Instant Clone for Applications

The instant clone operation duplicates a source database by creating read-write clones from snapshots taken during a snapshot backup job. This operation leverages the cloning capability of the storage array hardware. By using the instant clone operation, you can duplicate large databases in less time.

Note

For arrays that do not have the native clone capability, you can use Commvault iSCSI server to support instant clone operations. For more information, see Using Commvault iSCSI Server for Instant Clones .

In the following table, you can verify the combination of storage arrays and agents that you can use the instant clone operation.

Array	Agents
Amazon	Oracle SAP HANA Microsoft SQL Server
Azure Netapp Files	Oracle SAP HANA
Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale	PostgreSQL
Commvault NFS ObjectStore	Oracle
Dell EMC PowerStore	DB2 DB2 DPF DB2 PureScale File System Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Oracle RAC
Dell EMC Storage Center (DSM)	Microsoft SQL Server
Dell EMC PowerMAX / VMAX / Symmetrix Dell EMC TimeFinder Clone, Dell EMC TimeFinder SnapVX, and Dell EMC TimeFinder SnapVX(SYMCLI) engines	File system DB2 Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Oracle RAC SAP HANA
Dell EMC XtremIO	File system DB2 Microsoft SQL Server Oracle SAP HANA
Google Cloud Platform	Oracle SAP HANA Microsoft SQL Server
Hitachi Vantara (Hitachi Thin Image (CCI) and Hitachi Shadow Image (CCI) engines)	Microsoft SQL Server Oracle
HPE 3PAR StoreServ / Primera / HPE Alletra 9000 Series / HPE GreenLake for Block	Microsoft SQL Server Oracle SAP HANA
HPE Nimble Storage	Microsoft SQL Server
Huawei	Microsoft SQL Server Oracle
INFINIDAT	File system DB2 Microsoft SQL Server Oracle SAP HANA
Microsoft Azure	Oracle SAP HANA Microsoft SQL Server
NetApp	File system DB2 Microsoft SQL Server MySQL Oracle Oracle RAC PostgreSQL SAP HANA
Pure Storage FlashArray	File system DB2 Microsoft SQL Server Oracle PostgreSQL SAP HANA