Verify the prerequisites needed to setup the environment for the CommServe LiveSync feature.
Note
Identical software must be used for setting up the production and the standby CommServe hosts. Ensure that the Operating System and SQL Server version (including feature releases) are identical in the both the production and standby hosts.*
Hardware |
You must have the necessary hardware for setting up the CommServe server on the production host and the standby hosts. Note More than one standby host is supported. For more information on the hardware specification for the CommServe server, see Hardware Specifications for the CommServe Server. |
---|---|
Operating System |
CommServe LiveSync can be set up on all operating systems supported by the CommServe server. For more information on the supported operating systems, see CommServe Server: System Requirements. Note CommServe LiveSync is not supported when the CommServe server is configured with Microsoft Failover Cluster. |
License Requirements |
For information about licensing, see the Commvault Licensing Program Guide. |
Installation Packages |
The following Commvault installation packages are required for setting up the production host and the standby CommServe hosts:*
Note It is not recommended to install the MediaAgent on the CommServe, when the CommServe is setup with LiveSync. (MediaAgents needs persistent storage for the Deduplication Database (DDB) and Index Cache, which are local to the specific machine and hence not synchronized as part of the LiveSync operation.) |
Firewall and Network Requirements |
By default, this solution requires that all clients communicate with the CommServe server using a proxy. (By default, the SQL Clients installed in the CommServe hosts is used as the proxy.) Note A default topology, Firewall Topology created for failover clients, is created for communication between the production and standby CommServe hosts using ports 8405 and 8408. This default topology routes requests between the CommServe and the SQL instances and is created irrespective of the option selected for communication. To facilitate communication between the clients and the CommServe, verify the following conditions:
|
Remote Web Server / Workflow Engine Communication with the CommServe |
If a firewall is placed between the Web Server and the CommServe computer, you must configure the firewall to allow traffic between the two computers. For more information, see Microsoft SQL Server Native Client ODBC Driver. |
Client Communication with the CommServe (Optional) |
By default, the SQL client is used as a proxy to route requests and responses between the CommServe server and the clients in the CommCell, before and after a failover. If necessary, you can setup an alternate client for this purpose. For more information, see Editing Client Communication With the CommServe. |
Floating CommServe Name |
You can use a floating CommServe hostname to setup the CommServe failover. A floating CommServe hostname can be used either as an alternative to setting up a dedicated proxy, or in combination with an existing proxy setup. See Setting Up Failovers Using A Floating CommServe Name for more information. |
* Any additional packages installed on the primary CommServe host, which includes other Commvault packages, or any third-party components, must be manually installed in the standby CommServe host. Also once the LiveSync operation is enabled, the LiveSync process will synchronize the information stored in the CommServe database from the production to the standby CommServe. For example, passwords and Additional Settings stored in the database. Any additional entities, such as third-party packages, scripts, registry keys, certificates, IIS settings, configuration files, etc. must be manually applied before or after failover as needed.