For Microsoft Exchange, you can use the Exchange Database Agent to restore a database or to perform mining
to recover granular mail data from an application aware backup.
For Microsoft SharePoint, you can perform application aware backups from a VSA subclient, then perform
mining from a SQL Server database client associated with the SharePoint application to recover granular data.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server for streaming VSA backups
Hardware Snapshot Enabler for application backups
More Information
VMware vSphere 6.5 Support

With Service Pack 7, vSphere 6.5 is fully supported for streaming and IntelliSnap backups and restores.
The Virtual Server Agent (VSA) package includes VDDK 6.5 and VDDK 6.0.2, and automatically loads the appropriate
VDDK based on the VMware deployment. This approach means a VSA proxy can support vSphere 6.5 or a legacy
deployment that includes older ESX versions.
More Information
System Requirements for the Virtual Server Agent
VDDK Support for the Virtual Server Agent with VMware
Support for oVirt on KVM

The Virtual Server Agent (VSA) provides unified protection and recovery for virtual machines that are managed by
oVirt and running on KVM. You can create a virtualization client, perform backups, restore full virtual machines or
files and folders, and monitor virtual machine protection operations.
You can deploy a File Recovery Enabler to perform file recovery for UNIX VMs.
Key Features
Data protection and recovery for virtual machines
Complete protection of full virtual machines for disaster recovery
Recovery of full VMs or files and folders
Automatic discovery of virtual machines
Block-level deduplication to identify and eliminate backups of data that is unchanged since the last backup
Load distribution on each host
Reporting to ensure that virtual machine data is easily traceable and retrievable
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
Supported through Virtual Machine Protection for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
More Information
Virtual Machine Protection for oVirt and KVM
Admin Console Support for Virtualization - Early Release Feature

The Admin Console is a web-based user interface for administration tasks, including streamlined data protection
for virtual machines in VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Nutanix Acropolis.
Administrators can use the Admin Console to quickly configure servers, storage, and content to be backed up, to
run backups, and to restore files or full virtual machines.
You can deploy the Admin Console as an all-in-one data protection and recovery solution, or as a new interface for
an existing Commvault deployment.
Service Pack 5 provides the following enhancements for Virtualization using the Admin Console:
Support for the Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor
(VMware only) Support for vCloud configuration, backups, and restores
VM conversion from VMware to Hyper-V
Selection of a File Recovery Enabler for Linux
Key Features
The Admin Console includes the following features:
Protect virtual machines in a VMware vCenter, ESX server, Hyper-V server, or Acropolis cluster.
Quickly configure servers, storage, and collections of virtual machines to back up.
Back up collections of virtual machines immediately or by a schedule.
Restore full virtual machines, disks, and guest files with granular backup and recovery options.
Monitor jobs, events, and alerts.
For Service Pack 4, the following enhancements have been made:
Live Browse support
Option to enable or disable Changed Block Tracking
Multi-VM restores for Hyper-V
Agentless restores for Hyper-V
Support for multiple tenants
Enhanced proxy configuration
Rules for automatic discovery and filtering of virtual machines
Support for VMware transport modes
Options for application consistent or crash consistent backups
Additional controls and options for restores
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent for Nutanix Acropolis
Licenses
CommCell
Virtual Server
More Information
Virtualization
IntelliSnap Support for Nutanix Acropolis

You can use Commvault IntelliSnap to back up and recover virtual machines (VMs) that are hosted in a cluster for
the Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor.
Key Features
You can perform full, incremental, differential, or synthetic full backups of virtual machines.
By default, backups are application consistent. If an application-consistent backup cannot be performed, a
crash-consistent backup is performed instead.
You can restore full virtual machines.
Streaming and IntelliSnap backups are supported.
Applicable Agents
IntelliSnap for Nutanix Acropolis
Licenses
Setup Requirements
Commvault software is supported with Nutanix Acropolis versions 4.6 and 4.7.
For Nutanix Controller VMs (CVMs), configure a Cluster Virtual IP.
To perform application consistent backups for User VMs, ensure that the following requirements are met:
Nutanix Guest Tools software is installed on each VM.
The CVM Virtual IP (port 2074) is accessible from user VMs.
The cluster is updated to Nutanix Acropolis 4.6 or later.
Install the Virtual Server Agent on one or more virtual machines in the Nutanix cluster. The following operating
systems are supported for VSA proxies:
Windows Server 2008 R2
CentOS 6.6, 7.1
RHEL 6.6, 7.1
Create a virtualization client for the Nutanix cluster.
More Information
Overview - IntelliSnap for Nutanix Acropolis
Data Protection for Oracle VM

Use the Virtual Server Agent to perform crash-consistent backups for virtual machines that run in Oracle VM
Manager and to restore full virtual machines or files and folders.
Key Features
You can restore full virtual machines or guest files and folders.
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent for Oracle VM
Licenses
Virtual Server
More Information
Data Protection for Oracle VM
Block-Level Browse for VM File Recovery

With block-level browse, users can browse and recover files without requiring metadata collection during backup.
This feature uses a block-level driver to mount a pseudo disk for browse and restore operations. For Windows VMs,
the pseudo disk is mounted on a MediaAgent. For Linux VMs, the pseudo disk is mounted on a File Recovery Enabler
for Linux. The browse and restore is then performed from the pseudo disk. The pseudo disk provides file system
information so that browse and restore operations can read directly from stored backup data, without relying on
content indexing.
Block-level browse replaces 3DFS Live Browse as the underlying mechanism for Live Browse and Live File Recovery.
Block-level browse is supported from streaming backups, auxiliary copies, and backup copies. It is not supported
from IntelliSnap backups.
Service Pack 5 extends block-level browse support to all hypervisors that are supported by the Virtual Server Agent.
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent (all supported hypervisors)
Licenses
Setup Requirements
For Windows guest VMs, the Windows MediaAgent that is used for browse and restore operations must have
the Virtual Server Agent installed.
For Linux guest VMs, deploy a File Recovery Enabler for Linux . For hypervisors that support Linux proxies, the
Virtual Server Agent role can also be enabled on the MediaAgent.
More Information
Metadata Collection and Live Browse Support
IntelliSnap Support for Microsoft Azure - Early Release Feature

You can use Commvault IntelliSnap to back up and recover Azure virtual machines using either the Azure Classic or
the Azure Resource Manager deployment model. You can quickly back up large numbers of virtual machines,
perform multiple backups daily, and recover full instances without actual transfer of data.
Key Features
Perform full and incremental snap backups of virtual machines.
Perform backup copy jobs from snap backups.
Perform backup copy jobs with Changed Block Tracking (CBT).
Perform full VM restores from snap backups, and full VM and file level restores (using Live Browse) from backup
copy jobs.
Applicable Agents
IntelliSnap for Microsoft Azure
Licenses
MediaAgent for Microsoft Windows
Setup Requirements
A VSA package (on the client computer) is required as a proxy to run a backup job.
MA and VSA packages are required (on the client computer) to run a snap backup job.
More Information
Overview - IntelliSnap for Microsoft Azure
Linux File Recovery Enabler Support

You can enable browse and restore operations for UNIX file systems by converting a Linux MediaAgent to act as a
File Recovery Enabler. A File Recovery Enabler can mount virtual machine backups for live browse operations and
live recovery operations, without requiring that granular recovery metadata be collected during backups. For
VMware and OpenStack, you can also use a template to deploy a new File Recovery Enabler that you can use to
browse UNIX file systems.
In Service Pack 5, all Virtual Server Agent hypervisors support the File Recovery Enabler.
More Information
Converting a Linux MediaAgent to act as a File Recovery Enabler
Live Sync Replication of Virtual Machines from VMware to Amazon - Early Release
Feature
With the Live Sync feature, you can perform incremental replication from a backup of a virtual machine (source VM)
to a synced copy of the virtual machine (destination VM). The Live Sync operation opens the destination VM and
applies changes from the source VM backups since the last sync point.
This feature supports streaming, auxiliary copy jobs, and backup copy jobs.
Notes
Support is available for replication from VMware only.
Similar to conversion operations, a live sync job can be run only to one specific region at any point of time.
Within the job, the VM can be replicated to different zones in the same region.
Key Features
Initiate replication automatically after backups or on a schedule (for example, daily or once a week), without
requiring any action from users.
Minimize the impact on production systems by using backup data for replications, which avoids the need to
read the source VM again for replication.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
To add virtual machines to the Live Sync schedule, you must back up the virtual machines at least one time.
More Information
Live Sync Replication for Amazon
OpenStack Backup and Recovery

Use the Virtual Server Agent (VSA) to perform crash consistent backups of Windows and Linux instances and
images that run in OpenStack, and to restore full instances and images.
The Commvault solution works with Red Hat and Mirantis distributions of OpenStack, including Kilo, Liberty, and
Mitaka versions, with support for the Kilo feature set.
Key Features
You can perform full, incremental, differential, and synthetic full backups of instances and images.
You can recover full instances and images.
Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent for OpenStack
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
System Requirements
More Information
Instance Protection for Openstack
Virtual Machine Protection and Recovery for Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)
You can use Commvault to back up virtual machines (VMs) that are hosted in a cluster for the Nutanix Acropolis
Hypervisor (AHV) and to recover full VMs or files and folders.
Key Features
By default, backups are application consistent. If an application-consistent backup cannot be performed, a
crash-consistent backup is performed instead.
You can restore full virtual machines or files and folders.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
Commvault software is supported with Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor versions 4.6 and 4.7.
For Nutanix Controller VMs (CVMs), configure a Cluster Virtual IP.
To perform application consistent backups for user VMs, ensure that the following requirements are met:
Nutanix Guest Tools software is installed on each VM.
The CVM Virtual IP (port 2074) is accessible from user VMs.
The cluster is updated to Nutanix Acropolis 4.6 or later.
Install the Virtual Server Agent on one or more virtual machines in the Nutanix cluster. The following operating
systems are supported for VSA proxies:
CentOS 6.6, 7.1
RHEL 6.6, 7.1
Create a virtualization client for the Nutanix cluster.
To provide UNIX file system support, deploy a File Recovery Enabler for Linux .
More Information
Virtual Machine Protection and Recovery for Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)
Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client

The Commvault plug-in provides recovery of virtual machines and files from within the vSphere Web Client. vSphere
users can manage and restore virtual machines or files using the Commvault Web Console inside the vSphere Web
Client, without launching the CommCell Console.
Key Features
Recovery of virtual machines or guest files and folders
Single sign-on through the vSphere Web Client
Registration and configuration of the plug-in through Admin Console
Access to the Commvault plug-in is through the Monitor tab or the VM details page in vSphere Web Client
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
vCenter
Web Client for vSphere 6.0.x
Admin Console with vCenter server configured
Web Console
For more information, see Requirements .
More Information
Plug-in for vSphere Web Client
Windows Server 2016 Support

The Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V can run on Windows Server 2016.
Key Features
Supports backups, restores, VM filters, and disk filters
Uses native Microsoft changed block tracking
Supports SMB shares and CSV storage
By default, uses production checkpoints to perform application consistent backups
For guest VMs running Windows 2008 R2 or earlier, uses standard checkpoints to perform crash consistent
backups
Supports backup of virtual machines that run in a nested cluster
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server
More Information
Support for Windows Server 2016

Live Sync Replication of Virtual Machines from VMware to Microsoft Azure - Early
Release Feature
The Live Sync feature enables incremental replication from a backup of a virtual machine (VMware source VM) to a
synced copy of the virtual machine (Azure destination VM). After Live Sync applies the incremental changes, it
reconfigures the VM.
This feature supports streaming operations, auxiliary copy operations, and backup copy operations.
Notes
After each Live Sync operation, an Integrity snapshot is created on the destination VM. During Live Sync
operations, the VM is reverted to the Integrity snapshot level and writes the new incremental data to the blobs
(snapshots).
Support is available for replication from VMware only.
Key Features
You can configure Live Sync to initiate replication automatically after backups or on a scheduled basis (for
example, daily or once a week), without requiring any additional action from users.
Using backup data for replications minimizes the impact on the production workload by avoiding the need to
read the source VM again for replication.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server
Setup Requirements
To add virtual machines to the Live Sync schedule, you must back up the virtual machines at least one time.
An Azure virtualization client is required to support the Live Sync of virtual machines to Azure Classic or Azure
Resource Manager.
More Information
Live Sync Replication for Microsoft Azure
Support for Crash-Consistent Backups for Microsoft Hyper-V IntelliSnap

You can now enable crash-consistent IntelliSnap backups for Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines residing on SMB
or CSV storage. By using crash-consistent backups, you can back up the stored data in the virtual machines quickly
while the virtual machine remains online.
Key Features
Backups are quick and do not interrupt the virtual machines.
Backups are successful even when VSS cannot be engaged successfully or when application consistency is not
required.
Applicable Agents
Microsoft Hyper-V IntelliSnap
More Information
Crash Consistent Backups
Failover Groups for Disaster Recovery

Set up and monitor disaster recovery operations based on Live Sync jobs for a group of virtual machines. You can
perform either failover operations or failback operations, depending on the status of the Live Sync operation.
Key Features
Test failover operations and failback operations for disaster recovery.
Schedule planned failover operations.
Perform unplanned, emergency failover operations.
Applicable Agents
Licenses
Virtual Server
More Information
Failover Groups Overview
Changed Block Tracking (CBT) Support for Microsoft Hyper-V

The Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V now supports Changed Block Tracking (CBT) to identify changed
blocks on VHDX disks for Hyper-V virtual machines running on Windows 2012 R2 editions. When CBT is enabled,
incremental backups read the tracked changes and back up only the changed data blocks, providing improved
backup performance.
Applicable Agents
Microsoft Hyper-V
Microsoft Hyper-V IntelliSnap
Setup Requirements
The Hyper-V host must be running on Windows Server 2012 R2 (Hyper-V Core, Standard, or Datacenter) edition.
The Virtual Server Agent must be installed on all nodes in a Hyper-V cluster.
More Information
Changed Block Tracking (Microsoft Hyper-V)
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Optimized Replication for OSDP C-Mode
Optimized Replication for OSDP C-Mode delivers a much more efficient and less time consuming method of
replication than reading the entire source volume. The feature achieves this efficiency by using a driver that
monitors the source volume continuously to determine which blocks have changed. Then, only the changed blocks
are replicated.
Optimized Replication for OSDP C-Mode applies to UNIX and Windows file system volumes that are replicated to a
NetApp C-Mode filer.
Applicable Agents
UNIX File System - Linux only
Windows File System
More Information
IntelliSnap Support
Support for Offline Replication of Snapshots for the Isilon Storage Array
With the new feature Offline Replication of Snapshots for the Isilon Storage Array, you can replicate snapshots that
are created by Commvault software on Isilon arrays.
Key Features
The feature uses Isilon SyncIQ technology to replicate snapshots from an Isilon OneFS cluster to another Isilon
array.
You can have different retention rules on the replica copy than on the primary snapshot.
You can use snapshots on the replica copy for restore and backup operations.
Applicable Agents
NAS
Windows File System (CIFS)
UNIX File System (NFS)
More Information
Offline Replication of Snapshots for the Isilon Storage Array
IntelliSnap Support for HDS VSM Storage Arrays

Commvault software is one of the pioneers in creating and managing snapshots of HDS Virtual Storage Machine
(VSM) devices. This support enables users to back up and protect data stored in HDS virtual arrays using IntelliSnap
Thin Image or Shadow Image engines. The backed up data can then be moved to disks, tapes, or restored. The HDS
VSM support is leveraged by the existing IntelliSnap HDS CCI engines.
Applicable Agents
Windows File System
More Information
Getting Started for the HDS Storage Array
Global-Active Devices for Hitachi Storage Arrays - Early Release Feature

The Global-Active Device (GAD) is a virtual volume that spans across physical storage systems that are separated by
up to metro distances. The GAD provides non-disruptive, highly available data, and continuous I/O, even when one
of the members of the GAD fails.
With Commvault software, you can configure virtual storage machine (VSM) array details in Array Management and
enable GAD pair snapshot backup. After your configuration is finished, you can use IntelliSnap backups to create
snapshots of GAD pairs on Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 (VSP G1000) storage systems. The GAD
configurations are supported through existing IntelliSnap features such as Array Controllers and Remote Snap
MediaAgent.
The following GAD configurations are supported by IntelliSnap:
To protect data in MetroCluster environments by creating snapshots at both ends of a GAD pair
To protect data in a single server where data resides on a GAD pair along with a Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO)
solution or a Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager (HDLM) solution
To protect data in a clustered server, where data resides on a GAD pair with or without a cross-path
configuration
Applicable Agents
VMware
Windows File System
More Information
Global-Active Devices for HDS Storage Arrays
Snapshot Management
IntelliSnap Support for the EMC VPLEX Storage Array - Early Release Feature
The Commvault software provides the IntelliSnap technology to manage snapshot operations, without the need for
custom scripting, for many applications and storage platforms.
In this service pack, support was added for the EMC VPLEX software storage array. EMC VPLEX supports storage
volumes from the backend storage array.
Commvault supports creating snapshots of both local and distributed virtual volumes. Support is available for
simple devices only -- that is, one storage volume, with one extent, one device (local or distributed), and one virtual
volume (local or distributed).
Applicable Agents
DB2
DB2 MultiNode
Exchange Database
Microsoft Hyper-V
MySQL
Notes Database
Oracle
Oracle RAC
PostgreSQL
SAP for Oracle
SAP HANA
Sybase
UNIX File System
VMware
Windows File System
More Information
Setting Up the EMC VPLEX Storage Array
Snapshot Management
Skip Cataloging for File System IntelliSnap - Early Release Feature

You can now skip snapshot cataloging for Windows and UNIX file system IntelliSnap backups to complete the jobs
faster. You can optionally run cataloging during off-peak times as a separate job.
Key Features
Supports skip catalog
Supports live browse
Supports deferred catalog
More Information
Skip Cataloging for File System IntelliSnap
IntelliSnap Support for Oracle Databases Hosted by an Amazon EC2 Account

The Commvault software protects Oracle databases that are hosted by an Amazon EC2 account and reside on
Amazon Elastic Block Storage (EBS) volumes.
You can perform full IntelliSnap backups of the Oracle databases from the CommCell Console.
The Commvault software auto discovers the EBS data volumes that are associated with the instance, so there is no
additional user configuration when the volumes change.
You can restore the snapshot to the same EC2 instance or to a new EC2 instance.
Key Features
Scheduled backups ensure that your data are protected automatically
Automatic pruning of snapshots is based on the retention criteria.
Applicable Agents
Oracle IntelliSnap
More Information
Protecting Oracle Databases that are Hosted by an Amazon EC2 Account

Creating Snapshots for Amazon EBS Volumes
You can protect the data stored in Amazon EBS volumes by scheduling IntelliSnap backups from the CommCell
Console. With the new support for the Amazon storage array, you can take EBS volume snapshots and manage
retention with the IntelliSnap capabilities provided by Commvault.
Applicable Agents
Oracle
UNIX File System
More Information
Amazon
IntelliSnap Support
Clone a DB2 or SAP HANA Database

You can duplicate the source database by cloning the snapshots that were created during the backup. The cloning
feature uses the storage array hardware capability.
You can use the cloning feature to do the following:
Duplicate large databases in a short amount of time
Create test environments
You can create a clone from an existing data and log volume full backup. When you create a clone, you must specify
the reservation period. When the reservation period expires, the system automatically frees up the staging path
and the clone database.
Schedule clones to run periodically so that the clones are refreshed regularly.
Key Features
Retrieve data quickly without using resources on the production environment
Alleviate the load on production servers
Applicable Agents
DB2
SAP HANA
More Information
Creating a DB2 Clone Environment
Creating a SAP HANA Clone Environment
NetApp Open Replication - Early Release

With the NetApp Open Replication feature, you can replicate NetApp snapshots without using the OnCommand
Unified Manager (OCUM) server.
The NetApp Open Replication feature leverages the existing Commvault offline snapshot replication framework to
replicate snapshots from a source NetApp array to a pre-configured target NetApp array.
The NetApp Open Replication feature is supported only for NetApp cluster mode (C-Mode) storage arrays and only
for the Primary-Vault configuration. This feature does not deprecate the existing OCUM snapshot replication
support.
Key Features
Replication of NetApp snapshots without the OCUM server
No need to import relationships to the OCUM server
Applicable Agents
All agents supported by the NetApp storage array
Setup Requirements
Both the source storage arrays and the destination storage arrays must have an array controller in Array
Management.
You must create SnapVault relationships on all volumes that are going to be replicated.
More Information
NetApp Open Replication
Pure Storage Replication

With the Pure Storage Replication feature, the primary snapshot that is created on the local array is replicated to
the target array.
Key Features
The primary snapshot copy and the replica copy are independent of each other and can have separate retention
policies.
Applicable Agents
All agents supported by the Pure Storage array
More Information
Pure Storage Replication
SolidFire Storage Array Support for IntelliSnap

IntelliSnap technology normalizes and standardizes snapshot management operations regardless of the
applications or storage platform. Snapshots are automated across a wide selection of storage arrays without the
need for custom scripting.
Support has been added for the following arrays:
SolidFire
Applicable Agents
DB2
DB2 DPF, DB2 pureScale
Exchange Database
Notes Database
Sybase
Windows File System
More Information
SolidFire
IntelliSnap Support
Isilon NAS Snap Support

IntelliSnap now supports NAS Agents and a Network share backup (NAS client containing a File System Agent)
configuration.
Licenses
SnapshotIQ
Setup Requirements
Isilon file server version OneFS 7.1
More Information
Isilon Supported Agents
Also see related feature, Network Share IntelliSnap Backu p.

VMAX Test Clone
Use a test clone as a testing environment for quick data retrieval, for running reports, or when you do not want to
put additional load on the production database.
Key Features
When you create a test clone, a new writable snap is created, mounted, and is ready for testing without
affecting the original snap.
When the test clone is unmounted, it is deleted.
More Information
Configuring Clone Environment
IntelliSnap Support for SAP HANA

IntelliSnap backups have the following benefits:
Back up large databases (in tera and peta bytes) in a few minutes.
Provide consistent backups by quiescing the database for a few seconds.
Use multiple point-in-time snapshots to recover the database to any point in time.
Use the revert feature for fast recovery.
Perform multistream restore operations from snapshots.
Applicable Agents
SAP HANA
More Information
Snapshot Management
IntelliSnap Support for Sybase and PostgreSQL

Minimize downtime with application-aware, point-in-time recovery of Sybase and PostgreSQL databases.
You can use an IntelliSnap backup in conjunction with storage arrays to create a point-in-time data snapshot. The
IntelliSnap backup effectively backs up live data by temporarily quiescing the database, taking a snapshot and then
resuming operations.
IntelliSnap backups have the following benefits:
Back up large databases (in tera and peta bytes) in a few minutes.
Provide consistent backups by quiescing the database for a few seconds.
Use multiple point-in-time snapshots to recover the database to any point-in-time.
Use the revert feature for fast recovery.
Use Snap Optimization to simultaneously take snapshot on multiple databases (with the same LUNs).
Open or mount the database on other clients by using the snapshots without having to perform a restore.
Perform multistream restore operations from snapshots
Applicable Agents
Sybase
PostgreSQL
More Information
Sybase IntelliSnap Overview
PostgreSQL IntelliSnap
New Storage Array Support for IntelliSnap

IntelliSnap technology normalizes and standardizes snapshot management operations regardless of the
applications or storage platform. Snapshots are automated across a wide selection of storage arrays without the
need for custom scripting.
Support has been added for the following arrays:
NEC
Nutanix
Applicable Agents
NEC
Windows File System
Microsoft Hyper-V
Nutanix
Microsoft Hyper-V
VMware
More Information
NEC
Nutanix
IntelliSnap Support
Ability to Specify Rules for Catalog and Backup Copy on the Same Storage Policy
You can now configure both Deferred Cataloging and Backup Copy on the same Storage Policy and you can also
configure different selection rules for each of them.
More Information
In the NAS documentation, you can find an example of Deferred Catalog and Backup Copy .
VMAX Replication
You can now create a replica copy of a VMAX snapshot on a remote array, in addition to the primary snapshot on
the local array. The replica copy is inline and both synchronous and asynchronous SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data
Facility) link modes are supported.
Key Features
For synchronous replica copies, both the local and remote copies keep operations synchronized, even
considering network delays.
For asynchronous copies, the remote copy is updated every 1-60 seconds with the latest state of the local array.
More Information
VMAX Replication
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Edge Endpoint Solutions

Edge Drive Enhancements in the Web Console
The Commvault Edge Drive is now further enhanced with the following new capabilities from the Web Console
interface:
Label or tag your Edge Drive files and folders and data shared from an Edge Drive.
Post comments and replies on Edge Drive files and folders and data shared from an Edge Drive.
More Information
Tagging Files and Folders
Adding Comments and Replies to Files and Folders
Edge Attachment Store

Edge Attachment Store is an Outlook add-in that automatically uploads attachments in an email message to the
ObjectStore of Commvault. After the file attachments are uploaded, the add-in removes the attachment from the
email message and inserts links to preview or download the file from the ObjectStore.
Key Features
The file attachments do not occupy space on the Exchange server.
Large files can be sent as attachments through email.
The files are protected in the ObjectStore and can be retained for a long period of time.
More Information
Edge Attachment Store
Enhancements to File and Folder Sharing in Web Console

File and folder sharing from Web Console was enhanced to include the following new features:
Password protection for a public share link. Users must enter the password to view the shared link.
Expiry date for a shared file or folder. You can define a specific number of days or set the expiry to infinite.
Ability to reshare a file or folder. If enabled, a share user can reshare the file or folder to other users.
Ability to request access to a privately shared file or folder. The share owner can approve or deny the request.
When approved, a share invitation email is sent to the user who requested access.
Key Features
More Information
Sharing Files or Folders
Creating a Public Share Link
Requesting Access to a Shared File or Folder
WebDAV Support for Edge Drive

End users can now access their Edge Drive from client applications that support the WebDAV protocol.
For example, you can use the Windows Explorer Web client program to access your Edge Drive as a mapped
network drive without installing any Commvault components.
Setup Requirements
The user must have access to Edge Drive.
More Information
Configuring the WebDAV Interface for Edge Drive
Edge Drive Quota - Early Release Feature

Using Edge Drive Quota, administrators can define the amount of space users can use on their Edge Drive
repository.
Key Features
Organizations can save on storage cost and effectively manage the space in the repository.
Users can view the amount of space used and the maximum storage limit for their Edge Drive from the Web
Console.
The user and administrator get a notification when the amount of used space is nearing the maximum storage
limit.
When the amount of used space reaches the maximum limit, you can no longer upload new files to the Edge
Drive.
Deleting files will free up the storage space in the repository.
More Information
Edge Drive Quota

 Reports
VM Backup Coverage Report
The VM Backup Coverage Report displays information about the SLA (service level agreement) percentage for
virtual machine backups, including the number of VMs that meet SLA, miss SLA, or are excluded from the SLA
calculation. This report is available as a download from the Software Store. After you have downloaded the report,
you can view it on the Private Metrics Reporting Server.
Licenses
Reporting Server
Setup Requirements
Private Metrics Reporting Server
More Information
VM Backup Coverage Report - Overview
Indexing Reports
The Index Backup Report, the Index State Report, and the Indexing and Search section of the Health Report help
you monitor the status of the indexes in your CommCell environment. Using these reports, you can determine
whether indexes are backed up in a timely manner and identify whether the indexing database contains errors.
Key Features
Monitor the state of your index backups.
Determine which indexes require corrective action.
Setup Requirements
Private Metrics Reporting or Cloud Metrics Reporting
More Information
Index Backup Report
Index State Report
Health Report: Indexing and Search
Build Your Own Reports Version 2

With an improved interface and new options, you can build reports based on your organization?s unique needs.
View reports that include the information you most want to see and share your reports with other users in your
organization.
Key Features
Collect information from multiple databases to build reports.
Use the simplified interface with drag-and-drop functionality to create tables and charts.
Insert custom code and configure custom colors for charts.
Incorporate custom controls, such as drop-down lists and check boxes, so users can filter data in the report.
Publish reports in multiple languages with localization settings.
Secure your data by limiting user access to reports.
Publish your custom-built reports to Download Center.
Licenses
Operations Management Service Plan
Setup Requirements
More Information
Build Your Own Reports Overview
Getting Started with Build Your Own Reports
Analyze and Fix CommCell Issues Using the Health Report

The Health Report includes new tiles that you can use to troubleshoot CommCell issues and to resolve the issues
by running workflows directly from the report. You can use the Version and Service Pack tile to identify whether
your CommCell software is current and to install the latest updates. You can use the Disaster Recovery Backup tile
to evaluate your disaster recovery configuration and to update Disaster Recovery settings for the CommCell
environment.
Key Features
The Health Report is now available on Web Console with all CommCell installations.
Use links inside the Health Report to run workflows that fix CommCell issues.
View the status of the software that is installed on your CommServe computer and update to the latest version.
Verify whether disaster recovery backups have recently run and resolve any configuration problems.
Setup Requirements
Web Console
More Information
Health Report: Version and Service Pack
Health Report: Disaster Recovery Backup
Monitor Your Disaster Recovery Plan With Our RPO/RTO Report

The Recovery Point and Time Report helps you monitor the effectiveness of your disaster recovery operations by
measuring the time period for data loss and recovery during a service disruption. This report displays the Actual
Recovery Point (RPA) and the estimated Actual Recovery Time (RTA) for each client and compares it to the Recovery
Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) that you specify.
Key Features
Determine whether to adjust your backup infrastructure to meet your RPO/RTO requirements.
Verify that the RPA for each client is within your expected RPO.
Verify that the RTA for each client is within your expected RTO.
Licenses
Reporting Server
Setup Requirements
Cloud Services Account
More Information
Recovery Point and Time Report
Automatic Updates for Reports on Web Console

Get the latest version of reports automatically. When you turn on automatic updates, the newest versions of your
reports are downloaded and installed on Web Console as soon as they are available. Any report that you download
from Software Store is eligible for automatic updates.
Key Features
Always have the latest version of your reports.
Avoid multiple, manual updates.
No need to log on to Software Store.
Setup Requirements
Cloud Services Account
More Information
Configuring Automatic Updates on Software Store
Executive Summary Presentation

The Executive Summary Presentation can be generated in PowerPoint format from the Activity Report. This
graphical presentation provides information about the overall activity and performance of your CommCell
environment over the last 12 months. You can use the automatically generated slides to present critical
information to the executives in your organization.
Key Features
View data about strikes, data retention, and backup trends in a series of detailed graphs.
Generate the PowerPoint presentation on-demand or schedule it.
Customize the information on the slides to match your needs.
Licenses
Reporting Server
Setup Requirements
Cloud Metrics Reporting Server
More Information
Executive Summary Report
Profile Dashboard
Profile Dashboard helps customers and Technical Account Managers (TAMs) communicate with each other to
monitor the customer's CommCell environment.
Key Features
View Service Level Agreement (SLA) statistics for all CommCells in your environment over the last year
Create tasks for Commvault employees to resolve problems
Share documents with Commvault employees
Report your level of satisfaction with Commvault
Setup Requirements
Obtain a user account from the Cloud Services website
Enable data collection for Cloud Metrics Reporting on each CommServe computer
More Information
Profile Dashboard
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Solutions
Commvault ObjectStore for Salesforce - Early Release Feature
You can use the Commvault ObjectStore to manage and store Salesforce files that are associated with the
Salesforce records. You install the ObjectStore from the Salesforce App Exchange and then upload files to the
ObjectStore from Salesforce.
Salesforce can directly access the uploaded files.
Key Features
The ObjectStore provides a native Salesforce interface to manage documents.
You can upload, preview, download, or delete the record-specific files in the ObjectStore from the Salesforce
interface.
You can share record-specific files on Salesforce Chatter.
ObjectStore for Salesforce provides access to Commvault software features, including deduplication, multiple
copies, and schedules.
Other applications can access Salesforce data that is held in Commvault storage.
More Information
ObjectStore for Salesforce
Recall Log Monitoring

Use the Commvault Recall Log Monitoring solution to monitor the CommCell environment for recall patterns and
recall auditing, and to reassess archiving rules for recall optimization. For example, if you notice that a file is being
recalled too frequently, you can change the archiving rules for the file so that that the file is not stubbed
immediately.
Key Features
Search and analyze recall log files that have been content indexed by monitoring policies.
Quickly view the system-generated recall log data from clients in your CommCell environment, using the
predefined Operation Dashboard.
Have one-click access to file recall statistics and trends, using the prebuilt Recall Summary Report.
Fully integrated with the Commvault Build Your Own Reports tool for creating visual representations of your
data.
Applicable Agents
OnePass for Windows File System
OnePass for UNIX File Systems
Setup Requirements
Web Console
Analytics Package
More Information
Recall Log Monitoring Overview
File-Level Extended Retention with Tiered Cloud Storage

With the tiered cloud storage solution, you can move infrequently accessed data from primary storage media, such
as a disk library, to a more inexpensive cloud library. Using the reference copy subclient feature, you can move
individual files within a subclient to tiered cloud storage and set retention rules to prune data that has been moved
to the cloud from primary storage. Both the data in primary storage and the data in cloud storage are managed
from the same backup set, so managing the data is easier for administrators.
Key Features
Control tiered storage at the file-level as opposed to the dataset level.
Increase available space on expensive primary storage media.
Decrease costs by moving infrequently accessed data to more inexpensive cloud storage.
Restoring data from either primary storage or cloud storage is seamless for end users.
Managing tiered storage from the CommCell Console is easier for administrators.
Setup Requirements
Clients must be using Indexing Version 2.
More Information
Tiered Storage for Extended Retention using Cloud Libraries
Setting Up a Tiered Cloud Storage at the File Level
NFS ObjectStore - Early Release Feature

NFS Object Store provides an NFS interface to the Commvault Content Store so that users can protect and recover
their data by using native NFS client software.
NFS ObjectStore does not require a dedicated Commvault Data Agent package on clients. NFS shares are mounted
on clients and then become part of the file system namespace and are accessible to applications through the native
file system interface. Applications can seamlessly access their data directly from the backup media.
NFS ObjectStore can support powerful use cases, for example running SQL queries on database backups without
actually recovering entire database.
Key Features
Provides a native NFS interface for users.
No additional software required on the NFS clients.
Supports multiple versions of files.
Setup Requirements
The following components comprise an NFS ObjectStore system:
A CommServe server.
A Linux MediaAgent with the NFS ObjectStore software. The NFS ObjectStore software runs the service that
provides an NFS server that interfaces with the ContentStore. A configured disk cache provides quick access to
recently used data.
An Analytics Engine. This can be located on the same machine as the CommServe, or on a different machine.
This is automatically installed with the MediaAgent on Windows machines.
A backup MediaAgent. You can install the MediaAgent on the same machine as NFS ObjectStore, or a different
machine.
NFS Clients. NFS Clients are any machines that can mount an NFSv3 or NFSv4 share.
Note: A minimal server installation requires one Windows computer for the CommServe software and for the Index
Server, and another computer for the NFS ObjectStore software.
More Information
NFS ObjectStore
Migration of Third-Party Data to ObjectStore - Early Release Feature

Migration of Third-Party Data to ObjectStore is a data migration solution that you can use to migrate files that are
protected by third-party software to Commvault ObjectStore. For example, you can use the solution to migrate data
from other backup vendors, like NetBackup and Avamar.
After migration, the user can manage the files from the Web Console, and can have access to all Web Console
features.
Key Features
The solution enables the migration of large amounts of data managed by third-party backup software to
Commvault software.
To facilitate the migration of data, you can copy the data to a staging location and schedule backups of the data
to the ObjectStore. When the backups are complete, the solution removes the data from the staging location
automatically.
To facilitate searching the data from the Web Console, you will create and import a metadata file (.mdata) that
includes the custom properties of the data in the staging location.
Setup Requirements
A Windows proxy client with the file system agent to run the backup operations
A Web Server and a Web Console
An Analytics Engine
More Information
Migration of Third-Party Data to ObjectStore
Records Management
Commvault provides a record management solution that allows you to secure data records from different network
locations to the ObjectStore. Users can manage the records from the Web Console, and have access to a selection
of Web Console features.
Key Features
Identify and classify records based on their network location.
Protect the records by scheduling backups to the Commvault ObjectStore.
Configure a retention period for the records and, when the retention period is reached, delete the records
from the ObjectStore and from the original location of the records.
Access the protected records from the Web Console and share the records with other users.
Setup Requirements
A proxy client with the file system agent to run the backup operations.
The user associated with the proxy client must have full access to all of the network locations defined in the
records.
A Web Server and a Web Console
An Analytics Engine
More Information
Records Management Overview
ObjectStore for Jive - Early Release Feature

You can now use Commvault ObjectStore as an External Storage Provider (ESP) for Jive software. The Objectstore
provides secure storage for files that are uploaded from Jive.
More Information
ObjectStore for Jive
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Disaster Recovery
Recovery Using CommServe Recovery Assistant
The CommServe Recovery Assistant is a revised version of the CommServe Disaster Recovery tool. The CommServe
Recovery Assistant enables you to stage or restore your CommServe database from a CommServe disaster
recovery backup file. The tool is useful in the following situations:
Rebuild the CommServe system on the same computer or a different computer.
Stage the CommServe database for troubleshooting purposes.
Upgrade the CommServe system to a new hardware.
Migrate the CommServe database from either a clustered environment to a non-clustered environment, or
from a non-clustered environment to a clustered environment.
Reapply the CommServe license file.
Key Features
Has an easy-to-use interface with minimum user inputs
Supports graphical user interface and command line interface
Operates in both recovery and troubleshooting modes
More Information
CommServe Recovery Assistant
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Analytics
Web Analytics
Commvault Web Analytics helps optimize your organization?s web development and maintenance strategy by
converting the user interactions with a website into actionable insights. Web Analytics provides qualitative and
quantitative data about the web usage that helps your organization to progressively improve the online experience
of website visitors.
More Information
Web Analytics - Overview
Analyze Windows Resources with Enterprise Explorer

With the Commvault Enterprise Explorer, you can collect information about the IT resources in your corporate
infrastructure and view interactive dashboards from the Analytics section of the Web Console.
Key Features
The Enterprise Explorer can discover resources in your environment that are not protected, such as the following
resources:
Active Directories
Domain controllers
Exchange servers
Virtualization servers
The Enterprise Explorer can also show you the following information:
The distribution of resources in your organization
Software and services installed in your IT infrastructure
System events that require immediate attention
Applicable Agents
Only machines with Microsoft Windows operating systems are supported.
Setup Requirements
You must deploy Data Cube to view the Enterprise Explorer dashboards. For more information, see Administrator
Configurations for Data Cube .
More Information
Analyze Windows Resources with Commvault Enterprise Explorer
Duplicate Files Report

The Duplicate Files report identifies duplicate files on clients in your CommCell environment. With the information
provided in the Duplicate Files report, you can take appropriate action to reclaim storage space and mitigate
compliance risks.
The Duplicate Files report is available from the Data Analytics dashboard in the Web Console.
Key Features
With the Duplicate Files report, you can identify duplicate files based on the following criteria:
File name
Size
Modified time
Contents
Setup Requirements
You must have Data Analytics configured in your CommCell environment.
More Information
Duplicate Files Report
Data Cube
With Data Cube, you can connect the disparate sets of information in various data repositories across your
enterprise. You can connect to data that is structured, such as Microsoft SQL and Oracle databases, or
unstructured data in files and websites. The Data Cube interface enables you to reorganize your unstructured data
to a more logical structure. Data Cube also provides tools to mine your connected data for further analysis and
insights. You can even use RESTful APIs that use your data connections to power your own custom applications.
Key Features
Connect to structured data sources, such as Microsoft SQL or Oracle databases.
Organize the information in unstructured data, such as websites and files.
Mine your connected data sources to discover useful insights.
Use RESTful APIs to create your own dashboard or application with your data connections.
Setup Requirements
Data Cube is available from the Web Console.
You must configure at least one Analytics Engine in your CommCell environment.
More Information
Data Cube
Data Analytics Discovery View

The Data Analytics Discovery view provides you with more options to refine, filter, and search the information in file
and email analytics reports. With the Discovery view, you can create a custom view of the data in your environment
to see analytics information the way you want and take action to reclaim storage space.
The Discovery view is available from the Data Analytics dashboard on the Web Console.
Key Features
With the Discovery view, you can filter the information in Data Analytics reports by the following criteria:
Job number
Client name
Size
File types
Archived status
Modified time
Mailbox ownership
Attachment information
Received time
Setup Requirements
You must have Data Analytics configured in your CommCell environment.
More Information
Data Analytics Discovery View
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Tools and Utilities

Commvault SDK for Python
A Python SDK (software development kit) is available for use with Commvault software. The Commvault SDK for
Python includes classes for users, entities, libraries, schedule and storage policies, alerts, jobs, and workflows.
Setup Requirements
The Web Console package must be installed.
You must install the Commvault SDK for Python on a computer that can communicate with the Web Console.
For information about installation, see Preinstallation Checklist for Commvault SDK for Python on Windows .
More Information
Commvault SDK for Python
More Features in This Release
For information on other new features, see Additional New Features .

Changes in Version 11
If you upgrade from a previous version, you will find that some features and options have been updated and
enhanced. This page identifies the changes from version 10 to version 11, and provides brief descriptions. To read
more about the features in this version, click the link listed in the Learn More... column.
If you are upgrading from version 10, also review the following pages:
New Features in Version 11
If you are upgrading from version 9, also review the Changes page in version 10 Documentation.
Table of Contents
Deployment
System Requirements
CommCell Management
CommCell Disaster Recovery
Media Management
Data Management
Backup Agents
Archiving Agents
Virtualization
Snapshot Management
Edge Backup and Access
Reports
Analytics
Tools & Utilities
Deployment
Product What's Changed When Learn more ...
Admin Console The Admin Console is now included with the Web SP7 N/A
Console package. You must install the Web Console to
have access to the Admin Console.
Previously, the Admin Console was a separate package
that you could select from the installation wizard.
Branding changes for The product name Simpana is now changed to SP2 N/A
the Commvault Commvault.
software on Windows When you upgrade to V11 SP2, the installation path
continues to use the Simpana folder: C:\Program
Files\CommVault\Simpana
When you install the V11 SP2 software, the new
installation path is C:\Program Files\CommVault\ContentStore.
Branding changes for The product name Simpana is now changed to SP2 N/A
the Commvault Commvault.
software on UNIX How this change affects upgrades to V11 SP2:
Legacy Simpana command line utilities continue to
be supported in V11.
The installation and log paths continue to use the
Simpana folder:
Installation path: /opt/simpana
Log path: /var/log/simpana/Log_Files
How this change affects new installations in V11 SP2:
Support for legacy Simpana command line utilities
will be available in SP3. Support is not available in
SP2.
The new installation path is /opt/commvault.
The new log path is /var/log/commvault/Log_Files.
Build ID for service Starting with Service Pack 6, Commvault will assign Build SP6 Version
pack versions ID numbers for each service pack version. The Build ID is
a unique number that helps you differentiate the
different releases of a service pack version.
Commvault displays the Build ID next to the service pack
version in the Version tab of the CommCell Properties
dialog box (and Client Computer properties dialog box).
Licensing changes for The following pseudo clients now consume the license SP7 N/A
pseudo clients that corresponds to their agent:
Exchange Database Availability Group (DAG) clients
SharePoint Farm clients
SQL Always On clients
Pseudo clients for DB2 MultiNode, Oracle RAC, SAP
HANA, and Distributed Applications (Greenplum,
Hadoop, and GPFS)
Virtualization clients
Previously, the pseudo clients listed above did not
consume any license.
Notes:
After you upgrade the CommServe computer to SP7
(or a later version), proxy clients configured in a
virtual server environment will not consume a
license. Any license used by proxy clients will be
released.
The Commvault software releases a license from a
client that is not performing backups and assigns the
license to the pseudo client.
The Commvault In previous versions of our software, Commvault v11 Download
software provided installation files and service pack updates on Software using
separate installation packages (also called installation the Download
media). Manager
In V11, Commvault provides installation files and service Windows
pack updates in a single installation package. When you UNIX
download agents, tools, or other software, the service CommCell
pack updates associated with the software are also Console
downloaded.
You can download the Commvault software by using the
one of the following resources:
Download Manager
CommCell Console
A new version of the Commvault software is released
every service pack (SP2, SP3, and so on). When a new
service pack is available, Commvault releases a new
version of the Download Manager and displays the new
service pack version in the download software options of
the CommCell Console.
Remember that the software that you download through
the Download Manager or CommCell Console is for a
specific service pack version. We recommend that you
always download the latest service pack version.
Operation What's Changed When Learn more ...
Automatic software When you perform an installation or upgrade job from v11 N/A
download during the CommCell Console, and the CommServe cache does
installations or not have the Commvault software, the software is
upgrades from the automatically downloaded as part of the installation or
CommCell Console upgrade job.
Previously, you had to first download the software to the
CommServe cache, and then perform installation or
upgrades from the CommCell Console.
Cluster Environment: The Commvault software automatically creates a cluster SP6 Installing Commvault
Windows group client for physical nodes that are part of a on Clients in a Cluster
Microsoft cluster when the following conditions are met: Environment
The Microsoft cluster group is configured with a
client access point.
The Microsoft cluster group has a cluster shared
drive attached. This drive is used to create the Job
Results directory.
Previously, administrators had to manually create the
cluster group client from the CommCell Console.
Default protocol for By default, download operations from the CommCell SP5 Changing the
downloading Console now use the HTTPS protocol. Network Protocol
software from the Previously, download operations used FTP as their Used for
CommCell Console default protocol. Downloading
Software from
the CommCell
Console
New permissions for A new set of permissions are now available to install the v11 Prerequisites for
installing the software Commvault software from the CommCell Console: Installations
from the CommCell Install Package/Update permissions to install the Using the
Console software on existing clients. CommCell
Install Client permissions to install the software on Console
new clients. Prerequisites for
For users that only need to install updates, only the Service Pack
Install Package/Update permission is needed. Installations
Previously, the Installation permission was required to Using the
install the software from the CommCell Console. This CommCell
permission is no longer available. Console
Permissions for Previously, end-users and administrators were required SP4 Download Center -
Download Center to have the Install Package/Update permissions. This Deployment
have Changed permission is no longer required for users to view the
Download Center in the Web Console.
System Requirements
Java Runtime The software supports Java 8 Update 65 (JRE 1.8.0_65) or v11 N/A
Environment (JRE) later versions.
Important: Oracle has discovered an issue with some
versions of their Java software. This issue prevents the
CommCell Console from starting when it is accessed as a
web-based application. To avoid this issue, do not install
Java 8 Update 72, 74, 77, 91, 92, or 102 (versions 1.8.0_72,
1.8.0_74, 1.8.0_77, 1.8.0_91, 1.8.0_92, and 1.8.0_102). You
can install Java version 1.8.0_101 and all subsequent CPU
(Critical Patch Update) versions.
Java for Oracle You must use Java 8 (JRE 1.8) or later versions for Oracle v11 Setting the JAVA Path
Archiving Archiving.
Microsoft Exchange The following agents support Microsoft Exchange 2016: SP3 System
2016 Exchange Compliance Archiver Agent Requirements -
OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Exchange
Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent Compliance
Archiver Agent
System
Requirements -
OnePass for
Exchange Mailbox
(Classic)
System
Requirements -
Exchange Mailbox
(Classic) Agent
The Exchange Database Agent supports Microsoft SP2 System Requirements
Exchange 2016. - Exchange Database
Agent
Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard is the new SQL SP4 Database Engine
2014 Standard Edition Server version used during the installation of Commvault
server packages, such as the CommServe software. Upgrading
Previously, Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 Enterprise was Microsoft SQL
the version used during installations. Server 2012
Enterprise to
Microsoft SQL
Server 2014
Standard Edition
CommCell Management
Additional Settings You can add additional settings at the user, user group, SP5 Managing Additional
and domain levels. Settings
Admin Console and Push Notifications SP7
Web Console The Admin Console and Web Console now support push
notifications for jobs, events, and alerts through the
installation of Apache ActiveMQ. Apache ActiveMQ is a
third-party software that manages message queues.
Push notifications are scalable and less resource
intensive than pull notifications.
Alerts Permissions SP3 User Security
There are new permissions for alerts. Permissions and
Permitted Actions by
Feature: Alerts
Security Associations SP4 Roles Overview
When you upgrade, new security associations using Security
predefined alert roles are added to users: Association
User Overview
Identity/Old New Security Association
Security
Association
Predefined Level
Role
Creator of the Alert Alert (the alert the user
alert Owner created)
Alert CommCell
Creator
Alert Alert All alerts
Management Owner
permission at Alert CommCell
the CommCell Creator
level
Alert Alert CommCell
Management Creator
permission on
any entity
Predefined Alerts SP4 Predefined Alerts

For new installations of Commvault software, predefined
alerts are enabled by default. For most predefined alerts,
the Console Alerts method was added as a default
notification method. Previously, the only default
notification method for predefined alerts was Email.
User and User Group Alerts SP7 Predefined Alert
New alert types are available: Configuration - Users and Criteria
Configuration - User Group. Use these alerts to monitor
changes made to user properties and user groups
properties.
Client Computer Smart Client Groups SP4 Overview of Smart
Groups Infrastructure and Proxy Clients are new default smart Client Computer
client groups. These smart client groups help you to Groups Using
organize the clients in your CommCell environment. Automatic
Association
Permissions SP7 User Security
There are new permissions for client computer groups. Permissions and
Feature: Client
Computer Group
Security Associations SP7 Roles Overview
When you upgrade, new security associations using the Security
predefined Client Group Creator role and new client Association
computer group permissions are added to users: Overview
User
Identity/Existing New Security Association
Security
Association
Predefined Role Level
or Permission
Creator of the Client Group Client Computer
client computer Creator role Group
group
Add, delete and Client Group Client Computer
modify a user or Creator role Group
Add, delete and added
modify a user
group permissions
on any client
computer group
Administrative Change Client Client Computer
Management at Associations Group
the client and Delete
computer group Client Group
level permissions
added
Smart Client Computer Group Rule Rename SP7 Rules Available for
The Associated Client Group smart client computer Smart Client
group rule is now renamed to Client Group. Computer Groups
CommCell Console Renaming the CommCell Console Shortcut SP5
The name of the desktop shortcut for the CommCell
Console is Commvault CommCell Console.
Previously, the name of the shortcut was Commvault
Administrative Console.
CommCell Migration CommCell Migration and Global Repository Cell (GRC) v11 Enabling CommCell
and GRC Features Are Disabled by Default Migration and Global
CommCell Migration and Global Repository Cell (GRC) Repository Cell (GRC)
features are disabled by default for fresh installs of on a CommServe
Commvault. You must manually enable these features.
Previously, these features were enabled by default.
CommServe Client Restarting Services SP5 Restarting a Service
To restart services on the CommServe client, use the
Process Manager.
Previously, you could restart services for the CommServe
client through an option in the CommCell Console and
through the command line interface.
Control Panel Internet Gateway Options Merged SP3 Internet Options
When you configure the CommServe to use a client (Internet Gateway)
computer as an Internet gateway, the Cloud Metrics
Reporting, Private Metrics Reporting, and Download
Software services will all use the Internet gateway by
default. Options for selecting the individual services have
been removed. If you configured individual services to
use an Internet gateway in a previous software version,
all services will now use the Internet gateway, regardless
of your previous selections.
Previously, you could individually configure the Cloud
Metrics Reporting, Private Metrics Reporting, and
Download Software services to use an Internet gateway.
Date and Time Date and Time Format Settings v11 Additional Settings
Settings By default, the date and time format on the CommCell
Console is in the format running on your operating
system.
By using the bEnableUserDateFormat additional setting,
you can customize the date and time format.
DBMaintenance The System Created DBMaintenance schedule is a SP5 Modifying a
Schedule CommServe-level, system-generated schedule that runs Schedule
the DBMaintenance workflow. By default, the schedule Enabling or
runs every two weeks on Sunday with the reindexall Disabling a
option (reindex all tables). You can update the schedule Schedule
options or disable this schedule.
Extended Summary The Extended Summary tab is no longer available at the SP2 Client Computer
Tab bottom of the client tab or the client group tab. To view Properties
the information that appeared on this tab, view the client Client Computer
properties or the client group properties. Groups
Properties
To view the Extended Summary tab at the bottom of the SP5 Viewing the Extended
client tab or the client group tab, you can add the Summary Tab
bEnableExtendedSummaryFeature additional setting.
Job Management: The Commit option has been combined with the Kill SP7 Killing a Job in the Job
Commit option. When jobs are terminated using the Kill option, Controller
eligible backup jobs from supported agents are
committed. The Commit option is no longer available in
the right-click job menu.
Job Management: Automatic Schedules for Synthetic Full Backups v11 Creating an
Schedules You can automatically run a synthetic full backup by Automatic Schedule
adding an automatic schedule to a schedule policy. for a Synthetic Full
Previously, automatic schedules were not available for Backup
synthetic full backups.
Job Management: Job Throttling at the Client Level v11 Throttling Backup
Throttling Backup In the CommCell Console, you can enable job throttling Jobs
Jobs on a client and limit the number of data and log backup
jobs that run simultaneously.
Previously, client-level job throttling was set using
qscripts on the command line.
Log Monitoring Alerts to Monitor Logs v11 Setting Up Alerts for
You can now set up alerts to monitor logs from the Log Log Data on the Log
Monitoring application on the Web Console. Monitoring
Previously, alerts were set up to monitor logs from the Dashboard
CommCell Console. Setting up alerts (to monitor logs)
from the monitoring policy is no longer supported.
Analytics Engine for Monitoring Policies v11 Editing a Monitoring
You must select an analytics engine for each monitoring Policy
policy. If you created monitoring policies prior to version
11, you must edit those policies to add an analytics
engine.
Previously, if you added monitoring criteria to your
monitoring policy, an analytics engine was optional.
Permissions SP6 Erasing Search
To erase search results from the Analytics Engine, you Results from the
must have the Delete Monitoring Policy permission at Analytics Engine in
the monitoring policy level. the Log Monitoring
Previously, the Execute Monitoring Policy permission Application
was needed.
Network Data Interface Pair v11 Creating a Storage
You can now set up a data interface pair (DIP) between Policy with
two MediaAgents from the Create a Storage Policy wizard. Deduplication
Previously, this option was available from the Control
Panel and from the Client level.
Passwords Strength Requirements SP4 Setting Strength
In new installations of version 11, user passwords must Requirements for
meet the following strength requirements: User Passwords
a minimum of eight characters
one uppercase letter
one lowercase letter
one number
one special character

If this does not meet your needs, you can remove or
increase the strength requirements for your user
passwords.
Pre and Post Permissions SP5 Pre/Post Processes
Processes There are new permissions for running pre and post Permissions
processes with a local system account or as an
impersonated user.
Property Sheet Property sheets (dialog boxes) are no longer locked and SP6 Property Sheet
Warning made read-only. Instead, a warning is displayed to users Warning
when they open a property sheet that is already opened
by another user.
Schedule Policy Permissions SP3 User Security
There are new permissions for schedule policies. Permissions and
Feature: Schedule
Policy
Operation Window SP4 Operation Window
Operation windows can be added to schedule policies. Overview
Cataloging for File System IntelliSnap Jobs SP4 Snapshot Cataloging
If you are using the same schedule policy with skip
cataloging enabled for NAS Agent and File System Agent,
cataloging is skipped for File System IntelliSnap jobs also.
Previously, cataloging was skipped only for NAS
IntelliSnap jobs.
Search by Job ID You can search for a job with the job ID from CommServe SP6 Search by Job ID
> All Tasks > Search by Job ID.
Security User Security v11 User Administration
User security is now a three-way security association and Security -
created by combining users or user groups, roles, and Overview
entities.
Previously, individual capabilities and entities were
assigned to a user group. Security was applied to users
after they were added to the user group.
New terms:
Capabilities are now called permissions.
Roles are reusable sets of permissions.
During your upgrade to version 11, the following roles
are automatically created:
Converted roles
The capabilities assigned to a user group are
converted into a role. The naming convention for a
converted role is userGroupName_Role.
Predefined roles
These are system-created roles that represent typical
security needs and can be customized by the
administrator, for example, the Compliance role.
There are new XML templates for use on the command
line. However, there is support for backward
compatibility for the old XML templates. If old XML
templates are used, roles are automatically created using
the same naming convention as used for converted roles:
userGroupName_Role.
Note: If you have user groups that include entities but do
not include capabilities, users will not have access to
those entities after you upgrade to version 11. In version
11, you must have entities and permissions in your
security associations.
Security on External User Groups v11 Adding an
You can add security associations directly to external External Group
user groups. Due to this added feature, you can no Administering the
longer add external user groups to CommCell (local) user Security
groups. Associations of a
If you added external user groups to CommCell user User Group
groups in a previous version, the CommCell user groups
will remain the same and will continue to function as they
did before the upgrade to version 11.
Security on Roles SP6 Enabling Security
If you are installing Commvault software for the first time on Roles
and are using v11 Service Pack 6 or higher, you can add User Security
security associations to roles by default. Users must have Permissions and
the View permission on a role before they can use the Permitted Actions
role to create a security association. by Feature:
If you upgrade your CommCell environment to v11 Security
Service Pack 6 or higher, you can add security Associations
associations to roles after you add the
bEnableSecurityOnRoles additional setting.
Send Log Files Upload URL Has Changed SP5 Sending Log Files
The default upload URL for sending log files has changed
to https://logs.commvault.com/webconsole .
Previously, the default upload URL was
https://services.commvault.com/httplogupload .
FTP Upload Option Removed SP8 Sending Log Files
The default method for sending log files is now HTTPS
upload.
The options to upload log files to an FTP location and to
use the last successful upload method were removed.
Because the FTP option was removed, the
KeepAliveTimeout additional setting is no longer valid.
The option to save log files to a local or network location
remains.
Previously, you could send log files to an FTP location or
use the last successful upload method.
Socket Encryption Socket encryption between the CommCell Console and SP5
the CommServe database is enabled by default.
CommCell Disaster Recovery

CommServe Failover CommServe Failover package installation SP8 Installing the
for CommServe The installer now provides the option to install the CommServe Failover
Recovery CommServe Failover package, which automatically Package for
performs the following tasks: CommServe Failover
Create a new instance Configuration
Installs both the SQL Server agent and High
Availability Computing package in a new instance
Previously, a new instance had to be manually created
and the SQL Server Agent and the CommServe Failover
package (renamed now as High Availability Computing
package) had to installed in the new instance.

Media Management
Auxiliary Copy Jobs for an Auxiliary Copy that meets the Retention v11 Disabling Jobs for an
Criteria Auxiliary Copy that
By default, the backup jobs on the source copy are meets the Retention
disabled for Auxiliary Copy operation and marked as Criteria
aged, if those jobs meet the retention criteria defined on
the destination copy.
Previously, the backup jobs on the source copy that met
the retention criteria defined on the destination copy are
copied during Auxiliary Copy operation and marked as
aged.
Auxiliary Copy Fallen Behind Event v11 Auxiliary Copy Fallen
If the Auxiliary Copy Fallen Behind alert is not enabled on Behind Event
the storage policy copy and there are auxiliary jobs that
are 90 days old and have not yet been fully copied, then,
an event is generated to notify the condition.
Previously, if the Auxiliary Copy Fallen Behind alert is
disabled, you might not receive any notification.
Global Auxiliary Copy Policy has been Renamed to v11 Setting Up a Global
Global Secondary Copy Policy Secondary Copy
The Global Auxiliary Copy Policy feature optimally uses Policy
the tape media to consolidate backups from multiple
storage policy copies. The feature has been renamed to
Global Secondary Copy Policy.
Auxiliary Copy Job Goes to a Pending State Due to SP5 Auxiliary Copy Job
Resource Allocation Failure goes to Pending State
Auxiliary copy jobs with Use Scalable Resource Allocation
option enabled goes to a pending state if resource
allocation does not go through within 1 hour.
Previously, the auxiliary copy jobs would stay in the
Waiting state.
Number of Retries for Auxiliary Copy Job SP6
If you run an auxiliary copy job with the Use scalable
resource allocation option, then in the event of an error,
the auxiliary copy job will try three times to copy the jobs
with valid data from the primary to the secondary copy.
Post the retires, the auxiliary copy operation might
complete with Complete with Error status if jobs are
partially copied or the operation might fail with the Failed
status if none of the jobs are copied.
Previously, in the event of some errors, the auxiliary copy
job tried 12 times to copy the jobs with valid data from
the primary to the secondary copy.
Cloud Storage Library Change in Default Chunk Size SP3
The newly created storage policies copies with cloud
library as data path will have 4 GB as chunk size by
default.
Previously, for storage policies copies with cloud library
as data path the chunk size was 100 MB.
Cyclic Redundancy CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) Is Enabled by Default v11 End-to-End Data
Check The CRC checksum is enabled by default and is computed Integrity Validation
during data verification, auxiliary copy operation and
restore operations.
Previously, this option was not enabled by default.
Data Retention Default Retention Settings for Storage Policy Copies v11 Data Aging - Getting
By default, basic retention settings for backup jobs: Started
On primary copy is set to 15 days and 2 cycles.
On synchronous copy is set to 30 days and 4 cycles.
Previously, the default value was infinite for all storage
policy copies.
Indexing V2 New Clients Added Will Use Indexing V2 v11 Indexing V2: Overview
Newly deployed client computers will use a new, next-
generation version of Indexing.
Library and Drive Library and Drive Configuration v11 Expert Storage
Configuration The Library and Drive Configuration tool is now called Configuration -
Expert Storage Configuration Overview
MediaAgent MediaAgent Properties from Client Node SP7
If the client and MediaAgent are installed on the same
computer, then you can now access the MediaAgent
properties by selecting Client Computers > Client > View
> MediaAgent Properties.
MediaAgent An additional MediaAgent Core package will be displayed SP5
Installation in the Version tab of the MediaAgent Properties and the
Client Computer Properties dialog box when you install
the MediaAgent package using SP5 (or above) or when
you upgrade the MediaAgent to SP5 (or above). This is
done internally for the purpose of grouping and better
management of the MediaAgent binaries, and does not
affect the MediaAgent usage, including install, upgrade,
or licensing.
Previously only the MediaAgent package was displayed in
the Version tab.
Media Management Media Management Configuration v11 Media Management
Configuration The Media Management Configuration dialog box now Configuration
has the following additional tabs to establish parameters: Parameters
Deduplication
CommCell Migration
Previously, the parameters related to Deduplication and
CommCell Migration were available under Service
Configuration tab
Data Aging SP7 Media Management
The Delete deconfigured clients that have no Configuration: Data
protected data parameter now checks that the software Aging
on the client is uninstalled.
Default Settings for Retaining Scratch Media SP7 Retain scratch media
Scratch media is by default retained when a tape library is information when
deconfigured. (The value of Retain scratch media deconfiguring library
information when deconfiguring library parameter is
set 1 by default.)
Previously scratch media was recycled when a tape
library is deconfigured.
Media Refresh Media Refresh v11 Media Refresh
Data consolidation is based on the archive file
information present on the media picked for refresh. If
the archive file information on a media picked for refresh
spans on other media, then, those archive files present
on the spanned media are also moved to the new media.
Previously, Media Refresh operation fully refreshed
dependent media where archive files have spanned
across media.
This enhancement reduces the number of dependent
media required to complete the media refresh operation.
Also, dependent media might not be fully refreshed.
Mount Path Name Disk library showing shared mount paths as SP3
Display Folder_Path
When a mount path is shared, the complete folder path is
now displayed in the CommCell Console. For example:
[MA_Name]C:\disk\backup1.
Also on selecting the mount path in the CommCell
Console all the associated MediaAgent names are
displayed on the right pane.
Previously, mount path was displayed as ?Folder_###?,
where ### was the date and time the mount path was
created. For example: Folder_03.16.2016_14.46.
Protecting Mount Secure Disk Storage has been renamed to SP7 Enabling Ransomware
Paths from Ransomware protection Protection on
Ransomware The option to enable Ransomware Protection on MediaAgents
MediaAgents is now renamed as Ransomware
protection in MediaAgent Properties - Advanced tab.
Restore from Enabling Popup for Exported Media v11 Enabling Popup For
Exported Media When running a restore job on media that is outside the Exported Media
library, a message is displayed in the Restore Job Details
dialog box.
Previously, pop up messages were displayed on all the
instances of the CommCell Console and on the
MediaAgent.
Storage Configuration Libraries Can Be Configured from the CommCell v11 Disk Libraries -
Browser Getting Started
You can now configure the tape, the disk and the cloud Cloud Storage -
libraries in fewer number of steps from the CommCell Getting Started
Browser. Tape Libraries -
Previously, the libraries were configured from the Library Getting Started
& Drive Configuration window.
Storage Policy Storage Policy Pop-up SP3
When you change the storage policy association, pop-ups
to run full or synthetic full backups are no longer
generated. The data is retained across the storage
policies until the next full or synthetic full backup is run.
Previously, when you changed the associated storage
policy, a pop-up prompted you to run either a full or a
synthetic full backup to retain the data associated with
the original storage policy.
Data Management
Feature What's Changed When Learn More ...
Data Aging You can configure a parameter to age off the incremental SP7 Honor copy retention
backups that has no data when the next data aging job is for jobs with no data
run.
Previously, If full backup existed on multiple storage
policy copies, then the incremental backup jobs with no
data were not aged until the full backup was aged from all
the copies.
DASH Copy You can now use Enable source side disk cache option v11 Modifying a Storage
to configure source-side cache for DASH Copy that uses Policy Copy
DDB over WAN. Deduplication
Previously, you had to set the UseCacheDB additional Settings
setting to configure the source-side cache for DASH Copy.
Data Encryption For backup jobs, you can now configure encryption for all v11 Configuring Data
the clients that are associated to a storage policy from Encryption on a
the Advanced tab on the primary storage policy Copy Storage Policy Copy
Properties dialog box and by selecting the Use Storage
Policy Settings option from the Encryption tab on the
Advanced Client Properties dialog box.
Previously, you had to set the encryption for each
individual client from the Encryption tab on the
Advanced Client Properties dialog box.
You can now use the Always enable encryption on new SP5 Configuring Data
copies option in Media Management Configuration Encryption on a
Parameters to enable software encryption (using Storage Policy Copy
Blowfish with Key Length 128) in the primary copy, even if
the encryption setting is not selected explicitly during the
storage policy creation process.
This enhancement provides the ability to enforce
encryption in the primary copies.
Software Encryption and Data Compression (for Tape SP5 Storage Policy -
libraries) options are now available when you create a Getting Started
storage policy using the Storage Policy Wizard. These
options are established in the primary copy of the
storage policy.
Previously, these options were not available in the
primary copy.
Deduplication Transactional Deduplication Database (DDB) SP2
You can now set transactional DDB option on the
Storage Policy Copy Properties dialog box to recover the
DDB instantaneously, in the event of disaster.
Default Value for Maximum number of parallel data v11 Media Management
transfer operations for deduplication database Configuration:
The default value for Maximum number of parallel data Resource Manager
transfer operations for deduplication database
parameter in the Media Management Configuration
dialog box is changed to 200.
Previously, the default value was 50.
Improved Deduplication Ratio for Compressed v11 Modifying Software
Database Backups Compression on a
For the following database agents, backups to a Storage Policy Copy
deduplicated storage policy can now use compression to
have a better deduplication ratio.
DB2
DB2 DPF
Informix
Oracle
Oracle RAC
SAP HANA
SQL Server
Previously, for database backups, Commvault
recommended that you disable compression for a better
deduplication ratio.
This enhancement achieves better deduplication savings
on the amount of data stored on the disk library for
database backups.
Age of the Unique Deduplicated Data Block v11 Modifying a Storage
The number of days that a unique data block is used as Policy Copy
the primary reference for any new secondary blocks can Deduplication
now be defined in the Do not Deduplicate against Settings
objects older than option.
Deduplication Database Sealing and Recovery v11 Sealing the
Sealing and reconstruction of the deduplication database Deduplication
can now be performed from the Deduplication Engine Database
level. Manually
Previously, to seal or reconstruct the deduplication Recovering the
database, you had to run these operations from the Deduplication
Storage Policy level. Database
Source-Side Deduplication v11 Modifying a Storage
You can now use Enable source side disk cache option Policy Copy
on the primary copy properties to configure source-side Deduplication
cache for all subclients associated with the storage policy. Settings
Previously, to use source-side cache on subclients
associated with storage policy, you had to set Enable
Client Side Disk Cache option on each clients Advanced
Client Computer Properties dialog box.
DDB Backups SP4
If none of the deduplication database (DDB) stores, are
eligible for DDB backups, the DDB backup jobs will
Complete with Errors status.
Previously, the DDB Backup jobs completed successfully
even if the DDB stores were not eligible for backups.
Configuring Additional Partitions for a Deduplication SP5 Configuring
Database Additional Partitions
Now you do not need an authentication code to add for a Deduplication
more partitions to an existing deduplication database Database
(DDB) that is used by a storage policy enabled with
deduplication.
Previously, to enable configuration of additional
partitions to an active DDB, you need an authentication
code.
Client Side Deduplication is Enabled by Default SP6 Creating Storage
The Client Side Deduplication option is enabled by default Policy with
now, when you create a storage policy with deduplication. Deduplication
Security Ransomware Protection SP6 Ransomware
Commvault software now automatically detects the Protection
presence of Ransomware on your client computers. The
Ransomware check happens once in 4 hours.
Previously, you could detect the presence of
Ransomware malware on your computer only once a day.
Subclient Policy New Default Role Assigned When Creating a Subclient SP6 Subclient Policy -
Policy Getting Started
When you create a new subclient policy, you are
automatically assigned the Subclient Policy Owner role.
This role is system-generated and contains the Edit
Subclient Policy, Edit Subclient Policy Associations, Delete
Subclient Policy, View, and Change Security Settings
permissions.
Previously, no roles were assigned when you created a
subclient policy.
Storage Policy Basic Retention Rules for Data/Compliance Archiver SP7 Retention Options for
Data OnePass
The option to set either days based or infinite retention
for archiving and compliance agents from the storage
policy copy level is no longer available. However, you can
set the retention for archiver agents from the archiver
subclient's Advanced Properties dialog box.
Backup Agents
Product What's changed When Learn more ...
1-Touch for Windows Change Keyboard Layout v11 1-Touch Recovery
In the Language Selection Dialog box, select the Use
default keyboard for the selected language check box
to change the keyboard layout.
Previously, sSet_KEYBOARD_LAYOUT additional setting
was created if the keyboard layout was in a different
language than the restored operating system.
1-Touch Server Is No Longer Required for 1-Touch v11 Overview - 1-Touch
Recovery for Windows
You need not install the 1-Touch server to perform 1-
Touch recovery. You can now download the 1Touch.iso file
directly from the Maintenance Advantage web site. The
1Touch.iso file is available in the Windows Live CD directory
of the Commvault Installation Media List .
Previously, you had to install the 1-Touch Server
software to perform 1-Touch recovery. You had to create
the 1Touch.iso file on the 1-Touch Server.
Active Directory Offline Mining v11 Prerequisites - Offline
Agent When Active Directory Agent is installed to perform Database Restore
Offline Mining, Active Directory Lightweight Directory
Services (AD LDS) role and .NET Framework 3.5 are not
automatically installed.
Previously, AD LDS role and .NET Framework 3.5 were
installed during the installation process.
Active Directory Command-Line Find v11 qlist backupfiles
Agent qoperation find is now classed as obsolete. It has been Obsolete
DB2 Agent replaced by qlist backupfiles. Commands:
DB2 MultiNode qoperation find
Agent
Exchange Mailbox
(Classic) Agent
Exchange Public
Folder Agent
Image Level Agent
Macintosh File
System Agent
MySQL Agent
NAS Agent
Notes Database
Agent
Notes Document
Agent
OES File System
Agent
Oracle RAC Agent
SharePoint Server
Agent
UNIX Agent
Virtual Server
Agent for VMware
Exchange Database Consistency Checks v11 Configuring
Agent For DAG (Database Availability Group) environments, Consistency Checks
consistency checks, also called integrity checks, are for Exchange
turned off by default. Database Backups
Restartability Support for Exchange Database v11 Job Restartability -
Backups Getting Started
Exchange Database backups now support restartability.
If a backup job is interrupted, the job resumes from the
point where the job stopped. Previously, backup jobs
that were interrupted restarted from the beginning.
VSS Snapshots Are Taken at the Database Level v11
Previously, VSS snapshots were taken at the subclient
level. Now, the VSS snapshots are taken at the database
level. This allows you to take advantage of restartability
and multistreaming at the database level.
Indexing Support for Exchange Database v11 Indexing Overview
The Exchange Database Agent now supports indexing.
You must plan for an increased index size. Previously, the
Exchange Database Agent did not support indexing.
Perform a full backup only for databases that have SP4 Advanced Backup
circular logging enabled Options (Data)
A new option, Convert job to full for databases that
have circular logging enabled, has been added to the
Advanced Backup Options (Data) dialog box. When this
option is selected, during an incremental or differential
backup, if there are databases that have circular logging
enabled, the backup for those databases is converted to
full. The conversion to full applies only to those
databases that have circular logging enabled.
Exchange Mailbox Agent Renamed SP4 System Requirements
(Classic) Agent The agent has been renamed from Exchange Mailbox - Exchange Mailbox
Agent to Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent. (Classic) Agent
Exchange Online is referred to as Office 365 with SP6
Exchange
Exchange Online is a hosted mail solution that is a part of
Microsoft Office 365. Exchange Online is now referred to
as Office 365 with Exchange.
IBM i File System Data Interface Pair Support SP8 Getting Started with
Agent You can have a Data Interface Pair between the proxy the IBM i File System
OpenVMS File System and the IBM i client. Agent
Agent You can have a Data Interface Pair between the proxy Getting Started with
and the OpenVMS client. the OpenVMS File
System Agent
NAS Agent Time Zone for NAS Agent Clients Set to the Associated SP4 Configuration - NAS
MediaAgent File System Agent
Previously, NAS Agent backups and IntelliSnap
operations were scheduled according to the time zone of
the CommServe computer. Now, performing backups
and IntelliSnap operations will set the time zone for the
NAS client to match the time zone of the MediaAgent that
is performing the operation. If the MediaAgent time zone
is different from the time zone of the CommServe
computer, then schedules for NAS clients will change to
the new time zone. To avoid this change, you can modify
the schedule to use the CommServe computer time zone
or change the hours of the schedule accordingly.
Restores of Directories with Preserve Level 0 Include SP7 Restore - NAS File
Only Content System Agent
Previously, NAS Agent restores of directories configured
with the preserve level set to 0 included the directory in
the restored data. Now, direct restores of directories
with preserve level 0 will only include the content in the
directory, but not the directory itself.
Oracle Agent Automatically Created Archive Log Subclients v11 Instances for Oracle
By default, when you discover or create an Oracle
instance, the Commvault software automatically creates
an archive log subclient.
Default Block Size v11 Configuring the Block
The default block size for Oracle databases is 1M. Size for Oracle
RMAN External Pruning is Disabled v11 Preventing RMAN
By default the RMAN external pruning option is disabled. Command Line
Scripts from Deleting
RMAN Backups
Regular Full Backups are Eligible for Selective Copy v11 Retention Rules for
All consistent and self-contained full backups are Oracle Regular Full
automatically eligible for selective copy and extended Backups
retention rules.
Clone an Oracle 12c Pluggable Database SP7 Cloning an Oracle 12c
You can clone an Oracle 12c Pluggable Database
(PDB)
Restore an Oracle 11gr2/12c Tablespace or PDB to a SP7 Restoring Oracle
Point-in-Time Tablespaces and
Use a point-in-time restore to revert the tablespace or Datafiles or Pluggable
PDB to a state before an undesired transaction or before Databases (PDBs) to
a point of failure. a Point-in-Time
Oracle Application Migration to an Amazon RDS SP7 Oracle Database
Database Application Migration
Run a workflow to migrate an Oracle database to an to an Amazon RDS
Amazon RDS database. Database
Oracle Agent Additional Settings Automatically Pushed to the v11 Upgrade
Oracle RAC Client Considerations
The software automatically pushes additional settings for the Oracle
that were created on the CommServe level in Version 10 Agent (V10 to
to upgraded clients and any new clients that you install V11)
after the upgrade. The additional setting is at the client Upgrade
level after the upgrade. Make all new additional settings Considerations
at the client level. for the Oracle
RAC Agent (V10 to
V11)
SAP Archive Link SAP Archive Analytics Report v11 SAP Archive Analytics
The SAP Archive Analytics report provides the - Overview
information about all SAP archiving and recall request
for a specified timeframe.
SAP HANA IntelliSnap Restore to a New Host or a New Instance v11 Restoring a SAP
Perform a cross-machine restore when the original HANA Backup to a
database host has been damaged or destroyed, and you New Host (Cross-
need to restore the data to a different host from the Machine Restore) or a
backup. New Instance
SAP MaxDB Interactive Install on a Windows Client v11 Preinstallation
Parameter file is downloaded by default at the following Checklist for the SAP
location during an interactive install of SAP MaxDB Agent: for MaxDB Agent on
software_installation_path\SapMaxDbAgent\param Windows
Previously, you could provide a path for downloading the
parameter file during an interactive install of SAP MaxDB
Agent.
Workflow to run SAP MaxDB backups SAP MaxDB Workflow
Use a predefined workflow to run backups and send
email that contains the job status.
SharePoint Server Reset Password for SharePoint Timer Service Account SP6 Postinstall
Agent after Upgrade Considerations for
After upgrading to SP6, the Commvault services run with the SharePoint Server
the local system account on the SharePoint computer. Agent
For backups to run on the SharePoint computer, reset
your password, and validate the account.
Sybase Cumulative Incremental Backup Support v11 Performing
You can perform cumulative incremental backups on Cumulative
Sybase databases that are Sybase ASE 15.7 SP100 Incremental Backups
version or later.
UNIX File System Subclient Content for UNIX File System SP6 Configuring User
If you have the same content defined for multiple Defined Subclients
subclients within the backup set, the content is backed
up by one subclient. Other subclients within the backup
set skip the content.
Previously, the file was backed up multiple times.
Data Encryption Options Have Moved v11 Data Encryption
You must now set the data encryption options using the
Encryption tab of the Advanced Subclient Properties
dialog box.
Previously, this option was available in the Encryption
tab of the Subclient Properties dialog box.
IntelliSnap Options Have Moved v11 IntelliSnap
You must now set the IntelliSnap options using the Configuration
IntelliSnap Operations tab of the Advanced Subclient
Properties dialog box.
Previously, this option was available in the IntelliSnap
Operations tab of the Subclient Properties dialog box.
Pre/Post Process Options Have Moved v11 Pre and Post
You must now set the pre/post processes using the Processes
Pre/Post Process tab of the Advanced Subclient
Previously, this option was available in the Pre/Post
Process tab of the Subclient Properties dialog box.
Advanced Options Have Moved v11 Subclient
The following options were moved to the Advanced Properties
Subclient Properties dialog box: (Advanced
The block-level backup and scan options are on the Options)
Advanced Options tab. Subclient
The performance options are on the Performance Properties
tab. (Performance)
Previously, these options were available in the Advanced
Options tab of the Subclient Properties dialog box.
Retention Options Have Moved v11 Configuring Subclient
You must now set the retention options in the Retention Retention
tab of the Advanced Subclient Properties dialog box.
Previously, this option was available in the Retention tab
of the Subclient Properties dialog box.
1-Touch Recovery Options Have Moved v11 Configuration - 1-
You must now set the 1-Touch recovery options in the 1- Touch for Linux
Touch Recovery tab of the Advanced Subclient
Previously, this option was available in the 1-Touch
Recovery tab of the Subclient Properties dialog box.
Run Backups On a Deconfigured Client v11 Synthetic Full
You can now run synthetic full backups on a Backups
deconfigured client.
Previously, you could not run a backup job on a
Run Backups On a Reconfigured Client v11 Incremental
You can now run an incremental or differential backup Backups
on a reconfigured client. Differential
Previously, you could run only full backups on a Backups
reconfigured client.
Browse Content for On-Demand Backups v11 Browse and Restore
You can now browse and restore data from previous Data - Advanced
backup cycles using the latest backup job.
Previously, only the latest backup content was available
for browse and restore.
Multi-thread Recursive Scan SP4 Selecting the
By default, multi-thread recursive scan is enabled at the Recursive Scan
volume level to scan up to 15 volumes simultaneously. Method for the UNIX
Previously, you could scan only one volume at a time. File System Agen t
IntelliSnap Backups of Nested Mount Points SP5 Backing Up Mount
You can now back up nested mount points. IntelliSnap Points
for the UNIX File System now supports the Follow
Mount Points option in the Advanced Backup Options
dialog box.
Previously, you could back up nested mount points only
if they were explicitly added to subclient content.
Multi-thread Folder Level Scan for NFS Shares SP7 Configuring the
By default, multi-thread scan at the folder level is Number of Folders
enabled if the subclient content contains NFS shares. for Simultaneous
Previously, multi-thread scan at the folder level was not Multi-thread Scan
enabled by default for NFS shares.
Windows File System Run Backups On a Deconfigured Client v11 Synthetic Full
You can now run synthetic full backups on a Backups
Previously, you could not run a backup job on a
Browse Content for On-Demand Backups v11 Browse and Restore
You can now browse and restore data from previous Data - Advanced
backup cycles using the latest backup job.
Previously, only the latest backup content was available
for browse and restore.
Incremental System State Backups SP8 Configuring System
You can now back up only the system protected files that State Backups
have been modified since the last backup. This results in
faster backups and reduction in space used by the
media.
This feature is available only for new clients. For
upgraded clients, you must enable Indexing Version 2 to
back up only the modified system protected files during
incremental backups.
Previously, all system protected files were backed up
with every incremental backup job.
Default Subclient Content for System State Backups v11 Configuring System
On the default subclient, when you change the subclient State Backups
content, the Backup System State check box in the
Subclient Properties dialog box is now disabled
automatically and a confirmation message is displayed.
Note that backing up the system state is essential for full
system recovery, so consider your disaster recovery
planning when you exclude it from the default subclient
content.
Previously, the Backup System State check box in the
Subclient Properties dialog box was enabled even when
the subclient content changed. Hence, system state was
backed up for every backup job.
Subclient Content for Windows File System v11 Creating a User-
If you have the same content defined for multiple Defined Subclient for
subclients within the backup set, the content is backed the Windows File
up by one subclient. Other subclients within the backup System Agent
set skip the content.
Previously, the file was backed up multiple times.
Filters Options Have Moved v11 Subclient Properties
You must now set the filters options using the Filters tab (Filters)
of the Advanced Subclient Properties dialog box.
Previously, this option was available in the Filters tab of
the Subclient Properties dialog box.
Data Encryption Options Have Moved v11 Data Encryption
You must now set the data encryption options using the
Data Encryption tab of the Advanced Subclient
Previously, this option was available in the Data
Encryption tab of the Subclient Properties dialog box.
IntelliSnap Options Have Moved v11 IntelliSnap
You must now set the IntelliSnap options using the Configuration
IntelliSnap tab of the Advanced Subclient Properties
dialog box.
Previously, this option was available in the IntelliSnap
Pre/Post Process Have Moved v11 Pre and Post
You must now set the pre/post processes using the Processes
Pre/Post Process tab of the Advanced Subclient
Previously, this option was available in the Pre/Post
Process tab of the Subclient Properties dialog box.
Advanced Options Have Moved v11 Subclient
You must now set the advanced options such as Properties
Catalog ACL, Catalog additional file and system (Advanced
attributes, and Delete protected PSTs in the Options)
Advanced Options tab of the Advanced Subclient Subclient
Properties dialog box. Properties
You must now set Number of Data Readers option (Performance)
in the Performance tab of the Advanced Subclient
Previously, these options were available in the Advanced
Options tab of the Subclient Properties dialog box.
Retention Options Have Moved v11 Configuring Subclient
You must now set the retention options in the Retention Retention
tab of the Advanced Subclient Properties dialog box.
Previously, this option was available in the Retention tab
of the Subclient Properties dialog box.
Filtering Database Application Files v11 Filtering Database
You must now use the FilterWriterFilesForIDA to exclude Application Files from
the following databases and files from your backup job. a Backup
Exchange Database files
SQL Server files
Oracle Database files
Virtual Server data
Previously, you used the FilterSqlExchOracleFiles to
exclude the following databases from your backup job.
Exchange Database files
SQL Server files
Oracle Database files
You could not filter the Virtual Server data from your
backup job.
Run Backups On a Reconfigured Client v11 Incremental
You can now run an incremental or differential backup Backups
on a reconfigured client. Differential
Previously, you could run only full backups on a Backups
reconfigured client.
Block-Level Backup Option Support with System State SP7
Backups
Block-level backup option is now supported with Backup
System State option for backing up system state data at
the subclient level.
Previously, you could not enable the block-level backup
option and the Backup System State option on the
same subclient.
File Path or File Name with 1024 Characters SP6 N/A
You can now back up files with file path or name that
contains more than 1024 characters. For upgraded
clients, you must enable Indexing Version 2 to perform
backups of file name or file path that contains more than
1024 characters.
Previously, files with file path or the file name that
contains more than 1024 characters were skipped from
the backup job.
Windows File System, Network Bandwidth Option in Subclient Properties SP8 Subclient Properties
UNIX File System Has Been Moved (Performance)
The Throttle Network Bandwidth option has been
moved to the Performance tab of the Advanced
Subclient Properties dialog box.
Previously, the option was in the Data Transfer Option
Labels for Retention Options Are Changed SP7 Configuring

Backup Retention Subclient
Use storage policy copy retention after n days Retention
for deleted files is now After deletion keep (Windows)
items for n years n months n days. Configuring
Retain Indefinitely for deleted files is now After Retention for
deletion keep items indefinitely. Deleted Items
Use storage policy retention is now After (UNIX and LINUX)
deletion keep items for n years n months and
n days where n = 0 days.
Labels for Additional File Versions Options Are SP7 Configuring Retention
Changed for Additional File
The retain additional versions options are now more Versions
accurate and granular. While the labels for the options
have changed, the functionality remains the same.
Keep at least n previous versions is now Keep n
versions.
Keep older versions for n years n months, and n
days is a new option that allows you to retain the
older versions for a specified time period.
Single Job ID for Snap Backup and Backup Copy Jobs SP4 Windows File System
for Native Block-level Backups Performing Block-
For native snap engines, the snap backup and backup Level Backups for
copy jobs run inline with a single job ID. Windows File
Previously, the snap backup and backup copy jobs ran System
with different job IDs. Subclients
UNIX File System
Block-Level
Backups
Synthetic Full Block-Level Backups Not Allowed with SP4 Windows File System
Pending Backup Copy Jobs Performing Block-
Synthetic full block-level backups are not allowed if there Level Backups for
are any pending backup copy jobs (killed, failed, or Windows File
unpicked) or if the snapshots are deleted. You must System
either run the pending backup copy job or unpick the Subclients
backup copy job from the storage policy, and re-submit UNIX File System
the synthetic full backup job. Performing Block-
For unpicked backup copy jobs, you must run an Level Synthetic
incremental block-level backup job before running a Full Backups
synthetic full backup job.
Previously, you could run a synthetic full block-level
backup if there were unpicked backup copy jobs.
Counts of File System Objects Changed SP3 Backup Job Summary
In the CommCell Console, Web Console, and associated Report
reports, the count of Windows and UNIX File System
objects now includes only files, not folders or directories.
For example, if 10 files in two folders were backed up, the
number of objects is now counted as 10.
Previously, folders and directories were counted as
objects in the CommCell Console, Web Console, and
associated reports. For example, if 10 files in two folders
were backed up, the number of objects was previously
counted as 12.
Deferred Cataloging for IntelliSnap File System Agent SP5 Configuring a Storage
If you have associated your File System IntelliSnap Policy for Cataloging
subclient to a storage policy with the Defer Snapshot Snapshots
Cataloging option enabled, then the File System
IntelliSnap job will set up skip cataloging also.
Previously, the Defer Snapshot Cataloging option was
not available for IntelliSnap File System agent. You had to
select the Skip Catalog Phase for Snap Backup option
in the Advanced Backup Options dialog box of the File
System IntelliSnap subclient.
Archiving Agents
Product What's Changed When Learn More ...
Domino Mailbox Find and Recover Not Supported v11 N/A
Archiver Agent Find and Recover feature for IBM Notes Client Add-in is
not supported after upgrading the CommServe to V11.
Exchange Mailbox Agent Renamed SP4
Agent The agent has been renamed from Exchange OnePass
Agent to Exchange Mailbox Agent.
File Share Archiver Installation of File Share Archiver Client v11 Deployment - File
Client You can now install the File Share Archiver Client along Share Archiver Client
with File System Agent on the same computer.
Previously, you could not install File Share Archiver
Client and File System Agent on the same computer.
OnePass for Hitachi Recall Stubs v11 Recall Data - OnePass
HNAS (BlueArc) and You can recall stubs by using either File Share Archiver for Hitachi HNAS
Isilon Client or the Driver for File Archiver. (BlueArc) and Isilon
Previously, you could recall stubs only by using the File
Share Archiver Client.
OnePass for Exchange No IIS Reset During OWA Proxy Enabler Installations v11 N/A
Mailbox (Classic) Internet Information Services (IIS) is no longer reset
during the OWA Proxy Enabler installation.
Previously, IIS was reset during the OWA Proxy Enabler
installation.
Support for Office 365 with Exchange v11 Considerations for
Office 365 with Exchange is a hosted mail solution that is Protecting Office 365
a part of Microsoft Office 365. Commvault Exchange with Exchange
classic mailbox agents can archive messages from Office Mailboxes
365 with Exchange servers as part of your overall data
protection and recovery operations.
Disable Delayed Stubbing SP5 Advanced
You can now disable delayed stubbing by setting the Configuration -
values of the nMinDRBackupBeforeStubbing and OnePass for Exchange
nMinDaysBeforeStubbing additional settings to 0. Mailbox (Classic)
Previously, you could not disable delayed stubbing. When
the additional setting values were set to 0 or null, delayed
stubbing occurred after 3 DR backups plus 2 days.
ContentStore Mail Server Supports Exchange SP2 Providing End-User
Compliance Archiver Agent Data Access to Journaled
You can provide access to journaled messages that are Messages
archived by the Exchange Compliance Archiver Agent.
Outlook Add-In SP2 Install Outlook Add-In
Stub Recall: In version 11, the stub format has changed. In - Administrator
order to use these stubs, you must either install the
latest updates for the version of the Outlook Add-In that
is currently installed on the client or upgrade to the
version 11 Outlook Add-In.
Feature Renamed SP4
The feature has been renamed from OnePass for
Exchange Mailbox to OnePass for Exchange Mailbox
(Classic).
Recalling Messages Using the Quick Look Button SP8 Accessing Archived
Requires the User to Log On to the Web Console Messages Using
When end users click the Quick Look button to recall Exchange Server 2013
messages, they must log on to Web Console before they or Later
can view the recalled messages.
Previously, end users were not required to log on to the
Web Console before the recalled messages appeared in
the browser.
In addition, when you upgrade from version 9 or version
10 of the Commvault software, you no longer need to
configure the sEnableEmailPreviewV2 additional setting
in order for your end users to see previews of recalled
messages.
Exchange Compliance Microsoft Exchange 2016 Support SP3 System
Archiver Agent Microsoft Exchange 2016 is supported for the following: Requirements -
OnePass for Exchange Exchange Compliance Archiver Agent Exchange
Mailbox (Classic) OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Compliance
Archiver Agent
System
Requirements -
OnePass for
Exchange Mailbox
(Classic)
OnePass for Windows, Enable Archiving at the Agent Level SP7 Enable OnePass
UNIX, Hitachi HNAS You can no longer select the Enable for archiving check for Your Subclient
(BlueArc), Celerra, and box at the File System Properties dialog box to enable - OnePass for
NetApp archiving at the agent level. You can now enable OnePass Windows
at the subclient level directly when you select the Extend Enable OnePass
storage policy retention check box in the Advanced for Your Subclient
Subclient Properties dialog box. - OnePass for
Previously, you selected the Enable for archiving check UNIX
box at the File System Properties dialog box to enable Enable OnePass
archiving at the agent level. If this option was not for Your Subclient
selected, the Enable OnePass check box was not - OnePass for
displayed at the subclient level. Hitachi HNAS
(BlueArc) and
Isilon
Enable OnePass
for Your Subclient
- OnePass for
Celerra
Enable OnePass
for Your Subclient
- OnePass for
NetApp
Enable OnePass Option for Your Subclient SP7 Enable OnePass

You can no longer use the Enable OnePass option to for Your Subclient
archive the data on your subclient. To enable OnePass for - OnePass for
your subclient, you must now select the Extend storage Windows
policy retention check box in the Advanced Subclient Enable OnePass
Properties dialog box. for Your Subclient
Previously, you used the Enable OnePass check box to - OnePass for
enable OnePass for your subclient. UNIX
Enable OnePass
for Your Subclient
- OnePass for
Hitachi HNAS
(BlueArc) and
Isilon
Enable OnePass
for Your Subclient
- OnePass for
Celerra
Enable OnePass
for Your Subclient
- OnePass for
NetApp
Labels for Retention Options Are Changed SP7 Configuring
The retention options now more accurately represent the Retention Criteria
subclient retention and is easy to understand. While the (Windows)
labels for the options have changed, the functionality Configuring
remains the same. To provide more granular support, Retention Criteria
retention options are now divided separately as Archiver (UNIX)
Retention and Backup Retention and are labeled as Configuring
follows: Retention Criteria
Archiver Retention (NetApp)
Use storage policy copy retention after n days Configuring
is now Extend retention for n years n months Retention Criteria
and n days. (Celerra)
Retain Indefinitely is now Extend retention Configuring
indefinitely. Retention Criteria
Backup Retention (Hitachi HNAS
Use storage policy copy retention after n days (BlueArc))
for deleted files is now After deletion keep
items for n years n months n days.
Retain Indefinitely for deleted files is now After
deletion keep items indefinitely.
Use storage policy retention is now After
Labels for Additional File Versions Options Are SP7 Retaining
Changed Additional
The retain additional versions options are now more Versions of a File
accurate and granular. While the labels for the options (Windows)
have changed, the functionality remains the same. Retaining
Keep at least n previous versions is now Keep n Additional
versions. Versions of a File
Keep older versions for n years n months, and n (UNIX)
days is a new option that allows you to retain the Retaining
older versions for a specified time period. You can Additional
see this option only if your client computer uses Versions of a File
Indexing version 2. (NetApp)
Retaining
Additional
Versions of a File
(Celerra)
Retaining
Additional
Versions of a File
(BlueArc)
Configuring Days Based Retention Option Has SP7 Configuring Days-
Changed Based Retention
To configure the days-based retention feature, you must for Archived Data
now select the Archiver retention check box on the
Retention tab of the Subclient Properties dialog box. Configuring Days-
Previously, you selected the Honor Archiver Retention Based Retention
check box to configure the days-based retention feature. for Archived Data
Retention Options Behavior Change SP7 Retention Options for

For deleted items, the retention time is calculated based OnePass:
on modification time and deletion time of the items. Transitioning from a
When the modification time and deletion time are met, Previous Version
the next synthetic full backup drops the deleted items.
Previously, for deleted items, the retention time period
was calculated from the date when an incremental
backup was performed after the item is deleted.
Retaining Older Versions of Files and Stubs Behavior SP7 Retention Options for
Change OnePass:
After you upgrade to Service Pack 7, the following Transitioning from a
behavior changes occur for retention: Previous Version
If you did not select the Keep atleast N previous
versions check box in the Disk cleanup tab and the
files did not meet the retention criteria, the latest
version of the data is retained after the next synthetic
full backup.
Previously, all data stub pairs and the latest version
of the data were retained.
If the Keep atleast N previous versions check box is
selected in the Disk cleanup tab and the files did not
meet the retention criteria, the latest N +1 versions
are retained after the next synthetic full backup.
Previously, all data stub pairs and the latest N
versions of the data were retained.
Restore Data Instead of Stub SP6 Restore Options
When you perform a restore operation, you can now
restore the data version instead of the stub version.
During a restore operation, the Restore Data instead of
stub check box is selected by default in the Restore
Options dialog box.
Previously, the stubs were restored by default.
Traditional Archiver Upgrades on a Deconfigured SP2 Transitioning
Agent from a V9
You can now upgrade the traditional Archiver Agent after Traditional
you deconfigure the Agent. Ensure that you only release Archiver Agent to
the license for the traditional Archiver Agent at the agent V11 OnePass .
level. Do not deconfigure or uninstall the client. Transitioning
Previously, you could upgrade an active traditional from a Version 10
Archiver Agent and Agent license release was not Traditional
required. Archiver Agent to
Version 11
OnePass
Check for Deleted Stubs SP7 Configuring a

The Check for Deleted Stubs option is no longer Check for Deleted
available in the Advanced Backup Properties dialog box. or Moved Files
However, you can still see the option for an upgraded (Windows)
client that uses indexing version 1. Configuring a
Previously, you could enable the Check for Deleted Check for Deleted
Stubs option to check for deleted or moved stubs. or Moved Files
(UNIX)
Disable Delayed Stubbing SP5 Delayed Stubbing
You can now disable delayed stubbing by setting the (Windows)
values of the nMinDRBackupBeforeStubbing and Delayed Stubbing
nMinDaysBeforeStubbing additional settings to 0. (UNIX)
Previously, you could not disable delayed stubbing. When Delayed Stubbing
the additional setting values were set to 0 or null, delayed (NetApp)
stubbing occurred after 3 DR backups plus 2 days. Delayed Stubbing
(Celerra)
Delayed Stubbing
(Hitachi HNAS
(BlueArc))
OnePass for Windows Browse and Restore Data Versions of a File v11 Browse and Restore
You can now restore only the data versions when you Multiple Versions of a
select the View all versions option in the Browse window File
during a browse and restore operation.
Previously, to restore only the data versions, you had to
select the Restore data instead of stub check box in the
Restore Options dialog box.
OnePass for Windows, Subclient Configuration for OnePass v11 Configuring a
UNIX You can now configure a subclient for OnePass from the Subclient for OnePass
subclient policy. This way, you can configure OnePass
subclients on all clients associated with the subclient
policy.
Previously, you could configure a subclient for OnePass
only at the subclient level.
OnePass for Hitachi Stub and File Sizes During Browse SP7 OnePass for
HNAS (BlueArc) and Starting Service Pack 7, for newly archived files, you can Network Shares -
Network Shares now view the accurate size of files when you perform a Overview
browse operation in the CommCell Console. Overview -
For upgraded subclients, for files that was archived prior OnePass for
to Service Pack 7, you still cannot view the accurate size of Hitachi HNAS
files when you perform a browse operation. When you (BlueArc) and
click the View all versions option during browse, you can Isilon
view only the stubs and the stub size is shown as 1234
bytes.
Previously, the data and stub were shown as separate
versions when you clicked the View all versions option
during a browse operation. The size of data version was
the original size of the files and the size of stub version
was shown as 1234 bytes.
OnePass for Non- Feature Renamed SP5 OnePass for Network
NDMP File Servers The feature has been renamed from OnePass for Non- Shares - Overview
NDMP File Servers to OnePass for Network Shares.
Oracle Archiving New Permissions for the Production and Archive v11 Required
Database Users Privileges for the
You must update the permissions for the production Production
database user and the archive database user. Database
Connect User
Required
Privileges for the
Archive Database
Archive User
Virtualization
Virtual Server Agent Schedule policies created for the Virtual Server Agent v11 SP7 Live Browse, Block-Level
(all hypervisors) in Service Pack 7 or later will have the Enable Granular Browse, and Metadata
Recovery option selected by default for streaming Collection
backups and backup copies, and disabled by default KB article VMW0028:
for IntelliSnap backups. Backup copy jobs take a
Schedule policies created prior to Service Pack 7 will long time to complete
continue to use the original setting for the Enable because metatdata is
Granular Recovery option, but the value shown in the collected
Advanced Options dialog box might not accurately
reflect the value that is actually used for backups.
Note: To ensure that the correct option is selected for
schedule policies, verify the Enable Granular
Recovery For Backup Copy setting on the Data tab of
the Advanced Options for Backup Copy dialog box,
and click OK even if you did not change the value.
Virtual Server Agent With Service Pack 7, the Virtual Server Agent includes v11 SP7 VDDK Support for the
(VMware) VDDK 6.0.2 and VDDK 6.5, and loads the appropriate Virtual Server Agent
VDDK as required when the vCenter version is
identified.
Virtual Server Agent The Select VM Client Group option on the Advanced v11 SP5 Overview of Smart Client
(all hypervisors) Options tab of the subclient properties is deprecated, Computer Groups Using
and only appears if this option was previously Automatic Association
configured.
To achieve the same result, create a smart client group
with the rule Clients discovered using VSA Subclient.
Perform a Refresh to update the client group after
adding this rule, or after discovering virtual machines
while performing a backup.
Virtual Server Agent By default, VSA proxies use LZO compression for v11 SP4 Data Compression for
(all hypervisors) storage policies created in V11 SP4 or later. Prior to VSA
SP4, VSA storage policies use GZIP compression.
Virtual Server Agent The upgrade to v11 Service Pack 4 includes .NET v11 SP4 Preinstallation Checklist
(all hypervisors) framework 4.5 (for Windows machines) and the latest for the Virtual Server
VDDK driver (for VMware). You must reboot machines Agent on Windows
where the Virtual Server Agent is installed after these
components are installed.

Virtual Server Agent The Protected Virtual Machines and CPU Sockets on v11 License Requirements
(all hypervisors) Hypervisor Hosts licenses are now enforced for virtual
machine licensing.
With the Protected Virtual Machines license,
licensing is enforced based on the number of VMs
protected.
With the CPU Sockets on Hypervisor Hosts
license, licensing is enforced based on the number
of CPU sockets in use on physical hypervisor
servers configured with the Virtual Server Agent.
If you apply either of these licenses on a CommCell
environment monitored by capacity licenses, Virtual
Server Agent jobs will not count towards capacity,
causing the capacity usage to decrease.
Virtual Server Agent With v11 Service Pack 4, the Enable Granular v11 SP4 Metadata Collection,
(VMware) Recovery option in Advanced Backup Options is no Granular Recovery, and
longer selected by default for streaming backups, Live Browse
including IntelliSnap backup copies. This change
applies to new backups or backup schedules created in
SP4 or later. VMware now uses block level browse to
get file and folder information when metadata is not
collected.
Virtual Server Agent By default, V11 uses short names for virtual machine v11 bUseIndexNameForVMDK
(VMware) disk (VMDK) files, while V10 used full names. After
upgrading a Virtual Server Agent (VSA) proxy,
MediaAgent, or 3dfs server to V11, you must create the
bUseIndexNameForVMDK additional setting to
support backward compatibility:
Configure this setting on the 3dfs server or
MediaAgent if the 3dfs server or MediaAgent is
running V10 and the VSA proxy has been upgraded
to V11.
Configure this setting on the VSA proxy and 3dfs
server or MediaAgent if the VSA proxy is running
V10 and the 3dfs server or MediaAgent has been
upgraded to V11.
If both the VSA proxy and the 3dfs server or
MediaAgent are running V10, the additional setting is
only required if you encounter issues with long VMDK
names.
Virtual Server Agent After upgrading a VSA proxy to V11, Live Browse v11 Live File Recovery
(VMware) operations on ext4 file systems will, by default, start
3dfs services on the MediaAgent that performed the
backup rather than on a File Recovery Enabler for
Linux. This is different behavior than in V10, where a
File Recovery Enabler would be used if one was
configured.
Virtual Server Agent For full virtual machine restores, the Register Virtual v11 Restoring Full Virtual
(Hyper-V) Machine with Failover Cluster option is now available Machines
in the Settings dialog box when you click Configure
from the Restore Options dialog box.
Previously, the option was available in the Restore
Options dialog box.
Snapshot Management
Feature What's Changed When Learn More ...
nRunSnapRecon Previously, you could use the additional setting SP8 Reconcile Snapshots
nRunSnapRecon to mark jobs for the missing snapshots
as invalid. The nRunSnapRecon would reconcile all snaps
of all arrays on the CommCell.
Now, use the on-demand by reconciliation by clicking
Reconcile Snaps in Array Management. Reconcile Snaps
reconciles snapshots for individual arrays.
Vault or Mirror Copy Enhancement to Auxiliary Copy for NAS Agent v11 Initiating a Vault or
for NAS Auxiliary Copy operation now completes by copying valid Mirror Copy for NAS
snapshots even when one of the source snapshot or
volume is detected as deleted or if the source volume
appears offline for the primary copy.
Previously, auxiliary copy operation used to fail when
source volume or snapshots was detected as deleted or
volume appeared as offline for the primary copy.
Proxy Selection for Previously, you could select proxy computers on the Add SP7 Proxy Computers for
Network Share Network Share Backup dialog box when you added a Network Share
IntelliSnap Backup network share on the client computer. Now, you select IntelliSnap Backup
the proxy computers after you create the subclient, at
agent level or subclient level.
Edge Backup and Access

Laptop Backups Labels for Retention Options Are Changed SP7 Retention for Laptop
(Windows, Macintosh, Backup Retention Backup
and UNIX) Use storage policy copy retention after n days
for deleted files is now After deletion keep
items for n years n months n days.
Retain Indefinitely for deleted files is now After
deletion keep items indefinitely.
Use storage policy retention is now After
Laptop Backups Labels for Additional File Versions Options Are SP7 Configuring Retention
(Windows, Macintosh, Changed for Additional File
and UNIX) The retain additional versions options are now more Versions
accurate and granular. While the labels for the options
have changed, the functionality remains the same.
Keep at least n previous versions is now Keep n
versions.
Keep older versions for n years n months, and n
days is a new option that allows you to retain the
older versions for a specified time period.
File and Folder Share By Email v11 Share Data Using
Sharing The Email link is no longer visible from the Web Console. Web Console
When you share a file or folder, an email notification is
sent to the shared user or user group automatically. The
shared file or folder is sent as a link in the email message.
Similarly, when you create a public link, you have the
option to email the link to multiple recipients.
Previously, you can share files and folders as email
attachments by using the Email link in the Web Console.

Creating a Public Share Link v11 Creating a Public
You can now create a public share link by using the Get Share Link
Link option in the Web Console. You can also email the
public share link to specific users or user groups.
Previously, you can generate a public share link when
sharing a file using the Share link.
Laptop The location of all physical client computers in the v11 Tracking the Location
CommCell is now tracked by using a third-party software of a Laptop Client
developed by Skyhook. This improvement in location from the Web
accuracy gives administrators the precise data they need Console
to manage their assets. Disabling the Ability
Skyhook scans ports which help to identify the to Track a Client
geographical location of a device. For example, all COM Computer
Ports (Serial Ports), Network Adapters supporting WiFi,
and GPS adapters.
Web Console If you access the Web Console using HTTPS, add the SP4 Configuring the SSL
ciphers parameter to your second connector to increase Connector for Tomcat
the security of your connection.
Reports
Reports from Report Viewing Permissions v11 User
Commvault Store Users or user groups that are assigned a role with the Administration
Build Your Own Report Management permission and have an association and Security -
Reports with the CommCell entity are now able to view and edit all Overview
reports downloaded from Commvault Store or created Share Reports
with Build Your Own Reports.
If you want to limit user access to reports, you must
remove the Report Management permission from the
user account or group. The Reports Administrator can
share a downloaded or built report with a user to allow
the user to view the report.
Previously, any user who wanted to view reports required
the Report Management permission and an association
with the CommCell entity.
Build Your Own Report Building Permission v11 User Administration
Reports Users who want to build reports must be assigned a role and Security -
that has the Add Report permission and an association Overview
with the CommCell entity.
Previously, any user who wanted to build reports
required the Report Management permission and an
association with the CommCell entity.
Metrics Reports Differences in Activity Report Data SP5 Activity Report -
In order to provide more accurate information, we now Overview
collect data for the Activity Report every day. In addition,
all jobs that failed to start are now included in the
Skipped job category. Because of these changes, you
might see some discrepancies in the Activity Report data.
Previously, jobs that failed to start because of a duplicate
schedule were not included in the Failed job category,
and we collected data for the Activity Report only at the
end of the month.
Reports on Web Appearance of Reports Application Updated SP7 Access Reports
Console The layout and appearance of the Reports application on on Web Console
Reports on Cloud Web Console and Cloud Services has changed. We have Viewing Reports
Services added a navigation pane to the left side of the screen. on Cloud Services
Build Your Own Because of this change, steps for accessing the various
Reports reports and the Build Your Own Reports feature have Building and
changed. Deploying
Previously, you could access reports and the Build Your Reports
Own Reports feature using tabs along the top of the
Reports application on Web Console and Cloud Services.
Analytics
Analytics Engine Analytics Engine is Now a Separate Installation SP6 Installing the
Package Analytics Engine
Previously, the Analytics Engine was installed along with
the MediaAgent package. After Service Pack 6, the
MediaAgent package will no longer contain the Analytics
Engine package. To configure a new Analytics Engine after
Service Pack 6, you must install the separate Analytics
package in your CommCell environment.
Data Analytics Running Analytics Jobs Now at the Client and Client SP8 Data Analytics -
Group Levels Running an
Previously, you could run analytics jobs at the storage Analytics Job
policy level. After Service Pack 8, running analytics on a
storage policy is no longer supported. Instead, you can
run analytics from the client or client group level in the
CommCell Console.
Tools & Utilities

REST API The default format for a JSON response will not include v11 Setting the JSON
the root element or the at sign (@). Response Format
REST API: POST User The response has changed for the following cases: SP7 REST API - POST User
A user is created
A user already exists
ObjectStore ContentStore Renamed to ObjectStore v11 ContentStore
ObjectStore is the new name for the storage account ObjectStore
used by a third-party application to store and manage
the application data using REST APIs.
ContentStore is now used to refer to the virtual
repository of data managed by the Commvault software,
regardless of where that data physically resides.

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change without notice.
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Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard Edition

New Installer for Windows and UNIX Installation Packages

Use ObjectStore as a Software Repository for Download Center

Log Monitoring Supports Virtual Machines Hosted on a Microsoft Hyper-V Server

Linking a CommCell User with a Cloud Services Commvault ID

Multi-CommCell Single Sign-On

Social Sign-In Authentication

Simplified Firewall Setup with Predefined Network Topologies

Configure Administrative Jobs to Start When CommServe Activity Is Low

Enhanced Encryption Options for Auxiliary Copy

Server and MediaAgent

Tape to Tape Copy - Early Release Feature

Global Secondary Copy Policy

Location-Based Backups and Restores

Case Manager Support for Windows File System Agent

Ability to Set Licensing Limits for Tenants

Live Sync Replication of Oracle Databases - Early Release

Distributed Backup Support for Apache Hadoop Data

Ability to Create a SAP for Oracle Database Copy

Restore a SAP on Oracle Database to Disk (Application-Free Restore)

Table-Level Restore for DB2 Agents

Hyper-V Support for Virtualize Me (Linux)

Enhanced Scheduling for Database Log Backups

Support of Content Database Management Through SharePoint Storage Manager

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Instant Application Recovery for Oracle

Block-Level Backup Support

NAS Agent Supports Indexing V2

Admin Console Support for File System Agents

Support for Linux PowerPC (Little Endian) Systems

Backup Support for Salesforce Data

SQL Database Application Migration to the Cloud - Early Release Feature

Backup Support for Amazon S3

Back Up and Restore Azure SQL Databases

Backup Support for Azure Blob Storage

Infinishare for SharePoint

Block Level Incremental Backup Support for MySQL Agent

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Table-Level Restore from MSSQL Agent Backups - Early Release Feature

The SharePoint Agent Now Supports SharePoint Server 2016

PostgreSQL Agent Supports Block-Level Synthetic Full Backups

Block Level Incremental Backup Support for PostgreSQL Agent

MySQL Agent Supports Block-Level Synthetic Full Backups

Oracle Multitenant Databases

Commvault Plug-in for SQL Management Studio

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Journal Mailbox - Early Release Feature

ContentStore Mailbox - Early Release Feature

Subclient Retention Options Are Now Categorized as Archive and Backup

Support for Office 365 with Exchange (Exchange Online)

Migrating Domino Messages to a Microsoft Exchange Server

Searchable Review Sets for Compliance Search

ContentStore Mail Server

Deduplication Database Growth Management

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Transactional Deduplication Database

Support for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization

VM Conversion to Azure Resource Manager - Early Release Feature

Enhancements for Cloud Protection and Recovery for Amazon

Cloud Protection and Recovery for Microsoft Azure