# Changes in Long-Term Support Release 11.44

## Backup and Restore Agents

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11.42 | Exchange Mailbox Backup Quota for End Users | You can no longer manage backup quota for Exchange Mailbox in the CommCell Console. You can continue using the existing configurations but no further support or enhancements will be provided. | Deprecation Notice for Exchange Mailbox Backup Quota in CommCell Console
11.42 | Retention Tags - Exchange Mailbox | You can no longer manage retention using retention tags for Exchange Mailbox in the CommCell Console. You can continue using the existing configurations but no further support or enhancements will be provide. | Deprecation Notice for Retention Tags for Exchange Mailbox Agents in CommCell Console
11.42 | Salesforce | You can no longer create new pseudo-clients for Salesforce in the CommCell Console. You can continue using the existing pseudo-clients to perform backup and restore operations. | Deprecation Notice for Adding New Salesforce Clients in CommCell Console
11.42 | SharePoint Online | On April 2 2026, Microsoft will fully retire Azure ACS for all tenants. Because of this change, you must reconfigure SharePoint Online to use certificate-based authentication. We recommend upgrading to Commvault Cloud 11.40 or a more recent release. All Commvault Cloud customers must reconfigure their SharePoint Online authentication method by April 2, 2026 or SharePoint Online backups will begin to break. | Create an Azure Certificate for SharePoint Online
11.42 | Snapshots | You can now create volume group snapshots for IBM FlashSystem Storage Arrays using the new IBM Volume Group Snap engine. To use this feature, configure the array in the IBM array software and add the desired volumes to the volume group before initiating the snapshot. | System Requirements for the IBM FlashSystem Storage Array
11.42 | Files | A new default option, Use optimal number of restore streams is introduced to the file server Restore dialog box. The optimal number of restore streams is automatically calculated based on the restore dataset size. Users can disable this option to manually specify the number of restore streams. | Performing File Server Restores
11.42.60 | Files | You can now perform snapshot backups of CIFS shares of NetApp and Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale file servers through Linux access nodes. |
11.42.90 | 1-Touch for Linux Computers | The 1-Touch Backup process on Linux clients uses the following default directory for job results: `/iDataAgent/jobResults/`. This replaces the previously used `/tmp` directory. | System Requirements for 1-Touch for Linux
11.42.110 | Files | You can now perform streaming and snapshot backups of CIFS shares of NutanixFiles and streaming backups of Qumulo File Storage servers through Linux access nodes. | Complete the File Server Guided Setup for Nutanix Files Exported to CIFS Complete the File Server Guided Setup for Qumulo Files Exported to CIFS

## CommCell Management

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11.42 | User groups | Tenant administrators can now include navigation items for a user group. | Customizing the Navigation Menu for a User Group
11.42 | Users | Credential details are organized under Overview and Associations tabs.The Overview tab provides a consolidated view of the general configuration information and security-related information of the credential. You can update these details using the corresponding edit options. The Associations tab provides a read-only view of all entities that are currently using the credential. When a credential is in active use, appropriate messages explain why it cannot be deleted. | Updating a Credential in a Built-in Credential Vault Updating a Credential Vault
11.42 | Entities | Tagging is now supported for Command Center entities, including MediaAgents, Storage (Disk, Cloud, Tape, Hyperscale), and Plans. With tags, you can efficiently organize, search, and manage these entities. | Creating a Tag for an Entity Entity Tags
11.42 | Plans | When you convert or promote an Air Gap Protect Infrequent Access copy to a primary copy, all other copies associated with the storage policy are automatically disabled. Once disabled, you cannot re-enable these copies. During plan creation, Serverless Log Backups are enabled by default for newly created plans. | Promoting a Secondary Copy to Primary Copy Serverless Log Backups
11.42 | Web Console | Creating schedules or sending emails from any Report page in the Web Console application is no longer supported. This change applies only to existing users of the Web Console. |
11.42.72 | Reports | Updated the Service Provider Billing label to Detailed Billing. |
11.42 | Alerts | Due to the merge of the Disk Growth Report and the Cloud Growth Report, the existing alert schedules may no longer function as expected. Create new alert schedules or migrate the existing ones to the consolidated report titled Storage Growth. |

## Commvault Store

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11.42 | Commvault Store | The Commvault Store has a refreshed design and now requires a log-in to view the store. All existing functionality remains unchanged. | Commvault Store

## Databases

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11.42 | Amazon DocumentDB, Amazon RDS, Amazon Redshift | Commvault now adds the `commvault:createdBy` and `commvault:vendor` tags to resources created during backup and restore operations. | Support and Usage of AWS Resource Tags for Amazon DocumentDB Protection Support and Usage of AWS Resource Tags for Amazon RDS Protection Support and Usage of AWS Resource Tags for Amazon Redshift Protection
11.42 | SAP MaxDB | The SAP MaxDB workflow is no longer supported. You can continue to use scheduled SAP MaxDB backups. | Scheduling SAP MaxDB Backup Policy from Command Center

## Install and Deployment

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11.42 | Upgrades | When you upgrade the CommServe computer to the latest platform release, a pre-upgrade check will be performed to verify that the CommServe DB (data) size is not greater than 400 GB. If the CommServe DB (data) size exceeds this limit, the upgrade will be blocked. For assistance with the CommServe upgrade in this case, contact Customer Support. |
11.42 | Installations | Due to potential security issues from weak SSH ciphers, the push install feature for Linux and UNIX servers is disabled by default. You can re‑enable this functionality by configuring the PatchEnableUnixPushInstall additional setting. | Adding an Additional Server Adding an Additional Server for File System
11.40 | Installations | You can no longer install the Commvault control plane on Windows, which includes only the CommServe server, the Web Server, and the Command Center components. Commvault strongly encourages you to transition to a Linux environment for Control plane components. The Linux platform offers significantly better performance, enhanced stability, and superior resource efficiency when running Commvault. |

## Kubernetes

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11.42.40 | Kubernetes | For new clusters, the Commvault software backs up PVCs directly to the storage. To disable the feature, you can use the Network Optimized Backups toggle key on the cluster and application group configuration pages. | Network-optimized backups and restores for Kubernetes

## Reports

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11.42 | Metrics Reports | The Cloud Library Growth report and Disk Library Growth reports have now been consolidated into a single report called the Storage Growth Report. | Storage Growth Report
11.42.90 | Commvault Store Reports | The Estimated Storage Utilization report is deprecated. It will remain available with no enhancements and maintenance fixes. It is recommended to use the Storage Utilization report as an alternative. | Storage Utilization Report
11.42.90 | Command Center Reports | The Disk Library Growth Trend report is deprecated. It will remain available with no enhancements and maintenance fixes. It is recommended to use the Storage Growth report as an alternative. | Storage Growth Report
11.42.90 | Command Center Reports | The Storage Usage report is deprecated. It will remain available with no enhancements and maintenance fixes. It is recommended to use the Storage Growth report as an alternative. | Storage Growth Report
11.44.14 | Metrics Reporting | When you update the Metrics Server to Commvault Software version 11.44.14 or later, you must also update the CommServe to Commvault Software version 11.44.14 or later to support the Metrics upload security enhancements. If you upgrade the Metrics Server before the CommServe, temporarily disable Metrics upload token validation by using the MetricsUploadTokenValidation setting. After all CommServe computers are upgraded to Commvault Software version 11.44.14 or later, re-enable token validation. | Metrics Reporting

## Security

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11.42 | Threat Scan | Threat Scan is a Commvault unified solution that integrates anomaly detection, threat scanning, and response actions to safeguard your backup data. | Threat Scan
11.42 | CommCell Management | The Commvault built-in Key Management Server (KMS) now generates a unique key for each CommCell, replacing the previously hardcoded built-in key. Keys are stored securely outside the CommServe database with machine-level protection, offering security comparable to an external KMS. It is safeguarded through the CommServe Disaster Recovery backup and automatically restored during a CommServe recovery. It is never shared externally and is fully managed without requiring any manual steps. | N/A
11.42 | Users | Commvault supports the following third-party credential vault platforms: Azure Key Vault BeyondTrust Delinea | Adding an Azure Key Vault Adding a BeyondTrust Credential Vault Adding a Delinea Credintial Vault
11.42 | Multi-Factor Authentication | Critical operations such as password updates, email address changes, and disabling two-factor authentication require the logged-in user to complete a second authentication factor to verify their identity. | PIN verification
11.42 | Multi-Person Authorization | Multi-Person Authorization offers user-friendly operations, giving tenant users greater flexibility to select their own approver group. The following enhancements were added to Multi-Person Authorization: Operation-specific exclusions: Most MPA operations support dedicated exclusion lists for users and user groups. Approval notifications: Approvers receive email notifications for configuration change requests. Tenant onboarding grace period: Newly onboarded tenant users have a 7-day period before Dual Authorization is enforced. Enhanced approval context: Delete server requests support an optional reason that approvers can review. | Multi-Person Authorization to Minimize Insider Threat
11.42.29 | Custom Workflows and Reports | Security enhancements for Custom Workflows and Reports using authorization codes and the Developer Tools package. | Enhanced Security for Custom Workflows and Reports

## SQL Server

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11.42 | SQL Server Backup | The 75% differential size rule (which initiates conversion to full backup) is turned off in 11.42 Cumulative Update 29 and later. | Automatic Backup Plan Schedules and Associated Conversion Rules

## Storage

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11.42 | Cloud Storage | The Auto-archive recalled files on restore job completion operation is deprecated. You must configure a lifecycle policy to manage deletion of recalled data. | Deprecation Notice for Auto-Archive Recalled Files on Restore Job Completion
11.42 | Cloud Storage | If Clients or CommServe are upgraded before MediaAgents, restore operations using previously recalled archive data may fail. To ensure successful restores, upgrade all MediaAgents to the latest version and perform a new recall. | N/A
11.42 | Cloud Storage | Commvault supports HTTPS only for Service Host URLs. Make sure the Cloud Storage Server and Cloud Storage Service Host Endpoints have HTTPS protocol enabled. | N/A
11.42 | Cloud Storage Disk Library | On the Configuration page (Storage and Copy Levels): The WORM tile has been renamed to Immutability. The WORM storage lock option has been renamed to Storage lock. On the Storage list page, the following new columns have been added: Immutability: Displays whether Compliance lock is enabled or disabled for the corresponding cloud storage or disk library. Storage Lock: Displays whether Storage lock is enabled or disabled for the corresponding cloud storage or disk library. On the Storage Policy Copy configuration page, the Storage lock option indicates whether immutability is enabled or disabled at the storage level. This value is inherited from the storage configuration and cannot be modified at the copy level. A new Immutable column has been added on the Jobs listing page (Copy level) and Job Details page (Retention tab) to indicate whether Compliance lock is enabled. A new Immutable column, which indicates whether Compliance lock is enabled, has been added to the Jobs in Storage Policy Copies report, Storage and Compliance Lock Details report, and Data Retention report. | Configuring WORM Storage Mode on Disk Libraries Configuring Storage Lock Configuring WORM Storage Mode on Cloud Storage Configuring Storage Lock
11.42 | Schedules and Schedule Policies | You can schedule an auxiliary copy operation for all copies within a region of a storage policy or for selected copies in that region. You can also create schedule policies for the following operations: Auxiliary copy Space reclamation Data verification | Scheduling Auxiliary Copy Operation for a Storage Policy Creating a Schedule Policy for Auxiliary Copy Operation Creating a Schedule Policy for Space Reclamation Operation Creating a Schedule Policy for Data Verification Operation
11.42 | Storage | You can view jobs for a storage. | Viewing Jobs for a Storage
11.44 | Deduplication | If horizontal scaling is disabled in a CommCell environment running a version earlier than Commvault Long-Term Support Release 11.44, the feature is automatically enabled when you upgrade to Commvault Long-Term Support Release 11.44. However, horizontal scaling applies only to storage pools created after the upgrade. For existing storage pools, the feature remains disabled. | Deduplication Building Block Guide
11.42 | Air Gap Protect | Air Gap Protect supports the following archive cloud storage services: Air Gap Protect Azure Archive Air Gap Protect AWS Archive Air Gap Protect Google Archive Air Gap Protect OCI Archive When you create Air Gap Protect storage, you can select Archive storage class and select corresponding cloud storage regions. | Create Air Gap Protect storage Archive Storage Tier
11.42 | Cloud Storage | The cloud storage name Hitachi Content Platform has been updated to Hitachi Content Platform (REST API). |
11.42 | Air Gap Protect | For the following storage, when defragmentation reaches 30%, space reclamation runs automatically: Azure Blob Storage Azure Blob Storage in Air Gap Protect | Running space reclamation for deduplicated backup storage
11.42 | Air Gap Protect | The storage class Frequent Access, previously associated with the Air Gap Protect Azure Hot GRS license, has been renamed to Frequent Access (Multi-Region). A new license, Air Gap Protect Azure Frequent Access, is being introduced with the storage class named Frequent Access. Both options represent the same storage tier (Frequent Access). The difference is in naming: If you use the older Hot GRS license, you will see Frequent Access (Multi-Region). If you use the new license, you will see Frequent Access (without "Multi-Region"). | Storage redundancy for Air Gap Protect storage
11.44 | Commvault Grid Commvault Flex Appliance Commvault Edge | The registration workflow for Commvault Grid, Commvault Flex Appliance and Commvault Edge deployments on VaultOS 9 Operating System has been simplified to provide a unified registration experience. Registration now uses an authentication code and a single CommServeGateway Hostname field that accepts multiple endpoint types, including a CommServe FQDN, Backup Gateway FQDN, or a registration URL. This streamlined workflow eliminates separate registration options for SaaS and existing CommServe deployments while providing a consistent registration experience across Commvault storage solutions. | Commvault Storage Solutions

## Virtualization

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11.42 | Amazon EC2 | Commvault now adds the `commvault:createdBy` and `commvault:vendor` tags to resources created during backup and restore operations for Amazon EC2 instances. | Support and usage of AWS resource tags for Amazon EC2 protection
11.42.29 | Proxmox | For Proxmox VE 9.0, Commvault supports native snapshots for thick LVM storage when the VM disk format is QCOW2. | Backups for Proxmox VMs
11.42.40 | VMware and VMware Cloud Director | You can use built-in and CyberArk vault credentials to authenticate to the guest OS during guest file restores for VMware and VMware Cloud Director. | Protect VMware vSphere VMs VMware Cloud Director

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