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How to make isolated DR Media pull backup data from primary commserve in public domain

  • August 12, 2025
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my setup is like this

 

file server → Production CommVault --   (auxiliary copy) DR Media Agent  + DR CV → File Server

In this setup file server backups data to production CV system. I want the auxiliary copy to be pulled by DR Media agent and we are using NFS to put this data to DR CV and from DR CV we are restoring the file server data

How can i configure a pull mechanism from DR Media Agent? is this possible?

 

my environment - RHEL based infrastructure with command center no java console

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sbhatia
Vaulter
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  • August 12, 2025

In Commvault, auxiliary copy is always coordinated by the CommServe and works as a push from the source MediaAgent to the destination (DR) MediaAgent.The DR MediaAgent cannot initiate a true “pull,” but it passively receives data sent by the source.

In Command Center, go to Storage > Storage Pools and add a new Disk Library of type NFS, specifying the mount path and assigning the DR MediaAgent. Add this library to a new or existing storage pool for DR with the DR MediaAgent as the data path. Then, in Plans (or Backup > Storage Copies), edit the plan for your production backups and add a secondary copy pointing to this DR storage pool, ensuring the DR MediaAgent is used for the data path. 

 

Hope this helps!


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  • August 22, 2025

thanks for the response Sbhatia

What i want to know is that my environment is RHEL based and it does NOT have java console but command center

my customer insists that the DR Media agent *PULL* the data from active commvault server for the backup copy.

 

is this possible and if yes how to achive it? 


sbhatia
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  • August 27, 2025

Hi ​@DPK , 

I understand ,but the DR MediaAgent can’t “pull” data from the production CommServe or MediaAgent. The way it works is that the production MediaAgent pushes the auxiliary copy data to the DR MediaAgent, all managed by the CommServe. This push model is fundamental to how data movement happens in Commvault. So, even if it sounds like the DR side is pulling data, it actually isn’t. That kind of pull mechanism simply isn’t supported as far as i understand.