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Hello team We have a group in commcell to hold sql credentials → client computer groups→ sql→ group properties→ advanced settings tab→ override higher levels settings → impersonate user → select the credential that we created in commcell credential manager. By doing this, any sql client in this group will inherit this particular service account that used for sql level backup/restore rather than set cred for each sql client.After upgrade to the latest release 2022E , we now have the option credential manager on Command center and the existing credentials have been auto-created by upgrade for sql credential manager support. I’m trying to associate the credential in command center to a sql plan, and unable to find the option(override higher levels settings\impersonate user) in the plan.  

Background: We set up “new” Oracle backups after we upgraded from v11 SP16 to SP24. These "ArchiveLog" subclient ( that is auto created upon adding a new Oracle Instance to a client) backups are taking “Fulls” every time they run. Our older Oracle "ArchiveLog" backups we configured in SP16 are taking incrementals.Question: Are “Fulls” for "Archive Log" backups the new normal/default configuration nowadays (SP224+)… or have I misconfigured something and “Incrementals” is the expected behavior for this subclient. The “default” subclient ( also created upon setting up a new oracle instance) is performing Full backups

Hi, I created a new copy in storage policy to copy backup jobs from the old disk library to a new disk library.Now the new copy is done I unticked ‘Active’ in the old copy so backup jobs don't go to the old disk library anymore.I didn't want to delete jobs in the old copy manually so I left it there and was hoping that jobs would expire naturally but it is not the case. Backup jobs in this old copy has reached the retention but they are still there. I ran forecast report and it said that there jobs are retained as ‘Copy Is Disabled’. So it looks like by disabling the Copy in the storage policy it disabled the data aging as well.My question is that without manually deleting these jobs, is there a way to let them expire naturally? Kind regards,Boyi Ou

Hello team,Azure VM(V2) backup via a MA lives in Azure and backup working fine just noticed an interesting thing when synth full runs, during startsynthfull phase, it attached to on-premise index server to retrieve indexsupposed it should pull index from its own index server (index server to which the VM Storage Policy associated )972   5fac  09/28 02:15:12 748707 CVOnDemandSvcClient::SubmitTask() - On Demand service CVODS_indexserver_On_premise_MA_01_1 launched at host TOAPVLTMDA01.nbfc.com*toapvltmda01*8400*8402. Unique ID is DCF190B8-BFE8-40DD-9920-08F7503F60A1972   5fac  09/28 02:15:12 748707 CVOnDemandSvcClient::Attach() - Successfully attached to on Demand service CVODS_indexserver_On_premise_MA_01_1 launched at host On_premise_MA_01.XXX.com*On_premise_MA_01*8400*8402. Unique ID is DCF190B8-BFE8-40DD-9920-08F7503F60A1972   5fac  09/28 02:15:44 748707 ProcessSynthFullResponse called.972   5fac  09/28 02:15:44 748707 JM Client

Hi there, I’m currently working on building a workflow that is supposed to create a ticket in our cloud based ticketing system.Our servers that are running the workflow engine need a proxy to get to the internet. I have confirmed that I can access the URL with the browser and there is a proxy configured on CommVault → Control panel → Internet Options → HTTP Proxy. Which works since Send Logs is possible. But when I use the HTTP Client Object to try a POST request I get the following error: 2154 WorkflowManager         : starting workflow [REDACTED] with inputs [<inputs><Client_Name>asd</Client_Name><Hostname>asd</Hostname></inputs>]2156 SetActivityInputs       : [Start (Start_1)] starting activity with inputs [<inputs />]2162 WorkflowStep            : [Start (Start_1)] completing activity with status [COMPLETED], outputs [<Start_1><system><startTime

Getting below message while restoring deleted mailbox.  Metallic doesn’t create a mailbox? while doing the restore.  Mailbox [xxxxx] not found on O365 exchange and possibly deleted. Please make sure user mailbox is present or create one to restore data inplace.

Hello teamMy Commvault is 11.20. In one of my storage policy I observed following problem. Index full backup jobs seems not to be aged. As far as I know system keeps only a few copies of full index backup. Schedule and cleanup rules are default. Retentions for this storage policy is no more than 1 month.I see almost 40 jobs of full index backup from January this year until now. Every job has a copy on disk and a tape on storage policy. Data retention forecast report says aging of these jobs are according to index rule. Backups are small but it is annoying because old single copy of job takes full LTO8.What is the cause of this behaviour ?Is there any problem with index cache ?How can I check it ?Can I manually delete old index backup jobs ?Thanks for any advice.Regards,

Background: In the documentation, among the plethora of ‘additional configuration” for Oracle client backups, there is “Synchronizing the Oracle Control File with the Recovery Catalog”: Synchronizing the Oracle Control File with the Recovery Catalog (commvault.com)This link/doc indicates: “The control file contains the latest backup information, which is required to perform restores.You must synchronize the recovery catalog with the control file.Best Practice: Set this feature on the default subclient.” Question: If the Oracle backups under “subclient” → properties → Content have “Backup Control File” checked… then do we need to do this additional “best practice” configuration (which requires changing how we c

It’s True!! If you dont use it -- you lose it!!So I forget how to do this...We are rolling out some new Hyperscale X  and was getting around to some cleanup to make things a little easier to read for new staff etc. I used to be able to assign a Plan or Storage policy to a clinet group. And now-- i completely forget how i did it in the past. Any help reminding me how to do it?  Also - There used to  be a workflow item for this as well. 

Hi Team, As of now (03.10.2022) maintenance release 11.28.20 is available for a couple of weeks, 11.28.23 is available for a week now, but unfortunately there is no doc available of what does it fix https://documentation.commvault.com/2022e/expert/151669_list_of_maintenance_releases_for_commvault_platform_release_2022e.html I know that MR are refreshed once a month in docs, but since MR precedes documentation update my question is, is there a way to get some information about new MR sooner then docs update? Can I subscribe somewhere?  

Hi I have just created an SAP HANA backup using Commvault 11.24. And I have notices, that there is this idle job running all the time.  Is that normal when setting up a SAP HANA backup, that you have this job running all the time?When I am looking at the job, it is looking like it is a log backup  

Hello All, Did any of you performed cross server sybase restore ? I have a task to restored Prod to sandbox.  But the restore is failing with different error each time.  If you are successful with cross server Sybase restore, Please share you experience. Thank you.  Description: Loading database failed :[WARNING: In order to LOAD the master database, the ASE must run in single-user mode. If the master database dump uses multiple volumes, you must execute sp_volchanged on another ASE at LOAD time in order to signal volume changes. Can't open a connection to site 'SYB_BACKUP'. See the error log file in the ASE boot directory. Can't open a connection to site 'SYB_BACKUP'. See the error log file in the ASE boot directory. Could not establish communication with Backup Server 'SYB_BACKUP'. Please make sure that there is an entry in Sysservers for this server, and that the correct server is running. ] Source:   Loss of c

Daer All, Please help me to collect below log, please share the path with me. (“On MA, please increase the "Dataverf" log file version to 100 and start the FULL QUICK DV2 on store id 9.After the completion of the job, please upload the latest CS DB, CS, and MA logs.”)  

Hi Team,I was developing a SQL query for Library space details in which I need to get Lib Name, Capacity, FreeSpace. I got the LibName, Capacity, FreeSpace columns from the CSDB tables.But I need the column through which I can exclude the “Disabled for Write” option on mount paths.Can someone please let me know in which table that status of “disabled for write” will be available. Thanks,Harshavardhan.

Hello !Following a previous archived thread about Media Agent protection, I would like to mention some additional concerns about Windows Media Agent backup.So, in case of a ransomware attack let’s say, you are protected for the CV Deduplication Database (from system backup set), but what about:Cache directory Index Cache directory Job results directoryWhat’s the best practice to protect them?Are they really mandatory components for a Media Agent restore in order to be able to start VM, o365 etc restore jobs?Thank you in advance,Nikos

Hi all, I have reviewed 2 environments showing the same inconsistency, FR24 and FR28/2022E (On screenshots)On a storage policy that has a snap and a primary copy where encryption is used the following is seen:Java GUI > Properties on primary copy > Shows encrypted (Taken over from GDDB, as expected)What I expect to see in command center, when I review my backup copy job > Encryption Enabled: Yes, as we can see in the java GUI.What it actually shows:Encryption enabled: Unavailable When reviewing the snap job (Which does not use dedupe, and we do not encrypt it)In the command center it shows: Encryption enabled: Yes

Hey all,  ich habe eine Frage und zwar hab ich gerade ein Zertifikat ausgetauscht und die Zeit für den Ablauf auf 397 Tage gesetzt.  Das Zertifikat funktioniert auch, aber es läuft nach 87 Tagen ab.  Wie kann das sein und warum gehen nur 397 Tage ?  Hier ist der String: keytool -certreq -keyalg RSA -alias tomcat -file "D:\Program Files\Commvault\ContentStore\Apache\conf\cvcert22.csr" -keystore "D:\Program Files\Commvault\ContentStore\Apache\conf\cvcert22.jks" -validity 397 -ext SAN=dns:XXXX Added translation:hey all, I have a question, I just exchanged a certificate and set the expiry time to 397 days. The certificate also works, but it expires after 87 days. How can that be and why is it only 397 days? 

I have a customer who has configured SAML within their environment that’s currently on 11.28 (2022E). If they login via the Web Console/Command Center, the SAML authentication is required. Local users are unable to access the environment. However, when logging in via the CommCell Console, users are able to authenticate using either local accounts or SAML and access the environment.Is there anyway to enforce the use of only SAML on the CommCell Console and not allow local users to authenticate successfully?

HI Team,  Greetings!On the mount path, when i click view content(attached snap). last backup time is showing as 9/9/2022 but backups are running fine on the mount path. from storage policy, i can see that jobs are showing on the mount point by using view media. i am using sp11.20.85. looks like bug. did anyone have any idea about it ? 

Hi,I’m looking for a report in the form of calendar to compare all backup windows and define a maintenance window (CV upgrade, Os upgrade, hardware replacement), by SP should the best.Does this type of report or functionality exists with CV ?Thanks in advance,Br,Gilles

I am deleting a number of Storage Policy Copies  and have noticed that Big Data Apps Index backups do not age like other backups. I have manually copied these backups to long term storage and run data aging expecting the backup to disappear from my short term retention policy. It seems as though these backups do not recognise when there are multiple copies. do I need to manually delete the extra copies?

Dear All, I have issue with my tape backup. Also my logs file location almost full. Please help me to clear oldest unwanted logs and update file.  

Hi,Today I ran auxiliary and backup copies via a Windows batch script and the qoperation command/xml parameters.It works well, but i wanted to do something more 21th centuries, more stable (the qcommand response sometimes change with new versions) and something redundant by using directly the webserver and the rest api.But i don’t find how to do it in the documentation. We have the possibility to create an auxiliary copy, but not to launch it. I’m quite surprised. Please say i'm wrong.Thank you.

I configured a Global Command Center by registering the remote CommCells as outlined in https://documentation.commvault.com/2022e/essential/151227_global_command_center.html.  When you register the remote CommCell, it asks for the Service CommCell host name along with username and password.  It then reaches out and synchronizes the service CommCells.For some reason, when I look at the CommCell names under Service CommCells, it is inconsistent.  Some are showing a CommCell ID/Registration number while others have the full hostname and others have the short CommCell name.Where is it pulling that CommCell Name from?  Can it be edited?It would be nice if you could edit the CommCell names on the Service CommCells page to input a friendly name so that the other admins would know which one it was.  Perhaps tha

Hello We are testing to perform Baremetal Restore. We are trying to restore a virtual machine in the VMWARE environment. I’m following this documentation: https://documentation.commvault.com/commvault/v11_sp20/article?p=18949.htm However,after boot the ISO the boot hangs. As the Imagem Below. Restore does not evolve. What needs to be done?