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© Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved.
Newsletter for Version 11
Service Pack 4 New Features June 15, 2016
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CONTENTS
Deployment ...............................................1
Commvault Software ...................................................................... 1
Support for HTTP and HTTPS Protocols to Download the Commvault
Software – Early Release Feature .................................................... 2
Application-Aware Installations ........................................................ 2
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard Edition ..................................... 3
Media Management .....................................3
ScaleOut Storage Pool .................................................................... 3
Data Management ......................................4
Ability to Set Backup Quotas for Client Computer Groups – Early
Release Feature ............................................................................. 4
Automated File System Replication with DASH – Early Release Feature
..................................................................................................... 4
Backup Agents ...........................................5
Live Sync Replication of Oracle Databases – Early Release Feature..... 5
Backup support for Google Mail and Google Drive – Early Release
Feature .......................................................................................... 5
Block Level Incremental Backup Support for MySQL Agent – Early
Release FEature ............................................................................. 6
Block Level Incremental Backup Support for PostgreSQL Agent – Early
Release FEature ............................................................................. 6
Distributed Backup Support for Apache Hadoop Data – Early Release
Feature .......................................................................................... 7
Distributed Backup Support for IBM General Parallel File System Data
– Early Release Feature .................................................................. 8
Distributed Backup Support for NFS Data – Early Release Feature ...... 8
IBM i Agent Support for Library Backup Objects ................................ 9
Archive Agents ...........................................9
Exchange Mailbox Agents Names Are Changed ................................. 9
New Exchange Archiving Agent: Exchange Mailbox Agent – Early
Release Feature ........................................................................... 10
Migrating Domino Messages to a Microsoft Exchange Server – Early
Release Feature ........................................................................... 11
Virtualization ............................................ 11
Enhancements for Live Sync Replication of Virtual Machines for
Microsoft Hyper-V ......................................................................... 11
Quick Links:
Announcements
New Features – Version 11
Additional New Features
Release Notes
Changes
Early Release Features
New Features – SP4
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Enhancements for Live Sync Replication of Virtual Machines for
VMware ....................................................................................... 12
Enhancements for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization ........................ 13
Cloud Protection and Recovery for Microsoft Azure – Early Release
Feature ........................................................................................ 14
VM Conversion to Azure Resource Manager – Early Release Feature. 15
Application Aware Backups for VMware .......................................... 15
Application Aware Backups for Microsoft Hyper-V – Early Release
Feature ........................................................................................ 17
Block Level Browse for VM File Recovery – Early Release Feature..... 18
Support for VMware Virtual Volume (VVol) – Early Release Feature .. 19
VMware vRealize Automation Integration for Virtual Server Agent –
Early Release Feature ................................................................... 19
Changed Block Tracking (CBT) Support for Microsoft Hyper-V .......... 20
Enhancements for Virtual Machine Protection and Recovery for Nutanix
Acropolis - Early Release Feature ................................................... 21
Snapshot Management .............................. 22
Optimized Replication for OSDP C-Mode ......................................... 22
Support for Offline Replication of Snapshots for the Isilon Storage
Array – Early Release FEature ....................................................... 22
IntelliSnap Support for HDS VSM Storage Arrays – Early Release
Feature ........................................................................................ 23
Reports ................................................... 23
Executive Summary Presentation ................................................... 23
VM Backup Coverage Report ......................................................... 24
Endpoint Solutions .................................... 24
Edge Attachment Store – Early Release Feature .............................. 24
WebDAV Support for Edge Drive – Early Release Feature ................ 25
Edge Drive Enhancements in the Web Console – Early Release Feature
................................................................................................... 25
Disaster Recovery ..................................... 25
Recovery Using CommServe Recovery Assistant – Early Release
Feature ........................................................................................ 25
Deprecated Products & Features ................. 27
Additional Information ............................... 29
Early Release Features .................................................................. 29
Service Pack Releases ................................................................... 29
Upcoming Service Pack Releases ................................................... 29
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Deployment
COMMVAULT SOFTWARE
In previous versions of our software, Commvault provided installation
files and service pack updates in separate installation packages (also
called installation media).
In version 11, Commvault provides installation files and service pack
updates in a single installation package. When you download agents,
tools, or other software, the service pack updates that are associated
with the software are also downloaded.
You can download the Commvault software by using one of the
following resources:
Download Manager (for Windows or UNIX computers)
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.
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. If you need to
download software from older service pack versions, consider the
following requirements:
For downloads using the Download Manager, obtain the version of
the Download Manager that corresponds with the service pack
version that you need. For example, to obtain the Download
Manager for SP3, you must download the V11 SP3 Media Kit and
Service Pack. For instructions, see Downloading Installation Media.
For downloads using the CommCell Console, you can only
download the software that matches or is later than the service
pack version that is installed on the CommServe computer.
If you do not plan to download the software, you can perform
installation and upgrade operations directly from the Download Manager.
For more information, see Download Manager.
Commvault now provides
installation files and
service pack updates in a
single installation
package.
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MORE INFORMATION
Download the Commvault Software
SUPPORT FOR HTTP AND HTTPS PROTOCOLS TO DOWNLOAD THE COMMVAULT SOFTWARE – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
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
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.
Configure Commvault
software to detect newly
installed client
applications
automatically.
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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
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
Media Management
SCALEOUT STORAGE POOL
You can set up the ScaleOut Storage Pool feature as a scalable data
storage solution. This setup manages storage space efficiently by
enabling multiple Linux MediaAgent nodes to access a shared storage
pool. This storage pool aggregates the local storage from the individual
MediaAgent nodes and provides a consolidated storage volume that can
withstand the failure of one or more nodes. The ScaleOut Storage Pool
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feature offers scale-out storage capacity that provides space-efficient
fault tolerance through erasure coding methods.
MORE INFORMATION
ScaleOut Storage Pool
Data Management
ABILITY TO SET BACKUP QUOTAS FOR CLIENT COMPUTER GROUPS – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
You can limit the size of data that is backed up for a client computer
group. A quota 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 quota that is applied across the environments.
KEY FEATURES
Provides client group-level tracking of the quotas you set.
Simplifies the administration of multi-tenant environments.
MORE INFORMATION
Client Computer Group Backup Quota Overview
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
Set a quota for the size of
backup data across
multiple CommCell
environments.
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Backup Agents
LIVE SYNC REPLICATION OF ORACLE DATABASES – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
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
BACKUP SUPPORT FOR GOOGLE MAIL AND GOOGLE DRIVE – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
You can back up Google mailboxes and drive data at regular intervals to
a media for safekeeping using the Commvault software.
The Live Sync operation
continuously applies
changes from the source
database backups since
the last sync point.
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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
BLOCK LEVEL INCREMENTAL BACKUP SUPPORT FOR MYSQL AGENT – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
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
BLOCK LEVEL INCREMENTAL BACKUP SUPPORT FOR POSTGRESQL AGENT – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
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.
You can perform a block
level incremental backup
operation on both MySQL
and PostgreSQL Agents.
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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
DISTRIBUTED BACKUP SUPPORT FOR APACHE HADOOP DATA – EARLY
RELEASE FEATURE
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
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DISTRIBUTED BACKUP SUPPORT FOR IBM GENERAL PARALLEL FILE SYSTEM DATA – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
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 NFS DATA – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
Backup support for NFS shares using distributed backups that run on
multiple backup nodes.
KEY FEATURES
Distributed backups (and restores) that run in parallel on multiple
backup nodes for optimal load sharing.
Faster LAN-free backup and restores.
APPLICABLE AGENTS
UNIX File System
LICENSES
Server File System
SETUP REQUIREMENTS
Install the UNIX/Linux File System Agent
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RECOMMENDATIONS
If the backup nodes are also used as MediaAgents, install the
MediaAgent package.
MORE INFORMATION
Overview: NFS
IBM I AGENT SUPPORT FOR LIBRARY BACKUP OBJECTS
The IBM i file system is a set of libraries that contain objects. When you
protect the library, the backup contains all of the objects in the library.
You can configure Commvault subclient content that constain individual
library objects instead of the entire library.
KEY FEATURES
Additional granularity for backups and restores.
APPLICABLE AGENTS
IBM i File System
MORE INFORMATION
Configuring User-Defined Subclients
Archive 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)
Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent
The new Exchange
Mailbox Agent is a
comprehensive solution
that incorporates
separate archiving and
cleanup operations.
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MORE INFORMATION
Exchange Mailbox Agent
Overview - OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic)
System Requirements - Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent
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
Exchange Mailbox Agent
LICENSES
Mailbox Archive Solution
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SETUP REQUIREMENTS
Make sure that your environment meets the prerequisites.
Create an index server.
Create the Exchange Policies.
Create a virtual client.
Associate the mailboxes with the default subclient.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Install the Exchange Mailbox Agent on the MediaAgent to configure
LAN-free archiving.
MORE INFORMATION
Exchange Mailbox Agent
MIGRATING DOMINO MESSAGES TO A MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
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
Virtualization
ENHANCEMENTS FOR 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). Live Sync Replication for Microsoft Hyper-V now
includes the ability to fail over the virtual machines that are created and
maintained by Live Sync operations to a disaster recovery site. You can
Initiate replication
automatically after
backups or on a
scheduled basis with Live
Sync for Hyper-V.
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also perform test failover operations to verify that the destination VM is
ready for use in the event of a disaster.
APPLICABLE AGENTS
Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
LICENSES
Virtual Server
MORE INFORMATION
Live Sync Replication for Microsoft Hyper-V
ENHANCEMENTS FOR 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.
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
Virtual Server Agent for VMware
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.
Configure a schedule for
backing up virtual
machines that have
failed over to a
secondary site.
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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
ENHANCEMENTS 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.
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
Restore Amazon EC2 or
VPC instances from
streaming or IntelliSnap
backups.
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CLOUD PROTECTION AND RECOVERY FOR MICROSOFT AZURE – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
You can use Commvault to back up and recover virtual machines in
Microsoft Azure. Azure VMs can reside in Azure Classic or Azure
Resource Manager deployments.
KEY FEATURES
Only streaming backups are supported.
You can perform full, incremental, differential, or synthetic full
backups of virtual machines.
You can restore full virtual machines.
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 Web site
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
Restore Microsoft Azure
virtual machines from
streaming backups.
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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:
o 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.
o 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
APPLICATION AWARE BACKUPS FOR VMWARE
You can use Commvault software to perform application aware backups
for VMware Windows virtual machines running the following
applications:
Microsoft SQL Server
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,
making it easier to restore the application for continued use. An
application aware backup for a virtual machine quiesces the application,
flushes its memory, and completes pending writes, then creates a
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snapshot of application data. After the snapshot is created, the
application resumes.
This feature is supported for streaming or IntelliSnap backups.
Note: Only standalone deployments of Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft
SQL Server, or Oracle for Windows applications are supported.
KEY FEATURES
Application plug-ins automatically enable application access on
Windows VMs running SQL Server, Exchange, or Oracle for
Windows database applications.
Restore fully consistent application data from the application client.
APPLICABLE AGENTS
Virtual Server Agent for VMware
IntelliSnap for VMware
Microsoft SQL Server Agent
Exchange Database Agent
Oracle Agent for Windows
LICENSES
Virtual Server (for streaming backups)
Hardware Snapshot Enabler (for IntelliSnap)
Application Class Virtual license for each protected VM
One of the following licenses:
o CPU Sockets on Hypervisor Hosts
o Protected Virtual Machines license
Note: Application aware backups of virtual machines are counted
against the Application Class Virtual license and do not count toward
capacity usage or traditional application agent licenses.
SETUP REQUIREMENTS
Requirements for Application Aware Backups
MORE INFORMATION
Application Aware Backups
Application plug-ins
automatically enable
access on Windows VMs
running SQL Server,
Exchange, or Oracle for
Windows database
applications.
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APPLICATION AWARE BACKUPS FOR MICROSOFT HYPER-V – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
You can use Commvault software to perform application aware backups
for Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines running the following
applications:
Microsoft SQL Server
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,
making it easier to restore the application for continued use. An
application 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 only for streaming backups.
Note: Only standalone deployments of Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft
SQL Server, or Oracle for Windows applications are supported.
KEY FEATURES
Application plug-ins automatically enable application access on
Windows VMs running SQL Server, Exchange, or Oracle for
Windows database applications.
Restore fully consistent application data from the application client.
APPLICABLE AGENTS
Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
Microsoft SQL Server Agent
Exchange Database Agent
Oracle Agent
LICENSES
Virtual Server
Application Class Virtual license for each protected VM
One of the following licenses:
o CPU Sockets on Hypervisor Hosts
o Protected Virtual Machines license
Note: Application aware backups of virtual machines are counted
against the Application Class Virtual license and do not count toward
capacity usage or traditional application agent licenses.
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SETUP REQUIREMENTS
Requirements for Application Aware Backups
MORE INFORMATION
Application Aware Backups
BLOCK LEVEL BROWSE FOR VM FILE RECOVERY – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
Block level browse enables users to browse and recover files without
requiring metadata collection during backup. This feature uses a block
level driver to mount a pseudo disk on the MediaAgent being used for
browse and restore operations. The pseudo disk is used to get file
system information, enabling browse and restore operations to read
directly from stored backup data, without relying on content indexing.
For Linux-based hypervisors that support file recovery, you can convert a
Linux MediaAgent to a File Recovery Enabler for Linux to enable Live
Browse and file recovery operations for VMs with UNIX file systems.
Block level browse replaces 3dfs Live Browse as the underlying
mechanism for Live Browse, Live File Recovery, and Live Mount
operations. It is supported for streaming and IntelliSnap backups.
APPLICABLE AGENTS
Virtual Server Agent with the following hypervisors:
o Microsoft Hyper-V
o Nutanix Acropolis
o Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
o VMware
LICENSES
Virtual Server (for streaming backups)
Hardware Snapshot Enabler (for IntelliSnap)
SETUP REQUIREMENTS
The MediaAgent used for browse and restore operations must have
the Virtual Server Agent installed.
MORE INFORMATION
Metadata Collection and Live Browse Support
Converting a Linux MediaAgent to a File Recovery Enabler
Browse and recover files
without metadata
collection during backup.
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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
Hardware Snapshot Enabler (for IntelliSnap)
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
VMWARE VREALIZE AUTOMATION INTEGRATION FOR VIRTUAL
SERVER AGENT – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
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.
Configure a VRA portal
that allows users to
create, back up, and
recover VMs.
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APPLICABLE AGENTS
Virtual Server Agent for VMware
IntelliSnap for VMware
LICENSES
Virtual Server (for streaming backups)
Hardware Snapshot Enabler (for IntelliSnap)
SETUP REQUIREMENTS
See Configuring vRealize Automation Support.
MORE INFORMATION
Configuring vRealize Automation Support
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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ENHANCEMENTS FOR VIRTUAL MACHINE PROTECTION AND RECOVERY FOR NUTANIX ACROPOLIS - EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
You can use Commvault to back up and recover virtual machines (VMs)
that are hosted in a cluster for the Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor.
Service Pack 4 adds the ability to perform Live Browse and file recovery
for UNIX VMs using block-level browse with a File Recovery Enabler
deployed.
APPLICABLE AGENTS
Virtual Server Agent for Nutanix
LICENSES
Virtual Server
SETUP REQUIREMENTS
Commvault software is supported with Nutanix Acropolis version
4.6.
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:
o Nutanix Guest Tools software is installed on each VM.
o The CVM Virtual IP (port 2074) is accessible from user VMs.
Install the Virtual Server Agent on one or more virtual machines in
the Nutanix cluster. The following operating systems are supported
for VSA proxies:
o Windows Server 2008 R2
o Windows Server 2012 R2
o CentOS 6.6, 7.1
o 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
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Snapshot Management
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 – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
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)
APPLICABLE ARRAYS
EMC Isilon
Optimized Replications
for OSDP C-Mode are
more efficient than
reading the entire source
volume.
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MORE INFORMATION
Offline Replication of Snapshots for the Isilon Storage Array
INTELLISNAP SUPPORT FOR HDS VSM STORAGE ARRAYS – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
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
Reports
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
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SETUP REQUIREMENTS
Private Metrics Reporting Server
Cloud Metrics Reporting Server
MORE INFORMATION
Executive Summary Report
VM BACKUP COVERAGE REPORT
The VM Backup Coverage Report displays information about the SLA
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 Software Store. After you have
downloaded it, view the report in on the Private Metrics Reporting
Server.
LICENSES
Reporting Server
SETUP REQUIREMENTS
Private Metrics Reporting Server
MORE INFORMATION
VM Backup Coverage Report - Overview
Endpoint Solutions
EDGE ATTACHMENT STORE – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
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.
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MORE INFORMATION
Edge Attachment Store
WEBDAV SUPPORT FOR EDGE DRIVE – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
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 ENHANCEMENTS IN THE WEB CONSOLE – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
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
Disaster Recovery
RECOVERY USING COMMSERVE RECOVERY ASSISTANT – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE
The CommServe Recovery Assistant is a revised version of the
CommServe Disaster Recovery tool. The CommServe Migration Assistant
enables you to stage or restore your CommServe database from a
Use the Windows
Explorer Web client to
access your Edge Drive
as a mapped network
drive without installing
any Commvault
components.
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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
Stage or restore your
CommServe database
from a CommServe
disaster recovery backup
file.
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Deprecated Products & 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 [email protected].
Deprecated Product or Feature Replacement
VMware Backups Using
vcbMounter
Virtual Server Agent for VMware
FAST Content Indexing Engine Upgrade - Search Engine
Exchange Mailbox Archiver OnePass for Exchange Mailbox
BlueArc File Archiver Agent OnePass for BlueArc
Celerra File Archiver Agent OnePass for Celerra
NetApp File Archiver Agent OnePass for NetApp
Generic File Archiver for NAS OnePass for BlueArc and Isilon
File Archiver for UNIX Agent OnePass for UNIX
Windows File Archiver Agent OnePass for Windows File System
Image Level Agent Block-Level Backup
GroupWise Agent OES File System Agent
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Deprecated Product or Feature Replacement
Novell Directory Services Agent N/A
Shared Network Index Cache and
Index Cache Server
Indexing: Overview
Secondary Index Server
SharePoint Archiver Agent SharePoint Server Agent
SharePoint Storage Manager
Pass-Phrase Privacy
Third-Party Integration Feature External Authentication with SAML
Integration
1-Touch Server for Windows 1-Touch Recovery for Windows
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Additional Information
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].
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 (e.g., 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 5 – September 15, 2016
Service Pack 6 – December 15, 2016
Service Pack 7 – March 15, 2017
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The development release and timing of future product releases remains at Commvault’s sole discretion.
Commvault is providing the following information in accordance with Commvault's standard product
communication policies. Any resulting features, functionality, and enhancements or timing of release of
such features, functionality, and enhancements are at the sole discretion of Commvault and may be
modified without notice. All product roadmap or other similar information does not represent a
commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making a
purchasing decision.
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IntelliSnap, ROMS, Commvault Edge, and Commvalue, are trademarks or registered trademarks of
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registered service marks are the property of and used to identify the products or services of their
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