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Mike Struening
Mike Struening
posted in Share Commvault best practices

Home Labs! Show us what you have!

I bet that many of you have some VERY impressive home lab setups….so let’s see them!Share your home lab or home office setup for bragging rights and internet points!

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1 hour ago
christopherlecky
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christopherleckyByte
asked in Developer tools, integration and automation (workflow/REST/Powershell etc.)

httpclient activity not passing header value

Here is the form activity.  Now here is the logs…SetActivityInputs: starting activity with inputs [<inputs><request><method>POST</method><postType>Form</postType><postContent /><postContentType>application/json; charset=UTF-8</postContentType><headers><name>Accept</name><value>application/json</value></headers><headers><name>Authorization</name><value /></headers></request></inputs>]As you can see the value for authorization is empty. The variable is set, but no matter what I do it refuses to honor it.

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Graham Swift
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2 hours ago
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lubimkomvoltBit
asked in Commvault Q&A

Media agent DDB readiness failure

Hello community, I would like to ask you for an advice. Lately I`ve found the failure when I did check readiness on media agent (windows 2016, CV version 2022E/11.28.56). Error:Communication failure between MediaAgent 172.xx.xx.23 and the client “mediaagent1”. Error returned is:Services on destination are down.  Communication failure between MediaAgent 172.xx.xx.23 and the DDB MediaAgent “mediaagent1” Error returned is: Error returned is:Services on destination are down.When I checked services on both media agents, all are up and running. both are in same vlan, so no FW is in place. Both servers were rebooted in last days. DDBs on both MA`s are either online.if it is a normal FS client, I would push “repair software” option on the media agent. Thanks a lot for any advice. 

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8 hours ago
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Alexey TesovBit
asked in Virtualization

Not able to execute Backup-CVVirtualMachine

Hi All,I am trying to run Backup-CVVirtualMachine -Name $vm -ClientName $vcenterbut receive thisI tried to reinstall CVPowershellSDK but it did not help me much, the error stills the same :( 

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11 hours ago
Henke
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HenkeByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

Audit trail report

Hello,I just updated one commcell to 2023E from 2022E.Release notes states that some reports was deprediated in release 2023, like Audit Trail report.There is a link to a support document, stating that to get any information a user needs to be a meber of, 1. master 2. Have commcell associated.My account is member of master but I have no idea on how to do the other association. Can anyone shed some light? as it is now the report comes up empty. Link to documentation. Viewing the Audit Trail Report on the Web Console (commvault.com)BRHenke

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12 hours ago
Nikos.Kyrm
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Nikos.KyrmByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

In-flight & at rest encryption support

Hello to all,Because is not clear for me in documentation, I would like to find if Commvault (not Metallic) support:In-flight encryption At rest encryptionThank you in advance,Nikos

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14 hours ago
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elizabetaByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

Login to command center

Hello,We have migrated Commserve on new hardware. Now simpana version is 11.28.68 .It seems to be ok.When I open Commcell Console I see “Login with Command Center” What does mean?I do not know is this related with Commvault Cloudhttps://cloud.commvault.com/home/   I´m already member….Best regards,Elizabeta

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14 hours ago
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Sudharshan KumarByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

Duplicate VM Protection

Team,  How to get the list of VM’s(same VM) that are configured in multiple Subclient? I used to have the query in my vault, unfortunately lost completely.  Appreciated your help. 

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15 hours ago
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ApKByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

Snapshot creation is disabled on [Server name] by []

Hi all. After upgrading to 11.32.13 we are sporadically starting to see the below error when doing Vmware snapshot backup. The backup job fails or completes with errors: “Snapshot creation is disabled on [Server name] by [].”   Snapshot creation is not disabled for the server, and when backup is re-run everything is working. Have anyone else seen this behavior? Regards-Anders 

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16 hours ago
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MauroByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

Exchange mailbox restore DDB error

I have a customer with a deprecated Commvault environment that’s on V11 SP10. They no longer use the environment and want to recover Mailbox Classic Data.I’m seeing a strange issue, where I cannot recover multiple mail messages (and by default entire mailboxes) if there are attachments in the mail. If I recover messages with no attachment, then I can recover them into a PST file.The error I see is:Looking at the logs, the restore job is trying to reference a DDB ID that isn’t available under Storage Resources. I suspect it may have been deleted at some point (the system has been inactive for a few years).The active DDB’s are all online and accessible.My understanding is that a DDB isn’t required for a recovery operation, but it seems to be causing issues with mails that contain attachments.  I configured the MA (which also hosts the DDB’s) to be the target for the PST recovery to avoid any impact on their Production environment and new backup solution, so recoveries are ‘local’. Is the

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19 hours ago
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EJIEByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

Oracle Agent

Event Code: 18:189 Severity CriticalDesription: Failed to connect to RMAN catalog databas I need that backups than end with a critical event whose event code is 18:189, show up as completed with errors

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EJIE
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20 hours ago
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GlennoByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

"Something went wrong" and Web server issues.

Full scale test instance of Commvault before deploying into production. Getting issues with viewing the contents of Hypervisor VM Groups, changing configuration of VM groups and some items using “view details” on the health report.“Default” Hypervisor VM Groups were created upon adding the hypervisors and the content left at the default / or all unprotected VM’s. Immediately upon creating the groups it is not possible to view the content tab without getting the detail flash very quickly on screen before displaying “something went wrong”. Also cannot change anything in the options section of the VM Group configuration page without “something went wrong”. I have deployed several instances of Commvault for test and this has happened on all instances. I have tried running the install again in repair mode and it does not resolve the issue. Note it is possible to view the content by looking at protected and unprotected VM’s but cant’ modify content from that page. Also issues with the “view

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20 hours ago
chrisknows
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chrisknowsByte
asked in Developer tools, integration and automation (workflow/REST/Powershell etc.)

is there an api equivalent of "create vm client"?

What this does is a discovery on a hypervisor sub client and creates a vm pseudo client for any discovered virtual machines.The functionality is outlined here:https://documentation.commvault.com/11.26/expert/104558_creating_vm_clients_before_performing_backup_operations.html In practice it looks like this.   Thanks!Chris

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christopherlecky
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1 day ago
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RobAbateByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

Prevent client from installing updates not working with bSkipUpdate additional setting

I’m trying to prevent updates from being installed on a specific client.  It is an older client that needs to stay on v9 because the iDA is no longer supported.I am following the suggestion posted here:Is there any way to prevent updates and upgrades from being pushed to a client? | Community (commvault.com)I created the Additional Setting at the client level to test, and then kicked off an Update Software job.  The job ran and it didn’t seem to honor this setting as it showed “Update In Progress” and eventually failed out due to another issue on the box.Can we verify that this should work on v11.24.69, and that the key is correct [bSkipUpdate]?  I also attempted to use the Excluded Machines list from Software Configuration but that didn’t seem to work either (it says on that screen that the list only applies to automatically discovered machines, so I assume this was originally used for install software jobs where there were automatic discovery rules).Also wondering which log I would s

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1 day ago
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TD89Byte
asked in Commvault Q&A

Unusual file activity Deleted File

Hi there,I just have a question about the Unusual file activity. When I go there I can see the graph and the graph also shows the Deleted Files including how many filers were deleted and the date they got deleted. So, Is it possible to see the details for that? Or generate a report for that? Thank you.

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1 day ago
christopherlecky
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christopherleckyByte
asked in Virtualization

Is there some kind of trick to renaming vsa pseudoclients?

I have a number of VSA psuedoclients that need to renamed but the option simply isn't there.Am I missing something simple? I can’t imagine this is a real issue.

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christopherlecky
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1 day ago
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TNOByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

Exclude DDB + Index server backups from Synchronous secondary copy

Hello,Is there a way to exclude DDB + Index server backups from a Synchronous secondary copy ?Some Additional setting that will do the job ? Thanks

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1 day ago
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Michael.BByte
asked in Developer tools, integration and automation (workflow/REST/Powershell etc.)

Workflow - CommServDBQuery cannot use temp tables?

HiDoes anyone know if there are any restrictions in the workflow engine regarding the use of temporary tables in the CommservDBQuery activity? In the SSMS the query works fine.  When I run the above SQL query in the debug mode, I don’t get any output: I also tried to use a table as variable, which did not work either.The workflow engine runs on a dedicated server. Could this cause the issue? Thanks for your inputsMichael

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1 day ago
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Arun Kumar DadiByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

Backup Flow

when the backup initiated what’s happen scan phase, backup phase, Archive phase and index phase, what will happen if once failed. 

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1 day ago
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ComBakBit
asked in Commvault Q&A

Upgrade Commvault 11.20 to 11.32, and also upgrade from Windows Server 2019-2022

Hi,We are currently running Commvault in a VM 11.20.168 on Windows Server 2019, and also using a FREL.As the title states, I would like to upgrade the Commvault release from 11.20.168 to the latest version 11.32, and also the Windows Server version. We have 4 instances that I maintain, and it is a closed network (I have to download the update files and transfer them over).This VM was previously running Windows Server 2012R2 but I upgraded our instances to Windows 2019. I could just do an in place upgrade again to 2022, but maybe it is best to make a new VMs. Please share your thoughts and recommendations.

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1 day ago
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xiwenByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

How to change Commvalt snapshot naming conversation on Azure?

Commvault snapshot is longer, any chance to modify it?abcdefgkh_scsi_1_129743_COMMVAULT_GXMD_SNAP_f5g222

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1 day ago
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ameersyedByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

Active directory restore fails.

Active directory object restore fails with below error. While trying to restore a deleted OU, USERS etc.  Backup is successfull and I am able to browse the objects.  Error Code: [72:106]Description: Failed to restore "OU=,OU=,OU=,DC=,DC=,DC=local". Error:32Source: , Process: adRestore logs I see AdRestore::OnBufferPlFsHdr() - Error retrieving current set of attributes for the    DN OU=Users,OU=Site,OU=AM,DC=asdf,DC=fdsa,DC=local

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1 day ago
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ITBODBABit
asked in Commvault Q&A

Postgres database FS bases backup Warning "Could not back up [0] folders and [1] files"

FS based Backup ends with a warning: Could not back up [0] folders and [1] files.the dumpbased backup goes fine.In de PostGresBackupChild.log I see :2309890 233f02 09/20 14:15:56 2109431 ClBackupFile::OpenFilesForBackup(7033) - failed to stat path '/data/postgres/13/wal/inst1/archive_status/000000060000000000000045.ready', errno=2, error=No such file or directory There are no *.ready files in that dir or elsewhere. Every time I try the backup again I will see a similar message, but with an other filename. The number goes up.Any idea on how to troubleshoot this?

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Sunil
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1 day ago
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AndresLByte
asked in Commvault Q&A

SAP for Oracle - Logs not aging

Hello!Problem description:SAP for Oracle agent has following subclients:1) Online - For Online Database backups2) Offline - For Offline Database backups3) Logs - For log backupBackups for Online and Logs subclients happening regularly. Offline subclient is used for special cases, only one job for this “Offline” subclient exists and it is marked for 5 years retention.Problem: Jobs of “Logs” subclient not aging, with reason LOG RULE and with “Required By Jobs” mark, where required job is job of “Offline” subclient, which we want to keep for 5 years.How to resolve problem with Log aging and keep job, which is blocking aging?

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Sunil
Vaulter
1 day ago
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Marcos Silva
asked in Commvault Q&A

VMs and Filesystem Report

I would like to know if there is a report on backed up VMs and Filesystem divided into quantity by operating system.Similar to VM Backup Health and Fileserver Backup Health but with both reports together.I don't know if I explained it correctly

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