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New installation Commserver on Linux

  • March 31, 2026
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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 cache and Linux clients to use the Linux software cache.

 

I have already created two new client groups, categorized into Linux clients and Windows clients.

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  • Vaulter
  • April 1, 2026

Here is the documentation to migrating from Windows CS to Linux CS:
https://documentation.commvault.com/11.40/software/performing_commserve_migration_from_windows_to_linux.html

You should be able to set which cache to use from the properties of the client or the client group.


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  • Challenger
  • April 3, 2026

@Orazan 

 

That’s also what I’m working on . I’m doing scenario 3, but I’m getting stuck on the installation of the database and the permissions on the installation folder. The root has full permissions on the folder. I also tried granting MSSQL permissions, but it still doesn’t proceed