Announcements

The eleventh generation of Commvault, our industry leading software, has all of the latest innovations designed to provide you with a business advantage.

In addition to the new software features and usability enhancements in this platform release, we have rearchitected the core of our software. This includes the following:

• The Security layer has greater access for control and flexibility, and addresses the needs of mobile users.

• The Networking layer supports new transport modes, and provides greater speeds and better scaling.

• The Database layer has been simplified to eliminate potential bottlenecks.

• The Indexing layer supports multiple databases as well as live-edit capabilities.

Commvault Control Plane Installations on Windows Are Deprecated

You can no longer install the Commvault control plane on Windows, including the following components:

• CommServe server

• Web Server

• Command Center

For more information, see Deprecation Notice for Commvault Control Plane on Windows

Commvault strongly encourages you to transition to a Linux environment for Control plane components, specifically CommServe, Web Server, and Command Center. The Linux platform offers significantly better performance, enhanced stability, and superior resource efficiency when running Commvault. Furthermore, Linux offers an inherently more secure platform with a reduced attack surface, providing you with greater peace of mind.

LTS Release 11.40 is Available

Long-Term Support (LTS) Release 11.40 is now available.

This release includes critical updates, enhanced stability, and key performance improvements to ensure a reliable and secure experience for all users.

To see new features and changes for this release, go to Long-Term Support Release 11.40.

End of Support for AIX 6.1 and Solaris 10.x

As of June 13, 2025, AIX 6.1 and Solaris 10.x will be supported up to and including Commvault Platform Release 2024E (11.36).

End of Support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2

Microsoft ended mainstream support for all versions of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2—including Hyper-V Server 2012 and Hyper-V Server 2012 R2, and Core Editions—on October 10, 2023.

End of Support for Express Configuration of Microsoft365 Applications and Azure Active Directory

With Microsoft’s adoption of mandatory multifactor authentication beginning on October 15, 2024, express configuration options for Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365 applications in the Commvault software do not function. Please use the custom configuration options to add Azure Active Directory and Office 365 apps.

Web-Based CommCell Console Will Stop Working When Oracle Removes the Support for Java Web Start

As described in the Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap web page, Oracle will continue to provide public updates and auto updates of Java "until at least the end of January 2019 for Commercial Users". After that time, Java Web Start and the Java Plug-in will be removed and Commvault users will no longer be able to access the CommCell Console as a Java Web Start application.

Commvault users will be able to access the CommCell Console using the Java Web Start application up until the end of January 2019, and the Java deprecation warning will appear during that time. After January 2019, Commvault users will not be able to access the CommCell Console using the Java Web Start application.

Deprecation and End-of-Life

For information about the end of support for deprecated platforms, products, and features, see Deprecation Notices.