Using the Command Center, you can file index virtual machines using Indexing Version 1.
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Beginning Commvault Platform Release 2023e, File Indexing Version 1 is no longer supported. Note the following:
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If File Indexing Version 1 is enabled on existing subclients within an instance, then that version of file indexing will continue to work on those subclients. However, if you modify existing subclient file indexing options or enable file indexing on any other subclient within that same instance, then all subclients in that instance (including any that currently use File Indexing Version 1) will begin using File Indexing Version 2 automatically.
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You can use the VSA V1 to V2 Migration workflow to migrate VSA client computers, backup sets, and subclients from File Indexing Version 1 to File Indexing Version 2, and then enable file indexing on the intended VM groups. For more information, see the following:
File indexing is the process of searching full, incremental, or synthetic full backups in order to create a file (called an index), which contains all of the metadata (such as file name and date) that Commvault needs to be able to locate and perform operations on the data that it backs up (for example, restore data). This file indexing (for example, on VM-level data) results in faster file-level browse operations.
You can index guest files and folders of Windows and Linux virtual machines on the following hypervisors:
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Amazon Web Services streaming and IntelliSnap snap copy
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Azure Resource Manager streaming and IntelliSnap backup copy
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Azure Stack HCI streaming backup
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Hyper-V, as follows:
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Linux virtual machines: streaming only
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Windows virtual machines: streaming and IntelliSnap backup copy
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VMware streaming and IntelliSnap backup copy
Once file indexing is configured and enabled, file indexing runs after backups complete. File indexing is always performed on the most recent backup, so subsequent browse operations apply only to that most recent backup. Older backups will perform a live browse and not use file indexing.
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This feature is only supported for disk and cloud backups. You cannot search for or restore files from a streaming or backup copy that resides on tape.
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The indexing operation can only be run from the primary copy.
Key Features
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Automatically index metadata for files and folders.
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Search virtual machine files and folders by file name or file extension.
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Filter search of VM files and folders by file type.
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Download and restore from search results.