All the storage related features available in the Commvault software are supported for Cloud Storage.
However, the following exceptions should be noted.
Feature
Notes
Life Cycle Policies
You can use life cycle policies to move data between tiers, but it is not recommended when archive storage class is selected. Commvault software will copy metadata on warmer tiers and data on archive tiers.
Do not use life cycle policies or any kind of external tools to delete data from storage used by Commvault to store backup data. Commvault software will manage the life cycle of the data and deletes backup data when data is no longer required as per retention policy.
Auxiliary Copy and Synthetic Full backup operations in Archive Cloud Storage products
Archive Cloud Storage products as the source for Auxiliary Copy, Synthetic Full backups, Data Verification and Content Indexing operations, is not supported. This is because the data may be archived off and these operations are performed on low latency media. To perform these operations in Archive Cloud Storage products, first restore the data to the main cloud storage location. When all of the required backup data is restored to the main cloud storage location, perform an Auxiliary Copy, Synthetic Full backup, Data Verification and/or Content Indexing operation on the data.
Deduplication Database (DDB) reconstruction
DDB reconstruction is not supported by the Cloud Storage Archive Recall workflow. For more information on reconstructing a DDB, see Deduplication Database Recovery.