Self-Hosted Q&A

 Hi All. We have upgraded from 11.32 to 11.42.90 and after the upgrade the “install windows update” workflow is not working anymore, it gives the below error: Anyone knows why this is happening? Thanks-Anders  

Dear Team,We would like to know how to raise a support ticket for a general query that is not related to any backup failure.We attempted to create a ticket; however, the portal requires the Job ID and Error Code fields to be filled in, which are not available for general queries or configuration-related questions.Could you please advise on the correct procedure for raising a ticket in such cases?Thank you for your assistance.

(CV 11.40.46)Running the Commvault 365 helper to create apps.First run, it checks prerequisites, installs Microsoft graph module (I think) and asks user to launch the app again.Then trying to click “Global Admin Login”.It fails.10:16:12:[pid = 27764]  Current effective execution policy[Unrestricted]. This is should be either 'RemoteSigned' or 'Unrestricted'10:16:12:[pid = 27764]  Powershell version 5.0 checked.10:16:12:[pid = 27764]  Microsoft.Graph module checked.10:16:12:[pid = 27764]  preReqCheck - End10:16:13:[pid = 27764]  Login button clicked10:16:13:[pid = 27764]  doLogin - Start10:16:16:[pid = 27764]  PowerShell script returned error: 'System.Management.Automation.Internal.ObjectReader', 'InteractiveBrowserCredential authentication failed: A window handle must be configured. See https://aka.ms/msal-net-wam#parent-window-handles'10:16:16:[pid = 27764]  doLogin - End10:16:16:[pid = 27764]  Failed - Failed to login.Exception excuting script, please check logs.I have tried from loc

Hi,I'm curious about your standards and strategies for schedules/schedules policies names (I'm not using plans). I saw this topic: What is your naming convention for schedule policies? | Community but maybe someone has fresh idea.We have VMs, DBs, FS and more. We have about 80 schedules. For a long time we were using something like: DC1-VM-I_I_I_I_I_F_N-21:00 which means: Location, VMs, Mon-Fri Incremental, Saturday Full, Sunday none, 9 PM another example: MSSQL-N_SF_N_SF_N_F_N-21:00-LOGS_4H - I think it's clear (SF - Synthetic Fulls, makes no sense here but it’s just example) But in reality, including DC name doesn't make much sense. There was also no good way to include the incremental backup time if it was different from the full backup time. And it turned out to be better to keep logs in separate schedule policy because it's easier to resue.Now I'm thinking about something like: VM / Inc Daily / Full Sat 21:00 MSSQL / SFull Tue, Thu / Full Sat 21:00 MSSQL / Logs 4h I think it's

We've been using CommVault for several years and have consistently been able to perform backups and restores without any issues. Recently, however, I received a request to restore a file located on a .vhdx drive.To retrieve the file, I attempted to use the Guest Files and Folders restore option, which I have successfully used in the past. When I select View Content, the system begins loading the data but then fails and displays the following error message:We are currently running on CommVault version 11.36.102 (We recently upgraded CommVault from 11.36.80 because of this issue and we thought a fix had been implemented in .84 - but this might be different to what we thought)Has anyone encountered this issue before or can suggest any troubleshooting steps?Thanks in advance.

Hello Dear AWS Team,Did you have plan the support of TAG in AURORA POSTGRESQL  ? AWS tag is available for many worlkioad, is there unknow limitation to do not have them on AURORA ?Thx

Our Commvault disk library has Storage Compliance Lock enabled. The retention setting is 7 days and 1 cycle. How can we delete the final backups of servers that have been decommissioned and will no longer be backed up? Will these backups occupy space in my disk library forever? IS there a way do delete the jobs ?

Hi all. Is it possible to backup PostgreSQL via a Windows cluster? The scenario is, that a team wants to install PostgreSQL on two Windows servers running a Windows cluster with shared disks, like you do with MSSQL. They want to put the log and data on a shared drive that runs on the active server and this drive can fail over to the passive node.  Is this scenario even possible to backup or is only possible with the PostgreSQL cluster client (pseudo-client) with a master and a standby server? Regards-Anders

What is the best practice when it comes to the number of buckets to create when using  Cloud Library using S3 Netapp Storagegrid?Is there a performance gain/benefit of using more than 1 S3 Netapp Storagegrid bucket in one Cloud Library using S3. Appreciate any thoughts, suggestions or even any documentations available online which can explain the pros and cons

Hi, I want to enable hardware encryption in the copies  to the tape library. I have enabled hardware encryption from Control Panel - System - Encryption - Hardware Encryption - use hardware encryption - No Access. However when I try to enable hardware encryption in the storage policy level, the option is greyed out. Kindly advise how to enable it on the Storage Policy level. Im running Commvault 11.40 and the tape library is a Fujitsu Eternus LT40 S2 with HP Ultrium 6 tape drive.

Hi Team, we found a process named CvFanDmSVC installed and running in commvault base directory, but we couldn’ t find any information about this process. This process ran even though the backup wasn't running. Why does it run, and what is its purpose? CvFanDmSvc Properties and tagsMain technologyOtherBitness64-bitCommand line args/opt/agents/commvault/Base/CvFanDmSvcEXE nameCvFanDmSvcEXE path/opt/agents/commvault/Base64/CvFanDmSvcPorts

Team,We have commvault On-Prem with version 11.40.6 and planning to enable Arlie.Please let me know if we need to buy separate license or it included in capacity-based license?and also, I want to understand the steps to enable Arlie when checked documentation its very highlevel.Enabling Arlie 

Hello.I saw in https://documentation.commvault.com/v11/essential/changes_in_feature_release_11_24.htmlthat CBT is no longer supported.Could you please tell me if there exists a plan to re-add CBT support? Victor

Hi All, we would like to build our own montoring for Commvault over the rest api. My Question now is regarding the commserve failover. We are running 2 Comsmerve in 2 Datacenters with the build in commserve failover. Now when we use rest api we need to connect to the comsmerve but when the failover planed or unplaned occures the rest api commands run into nirvana.  Do you have an idear or an solution what we can to to run the api commands againts both ? 

I am planning an infrastructure refresh where I need to retire an existing MediaAgent and migrate its FC-attached tape library to a newly deployed Commvault HyperScale Edge node.My main focus is ensuring data path consistency, avoiding any library deconfiguration, and maintaining restore capabilities. The planned high-level workflow is: Re-zone the FC tape library to the new HyperScale Edge node. Validate OS-level hardware detection on the Edge node. Use Expert Storage Configuration to perform Exhaustive Detection, adding the new Edge MA to the library while keeping the existing configuration intact. Execute "Change Data Path" on the relevant Storage Policy Copies to point to the new Edge MA. Perform standard MediaAgent Retirement on the old node. I am looking for technical validation of this workflow. Specifically: Are there any HyperScale Edge-specific prerequisites or limitations regarding direct-attached or FC-switched tape libraries? What are the known issues regarding e

Hi, I have a hpe vme essentials cluster with 3 nodes, I trying to configure this in commvault so I can do a test backup of a vm that is running on that cluster.we are running 11.40 I’am using following document https://documentation.commvault.com/11.40/software/configuring_backups_for_hpe_morpheus_vm_essentials_vms.htmlBut I don’t understand how to create and use the access node?I don’t have the access node tile under Manage-infrastructure to add a new one? 

We have a commserve in AWS, which host name is its ip address. We can access the web portal with the ip as a url on Windows laptops, however other members who use a mac machine cant. From what I gather from minor research if I create a proxy server with a fqdn this should resolve the issue for the MAC users and the ip cache issue.Has anyone ever dealt with something like this? Or have an alternate solution, that does not involve changing the hostname of the commserve itself?

Hi,According to the documentation, version 11.40 of the agent can be installed on the CentOS 6 operating system. However, the documentation only mentions the PowerPC architecture.https://documentation.commvault.com/11.40/software/end_of_life_deprecated_and_extended_support_for_platforms.htmlIs this also supported for Intel processors? I noticed that x64 support is available for newer versions of CentOS.

Hi.I am in the process of using the batch file created by the “Save as Script” option to start backup jobs.Manually executing the batch file results in an error to saving the token file. When elevating the Command Prompt to Administrator the job successfully starts, save the token and executes.The user is added as a Local Administrator.Is there a way to bypass UAC during the execution of the command?Thanks. 

Hi, is it possible to use intellisnap on vme essentials like it’s possible on vmware

any idea on the below error ,  Error Code: [18:183] Description: Failed with Oracle DB/RMAN error [RMAN-03009: failure of allocate command on ch1 channel at 12/01/2023 13:13:35 ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel ] Source: grb-srv-opr, Process: ClOraAgent we restarted the server and services backup 4,5 backup ran sucessfully again we are facing same issue 

Hi All, maybe you have an idear. I have an VM wich is running under nutanix ahv. The VM has an size of 25TB with only one disc. The Backup is not the problem incr jobs running ine also synthfull is okay.  But the problem is the tape out. During the single stream with 25TB the auxcopy job runs 36h  Is there any possibility to increase the tape out speed. Yes more discs could be helpfull but no option more multiplexing also in idear but will be decrease the restore process.

Are there any official announcements that permanent licenses are converted to subscription base models?

Hello everyone,I am planning a MediaAgent hardware refresh in an enterprise environment. The backend storage is a SAN-attached Hitachi array (Disk Library) connected via Cisco MDS. The Hitachi storage remains unchanged; only the MA server hardware is being replaced.Environment & Requirements: The new MA must retain the exact same Hostname, IP address, and Commvault Client Name. DDB and Index Cache are currently on local NVMe/SSD drives and need to be migrated to local NVMe drives on the new server. Operating System: Windows Server. Commvault environment matches the same Feature Release (FR) and Maintenance Release (MR). Proposed Execution Plan: Staging: Build the new MA with a temporary Hostname and IP. Install MPIO, HBA firmware, and drivers matching the Hitachi/Cisco Support Matrix. Freeze State: Suspend all jobs, disable Backup/Restore activity on the old MA, and completely stop all Commvault services to prevent DDB corruption. Local Data Copy: Robocopy the DDB and Ind

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