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Newsletter for New Features Version 11 Service Pack 9
Friday, September 15, 2017
Newsletter for New Features - Version 11 Service Pack 9
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Contents
Installation ........................................................................................................... 5
Service Pack Automatic Downloads Available on October 15, 2017 ...................... 5
Commcell Management ......................................................................................... 5
CommServe Server and MediaAgents Can Be a Virtual Machine .......................... 5
Backup Agents ...................................................................................................... 6
Incremental System State Backup Operations .................................................... 6
Oracle 12 Multitenant Support Through Pluggable Database Tracking ................. 6
Oracle E-Business Suite Migration - Early Release Feature .................................. 7
IntelliSnap ............................................................................................................ 8
IntelliSnap Support for the Tegile Storage Array ................................................ 8
Support for Network Shares, Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V, and Virtual Server Agent for VMware on the EMC Unity Storage Array ....................... 9
Virtualization ........................................................................................................ 9
Convert a VMware Virtual Machine to an OpenStack Instance ............................. 9
Reports .............................................................................................................. 10
CommCell Alerts on the Cloud ......................................................................... 10
Tools and Utilities ............................................................................................... 10
CDMI API Support for ObjectStore .................................................................. 10
Deprecated Products and Features ....................................................................... 11
Additional Features ............................................................................................. 11
Early Release Features ................................................................................... 11
Service Pack Releases .................................................................................... 12
Upcoming Service Pack Releases..................................................................... 12
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Installation
Service Pack Automatic Downloads Available on October 15, 2017 Service Pack 9 is now available for automatic downloads. Customers who would like to get the service pack immediately may download it manually using the instructions linked from Service Pack Installations. For
customers that use the default schedules, the software automatically downloads on or after October 15th,
2017.
Commcell Management
CommServe Server and MediaAgents Can Be a Virtual Machine You can use virtual machines instead of physical clients for the CommServe server and MediaAgents. Virtual
machines must meet the same hardware specifications as physical clients, such as CPU, RAM, IOPs, and network requirements.
We recommend that you manage extra-large backend data (up to 400 TB) with a single extra-large
MediaAgent using two DDB (deduplication database) partitions. For more information, see Hardware Specifications for Deduplication Extended Mode.
For other information about CommServe server and MediaAgent sizing, see the following topics:
Hardware Specifications for the CommServe Server
Hardware Specifications for Deduplication Mode
Hardware Specifications for Deduplication Two Partitioned Mode
Hardware Specifications for Deduplication Two Partitioned Extended Mode
Hardware Specifications for Deduplication Four Partitioned Mode
Hardware Specifications for Deduplication Four Partitioned Extended Mode
Hardware Specifications for Non-Deduplication Mode
Indexing Requirements
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Backup Agents
Incremental System State Backup Operations Incremental system state backup operations back up only the system-protected files that were modified after the most recent backup operation.
Key Features
Incremental system state backup operations have the following advantages because they back up only a few files:
System state backup operations are faster.
The backed-up data consumes less space on the media.
Applicable Agents
Windows File System Agent
More Information
Configuring System State Backups Using the Windows File System Agent
Oracle 12 Multitenant Support Through Pluggable Database Tracking Oracle has introduced the Multitenant feature for Oracle 12c. There are 2 main databases that are part of
the Multitenant feature:
The container database (CDB): This database contains the files that the database needs to run, such as
the control file, the dictionary, and the redo logs. A CDB can contain one or more pluggable databases.
Pluggable databases (PDB): The PDBs contain data files and tablespaces. They do not contain any
control file because they use the CDB control file. Each PDB has a unique database ID.
If you have Oracle 12c, then you can unplug a PDB from one CDB and plug it into a new CDB to simplify
software patching and maintenance. When you move a PDB to a new CDB instance, Oracle prunes the
database backup information from the original CDB instance and does not update the new CDB instance with the backup information. The Commvault Oracle Agent software tracks the PDB and its container
database at a specific point in time so that you can identify the CDB for any point-in-time restore operation.
The Commvault software includes the PDB database ID in backups. You can run a script from the command
line that displays the following PDB information:
The client name where you ran the backup
The Oracle instance name
The Oracle PDB name
The backup creation time
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The backup end time
The PDB database ID
After you have this information, you can use RMAN scripts to plug the PDB into a new CDB, or to clone the PDB.
Applicable Agents
Oracle
Setup Requirements
You must have an Oracle 12c environment that has Container Databases and Pluggable Databases.
More Information
Viewing the Oracle PDB Database ID
Oracle E-Business Suite Migration - Early Release Feature You can use the Commvault application migration feature to move your on-site Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) to Oracle cloud storage.
Use the application migration feature in the following scenarios:
When you want to clone your Oracle EBS
When you want to move your production Oracle EBS to the cloud
Oracle EBS Tiers
Oracle EBS has three tiers that can contain multiple servers (also called nodes):
Database Tier: The server set that runs the Oracle database application
Application Tier: The server set that runs the business logic applications such as form services
Desktop Tier: The server set that runs web browsers
How Commvault Software Moves Oracle EBS to the Cloud
The Commvault software moves Oracle EBS from the nodes to the cloud by automatically performing the
following operations:
Provisioning the compute nodes (VMs) on the cloud for the Database Tier node and the Application Tier
node.
Provisioning the compute node storage to accommodate the Oracle EBS data and the application.
Configuring the data protection software on the source and the destination to handle the application
data movement to the cloud.
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Replicating incremental changes when needed. For example, the software replicates any changes that
were made after the start of migration.
Validating the data after migration.
More Information:
Oracle E-Business Suite Migration
Setup Requirements:
The Commvault software supports the following configuration:
Oracle EBS version 12.2.2 or higher
A single-node Database Tier
A multi-node Application Tier
You must install the Commvault Oracle Agent software on the Database Tier node, and the Commvault File
System Agent software on all Application Tier Nodes.
More Information:
Oracle E-Business Suite Migration
IntelliSnap
IntelliSnap Support for the Tegile Storage Array Commvault software provides the IntelliSnap technology so that you can manage snapshot operations for many applications and storage platforms, without custom scripting.
In this service pack, we added support for the Tegile storage array.
Applicable Agents
DB2
DB2 DPF
DB2 pureScale
Exchange Database
Microsoft Hyper-V
Microsoft SQL Server
MySQL
Notes Database
Oracle
Oracle RAC
PostgreSQL
SAP for Oracle
SAP HANA
Sybase
UNIX File System
VMware
Windows File System
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More Information
Tegile Storage Array
IntelliSnap Backup Support
Support for Network Shares, Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V, and Virtual Server Agent for VMware on the EMC Unity Storage Array The Commvault software provides the IntelliSnap technology to manage snapshot operations, without the need for custom scripting, for many applications and storage platforms.
IntelliSnap already supports snapshot operations on LUNs on the EMC Unity storage array. With this service
pack, IntelliSnap also supports CIFS- and NFS-based file-system shares on the Unity storage array.
In addition, IntelliSnap now supports both the Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V and the Virtual
Server Agent for VMware on the Unity storage array.
Applicable Agents
All file system agents that are under NAS clients in the EMC Unity storage array
Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
Virtual Server Agent for VMware
More Information
EMC Unity Storage Array
Network Share IntelliSnap Backup
Virtualization
Convert a VMware Virtual Machine to an OpenStack Instance When restoring a VMware virtual machine from backup, you can restore the VM as an OpenStack instance.
This option is available if you have configured a virtualization client for the KVM hypervisor in your
Commvault environment. The conversion creates cinder volumes for all VM disks and launches an instance using the bootable cinder volume.
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Applicable Agents
Virtual Server Agent for VMware
Virtual Server Agent for OpenStack
Licenses
Virtual Server
More Information
Converting a VMware Virtual Machine to an OpenStack Instance
Reports
CommCell Alerts on the Cloud Monitor CommCell alerts from anywhere using the Cloud Services website. Alerts from the past week appear in the Worldwide Dashboard, the CommCell Group Dashboard, and the CommCell Dashboard, as well as in
the CommCell Alerts Report. The number and severity of alerts appear in the dashboards, and detailed information, such as the associated job ID and alert criteria, appear in the report.
Licenses
Operations Management Service Plan
More Information
CommCell Alerts Report
CommCell Dashboard
CommCell Groups Dashboard
Worldwide Dashboard
Tools and Utilities
CDMI API Support for ObjectStore Commvault provides APIs that enable applications to seamlessly use their existing Cloud Data Management
Interface (CDMI) interface to access the ObjectStore repository.
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CDMI is an industry standard that defines the interface for applications to access and manage data objects
in cloud storage.
Key Features
The CDMI APIs are implemented as a REST service that is hosted on the Web Console.
Applications can access the ObjectStore using the existing infrastructure for CDMI servers.
Setup Requirements
Configure an ObjectStore.
Give the CDMI user edit access to the ObjectStore repository.
More Information
Using CDMI APIs for ObjectStore
Deprecated Products and Features Several products and features are deprecated in Commvault software v11. In each case, we recommend that you consider your transition to the replacement products and features as part of your overall upgrade
planning. For more information about the Obsolescence Policy, see End-of-Life, Deprecated, and Extended
Support - Obsolescence Policy.
If you require support in version 11 for features or products not covered in the list on this page, contact us
at [email protected], and we will assist in providing the backup solution for your environment. You can also provide feedback and enhancement suggestions for deprecated products by contacting us at
More Information
End-of-Life, Deprecated and Extended Support for Products
End-of-Life, Deprecated and Extended Support for Features
Additional Features
Early Release Features Certain features in this newsletter are marked Early Release. Early release features are available for general
use, and early adopters who use these features can provide feedback and enhancement suggestions by
contacting us at [email protected].
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If you require support while using an early release feature, contact us directly at
[email protected], and we can assist you in customizing and troubleshooting it for your environment.
Service Pack Releases Service Packs are a collection of updates released on a scheduled basis, containing cumulative hotfixes and
updates since the initial release of a software version for example, v10, v11, to resolve software issues and enhance software performance.
We recommend that you install the latest service pack to remain current with all fixes and enhancements; however, we fully support customers on the three most recent service packs. Thus, to remain fully
supported, you must apply service packs at least every 6 months.
For a comprehensive list of released service packs and updates, see Available Service Packs.
Upcoming Service Pack Releases Service Pack 10 – December 15, 2017
Service Pack 11 – March 15, 2018
Service Pack 12 – June 15, 2018
Visit the Commvault Documentation website for complete documentation of Commvault products.
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