If you upgrade from a previous feature release (formerly "service pack"), you will find that some features and options have been updated and enhanced. To read more about the features in this feature release, click the link listed in the Learn more column.
Activate
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Feature Release 21 |
Activate |
The guided setup wizards for File Storage Optimization, Sensitive Data Governance, and Case Manager were streamlined. Each wizard was updated to only contain options for the application it applies to. |
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Feature Release 21 |
File Storage Optimization |
You can schedule data collection jobs for server groups. |
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Feature Release 21 |
File Storage Optimization |
Filters applied to a dashboard are automatically applied to all dashboards. |
Archive Agents
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If the archive operation fails during the stubbing phase, the job completes with errors. Previously, when the archive operation failed during the stubbing phase, the job completed successfully. |
Array Management
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Feature Release 21 |
Array Management |
When entering credentials in Array Management, the confirm password field has been remove. |
Backup Agents
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Feature Release 21 |
DB2 DPF |
Previously, the system triggered a backup operation on each node, with the number of streams defined at the level of each node. DB2 DPF backups will now use a single system view to back up all the partitions. The backup operation will mark all the partition backups with the same time stamp and will use the same number of streams for all the nodes. The number of streams defined on the catalog node will be used for all the nodes. Also, the number of node streams will be synchronized across nodes if the subclient characteristics are modified. |
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Optimized backups or extent-based backups are used by default for files that are 1 GB or larger. Previously, you created the bEnableFileExtentBackup additional setting to use optimized backups. |
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Feature Release 21 |
Windows File System |
When you create a subclient policy, the Reconcile Backup check box is selected automatically and set to 30 days in the Subclient Properties dialog box. You can edit the number of days as per your requirement. Previously, the Reconcile Backup check box was grayed out. |
Synchronizing Data on the Disk and the Index for the Windows File System Agent |
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Feature Release 21 |
NDMP |
The Dell EMC PowerStore array is supported. |
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Feature Release 21 |
Outlook Add-In with ContentStore Email Viewer |
For new installations, LITE mode is on by default. In LITE mode, when an email attachment is opened, it is displayed in its native format. Previously, attachments were displayed in HTML format. |
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Feature Release 21 |
Salesforce |
Commvault uses Salesforce API version 47.0 |
CommCell Management
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Feature Release 21 |
Commvault Store |
Download alerts, reports, and workflows without having to enter your Commvault credentials. When accessing the Commvault Store from the Command Center, the Web Console, and the CommCell Console, you are now logged on automatically. Previously, you were prompted to enter your Commvault credentials to access the Commvault Store from the Command Center, the Web Console, and the CommCell Console. |
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Feature Release 21 |
Company |
During creation of companies, the folders that the system creates is changed from automatic folders to manual folders. The system also converts the automatic folders that were created earlier to manual folders. |
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Feature Release 21 |
DR Backup |
With Maintenance Release 11.21.61 ,and above, the primary copy of the DR storage policy is converted to a WORM copy to prevent accidental deletion of data that is not qualified for aging. In addition, when you create a new DR storage policy, the default retention period is set to 15 days and 15 cycles. (The retention period for existing DR storage policies continues to use the existing settings and is not affected by this change.) |
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Feature Release 21 |
Licensing |
The Live Sync license is no longer applicable for live sync replication jobs. If you use replication for virtual machines, within 60 days after you upgrade the CommServe server to 11.21 or a later release, you must manually update from the Live Sync license to the DR VM license. After 60 days, live sync replication jobs will no longer run. If you upgrade to 11.21 or a later release, the replication source VMs will appear in both the Live Sync page and the DR VM page in the License Summary report. The source VMs are not counted twice, but the information about the source VMs appears in both locations. |
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Feature Release 21 |
Server Plan |
If a storage policy of a server plan is associated with a subclient, the plan will be auto-associated with the subclient as well. |
Deployment
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Feature Release 21 |
If the CommServe server needs to be rebooted during an update, the Commvault system automatically manages the reboot process. |
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Feature Release 21 |
You can enable IPv6 support while remotely installing Commvault software on a Windows or UNIX computer. |
Network
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Feature Release 21 |
The term "third-party connection" was changed to "port-forwarding". The term "third-party port monitoring (TPPM)" was changed to "port-forwarding gateway". |
Reports
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Feature Release 21 |
Reports on the Command Center and the Web Console |
In the License Summary Report, the Operating Instance (OI)/Virtual Operating Instance calculation now includes Cloud Apps. The OI/VOI calculation now excludes DR nodes and jobs on DR nodes from capacity. |
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Feature Release 21 |
Reports on the Command Center and the Web Console |
The License Summary Report now includes information about the DR VM license, which is used to calculate usage of the virtual machine replication feature. |
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Feature Release 21 |
Reports on the Command Center and the Web Console |
The Copy Redundancy tile and the Copy Redundancy report are removed from the Health Report and are no longer available. There is no replacement for this tile and report. |
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Feature Release 21 |
Reports on the Command Center and the Web Console |
By default, the Audit Trial Report no longer includes successful login and logout operations. |
Including Successful Login and Logout Operations in the Audit Trial |
Storage Management
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Feature Release 21 |
Amazon S3 Cloud Storage |
The IAM Role option for AWS IAM Role Policy and AWS STS Assume Role with IAM Role Policy authentications, is removed from the configuration. The IAM role must be associated with the EC2 instance in the Amazon S3 storage library. |
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Feature Release 21 |
Cloud Storage |
You can use the credential manager to create a credential for Azure authentication type IAM AD Application Role assignment. You can assign the credential to a cloud storage library or a cloud storage mount path. In Feature Release 20, you can use the Azure AD App Registration tool to create an Azure AD application. The tool also creates a credential along with the application. |
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Feature Release 21 |
Cloud Test Tool |
Cloud Test tool is included in the Storage Accelerator package, and will be available on computers where the storage accelerator is installed. |
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Feature Release 21 |
Deduplication Database |
The following changes are made in the list of data verification options:
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Feature Release 21 |
Micro pruning for Archive Storage Class |
Micro pruning will be automatically disabled for Archive cloud storage classes that do not support micro pruning. If the storage class is changed to a combined or regular storage class, make sure that micro pruning is enabled. |
Virtualization
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Feature Release 21 |
Virtual Server Agent (Google Cloud Platform) |
Use the Command Center to perform all operations for Google Cloud Platform. Operations are no longer supported from the CommCell Console. |