Note
- The prerequisite for this feature is version 11.42 or higher.
- This feature is part of the Commvault Early Adopter program. The Commvault Early Adopter program was created to engage customer feedback on specific features. Commvault works with select customers to discuss, plan, and help deploy the feature release, and to proactively assist with any issues. If you are interested in becoming part of the Commvault Early Adopter program, please contact us at earlyadopter@commvault.com.
Introduction
S3 Vault, along with S3 endpoint and S3 keys provides an S3 compatible API interface for backup and recovery.
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Integrate quickly with native backup tools that are capable of writing to S3 or S3 compatible storage, for modern databases such as CockroachDB, Oceanbase, and Snowflake.
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In other cases, use custom scripts to back up applications directly to S3 Vault for rapid integration.
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Business or application teams that use their own script or backup tool capable of writing to S3 or S3 compatible storage can seamlessly replace existing S3 buckets and endpoints, allowing them to continue using familiar tools and workflows with no learning curve.
Support
The following workloads are validated:
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CockroachDB
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Elasticsearch
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MS SQL
The following S3 APIs are supported:
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PutObject
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ListObjects
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GetObject
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DeleteObject
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HeadObject
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HeadBucket
Key Benefits
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Agentless backup:
Perform install-free backups or integrate with native backup tools and custom backup and recovery scripts. -
Storage agnostic:
Supports all storage types available in the Commvault backend, including Air Gap Protect and HyperScale X. -
Secure and immutable:
Provides encrypted, air-gapped, and immutable storage for cyber resiliency. -
Optimized storage:
Uses deduplication and compression to reduce storage requirements. -
Multi-copy and multi-cloud:
Create copies on-premises or in the cloud, including across different cloud vendors.