If you upgrade from a previous platform release, you will find that some features and options have been updated and enhanced. To read more about the features in this platform release, click the link listed in the Learn more column.
Data Insights
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
File Storage Optimization |
The Trending Data dashboard now displays trend of data in the fast-growing directories at tag and directory levels. To view the trend for a specific directory, drill-down to the directory by clicking on tag name associated with the directory. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
File Storage Optimization (FSO) Sensitive Data Governance (SDG) |
When adding a data source in FSO or SDG, the system default inventory lists all the servers associated with your CommCell environment. You can also create and manage your own inventories for advanced scenarios. |
Backup Agents
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
CommCell Management |
The dialogs for sending log files now support the inclusion of user application log files, for example for Oracle or SAP HANA. |
Sending Log Files - CommCell Console Sending Log Files - Command Center |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Network Share - NFS Exports |
In-place and out-of-place browse and restore operations are supported at the backupset level. Out-of-place restore uses mount options, if any, from the source subclient. Overriding the mount options is supported. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Oracle |
You can use the Simple Oracle Database Creation CLI tool to create a simple Oracle database to use as the destination target database for an out-of-place database restore or a database duplication operation. |
Using a CLI Tool to Create a Simple Oracle Database to Use as a Destination Database |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Oracle |
You can use a CLI tool to restore Oracle log files. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
SAP HANA |
A new attribute, |
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Commvault Platform Release 2024E (11.32) |
MongoDB |
If the master node for an instance is not available due to a network failure or any other reason and a backup is in progress, then the Commvault software picks another node as master node from the replica set for backup operation. This is applicable only for the replica set environments. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2024E (11.32) |
MongoDB |
If an incremental backup fails for any reason like role change, then the Commvault converts the log backup to a full snapshot backup automatically. To disable the automatic conversion of an incremental log backup to a full backup, configure the bMongoDbConvertToFullOnLogBkpFailure additional setting. |
CommCell Management
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
CommServe Server |
To move the CommServe database from one cluster to another cluster, use the CommServe hardware refresh procedure. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
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Support for existing deployments of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 is now discontinued. You should plan to upgrade the operating system soon, to maintain supportability and to take advantage of the improvements offered with newer versions of Windows and Commvault. For new installations of Commvault version 11.24 and later versions, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 is not supported. New installations of Commvault version 11.24 and later versions use MS SQL Server 2019, which requires a minimum of MS Windows Server 2016. Commvault upgrades are still supported. Beginning with Commvault version 11.34 (Commvault Platform Release 2024), Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 will not be supported for Commvault upgrades because Microsoft has ended mainstream support for these Windows versions. Windows 2012 and 2012 R2 clients will continue to be supported. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Multi-Person Authorization |
The following authorization operations are enabled by default on Command Center:
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Command Center settings |
Starting in Commvault Platform Release 2023E, all user settings are selected by default, and appear in the Command Center. To hide a user settings on the Command Center, you must now remove the selection of the user setting. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Regions |
The Workload region and Backup destination region fields on any entity overview page on the Command Center, now list physical locations only or cloud locations only based on the type of entity:
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
{{ gen_backup_plan }}s |
Starting in Commvault Platform Release 2023E, subclient policies are not created when you define backup content for a {{ gen_backup_plan }}. This is because the backup content is now stored as a plan property and not as a subclient policy. Note This does not affect the existing {{ gen_backup_plan }} behavior. When you upgrade to Commvault Platform Release 2023E, subclient policies that were created because of backup plans before the upgrade and which do not have any backup set associations, are deleted. However, subclient policies that were manually mapped to a backup set in the CommCell Console, are not deleted and are retained. During {{ gen_backup_plan }} creation or modification, the Database and Transaction log backup frequency options are available within the RPO settings. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Log Files |
Starting in Commvault Platform Release 2023E, you cannot send the log files as an email attachment. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Linux CommServe Server |
Starting in Commvault Platform Release 2023E, implicit upgrades to a Linux CommServe server using CommCell migration, hardware refresh, and CommServe failover are supported. |
Getting Started with CommServe Server in a Linux Environment |
Data Management
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Deduplication |
Disk Read Optimized Copy and Network Optimized Copy options are no longer available in the UI. Instead, the software automatically determines and uses the best option (Disk Read Optimized or Network Optimized) for the job. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Follow Mount Point |
The Follow Mount Points field is moved to the subclient Content section. Prior to the release, the Follow Mount Points field was available in the Advanced Backup Options and at the schedule policy level. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Storage Device |
In the Command Center, if a subclient is associated to a {{ gen_backup_plan }} and its storage policy has been modified from the CommCell Console, then the software will auto reset the storage policy of the subclient back to the storage policy of the {{ gen_backup_plan }}. |
Disaster Recovery
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Disaster Recovery (DR) |
The Commvault Disaster Recovery (DR) feature is renamed Commvault Auto Recovery. Along with this change, Replication Groups are renamed Recovery Groups and the Replication Monitor is renamed Recovery Monitor. |
Installations
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Python |
Python, which is used for by Metrics Server for metrics processing, is now managed and updated by the Commvault installer. Customers are free to uninstall other existing Python versions from their Windows CommServe server and Metrics Server if they are not being used elsewhere. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Web Server |
The Commvault web server installer automatically installs Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8. Previously, the Commvault installer installed .NET Framework 4.6.2. |
Network
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Network |
Due to security enhancements made in CPR 2023E, communication from a Commvault Version 11 MediaAgent to Commvault Version 10 clients will not work without first adding the bPre11Clients additional setting to the Version 11 MediaAgent. For more information, see "Add the bPre11Clients Additional Setting if You Have V10 Clients in Your CommCell Environment" in Network - Troubleshooting. |
Reports
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Commvault Store Reports |
The Company Usage report is no longer available in the Commvault Store. This report is now available by default in the Command Center. |
N/A |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
CommCell Console Report |
The following CommCell Console reports were deprecated. You can access the reports available on the Command Center.
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Tiered Metrics Reporting |
To access Tiered Metrics Reporting feature, the secondary metrics Tomcat server must have the CA-signed certificates configured. |
Security
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Users |
The Credential Manager option is renamed to Credential Vault. Users can add a credential vault through the newly added Vault Configuration tab. |
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Snapshot
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Synthetic Full Backups |
Synthetic full backups for IntelliSnap at the CommCell level are available by default. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Backup Copy |
For some Virtualization workloads, the Commvault software backs up only the most recent full snapshot and the most recent incremental snapshot of a VM group. |
Solutions and Use Cases
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
MEDITECH |
Starting in Commvault Platform Release 2023E, you do not need an authorization code to enable MEDITECH. Previously, to enable MEDITECH, you had to enter the authorization code using an additional setting. |
Storage
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
HyperScale X |
When enabled, password-based root access is automatically disabled after 24 hours. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Cloud Storage |
You can setup Storage Accelerator on a soruce MediaAgent to directly send the backup data to an auxiliary copy (cloud copy). Without the Storage Accelerator, source MediaAgent send the client data to the destination MediaAgent first, and then the destination MediaAgent stores the data in the auxiliary copy. Unlike backups where Storage Accelerator package should be installed on client, Storage Accelerator for auxiliary copy is enabled by default and does not require any special package to be installed. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Cloud Storage |
In MediaAgent lists, the MediaAgents are classified as Active and Inactive. Active MediaAgents are MediaAgents having license. Inactive MediaAgents are MediaAgents having MediaAgent package installed, but license not consumed. The license is auto consumed if you select an inactive MediaAgent while adding a storage pool, cloud storage, or cloud library. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Disk Library |
In MediaAgent lists, the MediaAgents are classified as Active and Inactive. Active MediaAgents are MediaAgents having license. Inactive MediaAgents are MediaAgents having MediaAgent package installed, but license not consumed. The license is auto consumed if you select an inactive MediaAgent while adding a storage pool, disk storage, or disk library. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
HyperScale X |
You can install operating system and storage updates on the HyperScale X nodes only from the smart server group created for the HyperScale X storage pool. Previously, you can install the updates from the server or server group level. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
HyperScale X |
After you upgrade to Commvault Platform Release 2023E, to use the new HyperScale Hardware Alert, you must first disable the Dial home for Hyperscale and Appliance hardware alert and then enable the new alert. Previously, you can only use the Dial home for Hyperscale and Appliance hardware alert to monitor the hardware on the HyperScale nodes. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Indexing Version 2 |
User intervention is not needed when an index becomes corrupted or if there is an index playback error. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Media Management Configuration |
The Process volume size updates for cloud mount paths parameter is enabled by default when you upgrade CommServe server from an older service pack to Commvault Platform Release 2023E (or later). |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Media Management Configuration |
The Select Source MediaAgent option is no longer available in the CommCell Console for the following jobs:
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
Storage Management |
By default, the software uses scalable resource allocation when you perform an auxiliary copy operation, a data verification operation, a space reclamation operation or a DDB reconstruction operation. The option to enable or disable scalable resource allocation is removed from the software. |
Virtualization
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
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The Restore as Managed VM setting for new replication groups and new replication targets will be removed in Commvault Platform Release 2024 because the setting will be the default restore mode. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
File Indexing Version 1 |
File indexing virtual machines using File Indexing Version 1 is no longer supported. |
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Commvault Platform Release 2023E |
File Indexing |
Using File Indexing, you can index guest files and folders of Windows and Linux virtual machines on Amazon Web Services streaming and IntelliSnap snap copies. |