Verify that your environment meets the system requirements for the Linux file system.
Operating System
Important
Use the most recent version of the operating system that is listed. The Commvault software fully supports the most recent version of an operating system, until the vendor ends support. More recent versions of the Commvault software might not install on operating systems that are not supported by the vendor anymore. For information about the support lifecycle of an operating system, contact the vendor.
Linux
Important
If you have SELinux enabled on the client computer, create the SELinux policy module as a root user before performing a backup. The SELinux Development package must be installed on the client.
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AlmaLinux 9.x |
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AlmaLinux 8.x |
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Amazon Linux 2023 AMI |
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Amazon Linux 2 AMI (HVM) - Kernel 5.10, SSD Volume Type |
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Asianux 4 |
x64 |
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Debian 12.x |
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Debian 11.x |
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Debian 10.x |
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Debian 9.x |
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Debian 8.x |
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Debian 7.x |
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Debian 6.x |
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Debian 5.x |
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EulerOS 2.0 SP3 |
x64 |
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EulerOS 2.0 SP2 |
x64 |
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Fedora release 35 with glibc 2.34.x |
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Fedora release 34 with glibc 2.33.x |
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Fedora release 33 with glibc 2.32.x |
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Fedora release 32 with glibc 2.31.x |
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Fedora Release 31 with glibc 2.30.x |
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Fedora release 30 with glibc 2.29.x |
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Fedora release 29 with glibc 2.28.x |
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Fedora release 28 with glibc 2.27.x |
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Fedora release 27 with glibc 2.26.x |
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Fedora release 26 with glibc 2.25.x |
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Fedora release 25 with glibc 2.24.x |
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Fedora release 24 with glibc 2.23.x |
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Fedora release 23 with glibc 2.22.x |
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Fedora release 22 with glibc 2.21.x |
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Fedora release 21 with glibc 2.20.x |
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Fedora release 20 with glibc 2.18.x |
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Fedora release 19 with glibc 2.17.x |
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Fedora release 18 with glibc 2.16.x |
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Fedora release 17 with glibc 2.15.x |
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Fedora release 16 with glibc 2.14.x |
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Fedora release 15 with glibc 2.13.x |
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Fedora release 14 with glibc 2.13.x |
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Fedora release 13 with glibc 2.12.x |
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Fedora release 12 with glibc 2.11.x |
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Fedora release 11 with glibc 2.10.x |
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Fedora release 10 with glibc 2.9.x |
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Fedora release 9 with glibc 2.8.x |
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Fedora release 8 with glibc 2.7.x |
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Gentoo with glibc 2.12.x |
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Gentoo with glibc 2.6.x |
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Gentoo with glibc 2.9.x |
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Kylin V10 |
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NeoKylin Linux 7.6 |
x64 |
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NeoKylin Linux 7.4 |
x64 |
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NeoKylin Linux 6.5 |
x64 |
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OpenSuSE Leap 42.3 with glibc 2.22 |
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OpenSuSE Leap 15.x with glibc 2.26 or later |
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OpenSuSE Tumbleweed with glibc 2.33 or later |
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OpenSuSE 13.2 with glibc 2.19 |
x64 |
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OpenSuSE 13.1 with glibc 2.18 |
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OpenSuSE 12.x with glibc 2.14 or later |
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OpenSuSE 11.3 with glibc 2.11.x |
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OpenSuSE 11.2 with glibc 2.10.x |
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OpenSuSE 11.1 with glibc 2.9.x |
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OpenSuSE 11.0 with glibc 2.8.x |
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Oracle Linux 9.x with glibc 2.34.x |
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Oracle Linux 8.x with glibc 2.28.x |
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Oracle Linux 7.x with glibc 2.17.x or a more recent version |
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Oracle Linux 6.x with glibc 2.12.x or a more recent version |
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CentOS 9.x Stream with glibc 2.34.x |
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CentOS 8.x Linux with glibc 2.28.x You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 platform. |
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CentOS 8.x Stream with glibc 2.28.x You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 platform. |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x with glibc 2.34.x You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 or Power PC platform. |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x with glibc 2.28.x You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 or Power PC platform. |
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Rocky Linux 9.x with glibc 2.34.x |
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Rocky Linux 8.x with glibc 2.28.x |
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Scientific Linux SL 5.x with glibc 2.5.x |
x64 |
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Slackware 14.0 with glibc 2.15.x |
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Source Mage 0.10 |
x86 |
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SuSE Linux 15 (Initial Release/SP1 and later SPs) with glibc 2.26.x and higher |
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SuSE Linux 12 (Initial Release/SP1 and later SPs) with glibc 2.19.x or a more recent version |
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SuSE Linux 11 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4) with glibc 2.9.x and later Download and install the mandatory patches from the SuSE site for SLES 11 SP4 running on Power PC. |
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 21.10 |
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Ubuntu 21.04 |
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Ubuntu 20.10 |
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 19.10 |
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Ubuntu 19.04 You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 platform. |
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Ubuntu 18.10 |
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS You cannot back up and restore ACLs for Linux on the ARM64 platform. |
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Ubuntu 17.10 |
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Ubuntu 17.04 |
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 15.10 |
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Ubuntu 15.04 |
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Ubuntu 14.10 |
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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 13.10 |
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Ubuntu 13.04 |
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Ubuntu 12.10 |
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 11.10 |
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Ubuntu 11.04 |
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 9.10 |
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Ubuntu 9.04 |
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Ubuntu 8.10 |
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Ubuntu 8.04 |
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Z-Linux
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Processor architecture |
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Linux on zSeries (System z9/z10) |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x |
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SuSE Linux 15 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2) Enterprise Server |
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SuSE Linux 12 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4/SP5) Enterprise Server |
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SuSE Linux 11 (Initial Release/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4) Enterprise Server |
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Hard Drive
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Component |
Space required |
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Software |
1 GB |
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Tmp folder |
1024 MB |
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Job results folder |
To calculate the disk space requirements for the job results directory, see Job Results Directory Disk Space Calculation. |
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Log folder (by default, /var/log) |
1024 MB |
Clustering
If clustering is supported by the operating system, you can install the software on a cluster. For information about supported cluster types, see Support for Cluster Configuration.
Memory (RAM)
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2 GB or more
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An additional 1.5 GB for every 500,000 folders in the backup data
Net-Tools Package
On Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7.1 computers, make sure to install the net-tools package.
PowerPC Processor
Commvault supports both of the 64-bit PowerPC architectures: ppc64 (or "big endian") and ppc64le (or "little endian").
Note
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For operating systems versions that support the PowerPC architecture, refer to the supported operating systems table above.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 6.x with glibc 2.12.x on PowerPC architecture is not supported effective version 11. For more information about deprecated platforms, see End-of-Life, Deprecated and Extended Support - Platforms.
Schedule Jobs Using a Client Computer's Time Zone
The client computer has to be in one of the standard time zones recognized by the CommServe server. Otherwise, the CommServe server is not updated with the client computer's time zone and the jobs scheduled using the client computer's time zone might not run.
Miscellaneous
Use Commvault Driver Modules on a Linux Computer with UEFI Secure Boot Option Enabled
If the UEFI Secure Boot option is enabled on the Linux computer, Commvault keys must be enrolled in the MOK (Machine Owner Key) list stored in the UEFI NVRAM so that the kernel recognizes the signature of the Commvault driver modules. See Use Commvault Driver Modules on a Linux Computer with UEFI Secure Boot Option Enabled.
Supported Disks
Azure Ultra Disk Storage is supported.
Supported Linux File Systems
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Azure Netapp Files (ANF) Service
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B-tree File System (Btrfs)
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Fraunhofer FS (FhGFS or BeeGFS)
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Extended 2 File System (ext2)
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Extended 3 File System (ext3)
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Extended 4 File System (ext4)
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Fujitsu Exabyte File System (FEFS)
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General Parallel File System (GPFS)
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Global File System (GFS/GFS2)
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GlusterFS File System (GlusterFS): Backups and restores run on the Gluster client
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Lustre File System (Clustered File System)
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Moose File System (MooseFS)
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Novell Storage Services (NSS): You can use the Linux File System agent to protect the NSS volumes. For NSS volumes to preserve the trustee information and permissions, you must enable the Linux extended attributes (XAttr) option prior to running a backup job. For more information on enabling the XAttr option, see the Novell documentation site. At the time of restore, you must select the Restore ACLs option to restore the trustee information and permissions along with the data.
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Oracle Cluster File System (OCFS2)
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Oracle ASM Cluster File System (Oracle ACFS)
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Panasas ActiveScale File System (PanFS)
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Reiser File System (reiserfs)
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VERITAS File System (VxFS)
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VERITAS Cluster File System (VxCFS)
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X9000 IBRIX File System (IBRIXFS) 6.x
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'X' File System (XFS)
Supported Volume Managers
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Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) 5.0 or higher
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Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
What Is Backed Up
Regular files and directories, including the following, are backed up:
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Files that have holes
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Raw device files
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Files that have advisory locks
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A maximum path level of 10 symbolic links pointing to each raw device
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Files that have names that contain non-ASCII characters, if the appropriate locales are set
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Shares that have Macintosh file system data
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Symbolic links that are browsed or manually added to the data contents
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Files that have a file path or a file name that contains more than 1023 characters
Note
By default, files that have a mandatory lock are not backed up. To back up these files, see Configuring Backups for Locked Files.
DISCLAIMER
Certain third-party software and service releases (together, "Releases") may not be supported by Commvault. You are solely responsible for ensuring Commvault’s products and services are compatible with any such Releases.