Connecting to an Existing CommServe Server

If you have an existing Commvault environment, you can connect to the existing CommServe server.

Before You Begin

Verify the requirements needed to setup the primary and standby CommServe server described in Connecting to an Existing CommServe Server.

Procedure

1. Setup the network in the nodes as described in one of the following pages:

   • Basic Deployment

   • Basic Deployment With Management Network

   • Active-Backup Bonding

   • LACP Bonding

   • Bonding With Management Network

   • Tagged vLAN

   • Tagged vLAN With Management Network

   • Tagged vLAN With Bonding

   • Tagged vLAN With Bonding and Management Network

2. After providing the network information, the CommServe Deployment Information page appears.

   

3. Click Connect to existing CommServe and then click NEXT.

   The Connect to existing CommServe page appears.

   

4. In the CommServe hostname (FQDN) box, enter the fully qualified host name of the existing CommServe server that you are connecting to.

   Note

   TCP Ports 8400 & 443 must be open from the nodes to the CommServe server for the registration to work.

5. In the Password box, enter the credentials that must be used to access the CommServe server.

6. Click NEXT.

   The software validates the information and will start the installation process. This process may take some time (approximately 45 minutes) to complete. You can monitor the progress using the progress bar.

   Caution

   Do not reboot or stop the installation during this process.

   Once the installation is completed, the Installation page appears.

   

7. Click CLOSE.

What to Do Next

Complete the additional configurations that may be required to customize your environment. For more information, see What To Do Next.