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Migration of CommVault On-Premise to Azure: License Management and Procedure

  • December 6, 2024
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Hello everyone,

I am currently planning the migration of our CommVault solution from an On-Premise lab environment to Azure. Here are the details of our configuration and my questions:

Current Configuration


- CommServe: installed on a Windows Server 2019 VM
- Media Agent: installed on a separate Windows Server 2019 VM
- Two distinct environments: lab and production, each with its own license

 

Planned Migration Procedure
I intend to follow the CommServe hardware refresh procedure, as detailed in the official documentation:
CommServe Hardware Refresh Overview(https://documentation.commvault.com/2023e/expert/commserve_hardware_refresh_overview.html)

This approach involves:


1. A new installation in the Azure environment
2. Migration of the existing CommVault database

Questions Regarding Licenses


1. Are there specific steps to be taken regarding licenses during the migration?
2. Will the licenses be automatically migrated with the database?
3. I noticed that my lab license mentions the term "Production". Is this normal?


4. Do you offer specific licenses for test/lab environments?

Deployment Strategy


My plan is to first test the migration in the lab environment. If everything works correctly, I will replicate the process in the production environment.

Thank you in advance for your clarification on license management in this cloud migration context. Your expertise will be valuable in ensuring a smooth transition of our CommVault infrastructure.

Best answer by Scott Moseman

Your license is embedded in the database.  If you recover, refresh, etc. using the same database, it’s going to retain the license information.  You won’t need to do anything.

Licenses are either “Evaluation” or “Production”.  There’s no concept of a “Lab” in the context of licensing.  Your lab will have a “Production” license.

An “Evaluation” license would exist if you installed a CommServe without any license key.  This is the default for a fresh CommServe installation.  I believe these come with a 60 day expiration.  At which time you would blow it away, or acquire a “Production” license key from Commvault if you wanted to keep it around permanently.

Thanks,
Scott
 

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Your license is embedded in the database.  If you recover, refresh, etc. using the same database, it’s going to retain the license information.  You won’t need to do anything.

Licenses are either “Evaluation” or “Production”.  There’s no concept of a “Lab” in the context of licensing.  Your lab will have a “Production” license.

An “Evaluation” license would exist if you installed a CommServe without any license key.  This is the default for a fresh CommServe installation.  I believe these come with a 60 day expiration.  At which time you would blow it away, or acquire a “Production” license key from Commvault if you wanted to keep it around permanently.

Thanks,
Scott
 

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It's a quick answer. Thank you very much for answering my questions. It's perfect.

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