COMMVAULT IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING 2013
• Objective – To be able do install CommVault backup for
PoC or customer project for
• Windows / Linux OS
• Common Applications & DB
• Troubleshoot and do basic DR
COMMVAULT IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING 2013
• Agenda
• Day 1
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CommVault Backup Introduction
Installing CommVault
Managing licenses
Configuring Tape and Disk Storage
Configuring Storage Policies
• Day 2
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Configuring Backups and Restores
VMware Backup and Restores
Troubleshooting
Disaster Recovery
CommVault Overview
Tan Sin Lip
ASEAN Technical Consultant
 Founded in 1996, from AT&T Labs
 Global presence with over 1500
employees
 Over 17,000 global customers
 24% average growth over last 6 years
 Publicly traded on NASDAQ (CVLT)
 About $500 million in revenue last year
 Modern Data Management Product Suite - Simpana V10
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Simplifed Version – Single Platform
Data Management
Information Management
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Backup and Recovery
Snapshot Integration
Deduplication
Virtual Server Protection
Archive
Edge Data Protection
Storage Tiering
Info Governance
Regulatory & Compliance
Enterprise Search
E-Discovery
Legal Hold
V10 MODERN DATA MANAGEMENT
SINGLE-PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE
APPLICATIONS
DATABASES
MESSAGING
FILE SYSTEMS
EDGE
AUTOMATE
ADMINISTRATE
Data Copies
Intelligent Index
 Backup Copies
 Distributed Index
 Archive Copies
 Self-Managed
 Snapshot Copies
 Scale efficient
ContentStore
 Many Devices
 File Analytics
 Many Locations
 Meta-Data Search
 Reduce & Retain
 Content Search
RECOVER
RETAIN
DISCOVER
ANALYZE
ACCESS
DISPOSE
VERSION RELEASES
• Current Simpana Version 10
• Released Feb 2013
• Currently in SP5 patch version
• Pack of 6 DVDs
• Downward Compatibility
• 2 versions backwards
• V10 CommServe can support V8 client
• Service Pack released monthly
• Major pack will release ISO (SP5)
• Minor packs will only be patches (SP4a, SP4b)
GETTING MEDIA KIT AND PATCHES
• Download off customer’s Maintenance
Advantage account
• Must have access to customer account
• Get directly from CommVault team
• Physical Transfer
• DropBox etc
COMMVAULT DOCUMENTATION
Books Online:
documentation.commvault.com
• Regularly updated
• Different pages for different versions
• Provides some compatibility information
ma.commvault.com
Hardware compatiblity information
COMMVAULT DOCUMENTATION - COMPATIBILITY
KEY COMMVAULT TERMS
• CommCell – 1 CommVault environment with 1
CommServe
• CommCell ID (CCID) – globally unique 4 digit
hexadecimal serial number assigned to each
production/NFR
• CommCell Console – Java based GUI for almost all
CommVault administration
CommVault Architecture
CommServe
• Management Server and OEM SQL DB
• Windows Only
Single Management Console
CommCell
Media Agents
• The “Data Mover” that connects
to the storage.
• Also known as “Backup Servers”
• Windows, Linux, UNIX
LONG-TERM ARCHIVE
Client/Application Agents (iDA)
Applications
Databases
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File
Systems
e-mail
Servers
Virtual
Servers
• Intelligent agents on each
protected machine
• Windows, Linux, UNIX, VMware,
Hyper-V
CommVault Architecture Optional Components
Web Server
Advanced Functions
• Used for CommVault clients to
interact through HTTP
• Windows with SQL and IIS/Tomcat
Search Engine
Search Nodes
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Index Content of ingested data
Compliance E-Discovery Search
End-User Search
Are Physical Servers
WHERE ARE OPTIONAL COMPONENTS USED?
Feature
Web Server
Search
File Archiving
NA
Optional
Email Archiving
Yes
Optional
E-Discovery
Yes
Yes
Desktop Backup
Yes
Optional
Backup and
Recovery
NA
Optional
USER INTERFACES IN COMMAULT
Admin Operations
Mobile
End User
Mobile Monitor
Mobile Access
Job Operations
Data Access
Plugin
Specialized Users
vCenter
Outlook
Explorer
VM-FS Access
Mail Access
File Access
CommCell Console
Web Console
Compliance E-Discovery
Cell Operations
Run, Search, Access
Search, Review, Audit
Web
Program
CommCell Console
CommCell Console
Cell Operations
Restricted Access
Thank You!
www.commvault.com