Commvault Cloud Topics

Hi everyone,I have a 11.40 environment and the login nowadays has 3 steps and before I get to fill in the 2FA PIN, I have triggered the email with the 2FA code.I first get the screen to fill in my username. The second screen allows me to put in my password. After this, I get the third screen where I can fill in the 2FA code if I have not added a 2FA PIN to my password on the second screen (the same way as for the commcell console). If I did not fill in the 2FA PIN with my password, I get a mail with a 2FA PIN.I want to configure the logic that a 2FA code is only sent out via mail when I don't fill in a PIN in the third screen. This is because I don't want to get a 2FA PIN mail because I have already stored the secret in a TOTP app. It is also not logical for end users that have a TOTP app that they still get the mail when they have not yet had the change to fill in the 2FA PIN.I also rather do not want to entirely disable the 2FA mail via the additional setting DisableTFAEmail because

Hi,Does Commvault have any roadmap to add support for Live VM Recovery for VMware running on Dell PowerFlex?TksFT

HiWe are trying to use Commvault for very large SQL Server VM (about 50 TB) running on Nutanix. The main requirement is to recover quickly after a security incident by restoring to a clean pre‑incident point while keeping RTO extremely low, which is hard when full database re‑hydration is required.Today, SQL point‑in‑time restores in Commvault appear to work in the traditional way: the database is rebuilt by streaming data from backup (full/diff) and then applying logs, writing out the entire MDF/NDF/LDF set again. For a 50 TB database, fully moving data from backup media back to production storage is not realistic for tight RTO objectives.What we would like is a workflow that:- Treats the SQL data disks (on Nutanix) more like snap‑based clones instead of full copy restores.  - Lets us promote or mount a snapshot at the individual disk/volume level, not only at whole‑VM level.  - Then uses Commvault only to apply transaction logs on top of that snapped data for point‑in‑time recovery,

Hi Community,  I’m currently forwarding logs from Commvault with a external monitoring tool, and then use a DB Connect tool for this. After a recent upgrade, I can see that my queries for the view [CommServ].[dbo].[CommCellBackupInfo] is now being masked for the variable clientname. It now shows, for example: “eexxxxom”. instead of “example.com”. I found this KB: SQL Dynamic Data Masking about this.Questions I have relating to this are:What privilege does the user need to have for this to not mask? Currently, I have “read-only” rights, which only have rights to read and connect to the database. What else would I need for this to work? Or, are there any way to disable this in Commvault/the SQL database in the CommServe?Kind regards,Daniel

Hi,actually we do not encrypt our backups.Make it sense to encrypt them?Thanks and RegardsDennis

I'm able to restore data between Windows machines using the API.--- XML WINDOWS ---<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><DM2ContentIndexing_RetrieveToClientReq mode="2" serviceType="1">  <userInfo userGuid="8a06f467-b2d2-4fbc-905f-c8033d8f83de"/>  <header>    <destination        clientId="6749"        subclientId="9151"        inPlace="0">      <destPath val="V:\Arquivos"/>    </destination>        <filePaths val="F:\temp\teste.txt"/>    <srcContent                subclientId="9150"        clientId="6748"        instanceId="1"        backupSetId="7440"        appTypeId="33"        />  </header>  <advanced      restoreDataAndACL="1"      restoreDeletedFiles="0"      unconditionalOverwrite="1"/></DM2ContentIndexing_RetrieveToClientReq> But I am not having the same success with the NAS (appTypeId 13)<header><srcContent subclientId="488"clientId="131"instanceId="1"backupSetId="141"appTypeId="13"/><fileP

Hello Commvault Community, I’d like to ask how the CS hostname mechanism works during the production failover process.   If both CommServe servers, passive and active, have different “CommServe Hostnames” and the CommServe Hostname value isn’t changed for Client Computers (production servers) after a production failover, is this the correct behavior, or should this parameter be automatically updated in Client Computer Properties? CS Active: CS_ABC (Instace001) FailoverNode1: Fo_ABC (Instace002) CS Passive: CS_XYZ (Instance001) FailoverNode2: Fo_XYZ (Instance002) After a successful production failover to CS_XYZ, the environment works correctly without any problems, but all Client Computers still have CS_ABC listed as the CS Hostname in their properties (it acts as passive CS after the production failover). Is this how it’s should work, or should the CS hostname be automatically updated on all Client Computers as part of this production failover process?    I haven’t found any such des

I am using Commvault Cloud and have a retention set to 30 days but, when I review my jobs they are still listed.  What else do I need look at to confirm that the system is pruning the jobs and if my configuration is correct. 

Hi,is Commvault affected in any form by the CVE-2026-6100 issue in pyhton?At the moment there are no information in the Security Advisories Dashboard.We are using commvault 11.40 with pyhton version 3.13.7.Kind RegardsFlorian

I would like to deploy a new CommServe server on Linux using SP 11.40. My current CommServe is running on Windows with SP 11.36. I plan to set up the new CommServe as a standby node in advance.Could you advise on the best practices for this setup?The operating system I am using is Rocky Linux. I have provisioned an additional disk for the Commvault installation and software cache, which is mounted at /opt/CommvaultData.What are the initial steps I should follow to ensure a secure and reliable installation? For the installation of SP 11.40, I would like to first deploy two new passive nodes on Linux, and only then perform the failover to Linux.I also have a question regarding the software cache. With the new CommServe on Linux, I have configured a new software cache for Windows and enabled it as a remote software cache.How can I ensure that, during update installations, clients automatically use the correct remote cache? Specifically, I want Windows clients to use the Windows software c

Hi,on our B2D library there is one mount path since weeks full. Mount path usage is set to “Spill and Fill”.Why is that path full?RegardsDennis

Hi all,In the Commvault Engineer training I told the students about MediaExplorer. One of my students remarked that MediaExplorer is only available for Windows. Since there are more and more MediaAgents on Linux (and therefore backups to Linux volumes), is there something similar for Linux? Or can we connect a Linux volume to a Windows server and use MediaExplorer on that server?Any tips are welcome. Thanks and kind regards,Henk

Following an upgrade to 11.32.29 over the weekend, all the configured, scheduled reports in the Command Center are failing. Manually generating a report and trying to send via email also fails.Looking at the ScheduledReports.log I can see the below:1508 3b64  11/13 11:01:36 4406456 EvReportMgr::GenerateReportNonSecurity() - generating Backup job summary11508 3b64  11/13 11:01:38 4406456 GetWebConsoleURLList() - There is no WebConsole available to proceed further11508 3b64  11/13 11:01:38 4406456 genReportsWebSchedule::generateReport() - Failed to get the list of web consoles for web server id [0].11508 3b64  11/13 11:01:38 4406456 EvReportMgr::GenerateReportNonSecurity() - Failed to generate report for report type=[8012] task ID=[4406456].11508 3b64  11/13 11:01:38 4406456 EvReportMgr::disposeReport() - Backup job summary : Report Failed11508 3b64  11/13 11:01:38 4406456 genReportBase::getReportUrl() - Generating report using web console [http://<commcell>/webconsole].I understan

Hi everyone,I have a question regarding the restore of Teams planners. I have a customer tried to restore the planner of a teams channel but the restored planner is empty. When restoring to disk, the folder structure is created to mirror the teams\channel\planner path but the resulting folders are empty.I already found that they did not have planner items enabled in the Office 365 plan which was why the original restore was empty. I enabled this option last week and since that time backups have been running without issue.I have just browsed the latest backup of multiple teams with planners but all planners are showing empty.Is there anything else I need to do to be able to restore the planner items? The Commvault environment is running 11.40.47.Kind regards,Paul

Hi all,I’m looking into the default configuration for SQL transaction log backups in Commvault and noticed that log backup with caching (Log Commit) is enabled by default.  From what I understand, the log backups are first cached on the MediaAgent and then committed in batches to the CommServe based on a defined interval. I also see that even if log backups run frequently, they don’t appear as individual recovery points in the timeline, but are still used for point-in-time restores.What I’m trying to understand is how useful this setup is in practice. Since log backups are not visible as recovery points in the timeline, does this approach actually help you in real scenarios?Is anyone actively using this default behavior and finding it beneficial, even though you don’t see those recovery points directly?Would be interested to hear your experience.   Best regards, Nikos

Getting below error while trying guest file restore for a linux VM through access node in Commvault v11.40:“Browse failed due to error while mounting virtual machine: No valid node is available to perform a guest file restore of the choosen VM.” VM backup can be successful but browse/restore fails.Has anyone faced this kind of error befre? and what can we do to resolve this?

I have a VM LiveSync setup, CommServe is Windows 19 running 11.28 and old version of SQL. From the online documentation and the SQL upgrade recommendations, and supported version migration for Windows to Linux. It looks like the hardware refresh and staying on Windows (enabled in REGEDIT) to 11.40 is the best approach, this will allow for the Windows migration to Linux by Dec-2027 approach with supported workflows. Are there any caveats - or a link to VMs (LiveSync) hardware refresh steps, CommServe installed with C-Name, so expecting a straightforward import on to Windows 25 and SQL 22.It seems because of the old version of CV, stops me running SQL in place upgrades or Windows to Linux migrations. Everything seems to be 11.32. or 11.36 options only, so to avoid multiple convoluted paths, just create 2 x new VM’s, enable CV on Windows and download CV 11.40.x import the CV DB’s during install. Shutdown the old LiveSync pair and fire up the new VM’s importing the DB files during the CV i

Hello Team, Currently we have two physical media agent servers and using only index cache. The deduplication feature is enabled on target end (Dedup appliance). Now we want to add two new media agent servers and after few days will remove old media agent servers. Shall we move indexing data from old media agent to new media agent servers.

Hi Team,We have a requirement where a company is separating from its parent organization and establishing a newly created Commvault environment.As part of this transition, they would like to migrate their long-term retention backup data from the existing on-premises environment to the cloud within the new Commvault setup.Please confirm whether this migration is supported and advise on the recommended approach to perform it.Additionally, please provide the following details: Prerequisites and requirements Supported migration methods High-level implementation steps Any limitations or considerations that should be taken into account Your guidance on this would be appreciated.Thanks,Rahul Raina

Hello,i have stable working environment of Commvault 11.40. Now i want few of mine AUX copy direct into CLOUD (Commvault Cloud SaaS) .I add taht i am not completally newby in cloud area as we have already Azure bloob as library.  Back to subject up to now i found that it work on capacity license what if good understood i paid license and Commvault give me space / storage & MAs etc. What i an not found how it look from on premise current CV  env ...where is any instruction how to add Cloud Env to on Prem exist env ….. how to add library, MA’s , after that storage policies copies based on previous ones etc ) . Also is any doc how is that SaaS env manged from Commvault side ? Is any www page where i connect or i have it in command center / commcell console  ? Resuming how to move from onPrem env to Hybrid Env 

Hello community, we currently have the following situation with our synth full in our plans:Copies:Primary - 15 days / deduped Sync copy to tape / 30 days Selective copy to tape (monthly fulls) / 1 yearSynth fulls:Automatic every 15 days On the 1st every month for extended retentionPreviously I reduced the automatic synth full to 15 days to better align with the retention and therefore have better aging regarding the cycles.We will also enable WORM on the Primary in the near future so I want to leave it this way to also align with DDB sealing.My question is about the synth scheduling:Because of the 15 days schedule I now encountered a situation where a synth ran on the 29th and then shortly after on the 1st because of extended retention.This of course causes extensive amount of data on the sync copy as the full backups get expanded onto the tapes.Should I sacrifice the automatic schedule in favor of a manual synth full backup (e.g. every month on the 15th) or are there other ways to av

Hi Vaulters, Hope everyone is doing well. We currently have an Exchange On-Premises user mailbox archiving solution implemented within our environment using Commvault. All components of our CommCell infrastructure (CommServe, MediaAgents, Web Server, etc.) are hosted within the internal network, and the solution is operating as expected. End-users connected internally are able to seamlessly access and retrieve their archived emails (Recall functionality) without any issues. However, we now have a requirement to provide external access to this archived email content for a subset of users. These users connect through a VPN, which places them within the DMZ network segment rather than the internal network.We understand that it is possible to deploy a dedicated Command Center instance within the DMZ to handle external access use cases. That said, we are unclear about the complete architecture and configuration required to make this setup fully functional. Specifically, we would like clarif

The number of partitions created is determined by the number of DDB MediaAgents selected during configuration: 1 MediaAgent selected Two partitions are created on the single MediaAgent. 2 MediaAgents selected Two partitions are created on each MediaAgent, for a total of four partitions. 3 to 6 MediaAgents selected A total of six partitions are created and distributed evenly across the selected MediaAgents. More than 6 MediaAgents selected The first six MediaAgents are used to create the six partitions. The remaining MediaAgents are assigned the Deduplication Database (DDB) role only. The software automatically assigns the deduplication database (DDB) path on the MediaAgent without requiring user input.Link Configuring Disk StorageI couldn't quite understand the final part where more than 6 MediaAgents are selected. Can someone explain it in other words?

Hello!Having just upgraded to 2024E, specifically 11.36.41, I notice the Active Directory agent now supports backups for GPO as documented here - Great. Changes in Commvault Platform Release 2024EHowever, the permissions required are not particularly helpful: Permissions to Back Up Group Policy Objects via PowerShell: The account must have the necessary permissions to back up GPOs using PowerShell cmdlets. By default, members of the Remote Management Users group possess these permissions. My question is, if you don’t want the account to be a member of “Remote Management Users” or admin groups, what granular permissions can be set on the account to still achieve the backup? full error:-----Currently whilst the backup is completing for AD as it always has, its now completing but with error “Failed to process group policy object”.Error Code: [28:548]Description: Failed to process group policy object. Please verify following: (1) User account configured in Active Directory connection setti

Hi All, I'm looking for a way to detect newly registered clients on CommServe that haven't had policy configuration done.Perhaps a REST API, qcommand, or a database query? What criteria should I use for detection? Should they not have had a backup for a few days, or should they not have policy assignments, etc.? I want to use this to feed an automation system, so sharing use cases or best practices would be helpful.Best Regards.