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Restore without Deduplication Database (DDB)?

My understanding is that the deduplication database is not used in a restore scenario. Many years ago, I ran a restore without a DDB or IndexCache. It had to rebuild the IndexCache as it went, and was terribly slow, but it worked. I found some pos

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1 hour ago

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Jean-PaulApprentice

In-place Windows Server 2016 to 2025 upgrade on a physical Commvault All-in-One server running 11.40.67

Hello,We are planning an operating system upgrade for a physical Commvault All-in-One server and would like to hear from anyone who has completed a similar upgrade.Current configuration:Physical Cisco UCS C240 M5 server Windows Server 2016 Standard C

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Egor SkepkoExplorer

Rebuild Indexing for MS Ofdfice 365

Good Day,We have two Microsoft Office 365 Index Servers configured in a load-balanced setup.The index disk on Index Server A became full, so I ran the Load Balance Index Server workflow. After the workflow completed, the index data was moved/copied f

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1 day ago

Virtualization and Containers

mahmoud HatiraNovice

unable to do a backup with nutanix AHV

Hi everyone,We are currently facing a Commvault backup issue on Nutanix AHV.The initial problem was related to HotAdd / SCSI device detection on the Commvault Access Node. To fix that first issue, we had to add the following additional setting on the

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Nikos.KyrmCommunity All Star

CommServe – Recommended RAM sizing when memory usage is consistently ~90%

Hi everyone,Our CommServe is a VMware VM with 32 GB RAM, but lately memory utilization is consistently around 90% as the environment grows. We have multiple VMware, Azure, AWS, OCI, LiveSync and Microsoft 365 environments, although the total number o

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Marcel_REApprentice

AuxCopy to tape performance

I am currently questioning our AuxCopy to tape performance and want to get some input on how to identify the bottleneck.We have multiple plans which all have two copies to tape. One is synchronous and one is selective.Each of the two is consolidated

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IggyExplorer

DB2 Random Backup Failures

Hi All,I am observing random backup failures of different DB2 databases.All backups are started from DB2 via Command Line (Native Application Interface)The error is below:Error Code: [82:226]Description: Failed to send data to <MediaAgent>: Una

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MenteeNovice

Media Reuse Count

Hello Team,We are currently using HP LTO7 and LTO8 media with our Commvault environment.Could you please advise if there is any recommended limit on the number of times these tapes should be reused? Also, are there any Commvault or HP best practices

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Eduardo BragaApprentice

Disk caching for frequent database log backups question

According to the documentation for the disk caching for log backups feature, the CommServe computer does not need to run frequent backup jobs throughout the day. Instead, log files are backed up at the desired frequency using native backup utilities,

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Migrating Exchange Online Protection from EWS to Microsoft Graph: Post Your Questions HereF.A.Q.

Jennifer KelleyVaulter

Platform Updates

As we have shared throughout the last year, Microsoft is retiring Exchange Web Services (EWS) for Exchange Online in two phases, with the first milestone commencing October 1, 2026. This thread captures key dates, transition paths, resources, and rec

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Restore without Deduplication Database (DDB)?

My understanding is that the deduplication database is not used in a restore scenario. Many years ago, I ran a restore without a DDB or IndexCache. It had to rebuild the IndexCache as it went, and was terribly slow, but it worked. I found some pos

40

1 hour ago

Egor SkepkoExplorer

Rebuild Indexing for MS Ofdfice 365

Good Day,We have two Microsoft Office 365 Index Servers configured in a load-balanced setup.The index disk on Index Server A became full, so I ran the Load Balance Index Server workflow. After the workflow completed, the index data was moved/copied f

313

1 day ago

Virtualization and Containers

mahmoud HatiraNovice

unable to do a backup with nutanix AHV

Hi everyone,We are currently facing a Commvault backup issue on Nutanix AHV.The initial problem was related to HotAdd / SCSI device detection on the Commvault Access Node. To fix that first issue, we had to add the following additional setting on the

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A

Nikos.KyrmCommunity All Star

CommServe – Recommended RAM sizing when memory usage is consistently ~90%

Hi everyone,Our CommServe is a VMware VM with 32 GB RAM, but lately memory utilization is consistently around 90% as the environment grows. We have multiple VMware, Azure, AWS, OCI, LiveSync and Microsoft 365 environments, although the total number o

868

Marcel_REApprentice

AuxCopy to tape performance

I am currently questioning our AuxCopy to tape performance and want to get some input on how to identify the bottleneck.We have multiple plans which all have two copies to tape. One is synchronous and one is selective.Each of the two is consolidated

20711

IggyExplorer

DB2 Random Backup Failures

Hi All,I am observing random backup failures of different DB2 databases.All backups are started from DB2 via Command Line (Native Application Interface)The error is below:Error Code: [82:226]Description: Failed to send data to <MediaAgent>: Una

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MenteeNovice

Hyperscale X on ESXi for Lab

Media Reuse Count

Hello Team,We are currently using HP LTO7 and LTO8 media with our Commvault environment.Could you please advise if there is any recommended limit on the number of times these tapes should be reused? Also, are there any Commvault or HP best practices

201

DeepNovice

Dear All, I am trying to build a HyperScale X Lab in our office. I am using sp40_13_hsx_prod_dvd_09152025_061956.iso it is failing on Creating Building Storage Configuration. Please assist.

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edsoApprentice