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Contents
COMMVAULT® PROFESSIONAL ADVANCED COURSE LAB ACTIVITY GUIDE .............................................................................................. 6
Commvault® Professional Advanced ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Preliminaries............................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Module 1 - Deployment ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
CommCell® Console ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Lab 1-1 Accessing the CommCell® Console ............................................................................................................ 10
Lab 1-2 CommCell® Console Components............................................................................................................... 10
Lab 1-3 Customizing the CommCell® Console ........................................................................................................ 13
Commserve® Server Installation ....................................................................................................................................... 17
Lab 1-4 Commserve® Server Post Installation Tasks.............................................................................................. 17
Lab 1-5 Commserve® Server Maintenance ............................................................................................................... 20
MediaAgent Installation ..................................................................................................................................................... 23
Lab 1-6 MediaAgent Installation ................................................................................................................................. 23
Agent Installation ............................................................................................................................................................... 26
Lab 1-7 Agent Installation ........................................................................................................................................... 26
Encryption .......................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Lab 1-8 Encryption....................................................................................................................................................... 28
Module 2 – Storage Advanced Configurations ..................................................................................................................... 32
Disk Libraries ..................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Lab 2-1 Configuring Disk Library Advanced Options .............................................................................................. 33
Deduplication ..................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Lab 2-2 Configure Global Deduplication with Partitions ......................................................................................... 36
Tape Libraries .................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Lab 2-3 Sharing a Tape Library .................................................................................................................................. 39
Lab 2-4 Tape Library Advanced Options ................................................................................................................... 40
Tape Media Management.................................................................................................................................................. 42
Lab 2-5 Configuring Tape Media Management ......................................................................................................... 42
Module 3 – Storage Policies ................................................................................................................................................. 48
Lab 3-1 Creating Storage Policies .............................................................................................................................. 48
Lab 3-2 Configuring Auxiliary Copy ........................................................................................................................... 51
Lab 3-3 Storage Policy Tasks ..................................................................................................................................... 52
Module 4 - Monitoring ........................................................................................................................................................... 55
Commcell® Console tools ................................................................................................................................................. 56
Lab 4-1 CommCell® Console Tools ........................................................................................................................... 56
CommCell® Console Alerts ............................................................................................................................................... 58
Lab 4-2 Create and Manage Alerts ............................................................................................................................. 58
CommCell® Console Reports ........................................................................................................................................... 61
Lab 4-3 Configure CommCell® Console Reports ..................................................................................................... 61

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COMMVAULT® PROFESSIONAL ADVANCED COURSE LAB ACTIVITY GUIDE

COMMVAULT® PROFESSIONAL ADVANCED
The labs presented in this guide are designed to give you flexibility in completion. You may review the lab goals and
explore on your own, or you may refer to the step by step directions to complete each lab. The labs are designed to be
completed at the conclusion of each module to reinforce the information presented.

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PRELIMINARIES

Accessing the CVLab Environment

Please follow the instructions below to access the CVLab environment:

 Login to your Education Advantage Profile from https://ea.Commvault.com, to access your course materials and
virtual lab environment.

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Log in to the Virtual Lab Machines

1. From your account in Education Advantage, navigate to the Courses Scheduled tab.
2. Select this (Current course) course from the list.
3. From the virtual Classroom screen.
4. Click the link for CVLab V11. This will open popup window, the launchpad. Do not close this window, it is needed
open for lab access.
5. From the launchpad, ensure that all 4 virtual machines are marked Running. If any or all virtual machines are not

running press , to start each one.

6. Click the RDP download button for ea-2016-cs to download the RDP file that will access the virtual machine.
Note: Some systems may only download a link and not start the RDP program. Click on the downloaded
link to open RDP application and accept the security warning to continue.
7. From The security popup window, enter the following credentials:
a. Username: company\student (Should be prepopulated)
b. Password: student

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MODULE 1 - DEPLOYMENT

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CommCell® Console
Lab 1-1 Accessing the CommCell® Console
In this lab, you will logon to the CommCell® Console. The goals for the lab are:
 Access the ea-2016-cs virtual machine.
 Log in to the CommCell® Console.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell Console, you may access the Console on your own. If you are new to
Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

Accessing the CommCell Console

1. From the taskbar, launch the CommCell Console Note that the CommCell console is also available from the
Windows start menu under Commvault.
2. From the Connect to CommCell popup window, log in using the following credentials:
a. Username: admin
b. Password: admin
3. You will now be logged in to the CommCell Console.

Lab 1-2 CommCell® Console Components

In this lab, you will access and view the CommCell Console Components. The goals for the lab are:
 View the features of the CommCell Console Toolbar.
 View the features of the CommCell Console Browser window.
 View the features of the CommCell Console Browser summary window.

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 View the features of the CommCell Console Job Summary window.

 View the features of the CommCell Console Event Viewer window.
If you are familiar with the CommCell Console, you may access the Console on your own. If you are new to Commvault,
you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

The CommCell Console Toolbar

1. Log in to the CommCell Console using the login information from the previous lab and navigate to the tab menu
section at the top of the screen.
2. Note on the Home tab the Items Web Console, Command Center, Health Status, and SLA Status, when selected
will open in a web browser in a separate window.
3. Click through the other tabs to see the available options.

The CommCell Console Browser Window

1. Log in to the CommCell Console using the login information from the previous lab and navigate to the CommCell
Browser window.
2. Expand Client Computers | ea-2016-cs | File System | defaultbackupset in the browser section. Note that as
you expand each level, the contents from that level are viewed in the Browser Summary window. Subclients are
only viewed in the Browser Summary window.
3. Click the Agents view at the bottom of the Browser section. Note that they are arranged in containers by agent
type, then listing the installed servers.
4. Click the CommCell Browser at the bottom of the Browser section to return to the CommCell Browser view.

The Content/Summary Window

1. From the CommCell Browser window, click on the top entity.

2. In the window frame next to the CommCell Browser, you will see three tabs. By default, the first tab on the left is
the Browser Summary window. Note: these windows may not always be in this order.
3. Click to highlight the Browser summary window (default content view) and note the information listed as it is the
same containers listed in the browser section.
4. Click the Client Computers Entity in the CommCell Browser window and watch the display change in the
Summary tab. This gives an overview of base information about each client.
5. At the bottom left of the Browser Summary window, click the Summary View tab. This view gives general
overview of clients in the CommCell.
6. Note that at the top of the window under the tab are links to each level of the path you have selected. Click the
link for the top level (ea-2016-cs) and it will take you back to that point.

The Job Controller Window

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1. In the window next to the CommCell Browser, you will see several tabs. Click to highlight the Job Controller
window and note the information listed. If there are jobs running you will see summary information about each job
listed.

2. In the top bar of the Job Summary window is a section titled Filters Click the + next to the filters dropdown list to
create a filter.
3. In the Add Filter window, enter the following information:
a. Name: Sharepoint Backups
b. Filtering Criteria:
i. Select a Column: Agent Type
ii. Condition: contains
iii. Value(s): Sharepoint Server (From dropdown list)
c. Click Add to List button.
d. Make sure the radio button is selected for Match rows that contain ALL of the criteria.
e. Click OK to create the filter.
4. Click the filters drop-down list and select Show All Jobs to return to the default view.
5. In the bottom left of the Job Summary window are Pause and Play buttons. The Pause button simply pauses the
refresh for the Job Summary window. The Play button resumes refresh.

NOTE: Pausing the Job Controller window does not pause the jobs themselves. It merely pauses the refresh of the
window.

The Event Viewer Window

1. In the window next to the CommCell Browser, you will see several tabs.
2. Click to highlight the Event Viewer window and note any information listed. Notice there are two sub tabs in the
Event Viewer window, Focused Events and All Events. Click on the All Events tab to view all available events.
3. From the All Events view, right click anywhere in the window and select Search Events menu option.
4. From the Events Selection popup window, select and enter the following information:
a. Create a search query: Select the Severity tab
b. Select the type(s) of events to be viewed: Deselect Major so that only Critical is checked
c. Save this search query as: Check the box.
d. Check the box next to Save this query as: and name the query Critical Events
5. Click OK to save the query. This will save and run the query. This will display a popup window with the selected
Event types.
6. View the listed events and click the Close button with close the window and return to the Event Window.
7. Once completed, you can run the query by right clicking anywhere in the window and selecting Search Events
then selecting the query from the drop-down list.

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8. Change the view back to Focused Events, and in the top right of the Event Viewer window is a section titled
Focused Events in the Last: Click the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the number of days of
events shown. Click Refresh to refresh the window.

Lab 1-3 Customizing the CommCell® Console

In this lab, you will customize the CommCell® Console. The goals for the lab are:
 Hide the CommCell Browser.
 Move tabbed windows.
 Float tabbed windows.
 Add and remove fields in the Job Controller.
 View job details in the Job Summary window.
 Run a Job and change job status.
 Change the job status update interval.
 Modify the Job Controller retention time.
If you are familiar with Managing the CommCell Console, you may work through the lab goals on your own. If you are new
to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

Hide the CommCell Browser

1. Navigate to the CommCell Browser window. At the top of the Browser window, click the Pin . This will hide the
CommCell Browser window on the left side of the screen.
2. Move the mouse over the CommCell Browser tab to expand the screen out and click the Pin to re-pin the
CommCell Browser window.

Move Tabbed Windows

1. Navigate to the section of the CommCell Console with the Browser Summary, Job Controller and Event Viewer
tabs.
2. Click and drag the Job Controller tab to the first position on the left.
3. Click and drag the Job Controller tab back to its original position.

Float Windows

1. Navigate to the section of the CommCell Console with the Browser Summary, Job Controller and Event Viewer
tabs.
2. Click the job Controller Tab to change to that view.
3. In the top right of the Job Controller window, click the Float option to float the window in the foreground.
4. Click the Float option from the Job Controller window to move the window back to its tabbed position. Note that
the Job controller is now in a different position. Click and drag the tab to the center position.

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Full Screen Windows

1. Navigate to the section of the CommCell Console with the Browser Summary, Job Controller and Event Viewer
tabs.
2. Click the job Controller Tab to change to that view.

3. In the top right of the Job controller window, click the Full Screen (full) option to expand the window to full
screen.
4. Click the Full Screen (tabbed) option from the Job Controller window to move the window back to its tabbed
position. Note that the Job controller is now it the third position. Click and drag the tab to the center position.

NOTE: You can unpin any of the tabs from this section the same way that you did for the CommCell Browser. Unpinning
will move the tab to the left of the Console. Mouseover will expand the tab out and it can be repinned.

Add, Resize and Remove fields

1. Navigate to the section of the CommCell Console with the Browser Summary, Job Controller and Event Viewer
tabs.
2. Click the Job Controller tab to change to that view.
3. In the top of the Job Controller window, note the fields listed. During a job, these fields are populated with job
information.
4. Click the line separating Client Co… and Agent Type (you should see a double-sided arrow) and drag to the
right to expand the field.
5. To add a field, click the double arrow to access the dropdown list of options.
6. Select Choose columns and then Schedule Policy Name. Click out of the dropdown menu to close it.
7. Click and Drag the new column Schedule Police Name and place it between the Phase and Storage Policy
fields. Click the line between Schedule Policy Name and Storage Policy and drag to the right to expand the field
column size.
8. To delete a field, click the double arrow to access the dropdown list of options.
9. Select Choose columns and then deselect Schedule Policy Name. Click out of the dropdown menu to close it.

View Job Details

1. From the CommCell Browser window, expand the Client Computer Container then highlight the ea-2016-cs client
and navigate to the File System then defaultbackupset then Mission Critical subclient.
2. Right click Mission Critical subclient and select Backup.
3. Set the Backup type to Full and job initiation to Immediate.
4. Click OK to start the backup job.
5. Navigate to the Job Controller tab.
6. Right click the Mission Critical backup job and select Detail…to view the job details. Note the information
presented in each tab of the Backup Job Details For job ID:xxxx. Click OK to close the window.

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Change job Status – Single job Control

1. From the CommCell Browser window, expand the Client Computer Container then highlight the ea-2016-cs client
and navigate to the File System | defaultbackupset | Mission Critical subclient.
3. Right click Mission Critical subclient and select Backup.
4. Set the Backup type to Full and job initiation to Immediate.
5. Navigate to the Job Controller tab.
6. Right click the Mission Critical backup job and select Suspend to suspend the job. Click Yes from the Warning
popup window.

Note: If the job is still in the Job Controller tab, you may right click the job and select Resubmit Job. Leave the job
settings the same and Click OK to run the same job again

Change Job Status – Multi-Job control

1. Navigate to the Job Controller tab.

2. Right click the previously suspended Mission Critical backup job and select Multi-job control.
3. From the Multi-job Control Dialog window, enter the following information:
a. Action: Click the Resume radio button.
b. Selection: All Jobs
4. Click OK to resume the job. You will see the job immediately resume.

Modify the Job Controller retention Time

1. On the Ribbon Bar menu at the top of the CommCell Console, select the Tools tab.
2. From the Tools ribbon bar, select User Preferences.
3. From the User Preferences popup window, select the Jobs tab.
4. Under the Status retention in Job Controller of killed/Failed/Completed Jobs section, change the Retention
Time (Secs) value to 1500. This will set the job retention time in the Job Controller window from 5 to 15 minutes.
5. Click OK to set the retention value and close the popup window.

Changing the job Update Status Interval

1. On the Ribbon Bar menu at the top of the CommCell Console, select the Configuration tab.
2. From the Tools ribbon bar, select Job Management.
3. From the Job Management popup window, select the Job Updates tab.

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4. Under the Job Update Interval section, Scroll and highlight to select Windows File System. Change the
Protection (Mins) value to 2. This will set the job updates in the Job controller window to either 2 minutes, or the
next checkpoint in the job.
5. Click OK to close the window and set the Job Update interval value.

Set Event Log Retention

1. On the Ribbon Bar menu at the top of the CommCell Console, select the Tools tab.
2. From the Tools ribbon bar, select User Preferences.
3. From the User Preferences popup window, select the Event Filter tab.
4. Deselect the checkbox Use Global Settings. Enter the following information:
a. Maximum number of events in Event Viewer: 300
b. Maximum number of days in Event Viewer: 5
c. This will set the total number of viewed events from the event log to 300 events or 5 days of events.
5. Click OK to save the event log retention settings.

At the end of this lab, you will have completed the following:

 Hide the CommCell Browser.

 Move Tabbed Windows.
 Float Windows.
 Full Screen Windows.
 Add, Resize and Remove fields.
 View Job Details.
 Change job Status – Single job Control.
 Change Job Status – Multi-Job control.
 Modify the Job Controller retention Time.
 Changing the job Update Status Interval.
 Set Event Log Retention.

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Commserve® Server Installation

Lab 1-4 CommServe® Server Post Installation Tasks
Once the CommServe Server is installed, you can complete post installation tasks in the CommCell® Console. In this lab,
you will complete the following tasks:

 Configure the Software cache.

 Configure a Remote Software Cache.
 Populate the Software Cache.
 View or modify Automatic Update Schedules.
 Install Updates.
 Enable Private Metrics Reporting.
 Configure Email Settings.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell® Console, you may configure post installation tasks on your own. If you
are new to Commvault, you can follow the step-by-step directions listed below.

Configure the Software cache

1. On the Ribbon Bar menu at the top of the CommCell Console, select the Tools tab.
2. From the Tools ribbon bar, select Add/Remove Software.
3. From the Add/Remove Software drop-down list, select Software Cache Configuration.
4. From the CommServe Software Cache tab, note the location of the Software Cache. The cache can be moved
by changing the cache location and copying the contents to the new location.

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NOTE: If you move and manually copy the software cache contents you must perform a “Commit Cache”
operation before the cache can be used for push install.

5. Click the Cache Details button to view the current contents of the cache. Click OK to close the Cache Details
window.

6. To delete the cache contents, click the Delete Cache Contents button. Click OK on the Software Cache
Configuration popup window.

7. Click OK when you are finished to close the window.

Configure a Remote Software Cache

1. On the Ribbon Bar menu at the top of the CommCell Console, select the Tools tab.
2. From the Tools ribbon bar, select Add/Remove Software.
3. From the Add/Remove Software dropdown list, select Software Cache Configuration.
4. From the Software Cache Configuration popup window, Click the Remote Software Cache tab.

5. From the Remote Software Cache tab, click Add to add a remote cache.

6. From the Configure Remote Software Cache popup window, enter the following information:

a. Computer: ea-2016-ma (From dropdown list)

b. Enable Remote Software Cache: Checked

c. Please Specify Cache Directory: Click Browse

i. Navigate to J:

ii. Click New Folder and name the folder SoftwareCache, click OK to continue.

iii. Select (Highlight) the new folder SoftwareCache and click OK to set it as the remote cache
location

d. Click the Configure Packages to Sync button.

e. From the Configure Packages to Sync popup window, select Customize Packages.

f. In the lower section of the popup complete the following information:

i. Select OS box, use the dropdown menu and select Windows(x64).

ii. Click In the next box and check box next to File System and then click Close.

iii. Click OK to save selection from Configure Packages to Sync window.

g. Click OK in the Configure Remote software Cache window to create the cache.

7. Click Ok to save and close the Software Cache Configuration window.

NOTE: You may also click the Add/Remove Clients button to add specific clients or groups to be updated using
this cache. This will override the CommServe Cache default setting.

Populate the Software Cache

1. In the Ribbon Bar menu at the top of the CommCell Console, select the Tools tab.
2. From the Tools ribbon bar, select Add/Remove Software.

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3. From the Add/Remove Software dropdown list, select Download Software.

4. From the Download and Sync Cache Options popup window, Click the Service Pack radio button and select the
following information from the dropdown lists:

a. Feature Release: FR22

b. Maintenance Release: 13

5. Click OK to start the download.

6. Click the Job Controller tab to view the download progress.

View or modify Automatic Update Schedules

1. In the CommCell Browser window, select the top entity in the tree, Right Click on the CommCell root (ea-2016-
cs). From the menu select View and then Schedules.
2. From the Schedules tab that opens, locate and select System Created Download Software.
3. Right Click on System Created Download Software and select Edit.
4. In the Download and Sync Cache Options popup window, change the time to 6:00 pm.
5. Click OK to set the schedule time.
6. Click the X on the Schedules tab to close the tab.

Install Updates

Note: Wait for the download of the updates to complete before you continue.

1. In the CommCell Browser window, navigate to Client Computer Groups.

2. Expand Client Computer Groups and right click on the Infrastructure group. Select All Tasks, then
Add/Remove Software, then Update Software.
3. From the Update Software Options popup window, leave the default settings and click OK to start the update.
4. Click the Job Controller tab to view the install progress.
5. Locate the Install Updates job, right click on the task and from the menu select Detail...
6. From the Install Updates Job Details popup window, click on the Client Status tab to view details.
7. Click OK to close the job details window.

NOTE: In this lab, the hotfix install will complete successfully with the status “Already updated”. This is because we
haven’t downloaded any new Hotfix packs.

Enable Private Metrics Reporting

1. In the Ribbon Bar menu at the top of the CommCell Console, select the Home tab.
2. From the Home ribbon bar, select Control Panel.
3. From the Monitoring section, select Private Metrics Reporting.
4. From the Private Metrics Reporting popup window General tab, enter the following information:
a. CommCell diagnostics and Usage: Check - Health check, Activity, Audit
b. Chargeback: leave unchecked

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c. Download URL: http://ea-2016-cs.company.com/downloads/sqlscripts/

d. Upload URL: http://ea-2016-cs.company.com/webconsole/
5. View the options in the Configuration tab. Leave the default settings in these tabs.
6. Navigate back to the General tab and click the Upload Now button to upload metrics information.
7. If prompted, Click Yes to save changes and upload now.
8. Click OK to exit the Private Metrics Reporting window.
9. From the Monitoring section, select Private Metrics Reporting.
10. Note that the last collection and upload times are now listed (This may take a few minutes). Click OK to save the
configuration and exit the popup window.
11. Click the X in the top right corner of the Control Panel window to exit.

Configure Email Settings

1. Log in to the CommCell Console.

2. In the Ribbon Bar menu at the top of the CommCell Console, select the Home tab.
3. From the Home ribbon bar, select Control Panel.
4. From the Maintenance section of the Control Panel, select Email, Web, and FTP Server.
5. From the Email, Web, and FTP Server popup window E-Mail Server tab, enter the following information:
Server Information

a. Mail Server: EA-2016-EXCH

b. Mail Server Port: 25
c. Mail server size limit (MB): 5.0
Sender Information

a. Sender Name: Commserve

b. Sender Address: [email protected]
7. Click OK to set the Email server information and close the Email, Web, and FTP Server popup window.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Configured the Software cache.

 Configured and updated a Remote Software Cache.
 Populated the Software Cache.
 Viewed and modified Automatic Update Schedules.
 Installed Updates.
 Enabled Private Metrics Reporting and uploaded Metrics information.
 Configured Email Settings.

Lab 1-5 CommServe® Server Maintenance

An integral part of managing a CommCell is running maintenance functions and potentially, CommServe Server recovery.
In this lab, you will complete the following tasks:

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 Log in to the CommCell Console.

 Run dbmaintenance from the command line.
 Execute the dbmaintenance workflow from the CommCell Console.
 Recover the CommServe Server Database.
 Customize the Command Center layout.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell® Console, you may run maintenance routines and CommCell recovery
on your own. If you are new to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

Database Maintenance using DBMaintenance (Command Line)

1. Log into the ea-2016-cs virtual machine.

2. Click the windows Icon and navigate to Windows System. Expand the Windows System section and right click
Command Prompt. Select More then Run as administrator.

3. Click Yes from the User Account control screen.

4. In the command prompt, type in dbmaintenance and review the maintenance options.

5. Type in dbmaintenance -recommended to run the dbmaintenance function with the recommended settings.

6. View the information on consistency check and index reorganization and defragmentation.

7. Close the Command prompt when the maintenance task is complete.

Database Maintenance using DBMaintenance (Workflow)

1. Log into the CommCell Console.

2. In the CommCell Browser, navigate to and click the Workflows entity.

3. From the list of workflows in the Browser Summary window, right click on the DBMaintenance workflow and
select All Tasks then Execute.

4. From the DBMaintenance Options popup window, navigate to the type* dropdown list and select
Recommended.

5. Click OK to run the dbmaintenance workflow. (the default job initiation is to run immediately)

6. Click the Job Controller tab to view the job progress.

CommServe Recovery Assistant

1. In the CommCell Browser section, navigate to and click the ea-2016-cs root entity.

2. Right click on ea-2016-cs and select All Tasks, then Disaster Recovery Backup.

3. From the Disaster Recovery Options popup window, select Full. Leave all databases selected and click OK to
start the DR backup.

4. Click the Job Controller tab to monitor the DR backup job.

5. Once the DR Backup job completes. Click the X in the top right of the CommCell Console to close it.

6. Open windows File Explorer and navigate to \\ea-2016-ma\CSDR.

7. Select to the most recent SET_xxx folder (The date/Time of the job you just ran) and copy the folder to

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This PC\Documents. (on ea-2016-cs)

8. From the File Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\Commvault\ContentStore\Base.

9. From the base directory, locate the program CSRecoveryAssistant.exe and execute it.
10. You may be prompted by User Access Control screen, Click Yes.
11. From the CommServe Recovery Assistant screen, select Recovery/Production and click Next.
12. To enter the database dump folder, click Browse and browse to This PC\Documents\Set_xxx. Click OK to
select folder, then Click Next to continue.
13. View the Database files and log files paths. We haven’t changed the path so this will remain as default. Click
Next.
14. View the summary of options selected and click Start Recovery. This will take several minutes to run through the
recovery process.
15. Once the recovery is complete (All green checks) click Next.
16. License file is not needed for post recovery so click Next.
17. From the CommServe recovery completed successfully!! screen, click Finish to complete the recovery.

18. From the Windows Taskbar at the bottom of the screen, click the Process Manager Icon to open the
Commvault Process Manager. Click Yes on the User Account Control screen.
19. From the Process Manager, click the Services Tab. Highlight and click the Green Start button at the bottom of
the screen.
20. Once all the services have started, close the Process Manager and log into the CommCell console.

NOTE: After a CommServe recovery, a DR Backup will run automatically.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Configured and run DBMaintenance from the command line.

 Configured and run DBMaintenance from a workflow.
 Perform a CommServe recovery.

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MediaAgent Installation
Lab 1-6 MediaAgent Installation
Installing MediaAgents is an important part of CommCell deployment and function. MediaAgents must be installed and
configured before Libraries are created. In this lab, you will complete the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 Install MediaAgent software.
 Configure the Index directory.
 Set throttling rules.
 Mark a MediaAgent offline for maintenance.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell® Console, you may Install and configure MediaAgents on your own. If
you are new to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

Push Install for the MediaAgent Software

1. From your CVLab Launchpad window, verify that the EA-2016-SHPT virtual machine is running.

2. Log in to the CommCell Console.

3. In the Ribbon Bar menu at the top of the CommCell Console, select the Tools tab.
4. From the Tools ribbon bar, click on Add/Remove Software and select Install Software from the menu.
5. From the Install wizard screen, click Next.
6. From the Select the computer’s operating system screen, Select Windows and click Next.
7. From the Select how to discover the computers for installing the software screen, select Manually select
computers and click Next.
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8. From the Enter the hostnames of the computers screen, click Select from existing clients.
9. In the Select from existing clients popup window, select ea-2016-shpt (Checkbox) and click the OK button at
the bottom of the screen.
10. Click Next.
11. From the Select Software Cache window, leave the default setting and click Next.
12. From the Enter Account Information window, enter the following information:
a. User Name: company\student
b. Password: student
c. Confirm Password: student
13. Click Next to continue.
14. From the Select Package(s) to Install window, check the box for the MediaAgent package and click Next.
15. From the Enter Recommended Settings for the Selected software page, leave the Storage policy blank and
click Next.
16. From the Enter Additional Install Options window, review the available options, leave default settings, and click
Next.
17. From the Optional Settings window, review the available settings. Leave the settings on default and click Next.
18. From the Network Route Configuration window, review the available options, leave default settings, and click
Next.
19. From the Please Select When To Run The Job window, leave the default setting (Immediate) and click Next.
20. From the Summary window, review the selected install options and click Finish to start the installation.
21. Click the Job Controller tab to monitor the install progress.

Configure the Index Directory and Change the Index Location

1. In the CommCell Browser window, click to expand the Storage Resources, then expand MediaAgents
container.
2. Right click on ea-2016-shpt and select Properties from the menu.
3. From the MediaAgent Properties for ea-2016-shpt, click the Catalog tab.
4. From the Catalog tab, change the Index Directory to D:\Indexcache.
5. Click OK to change the index location and return to the CommCell Console.

NOTE: After changing the index location, the system will copy the index to the new location. You will see it run as
a job in the Job controller.

Set Network Throttling Rules

1. In the CommCell Browser window, click to expand the Storage Resources, then expand MediaAgents.
2. Right click on ea-2016-shpt and select Properties.
3. From the MediaAgent Properties for ea-2016-shpt, click the Network Throttle tab.
4. From the MediaAgent Properties for ea-2016-shpt Network Throttle tab, Check the box Enable Network
Throttling. And enter the following information:

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a. Remote clients or client Group: Check the box for Laptop Clients.
b. All clients share allocation bandwidth: Checked
c. Throttling Schedule: Click Add and add the following information:
i. Days of week: Monday – Friday
ii. Time Interval: Whole Day
iii. Throttling Rate: Throttle Relative to Bandwidth, Check both send and receive boxes
iv. Click OK to set the throttling rule
5. From the MediaAgent Properties for ea-2016-shpt, Click OK to save the throttling rule and return to the CommCell
Console

Mark MediaAgent Offline for Maintenance

1. In the CommCell Browser window, click to expand the Storage Resources, then expand MediaAgents.
2. Right click on ea-2016-shpt and select Properties.
3. From the MediaAgent Properties for ea-2016-shpt, click the Control tab.
4. From the Control tab, Check the box Mark MediaAgent Offline for Maintenance.
5. Click OK to close window and return to the CommCell Console.

NOTE: The Icon for ea-2016-shpt will change in the CommCell Browser to indicate that the MediaAgent is offline.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Installed MediaAgent software.

 Configured an Index location for a MediaAgent.
 Configured Network Throttling rules for clients connecting to a MediaAgent.
 Marked a MediaAgent offline for maintenance.

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Agent Installation
Lab 1-7 Agent Installation
Like the MediaAgent installation, installing client agents on new servers is a vital component of daily operations in a
CommCell. In this lab, you will complete the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 Install and Agent on a client using and interactive installation.
If you are familiar with the Commvault installation process, you may run the installations on your own. If you are new to
Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

Interactive Installation

1. From your CVLab Launchpad window, verify that the EA-2016-HV virtual machine is running.

2. Click on the download icon to connect to the EA-2016-HV VM.

3. Login to the EA-2016-HV system using the following credentials:

a. User Name: company\student (Pre-populated)

b. Password: student

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4. On the EA-2016-HV server, click on the Windows Start icon to open the Start Menu. Then select the Windows File
Explorer tile and navigate to path \\ea-2016-cs\SW\CVMedia\11.0.0\ SP19_2548879_R747\Windows and double-
click Setup.exe.

5. Select Yes to the pop-up window for User Account Control to allow the install to run.

6. When the Commvault® Setup wizard appears, Click the default option for English and click > to continue.

7. Check the checkbox next to “I Agree” to accept terms in the license agreement and click > to continue.

8. At the Choose the Installation type screen, accept the default of Install packages on this computer and click
> to continue.

9. From the Install Option Screen, select the Add Packages option and click > to continue.

10. From the Select Packages screen, select Virtualization on the left of the screen, then click the box next to
Virtual Server. Click > to continue.

11. Review settings for the Installation Summary screen, then click > to continue. The installation will begin.

12. When the install is completed, click Finish from the Success screen.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Installed Agent software using an interactive installation.

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Encryption
Lab 1-8 Encryption
In this lab you will configure Encryption to be applied in line with the data stream. Inline encryption is configured in two
areas. The first is to enable it in the advanced properties of the Client system, then verify the encryption settings at the
subclient level. In this lab, you will complete the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 Configure In-Line encryption.
 Configure copy-based encryption.
 Configure Hardware encryption.
 Set a Media Password for the CommCell and a Storage Policy.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell® Console, you may configure encryption on your own. If you are new to
Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

In-Line Encryption

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Client Computers.

2. Right-click on ea-2016-cs and select Properties.

3. In the Client Computer Properties for ea-2016-cs dialog box, click the Advanced button.

4. Select the Encryption tab and select the Encrypt Data with the following settings radio-button. Enter the
following information:

a. Data Encryption Algorithm:

i. Cipher: From the drop-down box select AES (Rijndael).

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ii. Key Length: From the drop-down box, select 256.

b. Direct Media Access (External Restore Tools): Via Media Password

5. Click OK to save encryption settings to the Advanced Client Properties.

6. Click OK to close the Properties page.

Configure Subclient Encryption Options

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers then ea-2016-cs, File System, defaultbackupset.

2. Right-click on the default subclient and select Properties.

3. Click the Advanced button.

4. In the General tab from the Encryption sub tab ensure the default encryption option is set to Network and
Media (Agent Side). If it is not, change the settings to Network and Media (Agent Side).

5. Click OK to exit the Advanced Subclient Properties page.

6. Click the Storage Device tab and select Basic Disk (MA) from the Storage Policy drop-down list.

7. Click OK to exit the Main Properties page.

Offline (Copy Based) Encryption

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Policies, then Storage Policies, then Basic Disk (MA).

2. Right-click on Basic Disk (MA) and select All Tasks then Create New Copy.

3. Select/Enter the following information for the new secondary copy wizard. Select Next after each section:
4. From the Copy Details window:
a. Copy Name: Daily Offsite Copy
i. Storage Pools: Click Add, then select Disk
1. Storage pool name: Daily Offsite DASH Pool then Next >
2. Configure Storage:
a. Create Local: Select ea-2016-ma from dropdown list
b. Path: Browse and enter the following:
i. Select Drive E:
ii. Click the New Folder button
iii. Enter the folder name ProdVol-2 then click OK
3. Click Next >
4. Enable Deduplication on Storage Pool: Check Box (Default) and enter the following:
a. Number of Partitions: 1
b. Choose Path (Partition 1):
i. MediaAgent: ea-2016-ma
ii. Partition Path: Browse to H:
1. Click New folder, name it DashpoolDDB then click OK
iii. Click OK to create DDB Directory
c. Click OK to create the Partition Path
5. Click Next >
6. Software Encryption: Check the box and enter the following:
a. Cipher: Blowfish
b. Key length: 128
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7. Click Next >.

8. Client Group: Leave blank and click Next >.
9. Review Selections and click Finish.
b. From the Copy Details window, select the newly created Daily Offsite DASH Pool from the dropdown
list and click Next >.
c. From the Retention Rules window, leave the default retention 30 days and 1 cycle. Click Next >
d. From the copy Policy window, Deselect All backups under Backup Selection and leave the default for
Backups on and After. Leave all other setting on their defaults.
e. Click Finish to create the encrypted Secondary Copy.

Hardware Encryption

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Policies, then Storage Policies, then Basic Disk (MA.

2. Right-click on Basic Disk (MA) and select All Tasks then Create New Copy.

3. From the Copy Details window:

a. Copy Name: Monthly Tape Copy
i. Storage Pools: Click Add, then select Tape
1. Storage pool name: Monthly Offsite Tape Pool then Next >
2. Configure Storage:
a. Storage Name: Commvault Scalar i6000 x
3. Select the default MediaAgent and drive pool:
a. MediaAgent: ea-2016-ma
i. Drive Pool: DrivePool(ea-2016-ma)x
ii. Click Next >
iii. Scratch Pool: Default Scratch
iv. Click Next >
4. Enter the streams and retention criteria:
a. Number of Device Streams: 6
b. Primary Copy’s Aging Rules: 30 Days, 1 Cycle
c. Click Next >
5. Advanced Settings:
a. Hardware Compression: Enabled
b. Encryption Settings: Check box and enter the following:
i. Hardware Encryption: Enable check box
6. Click Next >
7. Review your Selections: Click Finish.
b. From the Copy Details window, select the newly created Monthly Offsite Tape Pool from the dropdown
list and click Next >.
c. From the Retention Rules window, leave the default retention 30 cycles and 1 day. Click Next >
d. From the copy Policy window, Enter the following:
i. Selective Copy: Leave at default Monthly Fulls and for each time period copy the First Full
ii. Deselect All backups under Backup Selection and leave the default for Backups on and After.
Leave all other setting on their defaults.
e. Click Finish to create the encrypted Secondary Copy.

Setting a Media Password - CommCell

1. In the Ribbon Bar menu at the top of the CommCell Console, select the Home tab.
2. From the Home ribbon bar, select Control Panel.
3. From the CommCell section of the Control Panel, select System.
4. From the System window, select the Change Password tab.

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5. From the Change Password tab, check the box for Change media Password, and enter the following information:
a. Enter New Media Password: commvault
b. Confirm New Media Password: commvault
c. Enter Old Media Password: Leave blank
6. Click OK to set the password in the system properties.
7. Click the X in the Control Panel screen to exit and return.

Setting a Media Password – Storage Policy

1. Log in to the CommCell® Console.

2. From the CommCell Browser section, expand Storage Policies.
3. Right click Basic Disk (MA) and select Properties.
4. From the Storage Policy Properties: Basic disk (MA) window, click the Advanced tab.
5. Check the box to Enable Storage Policy Level Media Password and enter the following information:
a. Check box to enable Change Media Password
b. Enter New Media Password: Student!23
c. Confirm New Media Password: Student!23
d. Enter Old Media Password: Leave blank
6. Click OK to set the password on the storage policy. This will override the CommCell level password for this policy.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Logged in to the CommCell Console.

 Configured In-Line encryption.
 Configured copy-based encryption.
 Configured Hardware encryption.
 Set a Media Password for the CommCell and a Storage Policy.

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MODULE 2 – STORAGE ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONS

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Disk Libraries
Lab 2-1 Configuring Disk Library Advanced Options
Once the Disk libraries are created, you can begin to configure storage options. In this lab you will complete the following
tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 Set a low space watermark.
 Configure mount Path Usage.

 Set Threshold for Managed Disk Space.

 Hide a Decommissioned Disk Library.

 Set Space Allocation for a Mount Path.

 Run Mount Path Validation.

 Move a Mount Path.

 Run Disk Library Maintenance.

If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell Console Library configuration, you may configure Libraries on your own.
If you are new to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

Configure mount Path Usage

1. Log in to the CommCell Console.

2. From the CommCell Browser section, expand Storage Resources.
3. Expand Libraries and right click Basic Disk (MA) and select Properties.
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4. From the Library Properties for Basic disk (MA) window, click the Mount Paths tab.
5. Note the default option to Spill and fill mount paths. Change the Mount Path Usage to Fill and Spill.

Set Library Free Space Threshold and Threshold for Managed disk space

6. Click on the Space Management tab.

7. From the Space Thresholds section, change the Warning Watermark to 20%. Change the Low watermark to
10%.
8. From the Thresholds for Managed Disk Space section, change the Start aging when data occupied on disk
is setting to 90%. Change the Start aging when data occupied on disk is setting to 75%.
9. Click OK to retain the settings and close the Properties window.
NOTE- This setting for Thresholds for Managed Disk Space only applies to libraries not using deduplication.

Set Space Allocation for a Mount Path

10. Expand the Basic Disk (MA) library and right click the [ea-2016-ma] D:\Vol1… mount path and select
Properties.
11. Click the Allocation Policy tab.

12. Under the Space Allocation section, select Do not consume more than (radio button) and set the space to
20GB.

13. Click OK to set the space allocation settings.

Hide a Decommissioned Disk Library

1. Right click the Basic Disk (MA) library and select Properties.
2. From the General tab, check the box for the Hide Library option. This disables and hides the library.

3. Click OK to close the Properties window.

4. From the Ribbon Bar menu at the top of the CommCell console, click the Storage tab.

5. From the Storage tab, select the Media Management option.

6. From the Media Management Configuration window, Service configuration tab, scroll to the Show Hidden
Libraries parameter and change the value to 1. Hidden libraries will now show in the Libraries view, though still
disabled. If the library does not show, click to highlight the Libraries entity and use F5 to refresh.

7. Click OK to close the Media Management Configuration window and set the configuration.

8. Right click the Basic Disk (MA) library and select Properties.
9. From the General tab, uncheck the box for the Hide Library option.

10. Click OK to close the Properties window.

Run Mount Path Validation

1. Expand the Basic Disk (MA) library.

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2. Right click the [ea-2016-ma]D:\Vol1… Mount path and select Validate Mount Path.

3. From the Validate Mount Path popup window, change the File count option to 2. Click Ok to start the Mount
Path validation job (this will take several minutes to run). The window will close and when the test is complete
there will be a popup on the screen with the results.

4. When the result window appears, view the details, then click OK to close the popup window.

Move a Mount Path

5. Expand the Basic Disk (MA) library.

6. Right click the [ea-2016-ma]D:\Vol1… mount path and select Move Mount Path.

7. From the Move Mount Path popup window, enter the following information:

a. Select Source MediaAgent: Leave default

b. Source Path: Leave default

c. Destination Path, MediaAgent: ea-2016-ma

d. Local Path (Radio button): E:\

8. Click OK to move the Mount Path.

9. Click the Job Controller tab to view the progress for the job.

10. From the CommCell Browser, Highlight the Libraries entity and use F5 on your keyboard to refresh the libraries.
Expand Basic Disk (MA) and note the new location for the mount path.

Run Disk Library Maintenance

11. Right click the Basic Disk (MA) library and select Disk Library Maintenance.
12. From the Disk library Maintenance window, check the box for Analysis for Mount Path E:

13. Click OK to Run the maintenance task. This will indicate how fragmented the Mount Path(s) are. You can run the
Library and Drive Report for results.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Set a low space watermark.

 Configured mount Path Usage.

 Set a Threshold for Managed Disk Space

 Hide a Decommissioned Disk Library.

 Set Space Allocation for a Mount Path.

 Run Mount Path Validation.

 Moved a Mount Path.

 Run Disk Library Maintenance.

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Deduplication
Lab 2-2 Configure Global Deduplication with Partitions
A global deduplication policy can accept data from multiple Storage Policies allowing deduplication across policies by
sharing a common deduplication building block. In this lab you will complete the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 Create a Disk Library.
 Create a Global Deduplication Policy.
 Configure an operation Window for pruning.
 Configure and run a Dedupe Data Verification job.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell® Console and deduplication policy configuration, you may create and
configure policies on your own. If you are new to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

Add a Disk Library

1. In the CommCell® Browser window, expand Storage Resources. Right-click on the Libraries entity and
select Add then Disk Library…

2. From the Add Disk Library popup window, enter the following information:

a. Name: 20TB NAS

b. MediaAgent: ea-2016-ma (Dropdown list)

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3. Select Network Path and click the Credential drop-down list.

4. Click the Create New button in the drop-down list.

5. From the Create user credential window, enter the following information:

a. Credential name: MountpathAccess

b. User Name: company\student

c. Password: student

d. Owner: Master

e. Description: Account for share access

f. Click OK from the Create user credential dialog box to create the user credential.

g. Folder: \\ea-2016-ma\Vol1

6. Click OK to save and create the library. The 20TB NAS library appears in the Libraries list.

Create a Global Deduplication Policy

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand the Storage Resources entity.

2. Right-click Deduplication Engines and select New Global Deduplication Policy.
3. From the Create Global Deduplication Policy Wizard, Select/Enter the following information. Click Next after
each section is complete:
a. Name: Global Deduplication Policy
b. Library: 20TB NAS
c. MediaAgent: ea-2016-ma
d. Number of Partitions: 2
i. Partition Information Partition 1: Click Choose Path
1. MediaAgent: ea-2016-ma
2. Partition Path: Click Browse, and navigate to Drive G: Click New folder
a. Enter the name GlobalDDB-P1 then click OK
3. Highlight the folder GlobalDDB-P1. Click OK to create the folder/path
4. Click OK in the Partition Path screen to set the path for Partition 1
ii. Partition Information Partition 2: Click Choose Path
1. MediaAgent: ea-2016-cs
2. Partition Path: Click Browse, and navigate to Drive F: Click New folder
a. Enter the name GlobalDDB-P2 then click OK
3. Highlight the folder GlobalDDB-P2. Click OK to create the folder/path
4. Click OK in the Partition Path screen to set the path for Partition 2
5. Click Next to continue the wizard

e. Software Encryption: keep the default settings and click Next to continue.

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4. Review the selections and click Finish to create the Global Deduplication Policy
NOTE: The global Deduplication policy is listed under Storage Resources | Storage Pools.

Configure Operation Window for Physical Pruning of Aged Data

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand the Storage Resources then MediaAgents.

2. Right-click the ea-2016-ma MediaAgent and select All Tasks then Blackout Window.
3. Click Add and enter the following information: (the software works on a 12-hour clock, you must configure a
schedule up until 11:59 and a second schedule to start the next day.)
a. Name: Data Pruning
b. Operations: Data Pruning (Checkbox)
c. Do not run intervals: Click Add
i. Days of week: Monday – Friday
ii. Do not run time interval: Start 8:00 pm, End 11:59 pm
iii. Click OK to save to save the Time Interval
d. Do not run intervals: Click Add
i. Days of week: Monday – Friday
ii. Do not run time interval: Start 12:00 am, End 07:00 am
iii. Click OK to save the Time Interval
4. Click OK to save the Operation Rule Details.
5. Click Close to exit the Operation Window screen.

Run Dedupe Verification and Edit the Schedule

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand the Storage Resources then Deduplication Engines.
2. Expand Global Deduplication Policy/Primary_Global.
3. Right click Global Deduplication Policy_Files_xx and select All Tasks then Run Data Verification.
4. From the popup window, view the default settings and click OK to start the verification job.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Created a Disk Library.

 Created a Global Deduplication Policy.
 Configured an operation Window for pruning.
 Configured and run a Dedupe Data Verification job.

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Tape Libraries
Lab 2-3 Sharing a Tape Library
In many Commvault environments, tape is still used to manage offsite data storage and compliance copies. Often these
tape libraries are SAN attached and shared by multiple MediaAgents. In this lab you will complete the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell Console.

 Share a Tape Library.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell® Console, you may create and configure storage on your own. If you are
new to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

Share a Tape Library using Expert Storage Configuration

1. In the CommCell® tabs section select the Storage tab and click Expert Storage Configuration
2. In the Select MediaAgents window, select ea-2016-ma, and ea-2016-cs. click the Add button to include
both MediaAgents and click OK to close the window.
3. Click OK to close the Information window.
4. Click the Start button in the lower left of the Expert Storage Configuration window and select
Detect/Configure Devices… from the list.
5. In the Detect Library window, make sure that Automatically Create DDS Drivepools is selected. Leave the
rest of the default settings under Device Type and click OK to scan for devices.
6. When the scan completes, click OK to close the Information popup. Expand the Log and note that the library
scanned the same drives connected to all selected MediaAgents (Dynamic Shared Library). Click Close to
close the Log window.
7. In the Libraries tab of Expert Storage Configuration, Right click the CommVault Scalar i6000 x library and

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select Configure from the list.

8. In the Configuration popup, select Library and all drives and click OK to configure the library.
9. On the Discover Media Options window accept the default media type and click OK to continue.
10. The new shared tape library is now configured, Click Start and select Exit from the list to close the Expert
Storage Configuration tool.
11. In the CommCell Browser window, expand Storage Resources then Libraries. The newly configured library
(Commvault Scalar i6000 x) will appear.

Lab 2-4 Tape Library Advanced Options

In many Commvault environments, tape is still used to manage offsite data storage and compliance copies. Often these
tape libraries are SAN attached and shared by multiple MediaAgents. In this lab you will complete the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 Configure Virtual Mail slots.
 Configure Appendable media.
 Reset Containers and export locations.
 Configuring Auto-Cleaning.
 Set Overwrite Media options.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell® Console, you may create and configure storage on your own. If you are
new to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

Configuring Virtual Mail Slots

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Storage Resources then Libraries.

2. Right click on Commvault Scalar i6000 x and select Properties.
3. From the Library Properties for Commvault Scalar i6000 x window click the Media tab.
4. Check the box for Virtual Mail Slot for Export. Enter the following information:
a. Starts from Slot: 45
b. Select Direction: And UP
Configuring Appendable Media

5. From the Media tab, ensure that the Mark Media Appendable option is checked.
6. Change the Use Appendable media within to 30 day(s) of its last write time.
Reset Container and Export Location for Returning Tapes

7. From the Media tab, When Assigned Media Re-Appears in Library section, check the boxes Reset container
and Reset export location.
Configuring Auto-Cleaning

8. From the Drive tab, Enable Auto-Cleaning section, enter the following information:
a. On sense code: check box
b. Cleaning thresholds exceed: Leave unchecked
c. Wait: 5 day(s) after last cleaning
d. Continue using drive even if it needs cleaning, during restore: Leave unchecked

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Set Overwrite Media options

9. From the Media Usage tab, Overwrite Media section, enter the following information:
a. When content verification fails: Check box
b. When it is from different CommCell: Check box
c. Prevent use of tapes from a different backup vendor: Leave unchecked
10. Click OK to close the Library Properties for Commvault Scalar i6000 x window.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Configure Virtual Mail slots.

 Configure Appendable media.
 Reset Containers and export locations.
 Configuring Auto-Cleaning.
 Set Overwrite Media options.

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Tape Media Management

Lab 2-5 Configuring Tape Media Management
In many organizations, tape is still used to back up remote sites, and for offsite data storage for compliance. In this lab
you will complete the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 Configure spare media watermarks.
 Create a spare media pool.
 Configure and assign barcode patterns.
 Export Tapes.
 Prevent Tapes from Being Exported.
 Define Export Locations.
 Delete a Tape.
 Run Tape Verification.
 Mark Media Bad.
 Configuring a VaultTracker® Export Policy.
 Configuring a VaultTracker® Due Back Policy.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell® Console, you may create and configure storage on your own. If you are
new to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

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Create a spare Media Pool

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Storage Resources then Libraries.

2. Expand Commvault Scalar i6000 x then Media By Groups.

3. Right Click Media By Groups and select New Media Group then Spare Media Group.

4. From the New Media Group window, enter the following information:
a) Group Name: Alternate Scratch
b) Priority: Low
c) Watermark for Spare Media in the Pool:
1. Low: 5
2. High: Leave default setting
d) Spare media Selection Criteria: Use most reused first
e) Default Media Type: Virtual Tape

Configuring and Assigning Barcode Patterns

1. From the CommCell Console tab menu, select the Storage tab and click Media Management.
2. From the Media Management Configuration window, click the BarCode Patterns tab.
3. Under Add/Edit/Remove Pattern, click Add.
4. From the Barcode Pattern window, enter the following information:
a. Barcode Patter Name: Alternate Tapes
b. Range: Check box
i. From: CV0046WW
ii. To: CV0056WW
c. Click OK to create the barcode pattern
5. Click OK from the Media Management Configuration window to close it.
6. From the CommCell Browser window, Expand Storage Resources, then Libraries.
7. Expand Commvault Scalar i6000 x then Media By Groups.
8. Right click alternate Scratch and select Properties.
9. From the Spare Group Properties window, select the Barcode Patterns tab.
10. From the Available Patterns section, select Alternate Tapes and click Add to move it to the Selected Patterns
window.
11. Click OK to set the Barcode Pattern.

Export Tapes

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Storage Resources then Libraries.

2. Expand Commvault Scalar i6000 x then Media By Groups.

3. Select the Default Scratch group and from the Browser Summary window, right click on Tape 100002WW and
select All Tasks then Export.

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4. From the Export Media popup window, check the box for New Outside Storage Location. In the box, Enter
DataCenter Storage for location.

5. Click OK to set the location and move the tape to the I/E port (Mail Slot). Read the Export Media popup message
and click OK to continue.

6. From Media By Groups, Select the I/E Ports entity. The tape 100002WW will be in one of the slots ready to be
removed from the library.

Prevent Tapes from Being Exported

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Storage Resources then Libraries.

2. Expand Commvault Scalar i6000 x then Media By Groups.

3. Select the Default Scratch group and from the Browser Summary window, right click on Tape 100009WW and
select Options then Prevent Export.

4. Click OK on the Confirm popup message.

5. From the Prevent Export popup window, Select Infinite for the Expiration date, and click OK to prevent the tape
from being exported. Note that the Icon for the tape changes to indicated that export is prevented.

Define Export Locations

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Storage Resources then Locations.

2. Right click Locations and select New Location.

3. From the Export Location Details popup window, enter the following information.

a) Location: Offsite storage Facility

b) Type: Stationary

c) Description: Tape storage facility

4. Click OK to create the Location.

Delete a Tape

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Storage Resources then Libraries.

2. Expand Commvault Scalar i6000 x then Media By Groups.

3. Select the Default Scratch group and from the Browser Summary window, right click on Tape 100002WW and
select All Tasks then Delete.

4. Click Yes on the Confirm Delete popup message.

Run Tape Verification

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Storage Resources then Libraries.

2. Expand Commvault Scalar i6000 x then Media By Groups.

3. Select the Default Scratch group and from the Browser Summary window, right click on Tape 100003WW and
select All Tasks then Verify Media.
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4. Click OK on the Verify Media popup message. Note the message stating that the tape does not have a valid
media label. Media labels are written the first time that a tape is mounted for a write operation.

Mark Media Bad

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Storage Resources then Libraries.

2. Expand Commvault Scalar i6000 x then Media By Groups.

3. Select the Default Scratch group and from the Browser Summary window, right click on Tape 100003WW and
select Options then Mark Media Bad.

4. From Media By Groups, Select Retired Media. The bad tape will be listed in the group.

Configuring a VaultTracker® Export Policy (Optional)

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Policies.

2. Right click Vault Tracker Policies and select New Tracking Policy.

3. From the Creation of Vault Tracker policy wizard, Enter the following information. Click Next when you have
completed each screen:

a) Enter Policy name and description:

1. Policy Name: Weekly exports

b) Select the policy type: Export Media

c) Select the level of Storage Policy copy management: Select all

d) Select the source locations: Select Libraries

e) Select the media status:

1. Assigned Media: Active, Appendable, Full

2. And exists in: Check box

3. Media Groups: All

f) Select the criteria:

1. Backup level: Check box, Select Include radio button

2. Time Selection: Check box

1. Select: Last Write, By Range older than 10 days

3. Limit media count for export: move 5 media

g) Select movement destination and tracking:

1. Track Transit: Check box, Type Local Courier

2. Destination: Select Export, select Offsite Storage Facility for dropdown list

h) Review the summary: Review options and click Next.

i) Create a schedule now for this policy: Yes

j) Enter Schedule Name and its options:

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1. Frequency: Weekly

2. Schedule Name: Weekly Export Policy

3. Start Time: 9:00 AM

4. On these days: Check box for Monday

4. Click Finish to create the tracking policy.

Configuring a VaultTracker® Due Back Policy (Optional)

5. From the CommCell Browser, expand Policies.

6. Right click Vault Tracker Policies and select New Tracking Policy.

7. From the Creation of Vault Tracker policy wizard, Enter the following information. Click next when you have
completed each screen:

a) Enter Policy name and description:

1. Policy Name: Weekly Due Back

b) Select the policy type: Due back for reuse

c) Select the level of Storage Policy copy management: Select all

d) Select the source locations: Select Libraries

e) Select the criteria:

1. Limit media count for due back: Leave unchecked

f) Select movement destination and tracking:

1. Track Transit: Check box, Type Local Courier

2. Destination: Select Library, select Commvault Scalar i6000 x from dropdown list

g) Review the summary: Review options and click Next.

h) Create a schedule now for this policy: Yes

i) Enter Schedule Name and its options:

1. Frequency: Weekly

2. Schedule Name: Weekly Due Back Policy

3. Start Time: 9:00 AM

4. On these days: Check box for Friday

8. Click Finish to create the tracking policy.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Logged in to the CommCell™ Console.

 Configured spare media watermarks.
 Created a spare media pool.

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 Configured and assigned barcode patterns.

 Exported Tapes.
 Prevented Tapes from Being Exported.
 Defined Export Locations.
 Deleted a Tape.
 Run Tape Verification.
 Marked Media Bad.
 Configured a VaultTracker® Export Policy.
 Configured a VaultTracker® Due Back Policy.

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MODULE 3 – STORAGE POLICIES

Lab 3-1 Creating Storage Policies

Once your storage is configured you can begin creating Storage Policies. Storage Policies provide a data path and
retention for the selected subclient data. In this lab you will complete the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 Create a Deduplicated Storage Policy.
 Create a Synchronous copy.
 Create a Selective copy.
 Create a DASH Copy.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell® Console, you may create and manage Storage Policies on your own. If
you are new to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

To create a Deduplicated Storage Policy

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Policies.

2. Right-click Storage Policies and select New Storage Policy.
3. From the Create Storage Policy Wizard, enter the following information. Click Next when you have completed
each screen:
a. Storage Policy type: Data Protection and Archiving
b. Storage Policy Name: Dedupe Data
c. Do you want to use global policy?: Deselect Use Existing Storage Pool

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d. Select the Library: Select 20TB NAS from the dropdown list
e. Select a MediaAgent: Select ea-2016-ma from the dropdown list
f. Enter the streams and retention criteria: Leave default settings
g. Enable Deduplication on Storage Policy:
i. Enable Deduplication: Check box (default)
ii. Number of Partitions: 1
iii. Choose Path: Click and enter the following information:
1. MediaAgent: ea-2016-ma
2. Partition Path: click Browse and enter the following:
a. Select drive I:
b. Click New Folder, name the folder DedupeDataDDB
c. Click to highlight the DedupeDataDDB folder and click OK to create it
3. Click OK from the Partition Path window to create the partition
h. Advanced settings for the primary copy: Leave Software encryption unchecked
i. Review your selections: Click Finish to create the policy
4. Review the Summary window and click Finish to complete the setup of a Deduplication Enabled Storage
Policy.
5. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Client computers | ea-2016-cs | File System | defaultBackupset.
6. In the Browser Summary window, right click on default subclient and select properties.
7. In the Subclient Properties of default window, click the Storage Device tab.
8. From the Storage Policy section click the drop-down list and select the Dedupe Data storage policy.
9. Click OK to set the policy and close the properties window.

Create a Synchronous copy

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Policies then Storage Policies.

2. Right-click on Basic Disk (MA) storage policy and from the menu select All Tasks > Create New Copy.
3. From the Copy Properties (Storage Policy: Basic Disk (MA)) window, enter the following information:
a. Copy Details Window:
i. Copy Name: Secondary Offsite copy
ii. Stroage Pools: Global Deduplication Policy
b. Retention Rules Window:
i. Retain For: 60 Days and 2 Cycles
c. Copy Policy Window:
i. Selective Copy: Leave deselected
ii. Backup Selection: Deselect All backups.
iii. Backups on and After: Select the first day of the current month
4. Click Finish to save the new Synchronous Secondary copy.

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Create a Selective copy

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Policies.

2. Right-click on the Basic Disk (MA) storage policy. From the menu select All Tasks then Create New Copy.
The Copy Properties dialog box appears.
3. From the Copy Properties (StoragePolicy: Basic Disk (MA)) window, enter the following information:
a. General Window:
i. Copy Name: Selective Monthly Offsite copy
ii. Storage Pools: Commvault Scalar i6000 pool
b. Retention Rules Window:
i. Override Retention: Check Box
1. Retain For: 365 Days and 12 Cycles
c. Selective Copy Window:
i. Automatically select full backups at frequency: Monthly Fulls
ii. For monthly Full rule, the month starts on: 1
iii. For each time period copy the: First full backup
d. Copy Policy Window:
i. Selective Copy: Check Box
1. Select Full Backups at Frequency: Monthly Fulls
2. For each Time Period Copy the: First Full
ii. Backup Selection: Deselect All backups.
1. Backups on and After: Select the First Friday of the current month
iii. Source Copy: Check box
1. Specify Source for Auxiliary Copy: Secondary Offsite Copy
4. Click Finish to save the new Selective Secondary copy.

Create a DASH Copy

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Policies then Storage Policies.

2. Right-click on Dedupe Data storage policy and from the menu select All Tasks then Create New Copy.
3. From the Copy Properties (StoragePolicy: Basic Disk (MA)) window, enter the following information:
a. Copy Details Window:
i. Copy Name: Daily DASH copy
ii. Storage Pools: Daily Offsite DASH Pool
b. Retention Rules Window:
i. Retain For: 30 Days and 1 Cycles
c. Copy Policy Window:

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i. Selective Copy: Leave unchecked

ii. Backup Selection: Deselect All backups.
1. Backups on and After: Select the first day of the current month
iii. Source Copy: Leave unchecked
4. Click Finish to save the new DASH copy.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Logged in to the CommCell® Console.

 Created a Deduplicated Storage Policy.
 Created a Synchronous copy.
 Created a Selective copy.
 Created a DASH Copy.

Lab 3-2 Configuring Auxiliary Copy

In this lab you will complete the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 Configure an Auxiliary copy job.
 Create a Global Secondary copy.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell™ Console, you may create and Auxiliary copies on your own. If you are
new to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

Configure an Auxiliary copy job

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Policies then Storage Policies.

2. Right-click on Basic Disk (MA)storage policy and from the menu select All Tasks then Run Auxiliary Copy.
3. From the Auxiliary Copy Job Options, enter the following information:
a. General Tab:
iv. Select Source MediaAgent: <ANY MEDIAAGENT>
v. Copy Selection: Select a Copy – Select Daily dash Copy from the dropdown list
vi. Number of Readers: Allow Maximum
b. Job Initiation Tab: Run Immediate
2. Click OK to start the Auxiliary copy job.

Create a Global Secondary Copy

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Storage Resources.

2. Right-click on Storage Pools and select Add Storage Pool then Tape.
3. From the Create Tape Storage Pool Wizard, enter the following information. Click Next when you have

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completed each screen:

a. Enter Storage Pool Name: Global Secondary Copy
b. Configure storage: Commvault Scalar i6000 x
c. Select the default MediaAgent and drive pool:
i. MediaAgent: ea-2016-cs
ii. Drive Pool: DrivePool(ea-2016-cs) x
d. Select the Scratch Pool: Default Scratch
e. Enter the streams and retention criteria:
i. Number of Device Streams: 4
ii. Choose the Primary Copy’s Aging Rules: 30 Days 1 Cycles
f. Advanced settings: Select Hardware Compression
3. From the Review your selections window, click Finish to create the Tape Storage pool.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Logged in to the CommCell® Console.

 Configured an Auxiliary copy job.
 Created a Global Secondary copy.

Lab 3-3 Storage Policy Tasks

In this lab you will complete the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 View Jobs in a storage policy copy.
 Change retention on a job.
 Manually delete a job.
 Disable and delete a Storage Policy.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell™ Console, you may manage Storage Policies and users on your own. If
you are new to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

View jobs in a Storage Policy Copy

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Policies then Storage Policies.

2. Expand Basic Disk (MA) storage policy and right click on Primary copy. select View then Jobs.
3. Uncheck the box for Time Range and click OK to see list of jobs.
Change Job Retention

4. From the Jobs for Storage Policy-… tab, right click on an available job for the Mission Critical subclient
backup and select Retain Job.

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5. From the Manual Retention End Time for Job xx window, click the Radio button Add and select 30 day(s)
to the Retention Until date. Click okay to save the retention settings.
Note that the Icon has changed indicating the job has been manually retained
6. From the Jobs for Storage Policy-… tab, right click the Mission Critical subclient backup from step 4 and
select Change Retention.
7. From the Manual Retention End Time for Job XX, select Do Not Retain Job.
8. Click OK.
Delete a job from a Storage Policy copy

9. Right click on the Mission Critical backup job and select Delete Job.

10. From the Delete Job popup window, under Do you want dependent jobs to be computed? select Yes.
(Recommended)

11. Click OK from the Delete Job window to delete the job. From the subsequent Delete Job popup window click
OK to verify the deletion of any dependent jobs.

12. From the Enter confirmation text popup window, type erase and reuse media and click OK to complete the
job deletion.

Disable a Storage Policy for Backup

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Policies then Storage Policies.

2. Right click Dedupe Data storage policy and select Properties. From the Storage Policy Properties: Dedupe
Data window, select the Associated Subclients tab.
3. Click the Re-associate All button on the bottom right of the screen.
4. From the Re-Associate Subclient(s) popup window, select Basic Disk (MA) and click OK.
5. Click OK to re-associate subclients.
6. Right click Dedupe Data storage policy and select Properties. From the Storage Policy Properties: Dedupe
Data window, select the General tab.
7. Check the box next to Hide and Disable Storage Policy for Backups. Click OK on the verification
information window.
8. Click OK to hide the storage policy.

Show disabled storage Policies

1. From the tab menu at the top of the CommCell console, click the Storage tab.

2. From the Storage tab, select the Media Management option.

3. From the Media Management Configuration window, Service configuration tab, scroll to the Show Storage
Policies Disabled for Backup parameter and change the value to 1. Hidden Storage Policies will now show in
the Storage Policies view, though still disabled.

4. Click OK to close the Media Management Configuration window and set the configuration. You will see the
storage policy again after going to the Storage Policies container and pressing F5 to refresh.

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5. Right click the Dedupe Data storage policy and select Properties.
6. From the General tab, note that the policy is still disabled.

7. Click OK to close the Properties window.

Delete a Storage Policy

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Policies then Storage Policies.

2. Right click Dedupe Data storage policy and select All Tasks then Delete. Click Yes on the confirm Delete
popup box.
3. From the enter Confirmation text popup window, type erase and reuse media. Click OK to complete the
storage policy deletion.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Logged in to the CommCell® Console.

 Viewed Jobs in a storage policy copy.
 Changed retention on a job.
 Manually deleted a job.
 Disabled and deleted a Storage Policy.

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MODULE 4 - MONITORING

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Commcell® Console tools

Lab 4-1 CommCell® Console Tools

CommCell Console tools provide a way of monitoring your environment for potential issues. In this lab you will complete
the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 View Deduplication Engine views.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell® console, you may Access views on your own. If you are new to
Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

Deduplication Engine Views

1. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Storage Resources then Deduplication Engines.

2. Expand Dedupe Data Global Deduplication Policy, then Global Deduplication Policy_Files_xx.
3. Select [ea-2016-ma] G:\GlobalDDB-P1…
4. The Properties section displays information about the DDB partition including information on the last DDB backup
time.

5. This view also displays the response time of the database for queries and inserts.

6. Additional information of the deduplication partition including graphs and statistics can be viewed in the details
pane.

6. The Graph displays unique and secondary blocks. Includes pending delete records.

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At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Log in to the CommCell™ Console.

 View Deduplication Engine views.
 Configure Metrics reporting

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CommCell® Console Alerts

Lab 4-2 Create and Manage Alerts
In this lab you will complete the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 View and enable existing alerts.
 Create alert with Email notification.
 Create alert with Console notification.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell® Console, you may create and manage copies on your own. If you are
new to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

View and Enable Alerts

1. From the CommCell® Console’s Ribbon bar click the Home ribbon tab then Alert.

2. Scroll to view all of the available pre-built alerts.

3. From the Alerts Window, navigate to the Data Aging is disabled for the last n days alert. Click the check box in
the status column to enable the alert or click the Enable button.

Add an Alert with Email Notification

1. In the Alerts dialog box click Add and configure a new alert using the following information. Click Next as you
complete each page:

a. General Information:

i. Display Name: Required updates

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ii. Category: Software Updates

iii. Type: Upgrade Client

b. Entities Selection:

i. Select: All clients

c. Threshold and Notification Criteria Selection: Leave default Selections

d. Notification Type(s) Selection:

i. Email Tab: Check box Select [Email] for notification

ii. Review additional options

e. Token Criteria Selection: Leave default

f. User(s) and Group(s) Selection:

i. To: admin

ii. Sender Name: Commserve

iii. Sender Address: [email protected]

g. Security: Leave default

h. Summary: View alert information and click Finish.

2. The new Required Updates alert appears in the Alerts dialog box list.

3. Click OK to exit.

Add an Alert with Console Notification

4. In the Alerts dialog box click Add and configure a new alert using the following information. Click Next as you
complete each page:

a. General Information:

i. Display Name: Phase Failure

ii. Category: Job Management

iii. Type: Data Protection

b. Entities Selection:

i. Agent Type: Leave default

ii. Association: Check the box for Client Group Infrastructure

c. Threshold and Notification Criteria Selection:

i. Check Box: Alert every 2 attempts (Phase Failure)

d. Notification Type(s) Selection:

i. Console alerts Tab: Check box Select [Console Alerts] for notification

e. Token Criteria Selection:

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i. Select the following rules: STORAGE POLICIES USED, and Equals, then type CommServeDR
in the blank field

f. User(s) and Group(s) Selection:

i. To: Leave default

g. Security: Leave Defaults

h. Summary: View alert information and click Finish.

5. The new Phase failure alert appears in the Alerts dialog box list.

6. Click OK to exit.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Logged in to the CommCell® Console.

 Viewed and enabled existing alerts.
 Created alert with Email notification.
 Created alert with Console notification.

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CommCell® Console Reports

Lab 4-3 Configure CommCell® Console Reports
Reporting is a very important part of monitoring your CommCell’s health. In this lab you will complete the following tasks:

 Log in to the CommCell® Console.

 Create and run a Job Summary report.
 Create and Schedule a Data Retention Forecast and Compliance report.
 Create and Save a CommCell Configuration report.
If you are familiar with the Commvault CommCell® console, you may create and manage reports on your own. If you are
new to Commvault, you can follow the step by step directions listed below.

Create and Run a Report

1. From the CommCell® Console Ribbon bar click the Reports tab and select Job Summary.

2. Click the Job Summary (CommCell Console) entry and enter the following information:

a. General Tab:

i. Select: Backup (Radio button) and select Backup from the dropdown list

b. Computers:

i. Keep Default: All computers, all agents

c. MediaAgents:

i. Include all MediaAgents: Leave default

d. Storage Policies: Check to include all policies

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e. Selection:

i. Diagnostic: Failure Reason

ii. Contents: Failed Objects

iii. Storage: MediaAgents

f. Options:

i. Backup Types: All

ii. Job Status: Deselect All, Check Failed

g. Time Range: Last 3 Days

h. Output:

i. Output format: HTML

3. At the bottom of the Report Selection dialog box, click on Run. After a few moments, the Backup Job Summary
Report appears. (If an error pops up stating “No data was found for the selected criteria” it means there were no
failures for the time period selected)

4. View the report then close the browser to complete this activity.

5. Close the Report Selection page.

Create a report and Schedule

1. On the CommCell® Console Ribbon bar, select the Reports tab.

2. From the Other Reports icon, use the drop-down menu and select Forecast. The Report Selection dialog box
appears with the Data Retention Forecast and Compliance report highlighted.

3. Review the available options for this report and when finished, click on the Schedule button. The “Schedule
Details” dialog box appears.

4. Configure the report using the following information:

a. Schedule Pattern:
i. Schedule Name: Weekly forecast
ii. Select: Weekly, Friday, 8:00 AM
b. Report Details:
i. Deselect: Show prunable data
ii. Select: Show unprunable data
c. Notification:
i. Available Users: Admin, Master. Use the > to move each to the Users to be notified column
5. Click OK to schedule the report. Click OK on the information – Report Scheduled Successfully window.
6. In the Report Selection dialog box click Close to exit the dialog box.

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Create a Report and Save as a Custom Report

1. From the CommCell® Console Ribbon bar, select the Reports tab and then Other Reports.

2. Select Configuration from the pull-down menu. The Report Selection dialog box appears.

3. Configure the report using the following information:

a. General:

i. Verify Selection: CommCell, Alerts, User/User Groups

b. MediaAgent:

i. MediaAgents: Include All MediaAgents

4. At the bottom of the Report Selection dialog box, click on Save As. The Save As dialog box appears.

5. In the Save As dialog box enter “New CommCell Report” as the report name.

6. Click OK to save the report.

7. A pop-up dialog box appears noting the report was saved successfully. Click OK.

8. In the Report Selection dialog box click Close to exit the dialog box.

9. In the CommCell® Browser, expand Reports then My Reports.

10. Select General. In the Summary window the saved “New CommCell Report” configuration report will be listed.

11. Right-click on the new report and select Run Immediately. After a moment, the CommCell Configuration Report
will appear.

12. Review the report.

13. Close the browser to complete this activity.

At the end of this lab you will have completed the following items:

 Logged in to the CommCell® Console.

 Created and run a Job Summary report.
 Created and Scheduled a Data Retention Forecast and Compliance report.
 Created and Saved a CommCell Configuration report.

You have completed the labs for the Commvault Professional Advanced course. Congratulations!

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