Commvault Flex Appliance is a high-performance, scalable backup and cyber resilience platform that combines Commvault software, VaultOS, Threat Analysis, certified server hardware, and certified external S3 object storage into a single validated solution.
Designed for large enterprise environments, Flex separates compute from storage, allowing organizations to scale backup performance and storage capacity independently while maintaining immutable, petabyte-scale protection.
Key Components
- Flex Nodes – Certified Dell, HPE, or Lenovo servers running VaultOS and Commvault software.
- Storage Accelerator – Optimizes data movement to external S3 storage.
- External S3 Object Storage – Certified platforms such as Pure FlashBlade, VAST, NetApp StorageGRID, HPE X10000, and Hitachi VSP One Object.
- High-Speed Networking – Typically 100GbE connectivity between Flex nodes and storage.
Key Benefits
- Scales from 500TB to multiple petabytes.
- Supports immutable storage for ransomware protection.
- Delivers high-performance backup and recovery.
- Includes built-in Threat Analysis capabilities.
- Uses the hardened VaultOS operating system.
- Allows independent scaling of compute and storage.
- Provides single-call support from Commvault for software, server, and certified storage infrastructure.
- Ideal for large datasets, AI workloads, and enterprise data protection requirements.
Commvault Flex Appliance is a turnkey, enterprise-scale backup platform that combines Commvault software with certified compute and S3 storage infrastructure to deliver high-performance, immutable, petabyte-scale cyber resilience with single-vendor support.