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
o CommVault Backup Introduction
o Installing CommVault
o Managing licenses
o Configuring Tape and Disk Storage
o Configuring Storage Policies
• Day 2
o Configuring Backups and Restores
o VMware Backup and Restores
o Troubleshooting
o 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

• 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

Media Agents
CommCell

• The “Data Mover” that connects

to the storage.
• Also known as “Backup Servers”
• Windows, Linux, UNIX
LONG-TERM ARCHIVE

Client/Application Agents (iDA)

• Intelligent agents on each
protected machine
• Windows, Linux, UNIX, VMware,
e-mail
Applications Databases File
Systems Servers
Virtual
Servers Hyper-V
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 CommVault Architecture Optional Components

Web Server
• Used for CommVault clients to
Advanced Functions

interact through HTTP

• Windows with SQL and IIS/Tomcat

Search Engine
• Index Content of ingested data
• Compliance E-Discovery Search
Search Nodes • End-User Search
• Are Physical Servers

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 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 NA Optional
Recovery
 USER INTERFACES IN COMMAULT

Admin Operations End User Specialized Users

Mobile Monitor Mobile Access

Mobile Job Operations Data Access

vCenter Outlook Explorer

Plugin VM-FS Access Mail Access File Access

CommCell Console Web Console Compliance E-Discovery

Cell Operations Run, Search, Access Search, Review, Audit
Web

CommCell Console CommCell Console

Program
Cell Operations Restricted Access
 Thank You!
www.commvault.com