Hi @Gilles SCHMIDT !

That’s correct, a tape ‘belongs’ to a CommCell and can’t be read by another.

In order to do so, you need to perform a CommCell Migration:

https://documentation.commvault.com/11.24/expert/5078_commcell_migration_overview.html

The use cases give more context on how you would have to perform a CCM to read the media elsewhere:

https://documentation.commvault.com/11.24/expert/5085_use_cases_and_operations_for_commcell_migration.html

Hi Mike,

Thx for your reply.

It’s not related to a migration but just a tape cataloging, our customer wanted to restore data from tape to a foreign Commserve, I know it’s not possible without performing a recovery of Commserv DB (DR) . But I’m searching where I have seen this information in Commvault Documentation. I have to provide an evidence to my customer.

Best regards,

Gilles

@Gilles SCHMIDT understood, I was giving you the other side of the story (i.e. what to do IF you want to migrate that tape).

I’m not seeing this explicitly stated, though I can check with our docs team (and if there’s nothing, we can get it added).

I’ll respond back once I have more!

Thx for your reply Mike.

Waiting on your feedback

Kind Regards,

Gilles

Hi @Gilles SCHMIDT !

Thanks for your patience.

At the moment, this page has the best statement to what you are looking for:

https://documentation.commvault.com/11.24/expert/43586_retrieving_disaster_recovery_dr_backups_from_tape_storage_using_tape_catalog.html

I have created a Doc MR in your name to clarify that this is normally not possible for security reasons.

Let me know if that provides what you need 

Hi Mike,

Sorry for the late answer

Thanks for your response and the doc ;)

Have a nice day

Gilles