You can use Commvault to perform streaming backups and recover virtual machines running in Oracle VM Manager, from the CommCell Console or from the Command Center.
Oracle VM includes Oracle VM Manager and one or more Oracle servers. Oracle VM Manager is a management interface for servers and virtual machines. Oracle servers can be grouped into pools.
Key Features
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Agentless backups and restores |
Install the Virtual Server Agent on an Oracle VM to act as a VSA proxy. A VSA proxy manages backup and restore operations for guest VMs in your environment, eliminating the need to install agents on guest VMs. |
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"Incremental forever" data protection |
After an initial full backup, you can perform ongoing incremental backups to capture changes for the source VM. |
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Restores |
You can restore full VMs or guest files and folders. |
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Simplified operational interface |
The web-based Command Center interface uses smart defaults to simplify configuration and support streamlined operations. |
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Single point of administration |
The CommCell Console provides advanced options for Commvault operations. Using the CommCell Console, you can configure a virtualization client that serves as a single point of administration for an Oracle VM Manager deployment. You can perform backups and restores from the virtualization client, and perform other administrative tasks such as creating schedules and generating reports. |
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Automatic protection for all virtual machines |
By default, all virtual machines are automatically selected for backup, to ensure that all virtual machines are backed up. |
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Application-aware backups |
Perform application-consistent backups without installing application agents on virtual machines. |
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Automatic discovery |
To back up categories of virtual machines, you can create rules to automatically select virtual machines based on specific criteria. Automatic discovery is useful in environments where virtual machines are frequently added or removed. |
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Customized filters |
To exclude virtual machines from the backup, create rules to filter virtual machines. |
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VM conversion |
When restoring a VM, you can choose to restore to a different hypervisor. This capability can be used to migrate VMs to a different virtualization platform. |
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Reports |
You can view detailed information about each backed up virtual machine, including information such as size of the data, status of integration services, guest operating system, and the host on which the virtual machine is running. |
Commvault Platform Features
The following features are available throughout Commvault and are not limited to the Virtual Server Agent.
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Policy-driven data protection |
Policies drive operations to meet service level agreements (SLAs). |
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Block-level deduplication |
Block-level deduplication compares blocks of data during backups. If virtual machines contain identical blocks of data, block-level deduplication eliminates the storage of redundant data and reduces the size of data in storage. |
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Built-in compression |
Commvault storage policies automatically enable compression to reduce the quantity of data sent to storage. |