Newsletter For Version 11 Service Pack 4 New Features

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Newsletter for Version 11 Service Pack 4 New Features June 15, 2016 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. CONTENTS Deployment ...............................................1 Commvault Software ...................................................................... 1 Support for HTTP and HTTPS Protocols to Download the Commvault Software – Early Release Feature .................................................... 2  Announcements  New Features – Version 11 Application-Aware Installations ........................................................ 2  Additional New Features Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard Edition ..................................... 3  Release Notes Media Management .....................................3 ScaleOut Storage Pool .................................................................... 3 Data Management ......................................4 Ability to Set Backup Quotas for Client Computer Groups – Early Release Feature ............................................................................. 4 Automated File System Replication with DASH – Early Release Feature ..................................................................................................... 4 Backup Agents ...........................................5 Live Sync Replication of Oracle Databases – Early Release Feature..... 5 Backup support for Google Mail and Google Drive – Early Release Feature.......................................................................................... 5 Block Level Incremental Backup Support for MySQL Agent – Early Release FEature ............................................................................. 6 Block Level Incremental Backup Support for PostgreSQL Agent – Early Release FEature ............................................................................. 6 Distributed Backup Support for Apache Hadoop Data – Early Release Feature.......................................................................................... 7 Distributed Backup Support for IBM General Parallel File System Data – Early Release Feature .................................................................. 8 Distributed Backup Support for NFS Data – Early Release Feature ...... 8 IBM i Agent Support for Library Backup Objects ................................ 9 Archive Agents ...........................................9 Exchange Mailbox Agents Names Are Changed ................................. 9 New Exchange Archiving Agent: Exchange Mailbox Agent – Early Release Feature ........................................................................... 10 Migrating Domino Messages to a Microsoft Exchange Server – Early Release Feature ........................................................................... 11 Virtualization ............................................ 11 Enhancements for Live Sync Replication of Virtual Machines for Microsoft Hyper-V ......................................................................... 11 ii Quick Links: © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved.  Changes  Early Release Features  New Features – SP4 Enhancements for Live Sync Replication of Virtual Machines for VMware ....................................................................................... 12 Enhancements for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization ........................ 13 Cloud Protection and Recovery for Microsoft Azure – Early Release Feature........................................................................................ 14 VM Conversion to Azure Resource Manager – Early Release Feature. 15 Application Aware Backups for VMware .......................................... 15 Application Aware Backups for Microsoft Hyper-V – Early Release Feature........................................................................................ 17 Block Level Browse for VM File Recovery – Early Release Feature..... 18 Support for VMware Virtual Volume (VVol) – Early Release Feature .. 19 VMware vRealize Automation Integration for Virtual Server Agent – Early Release Feature ................................................................... 19 Changed Block Tracking (CBT) Support for Microsoft Hyper-V .......... 20 Enhancements for Virtual Machine Protection and Recovery for Nutanix Acropolis - Early Release Feature ................................................... 21 Snapshot Management .............................. 22 Optimized Replication for OSDP C-Mode ......................................... 22 Support for Offline Replication of Snapshots for the Isilon Storage Array – Early Release FEature ....................................................... 22 IntelliSnap Support for HDS VSM Storage Arrays – Early Release Feature........................................................................................ 23 Reports ................................................... 23 Executive Summary Presentation ................................................... 23 VM Backup Coverage Report ......................................................... 24 Endpoint Solutions .................................... 24 Edge Attachment Store – Early Release Feature .............................. 24 WebDAV Support for Edge Drive – Early Release Feature ................ 25 Edge Drive Enhancements in the Web Console – Early Release Feature ................................................................................................... 25 Disaster Recovery ..................................... 25 Recovery Using CommServe Recovery Assistant – Early Release Feature........................................................................................ 25 Deprecated Products & Features ................. 27 Additional Information ............................... 29 Early Release Features .................................................................. 29 Service Pack Releases ................................................................... 29 Upcoming Service Pack Releases ................................................... 29 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. iii Deployment COMMVAULT SOFTWARE In previous versions of our software, Commvault provided installation files and service pack updates in separate installation packages (also called installation media). In version 11, Commvault provides installation files and service pack updates in a single installation package. When you download agents, tools, or other software, the service pack updates that are associated with the software are also downloaded. Commvault now provides installation files and service pack updates in a single installation package. You can download the Commvault software by using one of the following resources:  Download Manager (for Windows or UNIX computers)  CommCell Console A new version of the Commvault software is released every service pack (SP2, SP3, and so on). When a new service pack is available, Commvault releases a new version of the Download Manager and displays the new service pack version in the download software options of the CommCell Console. The software that you download through the Download Manager or CommCell Console is for a specific service pack version. We recommend that you always download the latest service pack version. If you need to download software from older service pack versions, consider the following requirements:  For downloads using the Download Manager, obtain the version of the Download Manager that corresponds with the service pack version that you need. For example, to obtain the Download Manager for SP3, you must download the V11 SP3 Media Kit and Service Pack. For instructions, see Downloading Installation Media.  For downloads using the CommCell Console, you can only download the software that matches or is later than the service pack version that is installed on the CommServe computer. If you do not plan to download the software, you can perform installation and upgrade operations directly from the Download Manager. For more information, see Download Manager. © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 1 MORE INFORMATION  Download the Commvault Software SUPPORT FOR HTTP AND HTTPS PROTOCOLS TO DOWNLOAD THE COMMVAULT SOFTWARE – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE You can use the HTTP protocol or the HTTPS protocol to download the Commvault software from the CommCell Console. By default, the software is downloaded using the FTP protocol. MORE INFORMATION  Configuring the CommCell Console to Download Software Using HTTP or HTTPS Protocol APPLICATION-AWARE INSTALLATIONS Configure the Commvault software to automatically detect the installed client applications in the following scenarios:  You plan to add additional applications after you install the Commvault software.  You plan to refresh the hardware.  You have a managed service provider configuration. You can set this feature for a client or a client group. When you enable this feature, the software periodically checks each client and client group member for newly installed applications. The CommCell Console displays the applications as uninstalled clients. You can run a workflow that automates the following operations:  Installs the Commvault package for the application.  Configures the client on the CommServe.  Registers the client with the CommServe with the Product Status as “Auto Detect”. KEY FEATURES  Install applications before or after the Commvault software installation.  Receive automatic notification of new applications. 2 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. Configure Commvault software to detect newly installed client applications automatically. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Active Directory  DB2  Microsoft Exchange Database  MySQL  Oracle  PostGreSQL  Sybase SETUP REQUIREMENTS You must install the core File System package on all clients that use application-aware installations. MORE INFORMATION  Enabling Application-Aware Installations MICROSOFT SQL SERVER 2014 STANDARD EDITION Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard is the new SQL Server version that is used during the installation of Commvault server packages, such as the CommServe software. Previously, Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 Enterprise was the version used during installations. MORE INFORMATION  Database Engine  Upgrading Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enterprise to Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard Edition Media Management SCALEOUT STORAGE POOL You can set up the ScaleOut Storage Pool feature as a scalable data storage solution. This setup manages storage space efficiently by enabling multiple Linux MediaAgent nodes to access a shared storage pool. This storage pool aggregates the local storage from the individual MediaAgent nodes and provides a consolidated storage volume that can withstand the failure of one or more nodes. The ScaleOut Storage Pool © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 3 feature offers scale-out storage capacity that provides space-efficient fault tolerance through erasure coding methods. MORE INFORMATION  ScaleOut Storage Pool Data Management ABILITY TO SET BACKUP QUOTAS FOR CLIENT COMPUTER GROUPS – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE You can limit the size of data that is backed up for a client computer group. A quota is set at the client computer group level and affects all of the clients in the group. If you have multiple CommCell environments, you can set a quota that is applied across the environments. KEY FEATURES Set a quota for the size of backup data across multiple CommCell environments.  Provides client group-level tracking of the quotas you set.  Simplifies the administration of multi-tenant environments. MORE INFORMATION  Client Computer Group Backup Quota Overview AUTOMATED FILE SYSTEM REPLICATION WITH DASH – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE Create and manage a workflow-based file system replication with a DASH (Deduplication Accelerate Streaming Hash) copy from the Web Console. KEY FEATURES  Achieve efficient network bandwidth and storage resource utilization by eliminating redundant data.  Optimize data transfers over the network by implementing chaining and forking mechanisms. MORE INFORMATION  File System Replication Using DASH Copy 4 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. Backup Agents LIVE SYNC REPLICATION OF ORACLE DATABASES – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE The Live Sync feature enables incremental replication from a backup of an Oracle database to a synced copy of the Oracle database. The Live Sync operation continuously applies changes from the source database backups since the last sync point. KEY FEATURES  Initiates the replication automatically after a backup is completed on the source database.  Minimizes the impact on production systems CPU and I/O by using the backup data for replications,which avoids the need to read the source database again for replication. The Live Sync operation continuously applies changes from the source database backups since the last sync point.  Copies the backup data to remote disaster recovery (DR) sites with deduplication to minimize the wide area network (WAN) traffic and then run Live Sync at the DR site.  Supports the destination database sync in standby mode so that users can schedule workloads on the destination server.  Initiates replication after the auxiliary copy completes, when you use a copy precedence for Live Sync. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Oracle SETUP REQUIREMENTS  You can use Live Sync to replicate Oracle databases from a streaming backup, an auxiliary copy, or a backup copy. You cannot replicate Oracle databases from IntelliSnap backups. MORE INFORMATION  Live Sync for Oracle Databases BACKUP SUPPORT FOR GOOGLE MAIL AND GOOGLE DRIVE – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE You can back up Google mailboxes and drive data at regular intervals to a media for safekeeping using the Commvault software. © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 5 KEY FEATURES The backup solution of Commvault for Google Mail and Google Drive has the following benefits:  You can back up the Google mailboxes and the drive data of all your user accounts.  You can schedule these backups to run automatically at regular intervals, so that you always have the latest backup copy.  If an accidental permanent deletion or a user account hack occurs, you can restore from the latest back up copy. MORE INFORMATION  Google Mail and Google Drive Overview BLOCK LEVEL INCREMENTAL BACKUP SUPPORT FOR MYSQL AGENT – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE You can perform a block level incremental backup operation on MySQL Agent. KEY FEATURES Block level incremental backup operations have the following key benefits:  Only the blocks on the disk that have changed since the last full or incremental backup are backed up.  Block level incremental backups are faster than full backups.  Block level incremental backups consume less media and other resources, such as backup streams. MORE INFORMATION You can perform a block level incremental backup operation on both MySQL and PostgreSQL Agents.  Performing a Block Level Incremental Backup BLOCK LEVEL INCREMENTAL BACKUP SUPPORT FOR POSTGRESQL AGENT – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE You can perform a block level incremental backup operation on PostgreSQL Agent. KEY FEATURES Block level incremental backup operations have the following key benefits:  Only the blocks on the disk that have changed since the last full or incremental backup are backed up. 6 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved.  Block level incremental backups are faster than full backups.  Block level incremental backups consume less media and other resources, such as backup streams. MORE INFORMATION  Performing a Block Level Incremental Backup DISTRIBUTED BACKUP SUPPORT FOR APACHE HADOOP DATA – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE Apache Hadoop® software enables distributed processing and storage of large data sets across clusters of commodity servers through the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) component. It is robustly designed to handle failures at the application level and will continue to run even when individual servers (or clusters) fail. The distributed nature of Hadoop, and the risk of local machine failures, presents challenges in protecting Hadoop data. Commvault software expressly meets the challenges of this architecture, with the flexibility to address real-world data protection and archiving use cases. KEY FEATURES  Distributed data protection operations that run in parallel on multiple data access nodes for optimal load sharing  Fault tolerant model that redistributes task loads when data access node failure is detected  Support for full, incremental, and synthetic full backups  Support for data archiving  Faster LAN-free backup and restores  Support for restoring Hadoop data to a different Hadoop cluster or a non-Hadoop cluster (any other file system) LICENSES  Server File System SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Install the UNIX/Linux File System Agent MORE INFORMATION  Overview: Hadoop © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 7 DISTRIBUTED BACKUP SUPPORT FOR IBM GENERAL PARALLEL FILE SYSTEM DATA – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE IBM General Parallel File System™ (GPFS™) is a high-performance clustered file system that allows parallel data access across multiple cluster nodes. It offers high availability, scalability, tiered storage management, and the performance to manage large quantities of data. Commvault software is designed to protect GPFS data, keeping in mind the complex and varied enterprise environment requirements with sufficient resiliency. KEY FEATURES  Distributed backups (and restores) that run in parallel on multiple data mover nodes for optimal load sharing.  Faster LAN-free backup and restores. LICENSES  Server File System SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Install the UNIX/Linux File System Agent MORE INFORMATION  Overview: GPFS DISTRIBUTED BACKUP SUPPORT FOR NFS DATA – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE Backup support for NFS shares using distributed backups that run on multiple backup nodes. KEY FEATURES  Distributed backups (and restores) that run in parallel on multiple backup nodes for optimal load sharing.  Faster LAN-free backup and restores. APPLICABLE AGENTS  UNIX File System LICENSES  Server File System SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Install the UNIX/Linux File System Agent 8 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. RECOMMENDATIONS  If the backup nodes are also used as MediaAgents, install the MediaAgent package. MORE INFORMATION  Overview: NFS IBM I AGENT SUPPORT FOR LIBRARY BACKUP OBJECTS The IBM i file system is a set of libraries that contain objects. When you protect the library, the backup contains all of the objects in the library. You can configure Commvault subclient content that constain individual library objects instead of the entire library. KEY FEATURES  Additional granularity for backups and restores. APPLICABLE AGENTS  IBM i File System MORE INFORMATION  Configuring User-Defined Subclients Archive Agents EXCHANGE MAILBOX AGENTS NAMES ARE CHANGED The name of the new archive agent, which was initially called the Exchange OnePass Agent in Service Pack 3, is renamed the Exchange Mailbox Agent. The backup agent, which was previously called the Exchange Mailbox Agent, is renamed the Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent. The archive feature, which was previously called OnePass for Exchange Mailbox, is renamed OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic). The new Exchange Mailbox Agent is a comprehensive solution that incorporates separate archiving and cleanup operations. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Exchange Mailbox Agent  OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic)  Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 9 MORE INFORMATION  Exchange Mailbox Agent  Overview - OnePass for Exchange Mailbox (Classic)  System Requirements - Exchange Mailbox (Classic) Agent NEW EXCHANGE ARCHIVING AGENT: EXCHANGE MAILBOX AGENT – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE The Exchange Mailbox Agent is a comprehensive solution that incorporates separate archiving and cleanup operations. You can move mailbox messages to secondary storage and use these messages as an archive copy. Cleanup jobs create stubs on the production storage. The stubs point to the messages that were moved as part of the archiving and cleanup operations. The archived messages are available for quick and easy retrieval by administrators and end users. With the Exchange Mailbox Agent, content is managed at the user level, rather than at the subclient level. Users are contained within a single subclient where you can assign discrete Exchange policies at the user, database, and user group levels. This eliminates the need to manage load balancing across multiple subclients. KEY FEATURES  The Exchange Mailbox Agent is easy to configure because all data is associated with one virtual client, which makes it simple to scale your data protection system horizontally. As your business needs grow, you can add or remove physical clients at any time without any disruption.  Metadata (From, To, Subject, receive time, size, and so on) is indexed, which allows you to retrieve data quickly. Content indexing indexes entire messages.  Multistreaming means that archiving, cleanup, and restore jobs can run in parallel and this increases throughput. In addition, each job type can run in multiple streams. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Exchange Mailbox Agent LICENSES  Mailbox Archive Solution 10 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Make sure that your environment meets the prerequisites.  Create an index server.  Create the Exchange Policies.  Create a virtual client.  Associate the mailboxes with the default subclient. RECOMMENDATIONS  Install the Exchange Mailbox Agent on the MediaAgent to configure LAN-free archiving. MORE INFORMATION  Exchange Mailbox Agent MIGRATING DOMINO MESSAGES TO A MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE You can migrate messages from a Domino server to a Microsoft Exchange environment either as a PST file or to a mailbox. KEY FEATURES The following are the key benefits of this feature:  You can restore messages from a Domino server to mailboxes on a Microsoft Exchange server.  You can restore messages from a Domino server to PST files. MORE INFORMATION  Migrating Domino Mailbox and Messages to an Exchange Client Virtualization Initiate replication automatically after backups or on a scheduled basis with Live Sync for Hyper-V. ENHANCEMENTS FOR LIVE SYNC REPLICATION OF VIRTUAL MACHINES FOR MICROSOFT HYPER-V The Live Sync feature enables incremental replication from a backup of a virtual machine (source VM) to a synced copy of the virtual machine (destination VM). Live Sync Replication for Microsoft Hyper-V now includes the ability to fail over the virtual machines that are created and maintained by Live Sync operations to a disaster recovery site. You can © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 11 also perform test failover operations to verify that the destination VM is ready for use in the event of a disaster. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V LICENSES  Virtual Server MORE INFORMATION  Live Sync Replication for Microsoft Hyper-V ENHANCEMENTS FOR LIVE SYNC REPLICATION OF VIRTUAL MACHINES FOR VMWARE The Live Sync feature enables incremental replication from a backup of a virtual machine (source VM) to a synced copy of the virtual machine (destination VM). The Live Sync operation opens the destination VM and applies changes from the source VM backups since the last sync point. If no new backups have been run since the last Live Sync, the scheduled Live Sync does not run. Service Pack 4 provides the following enhancement:  You can configure a schedule for backing up virtual machines that have failed over to a secondary site. Backups of destination VMs support failback operations. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Virtual Server Agent for VMware LICENSES  Virtual Server SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Live Sync is supported for virtual machines using hardware version 7 or later.  To add virtual machines to the Live Sync schedule, the virtual machines must have been backed up at least once.  Live Sync can be used to replicate virtual machines from a streaming backup, auxiliary copy, or backup copy. You cannot replicate virtual machines from IntelliSnap backups. To support failover and failback operations, perform the following tasks:  The workflow engine must be installed with the CommServe system. 12 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. Configure a schedule for backing up virtual machines that have failed over to a secondary site.  Create the allowToolsToExecuteOnServerOrClient additional setting on the CommServe node with the value 7 (category EventManager and type Integer).  Virtual machines included in a failover operation must have been replicated at least once, and must have a status of In Sync, Needs Sync, or Failover Failed.  Virtual machines included in a failback operation must have a status of Failover Complete or Failback Failed. MORE INFORMATION  Live Sync Replication of Virtual Machines ENHANCEMENTS FOR RED HAT ENTERPRISE VIRTUALIZATION The Virtual Server Agent (VSA) provides unified protection and recovery for virtual machines that are running in a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) data center. You can create a Red Hat virtualization client, perform backups, restore full virtual machines, and monitor virtual machine protection operations. Service Pack 4 adds the following enhancements:  Live Browse and guest file recovery can be performed using the block-level browse capability.  A File Recovery Enabler can be deployed to perform file recovery for UNIX VMs. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Virtual Server Agent for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization LICENSES  Virtual Server SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.5.1  Install the Virtual Server Agent on at least one virtual machine in each RHEV data center. A Red Hat VSA proxy can back up virtual machines in the same RHEV data center.  Create a Red Hat virtualization client for each RHEV Manager server.  To provide UNIX file system support, deploy a File Recovery Enabler for Linux. MORE INFORMATION  Virtual Machine Protection for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. Restore Amazon EC2 or VPC instances from streaming or IntelliSnap backups. 13 CLOUD PROTECTION AND RECOVERY FOR MICROSOFT AZURE – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE You can use Commvault to back up and recover virtual machines in Microsoft Azure. Azure VMs can reside in Azure Classic or Azure Resource Manager deployments. KEY FEATURES  Only streaming backups are supported.  You can perform full, incremental, differential, or synthetic full backups of virtual machines.  You can restore full virtual machines. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Azure LICENSES  Virtual Server SETUP REQUIREMENTS For Azure Classic deployments, you must provide the following information during client configuration:  An Azure subscription ID and thumbprint are required. Obtain your subscription ID and thumbprint from the Azure Web site under Settings.  You must create and upload an Azure management certificate. For instructions, see Setting Up an Azure Management Certificate. For Azure Resource Manager deployments, you must provide the following information during client configuration:  Subscription ID  Tenant ID  Application ID and password You can run a script to get the required information for your Azure Resource Manager environment as described in Setting Up an Application and Tenant for Azure Resource Manager. MORE INFORMATION  Overview - Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Azure 14 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. Restore Microsoft Azure virtual machines from streaming backups. VM CONVERSION TO AZURE RESOURCE MANAGER – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE You can now use virtual machine backups from VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V to convert virtual machines and deploy them in Azure Resource Manager. Conversion to Azure Classic deployment is still supported. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Virtual Server Agent for VMware  Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V LICENSES  Virtual Server SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Set up an Azure management certificate.  Create a Microsoft Azure client.  Before performing backups of source VMs: o o Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) must be enabled on the source VM and the user performing the conversion should be able to log in to the VM. For Linux VMs, integration services should be enabled on the source VMs if they will be powered on automatically after conversion. MORE INFORMATION  Converting VMware Virtual Machines to Azure  Converting Hyper-V Virtual Machines to Azure APPLICATION AWARE BACKUPS FOR VMWARE You can use Commvault software to perform application aware backups for VMware Windows virtual machines running the following applications:  Microsoft SQL Server  Microsoft Exchange  Oracle for Windows Application aware backups capture the state of application data at the time of the backup, including data in memory and pending transactions, making it easier to restore the application for continued use. An application aware backup for a virtual machine quiesces the application, flushes its memory, and completes pending writes, then creates a © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 15 snapshot of application data. After the snapshot is created, the application resumes. This feature is supported for streaming or IntelliSnap backups. Note: Only standalone deployments of Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, or Oracle for Windows applications are supported. KEY FEATURES  Application plug-ins automatically enable application access on Windows VMs running SQL Server, Exchange, or Oracle for Windows database applications.  Restore fully consistent application data from the application client. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Virtual Server Agent for VMware  IntelliSnap for VMware  Microsoft SQL Server Agent  Exchange Database Agent  Oracle Agent for Windows LICENSES  Virtual Server (for streaming backups)  Hardware Snapshot Enabler (for IntelliSnap)  Application Class Virtual license for each protected VM  One of the following licenses: o o CPU Sockets on Hypervisor Hosts Protected Virtual Machines license Note: Application aware backups of virtual machines are counted against the Application Class Virtual license and do not count toward capacity usage or traditional application agent licenses. SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Requirements for Application Aware Backups MORE INFORMATION  Application Aware Backups 16 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. Application plug-ins automatically enable access on Windows VMs running SQL Server, Exchange, or Oracle for Windows database applications. APPLICATION AWARE BACKUPS FOR MICROSOFT HYPER-V – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE You can use Commvault software to perform application aware backups for Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines running the following applications:  Microsoft SQL Server  Microsoft Exchange  Oracle for Windows Application aware backups capture the state of application data at the time of the backup, including data in memory and pending transactions, making it easier to restore the application for continued use. An application aware backup for a virtual machine quiesces the application, flushes its memory, and completes pending writes, then creates a snapshot of application data. After the snapshot is created, the application resumes. This feature is supported only for streaming backups. Note: Only standalone deployments of Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, or Oracle for Windows applications are supported. KEY FEATURES  Application plug-ins automatically enable application access on Windows VMs running SQL Server, Exchange, or Oracle for Windows database applications.  Restore fully consistent application data from the application client. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V  Microsoft SQL Server Agent  Exchange Database Agent  Oracle Agent LICENSES  Virtual Server  Application Class Virtual license for each protected VM  One of the following licenses: o o CPU Sockets on Hypervisor Hosts Protected Virtual Machines license Note: Application aware backups of virtual machines are counted against the Application Class Virtual license and do not count toward capacity usage or traditional application agent licenses. © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 17 SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Requirements for Application Aware Backups MORE INFORMATION  Application Aware Backups BLOCK LEVEL BROWSE FOR VM FILE RECOVERY – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE Block level browse enables users to browse and recover files without requiring metadata collection during backup. This feature uses a block level driver to mount a pseudo disk on the MediaAgent being used for browse and restore operations. The pseudo disk is used to get file system information, enabling browse and restore operations to read directly from stored backup data, without relying on content indexing. For Linux-based hypervisors that support file recovery, you can convert a Linux MediaAgent to a File Recovery Enabler for Linux to enable Live Browse and file recovery operations for VMs with UNIX file systems. Block level browse replaces 3dfs Live Browse as the underlying mechanism for Live Browse, Live File Recovery, and Live Mount operations. It is supported for streaming and IntelliSnap backups. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Virtual Server Agent with the following hypervisors: o o o o Microsoft Hyper-V Nutanix Acropolis Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization VMware LICENSES  Virtual Server (for streaming backups)  Hardware Snapshot Enabler (for IntelliSnap) SETUP REQUIREMENTS  The MediaAgent used for browse and restore operations must have the Virtual Server Agent installed. MORE INFORMATION  Metadata Collection and Live Browse Support  Converting a Linux MediaAgent to a File Recovery Enabler 18 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. Browse and recover files without metadata collection during backup. SUPPORT FOR VMWARE VIRTUAL VOLUME (VVOL) – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) provide a logical view of virtual machine storage. The Virtual Server Agent (VSA) supports IntelliSnap backups with VVol for any hardware storage arrays that provide VVol support, as well as IntelliSnap backups for virtual machines that reside on Virtual SAN (VSAN) storage that includes VVols. The VSA leverages VMware software snapshots to perform more efficient and granular IntelliSnap backups of VVols that are associated with a virtual machine. By using a software snapshot, the VSA reads data directly from storage and limits the data captured in the snapshot to the data for the targeted virtual machine. Backup, backup copy, retention, revert, browse, and VM recovery operations can address storage for each virtual machine, eliminating the need to create and manage snapshots for each datastore that contains virtual machine data. APPLICABLE AGENTS  IntelliSnap for VMware LICENSES  Hardware Snapshot Enabler (for IntelliSnap) SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Enable IntelliSnap for the virtualization client instance.  On the IntelliSnap Operations tab of the subclient properties, select Virtual Server Agent Snap as the snapshot engine. MORE INFORMATION Configure a VRA portal that allows users to create, back up, and recover VMs.  Enabling Virtual Volume (VVol) Support VMWARE VREALIZE AUTOMATION INTEGRATION FOR VIRTUAL SERVER AGENT – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE Service providers can configure a VMware vRealize Automation portal to provide support for virtual machine (VM) provisioning and data protection operations using Commvault software. Users of the vRealize Automation portal can create virtual machines, associate VMs with a data protection policy, back up VMs on a scheduled or on -demand basis, and recover virtual machines. © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 19 APPLICABLE AGENTS  Virtual Server Agent for VMware  IntelliSnap for VMware LICENSES  Virtual Server (for streaming backups)  Hardware Snapshot Enabler (for IntelliSnap) SETUP REQUIREMENTS  See Configuring vRealize Automation Support. MORE INFORMATION  Configuring vRealize Automation Support CHANGED BLOCK TRACKING (CBT) SUPPORT FOR MICROSOFT HYPER-V The Virtual Server Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V now supports Changed Block Tracking (CBT) to identify changed blocks on VHDX disks for Hyper-V virtual machines running on Windows 2012 R2 editions. When CBT is enabled, incremental backups read the tracked changes and back up only the changed data blocks, providing improved backup performance. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Microsoft Hyper-V  Microsoft Hyper-V IntelliSnap SETUP REQUIREMENTS  The Hyper-V host must be running on Windows Server 2012 R2 (Hyper-V Core, Standard, or Datacenter) edition.  The Virtual Server Agent must be installed on all nodes in a HyperV cluster. MORE INFORMATION  Changed Block Tracking (Microsoft Hyper-V) 20 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. ENHANCEMENTS FOR VIRTUAL MACHINE PROTECTION AND RECOVERY FOR NUTANIX ACROPOLIS - EARLY RELEASE FEATURE You can use Commvault to back up and recover virtual machines (VMs) that are hosted in a cluster for the Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor. Service Pack 4 adds the ability to perform Live Browse and file recovery for UNIX VMs using block-level browse with a File Recovery Enabler deployed. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Virtual Server Agent for Nutanix LICENSES  Virtual Server SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Commvault software is supported with Nutanix Acropolis version 4.6.  For Nutanix Controller VMs (CVMs), configure a Cluster Virtual IP.  To perform application consistent backups for User VMs, ensure that the following requirements are met: o o Nutanix Guest Tools software is installed on each VM. The CVM Virtual IP (port 2074) is accessible from user VMs.  Install the Virtual Server Agent on one or more virtual machines in the Nutanix cluster. The following operating systems are supported for VSA proxies: o o o o Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 R2 CentOS 6.6, 7.1 RHEL 6.6, 7.1  Create a virtualization client for the Nutanix cluster.  To provide UNIX file system support, deploy a File Recovery Enabler for Linux. MORE INFORMATION  Virtual Machine Protection and Recovery for Nutanix Acropolis © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 21 Snapshot Management OPTIMIZED REPLICATION FOR OSDP C-MODE Optimized Replication for OSDP C-Mode delivers a much more efficient and less time consuming method of replication than reading the entire source volume. The feature achieves this efficiency by using a driver that monitors the source volume continuously to determine which blocks have changed. Then, only the changed blocks are replicated. Optimized Replication for OSDP C-Mode applies to UNIX and Windows file system volumes that are replicated to a NetApp C-Mode filer. Optimized Replications for OSDP C-Mode are more efficient than reading the entire source volume. APPLICABLE AGENTS  UNIX File System - Linux only  Windows File System MORE INFORMATION  IntelliSnap Support SUPPORT FOR OFFLINE REPLICATION OF SNAPSHOTS FOR THE ISILON STORAGE ARRAY – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE With the new feature Offline Replication of Snapshots for the Isilon Storage Array, you can replicate snapshots that are created by Commvault software on Isilon arrays. KEY FEATURES  The feature uses Isilon SyncIQ technology to replicate snapshots from an Isilon OneFS cluster to another Isilon array.  You can have different retention rules on the replica copy than on the primary snapshot.  You can use snapshots on the replica copy for restore and backup operations. APPLICABLE AGENTS  NAS  Windows File System (CIFS)  UNIX File System (NFS) APPLICABLE ARRAYS  EMC Isilon 22 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. MORE INFORMATION  Offline Replication of Snapshots for the Isilon Storage Array INTELLISNAP SUPPORT FOR HDS VSM STORAGE ARRAYS – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE Commvault software is one of the pioneers in creating and managing snapshots of HDS Virtual Storage Machine (VSM) devices. This support enables users to back up and protect data stored in HDS virtual arrays using IntelliSnap Thin Image or Shadow Image engines. The backed up data can then be moved to disks, tapes, or restored. The HDS VSM support is leveraged by the existing IntelliSnap HDS CCI engines. APPLICABLE AGENTS  Windows File System MORE INFORMATION  Getting Started for the HDS Storage Array Reports EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PRESENTATION The Executive Summary Presentation can be generated in PowerPoint format from the Activity Report. This graphical presentation provides information about the overall activity and performance of your CommCell environment over the last 12 months. You can use the automatically generated slides to present critical information to the executives in your organization. KEY FEATURES  View data about strikes, data retention, and backup trends in a series of detailed graphs.  Generate the PowerPoint presentation on-demand or schedule it.  Customize the information on the slides to match your needs. LICENSES  Reporting Server © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 23 SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Private Metrics Reporting Server  Cloud Metrics Reporting Server MORE INFORMATION  Executive Summary Report VM BACKUP COVERAGE REPORT The VM Backup Coverage Report displays information about the SLA percentage for virtual machine backups including the number of VMs that meet SLA, miss SLA, or are excluded from the SLA calculation. This report is available as a download from Software Store. After you have downloaded it, view the report in on the Private Metrics Reporting Server. LICENSES  Reporting Server SETUP REQUIREMENTS  Private Metrics Reporting Server MORE INFORMATION VM Backup Coverage Report - Overview Endpoint Solutions EDGE ATTACHMENT STORE – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE Edge Attachment Store is an Outlook add-in that automatically uploads attachments in an email message to the ObjectStore of Commvault. After the file attachments are uploaded, the add-in removes the attachment from the email message and inserts links to preview or download the file from the ObjectStore. KEY FEATURES  The file attachments do not occupy space on the Exchange server.  Large files can be sent as attachments through email.  The files are protected in the ObjectStore and can be retained for a long period of time. 24 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. MORE INFORMATION  Edge Attachment Store WEBDAV SUPPORT FOR EDGE DRIVE – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE End users can now access their Edge Drive from client applications that support the WebDAV protocol. For example, you can use the Windows Explorer Web client program to access your Edge Drive as a mapped network drive without installing any Commvault components. SETUP REQUIREMENTS  The user must have access to Edge Drive. MORE INFORMATION Use the Windows Explorer Web client to access your Edge Drive as a mapped network drive without installing any Commvault components.  Configuring the WebDAV Interface for Edge Drive EDGE DRIVE ENHANCEMENTS IN THE WEB CONSOLE – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE The Commvault Edge Drive is now further enhanced with the following new capabilities from the Web Console interface:  Label or tag your Edge Drive files and folders and data shared from an Edge Drive.  Post comments and replies on Edge Drive files and folders and data shared from an Edge Drive. MORE INFORMATION  Tagging Files and Folders  Adding Comments and Replies to Files and Folders Disaster Recovery RECOVERY USING COMMSERVE RECOVERY ASSISTANT – EARLY RELEASE FEATURE The CommServe Recovery Assistant is a revised version of the CommServe Disaster Recovery tool. The CommServe Migration Assistant enables you to stage or restore your CommServe database from a © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 25 CommServe disaster recovery backup file. The tool is useful in the following situations:  Rebuild the CommServe system on the same computer or a different computer.  Stage the CommServe database for troubleshooting purposes.  Upgrade the CommServe system to a new hardware.  Migrate the CommServe database from either a clustered environment to a non-clustered environment, or from a nonclustered environment to a clustered environment.  Reapply the CommServe license file. KEY FEATURES  Has an easy-to-use interface with minimum user inputs  Supports graphical user interface and command line interface  Operates in both recovery and troubleshooting modes MORE INFORMATION  CommServe Recovery Assistant 26 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. Stage or restore your CommServe database from a CommServe disaster recovery backup file. Deprecated Products & Features Several products and features are deprecated in Commvault software v11. In each case, we recommend that you consider your transition to the replacement products and features as part of your overall upgrade planning. For more information about the Obsolescence Policy, see Endof-Life, Deprecated, and Extended Support - Obsolescence Policy. If you require support in version 11 for features or products not covered in the list on this page, contact us at [email protected], and we will assist in providing the backup solution for your environment. You can also provide feedback and enhancement suggestions for deprecated products by contacting us at [email protected]. Deprecated Product or Feature Replacement VMware Backups Using vcbMounter Virtual Server Agent for VMware FAST Content Indexing Engine Upgrade - Search Engine Exchange Mailbox Archiver OnePass for Exchange Mailbox BlueArc File Archiver Agent OnePass for BlueArc Celerra File Archiver Agent OnePass for Celerra NetApp File Archiver Agent OnePass for NetApp Generic File Archiver for NAS OnePass for BlueArc and Isilon File Archiver for UNIX Agent OnePass for UNIX Windows File Archiver Agent OnePass for Windows File System Image Level Agent Block-Level Backup GroupWise Agent OES File System Agent © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 27 Deprecated Product or Feature Replacement Novell Directory Services Agent N/A Shared Network Index Cache and Index Cache Server Indexing: Overview SharePoint Archiver Agent SharePoint Server Agent Secondary Index Server SharePoint Storage Manager 28 Pass-Phrase Privacy Third-Party Integration Feature External Authentication with SAML Integration 1-Touch Server for Windows 1-Touch Recovery for Windows © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. Additional Information EARLY RELEASE FEATURES Certain features in this newsletter are marked Early Release. Early release features are available for general use, and early adopters who use these features can provide feedback and enhancement suggestions by contacting us at [email protected]. If you require support while using an early release feature, contact us directly at [email protected], and we can assist you in customizing and troubleshooting it for your environment. SP5 –SEPTEMBER 2016 S 4 M 5 T 6 W 7 T F S 1 2 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SERVICE PACK RELEASES Service Packs are a collection of updates released on a scheduled basis, containing cumulative hotfixes and updates since the initial release of a software version (e.g., v10, v11), to resolve software issues and enhance software performance. We recommend that you install the latest service pack to remain current with all fixes and enhancements; however, we fully support customers on the three most recent service packs. Thus, to remain fully supported, you must apply service packs at least every 6 months. 25 26 27 28 29 30 SP6 – DECEMBER 2016 S 4 M 5 T 6 W 7 T F S 1 2 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 For a comprehensive list of released service packs and updates, see Available Service Packs. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 UPCOMING SERVICE PACK RELEASES S SP7 –MARCH 2017  Service Pack 5 – September 15, 2016  Service Pack 6 – December 15, 2016  Service Pack 7 – March 15, 2017 5 M 6 T 7 W T F S 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved. 29 The development release and timing of future product releases remains at Commvault’s sole discretion. Commvault is providing the following information in accordance with Commvault's standard product communication policies. Any resulting features, functionality, and enhancements or timing of release of such features, functionality, and enhancements are at the sole discretion of Commvault and may be modified without notice. All product roadmap or other similar information does not represent a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making a purchasing decision. ©2016 Commvault Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Commvault, Commvault and logo, the “CV” logo, Commvault Systems, Solving Forward, SIM, Singular Information Management, Simpana, Simpana OnePass, Commvault Galaxy, Unified Data Management, QiNetix, Quick Recovery, QR, CommNet, GridStor, Vault Tracker, Innervault, QuickSnap, QSnap, Recovery Director, CommServe, CommCell, IntelliSnap, ROMS, Commvault Edge, and Commvalue, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Commvault Systems, Inc. All other third party brands, products, service names, trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of and used to identify the products or services of their respective owners. All specifications are subject to change without notice. Visit the Commvault Documentation web site for complete documentation of Commvault products. © Copyright Commvault Systems, Inc. 2016 All rights reserved.