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Commvault Core Fundamentals Lab Guide
Updated January 2017
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Education Services Core Fundamentals Lab Guide January 2017
Contents
Legal Notices ..............................................................................................................................................................2
Before we begin ......................................................................................................................................................7
CommCell Console ....................................................................................................................................................7
CommCell Toolbar ..............................................................................................................................................9
CommCell Browser Window .............................................................................................................................. 10
Content / Summary Window ............................................................................................................................... 11
Job Controller Window ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Event Viewer Window ......................................................................................................................................... 13
Module 1 CommCell Administration ......................................................................................................................... 14
Lab 1: Customizing the CommCell Console ........................................................................................................... 14
Moving Tabbed Windows .................................................................................................................................... 14
Adding Fields to the Job Controller ...................................................................................................................... 15
Customizing window sizes and location ................................................................................................................ 16
Reactivating Windows ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Resetting the Default Layout ............................................................................................................................... 16
Hiding the CommCell Browser ........................................................................................................................... 17
Lab 2: CommCell Security ................................................................................................................................... 18
Create a CommCell User and a Role .................................................................................................................... 18
Create New CommCell User Group ...................................................................................................................... 19
Configure Role Based Security for an Entity ......................................................................................................... 20
View System Created Roles after Upgrade from Previous Commvault Version....................................................... 21
Lab 3: CommCell Administrative Tasks ................................................................................................................... 22
Client Computer Groups ...................................................................................................................................... 22
Create Client Computer Group using Manual Association ....................................................................................... 22
Create Client Computer Group using Automatic Association................................................................................... 22
Lab 4: CommServe Server Disaster Recovery (DR) Backup Settings ....................................................................... 23
Confirm DR Export and Backup Parameters .......................................................................................................... 23
Confirm the DR Backup Schedule Pattern ............................................................................................................. 23
Confirm the Backup Retention settings ................................................................................................................. 23
Module 2: Storage Configuration and Media Management .......................................................................................... 24
Lab 1: Disk Library Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 24
Add a Disk Library .............................................................................................................................................. 24
Add a Mount Path to an existing Disk Library ........................................................................................................ 24
View Disk Library Properties ................................................................................................................................ 25
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Run a Mount Path Validation Job ......................................................................................................................... 26

Adding a Direct Attached Tape Library ................................................................................................................. 27
Lab 2: Managing Tape Media................................................................................................................................. 27
Move Cleaning Media to Cleaning Media Pool ....................................................................................................... 27
Set Scratch Pool Threshold level .......................................................................................................................... 28
View Contents of a Tape ..................................................................................................................................... 28
Verifying Media .................................................................................................................................................. 28
Lab 3: Exporting Media ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Individual Export ................................................................................................................................................ 29
Bulk Export ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
Lab 4: Deleting and Erasing Data on Tapes ............................................................................................................ 30
Deleting Tapes ................................................................................................................................................... 30
Delete Tape Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 30
Erasing Tapes .................................................................................................................................................... 31
Configure Spare Media Selection Criteria .............................................................................................................. 32
Lab 5: Deduplication Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 33
Create a Global Deduplication Policy .................................................................................................................... 33
Configure Operation Window for Physical Pruning ................................................................................................ 35
Set up a DDB pruning operation window .............................................................................................................. 35
Configure DDB Verification Options ..................................................................................................................... 36
Module 3: Storage Policy Policies and Retention ......................................................................................................... 37
Lab 1: Creating Storage Policies ............................................................................................................................ 37
Create a New Standard Storage Policy ................................................................................................................. 37
Create a Deduplication Storage Policy .................................................................................................................. 38
Create Standard Storage Policy with Global Deduplication ..................................................................................... 38
Create a Standard Storage Policy using a Tape library .......................................................................................... 39
Configure Storage Policy Properties ..................................................................................................................... 40
Edit Storage Policy Copy Properties ..................................................................................................................... 40
Lab 2: Creating Secondary Copies.......................................................................................................................... 41
Create a new secondary copy ............................................................................................................................. 41
Create a Selective Secondary Copy using Alternate Source .................................................................................... 42
Create a Global Secondary Copy .......................................................................................................................... 43
Create a Secondary Copy using a Global Secondary Copy ..................................................................................... 45
Change a Secondary Copy Type .......................................................................................................................... 46
Configure Secondary Copy Encryption Settings ..................................................................................................... 47
Lab 3: Deduplication Enabled Storage Polices ......................................................................................................... 48
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Create a Secondary Storage Policy Copy using the Global Deduplication Policy ....................................................... 48
Module 4: Client Administration ................................................................................................................................ 49
Lab 1: Client Administrative Tasks ......................................................................................................................... 49
Check client connectivity (check readiness) .......................................................................................................... 49
View client schedules .......................................................................................................................................... 49
View client job history ........................................................................................................................................ 50
Lab 2: Client Properties ......................................................................................................................................... 50
Accessing Client Properties ................................................................................................................................. 50
Client Update Status ........................................................................................................................................... 50
Configure Client Activity Control .......................................................................................................................... 51
Lab 2: Configuring Subclients ................................................................................................................................ 51
Defining Subclient Content .................................................................................................................................. 51
Lab 3: Configuring Filters ...................................................................................................................................... 52
Configure Global Filters ....................................................................................................................................... 52
Configure Subclient Filters .................................................................................................................................. 53
Configure Client Job Throttling ............................................................................................................................ 55
Module 5: Data Protection and Recovery ................................................................................................................... 56
Lab 1: Scheduling a Data Protection Job ................................................................................................................ 56
Create a Laptop Job Schedule ............................................................................................................................. 58
Lab 2: Managing Jobs ........................................................................................................................................... 60
Pause the Job Scheduler ..................................................................................................................................... 60
Lab 3: Backup and Restore Individual File in Place .................................................................................................. 61
Part I: Backup the Mission Critical Subclient ......................................................................................................... 61
Part II: Restore .................................................................................................................................................. 61
Browse and Restore folder out of place ................................................................................................................ 62
Restore by Jobs.................................................................................................................................................. 62
Enable the Pie Chart View ................................................................................................................................... 64
Use Pie Chart View to Browse Data ..................................................................................................................... 65
Module 6: Monitoring Activities .............................................................................................................................. 66
Lab 1: Alerts ..................................................................................................................................................... 66
Create a Required Update Alert ........................................................................................................................... 66
Create a Failed Phase Alert using Console Alerts................................................................................................... 67
Lab 2: Reports .................................................................................................................................................. 69
Creating a Report ............................................................................................................................................... 69
Changing the Recipient of an Existing Report ....................................................................................................... 70
Schedule a Data Retention Forecast and Compliance Report ................................................................................. 70
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Save a CommCell Configuration Report .............................................................................................................. 71

APPENDIX A: User Guide to Access CVLab environment ..................................................................................... 72
Accessing and launching the CVLab environment ................................................................................................. 72
Accessing and using the CommCell Console ...................................................................................................... 75
Resource Documents ............................................................................................................................................. 75
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Before we begin
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.
For information regarding logging into the Virtual Lab Environment please refer to Appendix A.
CommCell Console
The CommCell Console is made up of the following windows:
CommCell Toolbar provides an easy to navigate ribbon to manage and configure the CommCell
environment.
CommCell Browser is the main navigation window which contains a hierarchical structure of all
categories and components within the CommCell environment.
Content / Summary window provides details based on what component is selected in the CommCell
Browser.
Job Controller provides viewing and control capabilities for all active jobs in the CommCell environment.
Event Viewer provides information for all logged events in the CommCell environment.
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CommCell Toolbar
The CommCell Console uses a ribbon style toolbar to provide more efficient navigation and configuration. Configuration
options are organized within the toolbar to provide quick access to perform common tasks. Use the mouse to quickly
move through the different toolbars available. The toolbar can also be hidden by clicking the up arrow in the upper-right
corner.
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CommCell Browser Window

The CommCell Browser is the primary window used to navigate and configure CommCell components. The browser
provides two views: Browser (default) view and Agents view. The navigation is hierarchical in nature and through
properties pages, most settings can be customized through the CommCell Browser.
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Content / Summary Window

The Content / Summary window provides information specific to entity selected in the CommCell Browser. Depending on
what object in the browser has focus, the Content / Summary windows provide the following information:
Content displays contents contained within the object selected.
Summary displays an overview summary of the object selected.
Extended Summary provides greater detail than the summary view when specific objects in the browser
are selected.
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Job Controller Window

The Job Controller provides monitoring functionality for all active jobs within the CommCell environment. Jobs remain in
the Job Controller for five minutes after the job completes, fails or is killed. The default time jobs will be maintained after
they are finished can be modified in the User Preferences applet in the Control Panel.
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Event Viewer Window

All Commvault software related events are reported in the CommCell Event Viewer. By default, 200 events are displayed
in the event viewer, but the event log maintains up to 10,000 events or 7 days of events. These options can be
configured in the System Settings applet in the Control Panel.
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Module 1 CommCell Administration

Lab 1: Customizing the CommCell Console
Moving Tabbed Windows
Tabbed windows can be rearranged in any order by clicking, dragging and dropping the tab. This can be beneficial when
many windows are open at the same time.
1. From your CVLAB Launchpad, verify the CommServe and MediaAgent virtual servers are running before
continuing.
2. On the Commserve host, log in to the CommCell Console using the proper credentials.
3. In the Summary Window of the CommCell Console, close the Getting Started tab (if open).
4. On the CommCell Consoles Ribbon Toolbar, click the View tab | Tile Horizontally tool icon.
5. Combine the Event Viewer and Job Controller tabs by dragging the Event Viewer tab alongside to the Job
Controller tab.
6. Select the Job Controller tab to bring its dialog box to the front.
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Adding Fields to the Job Controller
1. In the upper-right corner of the Job Controller window, click the Chevron (double-down) arrow icon. In the
menu list that displays, move to the Choose columns task. A list of columns appears.
2. Select Number of Readers in use column.
3. In the Job Controller window, if necessary, scroll to the right to locate the newly added Number of Readers in
use column. Click and drag the Number of Readers in use column next to the Job Type.
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Customizing window sizes and location

Step-by-Step
1. In the upper-right corner of the Job Controller window click the square icon to maximize the Job Controller
window.
2. In the upper-right corner of the Job Controller window click the double square icon to minimize the Job
Controller window.
3. In the upper-right corner of the Job Controller window click the double square icon to float the Job
Controller window on top of the CommCell Console. The floating window can be repositioned by dragging
the title bar.
Reactivating Windows
Step-by-Step
1. In the upper-right corner of the Job Controller window click the X icon to close the window.
2. On the CommCell Consoles Ribbon Toolbar, click the Home ribbon tab.
3. On the Home ribbon, click the Job Controller icon. The Job Controller window appears.
Resetting the Default Layout

Step-by-Step
1. On the CommCell Consoles Ribbon Toolbar click the View ribbon tab.
2. On the View ribbon select the Reset Layout icon. The CommCell Console displays its default configuration.
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Hiding the CommCell Browser

The CommCell Browser can be hidden by unpinning the browser window. This can free up space in the console to view
more information in the Job Controller and Event Viewer windows. Once hidden, the browser window can be temporarily
displayed by hovering the mouse over the browser tab on the left side of the window. To lock the browser window back,
click the pin button on the right side of the browser window.
1. In the CommCell Browser window, click the Pin button in the upper-right corner to hide the browser. The
browser collapses to the left of the console window.
2. Hover over the CommCell Browser button to temporarily view the browser window.
3. Click the CommCell Browser button and then click the Pin to restore the browser window to its original
position.
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Lab 2: CommCell Security

Create a CommCell User and a Role
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Security entity and select CommCell Users.
2. Right-click CommCell Users and select New User.
3. Enter a username and password (of your choice) in the New User Properties window.
4. From the User Groups tab, select an available group and click the right arrow (>) to move it to the Members
Group column.
5. Click OK to create your user.
6. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Security entity and select Roles.
7. Right-click Roles and select New Role.
8. In the Name field type: Helpdesk
9. In the Description field type: Restore Data role
10. In the Permissions section:
a. Expand the Client entity and select the following permissions:
i. Browse
ii. In Place Recover
iii. Live Browse
iv. Out-of-Place Recover
v. Overwrite on restore
vi. Recover and Download
b. Expand the Global entity and select the following permissions:
i. Job Management
11. Select OK to create the Role.
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Create New CommCell User Group

1. In the CommCell Browser window, expand, the Security entity and right-click the CommCell User
Groups entity. From the shortcut menu that appears, select New User Group. The New User Group
Properties dialog box appears.
2. Create a New CommCell User Group using the following information:
a. General tab:
i. Name: Help Desk Group
ii. Description: Auditor functions
b. Members tab:
i. Select your CommCell User name and move to include in the Associated Members column.
c. Associated Entities tab:
i. Click Add and expand Client Computers. Select the following machines:
ii. COMMSERVE
iii. CVMA-1
iv. ORACLEXE
v. SHAREPOINT
vi. Select one of the roles from the Please select Role drop-down menu
3. Click OK to save and exit the dialog box.
4. Click OK to close the window.
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Configure Role Based Security for an Entity
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Client Computers entity and right-click CVMA-1 | Properties.
2. Select the Security tab.
3. Click Add to configure security for this entity.
4. From the Users and Groups section, select your user name and click Add to move the user to the bottom
window.
5. From the Role section, select the drop-down option for Please select Role: and select the Helpdesk role.
6. Click OK to accept the configuration.
7. Click OK to complete the changes to security for this entity.
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View System Created Roles after Upgrade from Previous Commvault Version
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Security entity and select Roles.
2. In the Summary window, right-click on a role to view the options to edit, delete, or create a new role.
If the CommCell environment has been upgraded from a previous version the system will show these
as depicted in the image above.
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Lab 3: CommCell Administrative Tasks

Client Computer Groups
Create Client Computer Group using Manual Association
1. In the CommCell Browser window, right-click on the Client Computer Groups entity and select New
Group. The Create New Client Group window appears.
2. Enter the following in the Group Name field: Windows Computers.
3. Verify that Manual Association is selected.
4. In the All clients list, select the COMMSERVE, CVMA-1, and SHAREPOINT clients. Click Include to move
them to the Clients in this group list.
5. Click OK to save and exit the Create New Client Group dialog box.
Create Client Computer Group using Automatic Association

1. In the CommCell Browser window, right-click on the Client Computer Groups entity and select New
Group.
2. Enter the following information:

a. Group Name: Database Computers
3. Select Automatic Association.
4. In the Rule Group box verify the following from the pull-down menus:
a. Agents Installed
b. any in selection
5. Click the pull-down menu in the next input window, and check the Database check box. All databases are
automatically selected.
6. Click the Select link on the top of the list box to exit the list.
7. Click Preview. You should see the exchange1, COMMSERVE, ORACLEXE and SHAREPOINT clients.
Click Close to exit the Preview dialog box.
8. From the Security tab, click Add. The Add Users and Groups window appears.
9. Click the pull-down menu of the Domain field and select the Company domain name. Locate the Active
Directory domain accounts: Company\Discovery Management. Scroll through the list or enter the first
letter of the name in the Find field.
10. Select Company\Discovery Management from the list and click Add to move it to the field below.
11. Click the Please select Role pull-down menu and select a role from the list.
12. Click OK to save and exit the Add Users and Groups dialog box.
13. Click OK to save and exit the Create New Client Group dialog box.
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Lab 4: CommServe Server Disaster Recovery (DR) Backup Settings

Confirm DR Export and Backup Parameters
1. On the CommCell Consoles Ribbon Toolbar, select the Home ribbon tab| Control Panel icon. The Control
Panel appears.
2. In the Control Panels Maintenance group, click DR Backup. The DR Backup settings dialog box appears.
3. Note the following information:
a. Number of full Metadata Backups to be retained:

b. Back up Metadata to this folder:
c. Back Up Metadata to this Disaster Recovery Storage Policy:
4. Click Cancel to close the DR Backup Settings dialog box.
5. Click the X to close the Control Panel dialog box.
Confirm the DR Backup Schedule Pattern

1. In the CommCell Browser window, right-click on the top COMMSERVE entity and select View | Schedules.
a. From the Schedule Name column double-click on DR Backup Full schedule and note the following
information.
Schedule Pattern:
2. Click Cancel to close the Disaster Recovery Options dialog box.
Confirm the Backup Retention settings

1. In the CommCell Browser expand Policies | Storage Policies | CommServeDR(COMMSERVE) entity.
2. In the Summary window, right-click the Primary copy and select Properties. The Copy Properties dialog
box opens.
3. In the General tab note the following information:
a. Library: ___________________
b. MediaAgent:
4. Select the Retention tab and note the following information:
a. Retain for days and cycles

5. Click on Cancel to exit the Copy Properties dialog box.
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Module 2: Storage Configuration and Media Management

Lab 1: Disk Library Configuration
A disk library is a logical container which is used to define one or more paths to storage called mount paths. These paths
are defined explicitly to the location of the storage and can be defined as a drive letter, Windows mount point, or a UNC
path. Within each mount path, writers can be allocated, which defines the total number of concurrent streams for the
mount path.
Add a Disk Library

1. In the CommCell Browser window, expand Storage Resources. Right-click on the Libraries entity and
select Add | Disk Library The Add Disk Library dialog box appears.
a. Name: 20TB Storage Array
b. MediaAgent: CVMA-1
c. Select Network Path
d. Connect As: Company\student
e. Password: student
f. Verify Password: student
g. Folder: Enter the following network share path: \\CVMA-1\Vol1 and click OK.
3. Click OK to save and create the library. The 20TB Storage Array library appears in the Libraries list.
Add a Mount Path to an existing Disk Library

1. Right-click on the 20TB Storage Array library and select Add Mount Path from the pop-up menu.
a. Select: Network Path
b. Connect As: Company\student
c. Password: student
d. Verify Password: student
e. Folder: Enter the following network share path: \\CVMA-1\Vol2
3. Click OK to save the new Mount Path. The new mount path is added to the 20TB Storage Array library.
4. Click the 20TB Storage Array library and view the created mount paths and details in the Summary window.
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View Disk Library Properties
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Storage Resources | Libraries entity.

2. Right-click the Basic Disk (CM-1) library and select Properties.
3. Review each of the tabs to see the options for your library settings.
4. Click OK to close the Library Properties window.
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Run a Mount Path Validation Job

2. Expand the Dedupe Disk (CM-1) library to view the Mount Paths associated with the library.
3. Right-click on the mount path [CVMA-1]F:\ listed under the library and select the option to Validate Mount
Path.
4. From the Validate Mount Path window confirm the settings and select OK.
5. Select the Job Controller tab to view the Validation job.
6. Right-click on the job and select Detail to view the job.
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Lab 2: Tape Library Configuration
Adding a Direct Attached Tape Library

1. In the CommCell Browser window, expand Storage Resources. Right-click on the Libraries entity and
select Add | Tape Library.
2. In the Add Tape Library dialog box, select the COMMSERVE MediaAgent and click Scan Hardware.
Any detected libraries will appear in the Libraries and Drives window.
3. Expand the newly detected tape library and verify the hardware.
4. Click OK to configure the tape library.
5. A Success dialog box appears. Click OK.

6. Click OK to save the new configured library (CommVault ML6030 x) and exit the Add Tape Library
dialog box.
Lab 2: Managing Tape Media

Move Cleaning Media to Cleaning Media Pool
1. In the CommCell Browser window, expand Storage Resources | Libraries | CommVault ML6030 x |
Media by Groups.
2. Select Default Scratch.
3. In the Summary Window, a list of tapes will be displayed. In the Barcode column, locate any tapes in
labeled with CLNxxx barcodes. These are the cleaning tapes.
4. Hold down the CTRL key and select all the cleaning tapes. (If there are no cleaning tapes in the Default
Scratch media pool, select 2 or 3 random tapes.)
NOTE: Cleaning media does not need special barcodes for Commvault software. However if you plan to use
generic barcodes for cleaning media check with your library vendor to ensure the library does not need
special cleaning media barcodes.
5. Right-click on the highlighted group and from the pop-up menu and select All Tasks | Move. The Move
Media dialog box appears.
6. For Destination Pool Type, click the drop-down list control for Please select Media Group Type: and select
Cleaning Media Pool from the drop-down menu.
7. Click OK. A Warning dialog box appears asking Are you sure you want to move the media to a Cleaning
Media Pool? Click Yes to move the media and exit both dialog boxes.
Media by Groups.
9. Select the Cleaning Media entity.
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10. In the Summary Window, confirm that the selected tapes above were moved successfully.
Set Scratch Pool Threshold level

Media by Groups.
2. Right-click on Default Scratch entity and from the pop-up menu select Properties. The Spare Group
3. In the Watermark for Spare Media in the Pool set the Low: value to 5.
NOTE: In Spare Media Selection Criteria why would you think Use least reused Media first would
be the default?
4. Click OK to save changes and exit the dialog box.
View Contents of a Tape

Job contents and details can be viewed for individual tapes.
1. In the CommCell Browser window, expand Storage Resources | Libraries | CommVault SL8500 4 | Media
by Groups.
2. Select Assigned Media Group.
3. Right-click on a tape in the assigned media group and select View | View Contents.
4. To review jobs on the tape, use the scroll bar to move right and left. Click Close to exit the window.
Verifying Media
The Media verification operation is commonly used for the following tasks:
To ensure that the barcode label and the OML (On Media Label) header properly match.
To identify potentially damaged tapes.
To identify tapes that may belong to a different CommCell environment.

To identify tapes that may have an OML header written by different backup software.
1. In the CommCell Browser window, expand Storage Resources | Libraries | CommVault SL8500 4 |
Media by Groups.
2. Select Assigned Media group.

3. Right-click on a tape in the assigned media group and select All Tasks | Verify Media.
4. In the Job Controller window, note the Media Inventory operation.
5. When the job is complete, a pop-up box reports the results of the media verification job.
6. Review the information and then click OK to the close the pop-up box.
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Lab 3: Exporting Media

Individual Export
1. In the CommCell Browser window, expand Storage Resources | Libraries | CommVault SL8500 4 |
Media By Groups.
2. Select Default Scratch group.

3. Right-click on a tape in the default scratch group and select All Tasks | Export.
4. In the Export Media pop-up box click OK.
5. Read the informational message and click OK to close in the Export Media pop-up box.
Bulk Export
1. In the CommCell Browser window, expand Storage Resources | Libraries | CommVault SL8500 4.
2. Right-click the CommVault SL8500 4 Tape Library | Export Media.
3. In the Export Media Wizard pop-up box, select No for the option to use VaultTracker to track movement of
your media.
4. Click Next.
5. Select two tapes using the Shift key and then select a third tape while holding the CTRL key.
NOTE: The behavior for selecting multiple tapes is the same as when selecting multiple folders or files
using Windows Explorer.
6. Click Finish.
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Lab 4: Deleting and Erasing Data on Tapes

Deleting Tapes
A Delete operation is a logical operation that deletes the existence of the tape from the CommCell environment and
CommServe database. The delete operation will not physically erase any data and the tape does not need to be in the
library when it is deleted. This is also considered a non-destructive operation which means a tape can only be deleted if
no active jobs are currently retained on the tape. This means that the Delete option will not be available for tapes in the
Assigned Media group.
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Storage Resources | Libraries | CommVault SL8500 4 | Media By
Groups.
2. Select Default Scratch group.

3. Right-click on a tape in the default scratch group and select All Tasks | Delete.
4. Review the Confirm Delete pop-up box and then click Yes.
NOTE: Tapes can only be deleted if there are no active jobs being retained on the tape. Tapes with
active jobs will be placed in the Assigned Media group where the option to delete a tape is not
available.
Delete Tape Contents

Delete Contents is a logical operation that automatically marks all jobs on a tape as aged. During a Delete Contents
operation a confirmation message appears and then the administrator must enter erase and reuse media. The
administrator will then be prompted to select the scratch group to which the tape will be moved. Data on the tape is
logically marked aged so the data can still be recovered up to the point where the tape is mounted and the OML header is
overwritten.
Groups.
2. Select Assigned Media group.

3. Right-click on a tape in the assigned media group and select All Tasks | Delete Contents.
4. In the Delete Content Warning !! pop-up box, review the warning message and then click Yes.
5. In the Enter Confirmation text pop-up box type erase and reuse media and then click OK.
6. In the Delete Contents and Move Media pop-up box select the Default Scratch pool and then click OK.
NOTE: The Delete Contents task is a destructive operation this will logically mark all jobs on the
tape aged and move the tape into a scratch pool.
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Erasing Tapes
Erase Media is a physical operation that will mount the tape and overwrite the OML header and optionally the entire
content. Once the header is overwritten data cannot be recovered using any method Commvault software provides. This
is considered a destructive operation so it cannot be performed on any tapes where jobs are actively being retained. The
option to erase media will be available in all logical groups except the Assigned Media group.
Groups.
2. Select the Default Scratch group.

3. Right-click on a tape in the default scratch group and select Options | Erase Spare Media.
4. Select Quick Erase and then click OK.
NOTE: Quick Erase erases the header of the tape. Full Erase overwrites the entire contents of the
tape.
5. In the Erase Media Warning!! pop-up box, review the information and then click Yes.
6. In the Job Controller tab, note the Erase Media operation.
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Configure Spare Media Selection Criteria

2. Expand the CommVault SL8500 4 library and expand the Media by Groups section of the library.
3. Right-click on the Default Scratch entity and select Properties.
4. Change the Watermark for Spare Media in the Pool to 10.
5. Click the Use media based on Capacity radio button and confirm that the option to Fill lower capacity
Media first is selected.
6. Click OK to accept the changes.
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Lab 5: Deduplication Configuration

Create a Global Deduplication Policy
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1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Storage Resources entity.

2. Right-click Deduplication Engines and select New Global Deduplication Policy.
3. Select/Enter the following information for this new global policy:
a. Name: Global Deduplication Policy
b. Library: Basic Disk (CVMA-1)
c. Media Agent: CVMA-1
d. DO NOT check the box to enable the Enable use of Partitioned Deduplication Database option.
e. For the location of the DDB Select the CVMA-1 MediaAgent, with E:\New_Global_DDB1 for the path.
4. Click Next and review the Summary window
5. Click Finish to complete the setup of a Global Deduplication Policy.
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Configure Operation Window for Physical Pruning
Set up a DDB pruning operation window

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Storage Resources | MediaAgents entity.
2. Right-click the COMMSERVE MediaAgent and select All Tasks | Operation Window.
3. Click Add and configure the following information:
a. Name: DDB Pruning
b. Operations: check the Data Pruning box
c. Days of week: check each box for all weekdays (M-F)
d. Do not run intervals: Click Start Date and leave default
e. Click Add
f. Start Time: 7:00 pm
g. End Time: 11:00 pm
4. Click OK to save the details.
5. Click OK to save the new Operation Rule
6. Click Close to exit the window.
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Configure DDB Verification Options
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Storage Resources | Deduplication Engines entity.
2. Expand the Dedupe Disk/Primary copy, right-click SIDB_Dedupe Disk_Primary.. and select All Tasks |
Run Data Verification.
3. From the General tab of the Data Verification window, select COMMSERVE for the Select source
MediaAgent.
4. Click the Job Initiation tab and select Schedule then click Configure.
5. Name the schedule DDB Verification.
6. Create a scheduled job to run weekly on Sundays at 8:00am.
7. Click OK to create the schedule.
8. Click OK to close the Data Verification Window.
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Module 3: Storage Policy Policies and Retention

Lab 1: Creating Storage Policies
Create a New Standard Storage Policy
Create a Standard Storage Policy using a Disk Library
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Policies. Right-click on Storage Policies | New Storage Policy. The
Create Storage Policy Wizard dialog box appears.
2. Create a storage policy using the following information:
a. Storage Policy Type: Data Protection and Archiving
b. Storage Policy Name: Simple Disk
c. Use existing Global Deduplication Policy: No
d. Library: Basic Disk (CVMA-1)
e. MediaAgent: CVMA-1
f. Number of Device Streams: 50 (Default)
g. iDataAgent Backup Data: 15 Days/2 Cycles
h. Accept the default setting for Software Encryption
i. Deduplication for Primary copy: Deselect Yes (Deduplication will not be enabled)
3. Click Next and review selections.
4. Click Finish to create the storage policy and close the wizard. The new Simple Disk storage policy appears
in the summary list of storage policies.
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Create a Deduplication Storage Policy

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Storage Resources | Storage Policies entity.
2. Right-click Storage Policies and select New Storage Policy.
3. Select/Enter the following information for this new policy:
b. Name: Deduplicated Data
c. Use Existing Global Deduplication Policy: No
d. Library: Basic Disk (CVMA-1)
e. Media Agent: CVMA-1
f. Accept the defaults for Device Streams and Aging Rules
g. Accept the default setting for Encryption
h. Check the option to enable Deduplication by selecting Yes on the Do you want to enable Deduplication
for the primary copy? window.
i. For the location of the DDB, select CVMA-1 as the MediaAgent and type E:\New_DDB for the path
4. Review the Summary window Click Next.
5. Click Finish to complete the setup of a Deduplicated Storage Policy.
Create Standard Storage Policy with Global Deduplication

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Policies | Storage Policies entity.
2. Right-click Storage Policies and select New Storage Policy.
3. Select/Enter the following information for this new policy:
b. Name: New Policy with Global DDB
c. Use Existing Global Deduplication Policy: Yes
d. Enable Client Side Deduplication: Yes
e. Use Existing Global Deduplication Policy: Accept the default
f. Accept the defaults for Device Streams and Aging Rules
g. Review the Summary window
h. Click Finish to complete the setup of a Storage Policy with access to global deduplication.
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Create a Standard Storage Policy using a Tape library

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Policies. Right-click on Policies |Storage Policies entity. The Create
Storage Policy Wizard dialog box appears.
2. Right-click Storage Policies and select New Storage Policy
3. Create a storage policy using the following information:
b. Storage Policy Name: Direct to Tape
c. Use Existing Global Deduplication Policy: No
d. Library: CommVault SL8500 4
e. MediaAgent: CVMA-1
f. Drive Pool: DrivePool(CVMA-1)x
g. Scratch Pool: Default Scratch
h. Number of Device Streams: 2
i. iDataAgent Backup Data: Infinite
j. Hardware Compression: Verify Hardware Compression check box is enabled
4. Click Next and review selections.
5. Click Finish to create the storage policy and close the wizard. The new Basic Tape storage policy appears in
the summary list of storage policies.
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Configure Storage Policy Properties

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Policies | Storage Policies entity. Right-click the Simple Disk
storage policy and from the pop-up menu select Properties. The Storage Policy Properties: Simple Disk
dialog box appears.
2. Change Storage Policy Name to Simple Disk (CVMA-1).
NOTE: The (CVMA-1) represents the controlling MediaAgent. A best practice would be to embed
intelligence about the storage policy in its name. Knowing which MediaAgent controls the library is an
example of this.
3. Click OK to save and exit the properties dialog box.
Edit Storage Policy Copy Properties
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Policies | Storage Policies | Simple Disk (CVMA-1).
2. Right-click on Primary storage policy copy and from the pop-up menu select Properties. The Copy Properties
dialog box appears.
3. Click the Retention tab
a. For Basic Retention Rule for All Backups click the radio button for Retain for and set the retention
for 30 Days/4 Cycles.
4. Click through the remaining tabs and view the information/options available on each tab.
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Lab 2: Creating Secondary Copies

There are two types of secondary copies:
Synchronous
Selective
Synchronous Copy
A Synchronous Copy defines a secondary copy to synchronize protected data with a source copy. All valid data (jobs that
completed successfully) written to the source copy is copied to the synchronous copy via an update process called an
Auxiliary Copy operation. This means that all full, incremental, differential, transaction log, or archive jobs from a source
copy will be copied to the synchronous copy. Synchronous copies are useful when you want a consistent point-in-time
copy for any point within the cycle of all protected data available for restore.
Selective Copy
A Selective Copy allows automatic selection of specific full backups or manual selection of any backup for additional
protection. Selective copy options allow the time based automatic selection of: all, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly,
quarterly, half yearly, and/or yearly full backups. Advanced options allow you to generate selective copies based on a
frequency of number of cycles, hours, days, weeks, or months. You can also choose the Do Not Automatically Select
Jobs option which allows you to manually select jobs to copy to the Selective Copy.
Create a new secondary copy

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Policies | Storage Policies.
2. Right-click on Simple Disk (CVMA-1) storage policy and from menu select All Tasks | Create New Copy.
The Copy Properties dialog box appears.
3. Create a secondary storage policy copy using the following information:

a. General tab:
i. Copy Name: Secondary
ii. Library: Commvault ML6030 x (Created in previous activity)
iii. MediaAgent: COMMSERVE
iv. Drive Pool: DrivePool(COMMSERVE)x
v. Scratch Pool: Default Scratch
b. Retention tab:
i. Select Basic retention Rule for All Backups: Retain for 90 Days 4 Cycles
4. Click OK to save the new secondary copy.
Best Practice for your environment: Synchronous Secondary copies can be alternate source
copies for any other secondary copy in the storage policy. If a secondary copy is created, an auxiliary
copy job should be scheduled. Having an unscheduled secondary copy will affect retention on the
source copy.
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Create a Selective Secondary Copy using Alternate Source

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Policies | Storage Policies.
2. Right-click on Simple Disk (CVMA-1) storage policy and from the menu select All Tasks | Create New
Copy. The Copy Properties dialog box appears.
3. Create a Selective secondary storage policy copy using the following information:
a. General tab:
i. Copy Name: Selective
ii. Select Selective Copy check box
iii. Library: Commvault SL8500 4
iv. MediaAgent: CVMA-1
v. Drive Pool: DrivePool(CVMA-1)x
vi. Scratch Pool: Default Scratch
b. Retention tab:
i. Select Basic retention Rule for All Backups: Retain for 365 Days 2 Cycles
c. Selective Copy tab:
i. For the option, Automatically select Full Backups at frequency: choose Monthly Fulls.
d. Copy Policy tab:
i. Uncheck (deselect) All Backups.
ii. Select Specify Source for Auxiliary Copy: and choose Secondary (created by previous activity)
e. Media tab:
i. Select the box for Combine source data streams to: and set to 1
ii. Select the box for Mark Media to be Erased After Recycling.
iii. A Confirm dialog box appears. Click Yes.
f. Advanced tab:
i. View Data Encryption options.
5. Click OK to the manually picked warning.
6. Click Yes to confirm this copy will use a different source copy than the primary copy.
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Create a Global Secondary Copy

To consolidate backup jobs from multiple storage policy copies to a single tape media set, you can create a global
secondary copy. This is only supported when sending jobs to tape libraries.
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2. Right-click Storage Policies and select New Global Secondary Copy Policy.
3. For the Global Secondary Copy enter the following information:
a. Copy Name: Global Secondary Copy
b. Library: Commvault SL8500 4
c. Media Agent: CVMA-1
d. DrivePool: DrivePool(CVMA-1)x
e. Scratch Pool for Primary Copy: Default Scratch
f. Number of Device Streams: 2
g. Hardware Compression: Keep default
h. Review the Summary window
4. Click Finish to complete.
5. The new Global Secondary Copy appears in the CommCell Browser.
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Create a Secondary Copy using a Global Secondary Copy

2. Right-click the Dedupe Disk storage policy and select All Tasks | Create New Copy.
3. For the Secondary Copy enter the following information on the General Tab:
a. Copy Name: Long Term offsite copy
b. Check the Use Global Secondary Copy Policy check box.
c. Confirm the correct policy is listed in the drop-down box (Global Secondary Copy)
4. Click OK to complete the configuration.
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Change a Secondary Copy Type

2. Select the Dedupe Disk storage policy and select Long Term Offsite Copy.
3. Right-click the copy and select Properties.
4. Change the copy type from synchronous to selective by checking the Selective copy check box on the General
tab.
5. From the Selective Copy tab, change the Automatically select Full Backups at frequency from Weekly
Fulls to Monthly Fulls by choosing it in the pull-down box.
6. Click OK to complete the changes.
8. Click Yes to the pop-up box confirming the change of the date for the Backups.
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Configure Secondary Copy Encryption Settings

2. Expand the Dedupe Disk storage policy and select the Long Term Offsite Copy.
3. Right-click the copy and select Properties.
4. Click the Advanced tab and select Re-encrypt data using selected cipher.
5. From the Data Encryption Algorithm section click on the pull-down arrow for Cypher and select GOST.
6. Notice the Key Length defaults to 256 for GOST.
7. Click OK to complete the configuration.
When sending tape media offsite, it is recommended to secure access by using encryption.
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Lab 3: Deduplication Enabled Storage Polices

Create a Secondary Storage Policy Copy using the Global Deduplication Policy
2. Right-click on the Simple Disk (CVMA-1) storage policy and select All Tasks | Create New Copy. The
Copy Properties dialog box appears.
3. Create a secondary storage policy copy using the following information

a. Copy Name: Secondary Dedupe
b. Check Use Global Deduplication Policy: Global Deduplication Policy
5. Expand the Simple Disk (CVMA-1) storage policy.
6. Right-click Secondary Dedupe copy and select Properties.

7. Select the Deduplication tab (If the Deduplication tab is unavailable, cancel out of the Properties Page.
Select the View tab and refresh the screen. Select the Secondary Dedupe | properties and select the
Deduplication tab.)
a. Note that Enable DASH Copy (Transfer only unique data segments to target) is selected.
b. Select Network Optimized Copy

Best Practice for your environment: Global Deduplication Policies are best used for secondary
storage policy copies to fan-in/consolidate remote copies to a central location. For example, data
from local sales offices copied to a central corporate site.
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Module 4: Client Administration

Lab 1: Client Administrative Tasks
Check client connectivity (check readiness)
Connectivity to a client and all Storage Policy data paths for configured subclients within the client can be checked and
reported on at the client level. This is actually a mini version of the CommCell Readiness report. It ensures that the
CommServe server can communicate with the client machine. It also checks data path connectivity to all MediaAgent
and library paths for Storage Policies that are associated with subclients configured for the client.
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers.

2. From Client Computers, right-click on the COMMSERVE client and select All Tasks | Check Readiness.
3. In the Client Connectivity pop-up box, review the information.
4. Click Show Details for a detailed readiness report.
5. Click Close to close the details for the CommServe.
6. Click Close to close the Check Readiness window.
View client schedules
Client schedules can be viewed and edited from the client, agent, data set and subclient levels. When a specific level in
the client tree is selected, all schedules at the selected level and all child object schedules will be displayed.

2. Right-click on the COMMSERVE client and select View | Schedules.
3. Right-click on the System Created for schedule and review drop-down options.
Client schedule key points:
Schedules can be viewed at the client, agent, dataset and subclient levels.
If a schedule is associated with a schedule policy, the policy name is listed in the first column.
Schedules can be edited, deleted, disabled or executed by right-clicking on the job schedule.
For clients with a large amount of scheduled jobs consider using the Job Schedule report for a more
consolidated view.
Though client schedules can be viewed at the CommCell level using the Schedule icon, viewing schedules in
the client tree provides a simplified view easing administration, especially in large environments.
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View client job history

Job history for data protection and restore operations can be viewed from the client, agent, backup set and subclient
level.
Job history can be used to perform the following:

View status of backup and restore jobs.
View media used for the job.
View items that successfully backed up or failed to back up.
Browse a completed job.
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers | COMMSERVE.

2. Right-click on the File System agent and select View | Backup History. The Backup History Filter pop-up
box appears.
3. Review options and then click OK.
4. Right-click on a backup job and review drop-down box options.
Lab 2: Client Properties

The following section highlights configuration options that can be accessed from the client properties.
Accessing Client Properties

2. Right-click on the COMMSERVE client and select Properties. The Client Computer Properties window
appears.
3. Review configuration options in the General, Version, Security and Activity Control tabs.
4. Click Advanced to review advanced configuration tabs.
5. Click Cancel to close the Advanced Client Properties window.

6. Click Cancel to close the Client Computer Properties window.
Client Update Status

appears.
3. Select the Version tab, and review service pack and package update information.
NOTE: Package update status will be: Needs update, Up To date, or Ahead of cache.
4. Click Cancel to close the Client Computer Properties window.
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Configure Client Activity Control

Data protection and data recovery jobs can be enabled or disabled in the Activity Control tab in the Client Properties.
If activity is disabled an Enable after a Delay button displays. This is used to automatically enable the activity on a
specific date and time. Client activity control is useful when a client is offline, since any scheduled operations are by
default ignored if activity is disabled.
appears.
3. In the Activity Control tab, deselect the Enable Restore check box.
4. Click Enable after a Delay. Review the available options. Set the time for 10 minutes from the current time
and then click OK.
5. Click OK to save and exit the Client Computer Properties window.
Lab 2: Configuring Subclients

Subclients are used to define data that is protected in a containerized format. Each subclient container manages specific
content within a data set. Each data set has one or more subclients.
Key points for subclients:

Subclient content can be defined as drives, folders, files or UNC paths.
A storage policy must be defined before a data protection job can run.
Scripts can be run at various stages during a job.
Global and local filters can be configured.
IntelliSnap technology can be used to perform snapshot backups on supported storage arrays.
Data transfer options include compression, deduplication and encryption.
Defining Subclient Content
1. From your CVLab Launchpad, verify that the MediaAgent virtual machine is running.
2. In the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers | CVMA-1 | File System and select
defaultBackupSet.
3. Right-click on defaultBackupSet and select All Tasks | New Subclient. The Subclient Properties dialog
box appears.
4. Configure the new subclient using the following information:
a. General tab:
i. Subclient Name: Mission Critical
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ii. Verify VSS option: For Locked files only is enabled.

b. Content tab:
i. Click Browse, expand the file tree and select C:\Users\Student\My Documents\Mission
Critical folder.
ii. Click Add then click Close.
c. Storage Device tab:
i. Storage Policy: Select Dedupe Disk (CVMA-1).
ii. Click the Advanced button
d. Advanced Options tab:
i. Select Scan using: Recursive Scan. We are choosing this method because we are working with
a small number of files
ii. Click OK to close the dialog box.
5. Click OK to create the Subclient. A Backup Schedule dialog box appears.
6. Select Do Not Schedule. (Scheduling will be addressed later in this guide)

7. Click OK to set the option to not schedule and exit.
8. The Subclient Mission Critical appears in the Content tab.
Lab 3: Configuring Filters

Configure Global Filters
1. On the CommCell Consoles Ribbon Toolbar click the Home ribbon tab and select the Control Panel icon. The
Control Panel dialog box appears.
2. In the Control Panels Data section, click the Global Filters icon. The Global Filters dialog box appears.
3. In the Global Filters Category list, select Windows Filters.
4. Click Add. The Enter Path dialog box appears. Enter the following in the Enter Path dialog box text list:
a. *:\**\*.cmd
b. *.bat
c. *.tmp
NOTE: Path format and wildcard usage, as well as Suggested filters, can be found in Commvaults
Books Online documentation under Content, Filters, and Regular Expressions.
5. Click OK to save the entries and exit the Enter Path dialog box. The entered paths should appear in the Exclude
Global Filters list of the Global Filters dialog box.
6. To adjust the entry for *.tmp; highlight it and click Modify. A single line Enter Path dialog box appears.
7. Replace *.tmp with *:\**\temp\*
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8. Click OK to save and exit the Enter Path dialog box.

9. In the top right of the Global Filters dialog box, select Use Global Filters on all SubClients.
10. Click OK to save and exit the Global Filters dialog box.
11. Click the X to close the Control Panel.
Best Practice for your environment: Test your filters by doing an incremental backup. Look at the
list of protected files to see if you are still backing up objects you dont need or missing objects that
you do need.
Configure Subclient Filters

Step-by-Step
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers | CVMA-1 | File System | defaultBackupSet.
2. In the Summary window right-click the Mission Critical subclient (created in a previous activity) and select
Properties. The Subclient Properties of Mission Critical dialog box appears.
3. In the Subclient Properties of Mission Critical dialog box, select the Filters tab.
4. For Include Global Filters select Use Cell level policy. Note the Global filters entered in the previous activity are
listed in the Exclude these files/folders/patterns: section.
5. Click Add, an Enter Path dialog box appears.
6. Enter the following:
a. *:\**\Logs\**
7. Click OK to save and exit the Enter path dialog box. The entered path appears in the Exclude these
files/folders/patterns section.
8. For Include Global Filters select OFF. Note the Global filters entered in the previous activity are removed. Return
the setting for Include Global Filters back to Use Cell level policy.
9. Click OK to save and exit the Properties dialog box.
Best Practice: Use Global filters for ease of management/maintenance. At the subclient level use
exceptions to limit the application of Global filters. Additionally, it is recommended to filter application
and data files if using an application iDataAgent. For example, filter the SQL Database and Log
volumes if using the SQL iDataAgent.
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Enable Client Job Throttling
Step-by-Step
1. From the Ribbon Bar, select the Configuration ribbon tab.
2. Click on Job Management icon and check the Enable Job Throttle at Client Level check box.
3. Click OK to accept the configuration.
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Configure Client Job Throttling
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Client Computers entity | CVMA-1 client.
2. Right-click the CVMA-1 client and select Properties.
3. From the Client Computer Properties window, Click Advanced button. The Advanced Client Properties window
appears.
4. Click the Job Configuration tab and check the Enable Job Throttle check box.
5. Confirm that Data Threshold is set to 1.
6. Click OK to accept the changes.
7. Click OK again to exit the Client Properties page.
8. From the CVMA-1 | File System | defaultBackupSet, right-click and select All Tasks | Backup All
Subclients. The Backup All Subclients pop-up appears.
9. Click Yes to accept the backup of all subclients.
10. Accept the defaults to initiate the jobs immediately.
11. Accept the Error pop-up indicating the default subclient is not configured with a Storage Policy.
12. From the Job Controller window, you will see one or more of the jobs in a queued status with the following
message: Maximum number of data jobs allowed to run has been reached for this client. This is a
result of enabling the Job Throttling option above.
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Module 5: Data Protection and Recovery

Lab 1: Scheduling a Data Protection Job
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Policies.
2. Right-click on Schedule Policies and select New Schedule Policy. The New Schedule Policy dialog box
appears.
3. Create a Schedule Policy using the following information:
a. General tab:
i. Name: Saturday Full Daily Incremental On New Tape
ii. Type: Data Protection
iii. Agent Type: Click the pull-down menu and from the list, check the Files check box.
iv. Click the Select link to save selections and close window.
4. At the bottom of the window, click Add. The Backup Task Options dialog box appears.
a. Schedule Pattern tab:
i. Schedule Name: Saturday Full
ii. Select: Weekly
iii. Start Time: 8:00 pm
iv. On these days: Saturday
b. Backup Options tab:
i. Select Backup Type: Full
5. Click the Advanced button. The Advanced Backup Options dialog box appears.
6. Select the Media Tab and check the options for Start New Media and Mark Media Full On Success.
NOTE: The Allow Other Schedules To Use This Media Set option will append additional Subclient Full
jobs to this media. It will eventually mark the media Full and not appendable.
7. Click OK to close the dialog box.

8. Click OK to save and exit the Backup Task Options dialog box. The newly created schedule pattern appears in the
Tasks list.
9. Click Add. The Backup Task Options dialog box appears.
i. Schedule Name: Daily Incremental
ii. Select: Weekly
iii. Start Time: 8:00 pm
iv. On these days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
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b. Backup Options tab:

i. Select Backup Type: Incremental
10. Click OK to save and exit the Backup Task Options dialog box. The newly created schedule pattern appears in the
Tasks list.
11. Click on the Associations tab and enter the following information.
a. Associations tab | Edit sub-tab:
i. Select the following Client Computers: COMMSERVE, ORACLEXE, and SHAREPOINT
b. View sub-tab:
i. Confirm all selected clients appear.
12. Click OK to save the new schedule policy. The new policy appears in the Schedule Policies Summary list.
Best Practice: Use schedule policies instead of individual client/subclient schedules whenever
possible. Having all schedules in a single location enables easier management.
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Create a Laptop Job Schedule

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Policies.
2. Right-click on Schedule Policies and select New Schedule Policy. The New Schedule Policy dialog box
appears.
3. Create a schedule policy using the following information:
a. General tab:
i. Name: Laptop Automatic
iii. Agent Type: Click the pull-down menu and check Files.
iv. Click the Select link on the top of the list box to exit the list.
v. Description: Laptop Schedule Policy
4. Click Add. The Backup Task Options dialog box appears.

i. Schedule Name: Laptop Automatic
ii. Select: Automatic
b. Laptop sub-tab,
i. Select: Use only wired network
ii. Select Start only if the computer is running on A/C power.
c. Backup Options tab:
i. Select Backup Type: Incremental
5. Click OK to save and exit the Backup Task Options dialog box. The newly created schedule pattern appears
in the Tasks list.
a. Select the Associations tab

b. Edit sub-tab:
i. Select: Laptop Clients beneath Client Computer Groups.
c. View sub-tab:
i. Confirm selected Client Computer Group appears.
6. Click OK to save the new schedule policy. The new policy appears in the Schedule Policies Summary list.
Best Practice: Laptop connectivity/availability is different than servers. As such, the use of
automatic schedules for laptops makes for more efficient use of resources and results in more effective
reporting for jobs. Using scheduled backups will result in reports showing failures due to
unavailability of the laptop.
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Configure Automatic Log Backups
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Policies | Schedule Policies.

2. Right-click Schedule Policies and select New Schedule Policy.
3. Enter the following information for the Schedule Policy:
a. General Tab:
i. Name: Auto Log File Protection
i. Agent Type: Click the pull-down menu and check SQL Server.
ii. Click the Select link on the top of the list box to exit the list.
b. Click Add. The Backup Task Options dialog box appears
iii. Schedule Name: Automatic SQL log backups
iv. Select: Automatic
c. Databases sub-tab
v. SQL: option, click the option Start backup when the log file is
vi. % utilized: 85
vii. Click OK to accept
d. Associations Tab:
viii. From Client Computers select COMMSERVE | SQL Server
4. Click OK to save the new Schedule policy.
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Lab 2: Managing Jobs

Pause the Job Scheduler
1. At the very top of the CommCell Browser, right-click on COMMSERVE and select Properties. The CommCell
2. Select the Activity Control tab
a. Clear the Enable Scheduler box. An Enable after a Delay control button appears.
b. Click Enable after a Delay. The Enable Scheduler dialog box appears.
c. In the Enable Scheduler dialog box, check the Automatically Enable at the following time
check box.
d. In the time window, select the minutes and set them to the current time in minutes + 2.
e. Click OK to save and exit the Enable Scheduler dialog box. The set time appears in the Activity
Control tab next to the Enable after a Delay button.
2. Click OK to save and exit the CommCell Properties dialog box.
Best Practice for your environment: Enabled/Disabled Activity at the client level is reflected in the
Client icons in the CommCell Browser. A red arrow or cross will appear over an object when its
activity has been disabled.
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Lab 3: Backup and Restore Individual File in Place

Part I: Backup the Mission Critical Subclient
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers | CVMA-1 | File System | defaultBackupSet.
2. In the Summary window right-click on the Mission Critical subclient (created in a previous activity) and
select Backup. The Backup Options for Subclient: Mission Critical dialog box appears.
3. In the dialog box, click Advanced. The Advanced Backup Options dialog box appears.
4. Click through all the tabs in the Advanced Backup Options dialog box and examine the options available.
5. Click Cancel to exit the Advanced Backup Options dialog box.
6. Click OK to start the backup and exit the Backup Options for Subclient: Mission Critical dialog box.
7. To view the job progress, click on the Job Controller tab.
8. Right-click on the job in the Job Controller and select Detail for more detailed job information. Click
through all the tabs and examine the information provided.
Part II: Restore

1. Once the backup job completes, in the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers | CVMA-1 | File
System client.
2. Right click the defaultBackupSet and select All Tasks | Browse and Restore. The Browse and Restore
Options dialog box appears.
3. Select Latest Backup and click View Content. The Client: CVMA-1 (Latest Backup) window appears.
4. In the browse tree of the Client: CVMA-1 (Latest Backup) tab window, expand defaultBackupSet | C: |
Users | student | Documents and select Mission Critical. The list of files backed up from the Mission
Critical folder appears to the right.
5. Select the box next to the A Case for RAID 3.docx file.
6. Click Recover All Selected The Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box appears.
7. From the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box click OK to start the restore job.
8. To watch the job progress, click the Job Controller tab. Right click the restore job and select Detail
Examine the information shown under the various tabs.
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Browse and Restore folder out of place

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers | CVMA-1 | File System.
2. Right-click the defaultBackupSet and select All Tasks | Browse and Restore. The Browse and Restore
Options dialog box appears.
3. In the Browse and Restore Options dialog box, select Latest Backup and click View Content. The Client:
CVMA-1 (Latest Backup) window appears.
4. In the browse tree of the Client: CVMA-1 (Latest Backup) tab window, expand defaultBackupSet | C: |
Users | student | Documents and select the Mission Critical folder by clicking the box next to the
folder. The folder and all the files shows selected (blue) status.
5. At the bottom of the window click Recover All Selected The Restore Options for All Selected Items
dialog box appears.
6. In the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box configure the restore job using the following
information:
a. Clear (deselect) Restore to same folder

b. Destination Client: CVMA-1
c. Specify destination path: (browse) C:\restores
7. Click OK to start the restore job.
8. To watch the job progress, click on the Job Controller tab.

9. At this point you can look at Windows Explorer on your CVMA-1 virtual machine to watch the restore create
the folder and recover the files from the Mission Critical folder.
Best Practice: Restoring data out of place can be done to prevent data from inadvertently being
overwritten. Out of place restores can be done to any client with a compatible agent installed.
Additionally, for file system data, UNC paths can be used to restore data to any share location.
Restore by Jobs
1. In the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers | CVMA-1 | File System.
2. Right-click on the defaultBackupSet and select All Tasks | Restore by Jobs. The Restore by Jobs filter
dialog box appears.
3. In the Restore by Jobs filter dialog box, select:
a. Backup Type: All
b. Job Status: Completed
c. Time Range: Leave the Defaults
4. Click Advanced and select Include Aged Data from the Advanced Filter Options dialog box that appears.
5. Click OK to exit.
6. In the Restore by Jobs filter dialog box click OK. A Backup Job History of Client CVMA-1 window appears
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with a list of completed jobs.
7. In the list of jobs select one of the FULL backups for subclient Mission Critical (look at the Job Type column
to find a full backup). At the bottom of the window, click on Restore Selected Jobs. The Restore Options
for All Selected Items dialog box appears.
8. In the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box:

a. Clear (deselect) Restore to same folder
b. Specify destination path enter C:\Restored_Jobs
9. Click OK to start the restore job.
11. At this point you can look at Windows Explorer on your CVMA-1 virtual machine to watch the restore create
the folder and recover the files from the Restore by Job activity.
NOTE: The job will also restore some extra folders for troubleshooting purposes.
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Enable the Pie Chart View
1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers | COMMSERVE | File System to see the
defaultBackupSet.
2. Right click the defaultBackupSet and select All Tasks | New Subclient.
3. Enter the following information for the new subclient:
a. General tab:
i. Subclient Name: Data
b. Content tab:
i. Click Browse, expand file tree and select C:\Documents and Settings folder.
ii. Click Add then click Close.
c. Storage Device tab:
i. Storage Policy: Select Dedupe Disk (CVMA-1).
ii. Click the Advanced button
d. Advanced Options tab:
i. Select Scan using: Recursive Scan.
ii. Click OK close the dialog box.
4. Click OK to create the subclient.

5. Select Cancel when the Backup Schedule window pops up.
6. Right-click the new Data subclient and select Backup.
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7. Change the backup type to Full and click OK to run immediately.

9. Right click the job and select Detail Examine the information shown under the various tabs.
Use Pie Chart View to Browse Data
1. When the job has completed, expand Client Computers | COMMSERVE | File System.
2. Right click the defaultBackupSet and select All Tasks | Browse and Restore.
3. From the Browse and Restore Options window, click View Content.
4. When the browse window appears, click the Browse Pie Chart button at the top right-hand corner of the
browse window.
5. Also in the top right-hand corner, click the square to maximize the pie chart so that its all visible.
6. Click the different areas on the chart to show the data that has been protected.
7. When finished, click the double square on the top right-hand corner to minimize the window again.
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Module 6: Monitoring Activities

Lab 1: Alerts
The Alert wizard is used to configure the alert type, entities that will be monitored, notification criteria and notification
method. The wizard can be accessed from the following:
The Alert icon in the Home tab of the Toolbar

The Monitoring section of the Control Panel
The Advanced button when configuring data protection or recovery operations
Set Alert Notification Method

Notification types are used to determine the delivery method for the alert. Email is the most common method. Additional
alert methods are: SNMP, Event Viewer, Run Command, Save to Disk, RSS Feed, Console Alert, SCOM and Workflow.
Console alerts are covered in the next section.
Create a Required Update Alert

1. On the CommCell Consoles Ribbon Toolbar click the Home ribbon tab | Alert icon. The Alerts dialog box
appears.
2. In the Alerts dialog box click Add and configure a new alert using the following information:
a. General Information:
i. Display Name: Required Updates
ii. Category: Software Updates
iii. Type: Upgrades and Service Packs
iv. Click Next
b. Entities Selection:
i. Select all Clients
ii. Click Next
c. Threshold and Notification Criteria Selection:
i. Use the Default selections.
ii. Click Next
d. Notification Type(s) Selection:
i. On Email tab select Select [Email] for notification
ii. Click Next
e. Token Criteria Selection:
i. Accept the default selections
ii. Click Next
f. User(s) and User Group(s) Selection:
i. From Available recipients list add master to the Selected list
ii. Click Next
g. Security:
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i. Accept the default selections

ii. Click Next
h. Summary:
i. Confirm and click Finish to add the alert
3. The new Required Updates alert appears in the Alerts dialog box list.
4. Click OK to exit.
Best Practice for your environment: Identify when required updates need to be applied to your
CommCell environment. This alert occurs when a client and/or MediaAgent software version is lower
than the CommServe server version.
Create a Failed Phase Alert using Console Alerts

1. On the CommCell Consoles Ribbon Toolbar click on the Home ribbon tab | Alert icon. The Alerts dialog box
appears.
2. In the Alerts dialog box click on Add and configure the new alert using the following information:
a. General Information:
i. Display Name: Phase Failure
ii. Category: Job Management
iii. Type: Data Protection
iv. Click Next
b. Entities Selection:
i. Select all Clients
ii. Click Next
c. Threshold and Notification Criteria Selection:
i. Select Alert every 2 attempts (Phase Failure)
ii. Deselect all other Alert Criteria
iii. Click Next
d. Notification Type(s) Selection:
i. On the Console Alerts tab select the box for Select [Console Alerts] for notification
ii. Click Next
e. Tokens-Based Criteria
i. In the Token Criteria Selection screen select the following rules:
1. STORAGE POLICIES USED
2. Equals
3. Dedupe Disk (CVMA-1)
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ii. Click Next

f. User(s) and User Group(s) Selection:
i. Use the Default selection
ii. Click Next
g. Security Selection:
i. In the security selection screen, click the Add button
ii. From the Domain dropdown list, select the Company domain
iii. Select Company\student from the Name list and click the Add button
iv. From the Please select Role section, select the role Alert Owner, and click OK to add
security.
v. Click Next
h. Summary:
i. Confirm and click Finish to add the alert
3. The new Phase Failure alert appears in the Alerts dialog box list
4. Click OK to exit
Note: Setting Token Based Criteria will restrict the alert to being generated only if a phase failure occurs
on a client that uses the Dedupe Disk (CVMA-1) storage policy. Setting Company\Student as the Alert
owner allows that user to modify the alert.
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Lab 2: Reports
CommCell reports are configured from the Reports tab in the CommCell Toolbar. The most common report types are
listed in the toolbar including: Job Summary, Job Schedule and CommCell Readiness reports. When the report type
is selected, it displays as the default report in the report window. Note that any other report type can be accessed from
the window.
Reports can be scheduled, saved to a specific location or saved as templates. Templates are accessible in the CommCell
Browser by expanding Reports and selecting My Reports.
Creating a Report
Create a Job Summary Report for Failed Jobs
1. On the CommCell Consoles Ribbon Toolbar click the Reports ribbon tab | Job Summary icon. The Report
Selection dialog box appears.
2. Configure a Job Summary Report using the following information:

a. General tab:
i. Select Data Management | Backup.
b. Computers tab:
i. Keep the default of Client/Agents for [All Computer] and [All Agent Types]
c. Selection tab:
i. Select Contents: | Failed Objects
ii. Select Storage | MediaAgents
d. Options tab:
i. Note the default setting of Backup Types | All
ii. Select Job Status | Failed (Clear the All option and select Failed)
e. Time Range tab:
i. Select Last 3 Days
f. Output tab:
i. Note the default 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.
4. View the report then close the browser to complete this activity.
5. Close the Report Selection page.
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Changing the Recipient of an Existing Report

1. On the CommCell Consoles Ribbon Toolbar, select the Home ribbon tab | Scheduler icon. The Scheduled
Jobs window appears.
2. Change the calendar view from Monthly to Details from the top left corner of the calendar.
3. From the Details view of the Scheduled Jobs calendar window, search for the 8:00 am Job Summary
report, right click and select Edit.
4. In the Schedule Details dialog box, select the Notification tab.
a. In the Available Users section, add Help Desk Group (created in a prior activity) to the Users to be
Notified section.
b. Click OK to save and close the window.
5. Click X on the top-right of the Scheduled Jobs window to close it.
Schedule a Data Retention Forecast and Compliance Report

1. On the CommCell Consoles Ribbon Toolbar, select the Reports ribbon 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:

i. Schedule Name: Weekly Forecast
ii. Select Weekly | Friday | 8:00 AM
b. Report Details tab:
i. In General sub-tab | View Selection, deselect Show prunable data leaving Show
unprunable data selected.
ii. In Output sub-tab, select Output Format: HTML
c. Notification tab:
i. From Available Users add the Admin user 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.
Best Practice for your environment: Learn how to read/analyze the Data Retention Forecast and
Compliance Report. Most media problems are related to insufficient storage and that is caused by
retention preventing data aging, pruning, and subsequent re-use of media. The Data Retention
Forecast and Compliance Report can help you identify why space is not being freed.
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Save a CommCell Configuration Report

1. On the CommCell Consoles Ribbon Toolbar, select the Reports ribbon tab and select Other Reports icon.
2. Select Configuration from the pull-down menu. The Report Selection dialog box appears.
3. Configure the report using the following information:
a. General tab:
i. Verify CommCell, Alerts, and User/User Groups are selected.
b. MediaAgent tab:
i. Select 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 | 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.
Best Practice for your environment: Always have an up-to-date CommCell Configuration Report
available at your Disaster Recovery site. It will facilitate your recovery by identifying configuration info
including source and protected storage relationships.
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APPENDIX A: User Guide to Access CVLab environment

CommVault Education Services
https://ea.commvault.com
Accessing and launching the CVLab environment
Go to:
https://ea.commvault.com
Log in using your Education

Advantage credentials.
If you dont know your password

click the Forgot your password
link.
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In My Education Advantage, select

the Courses Scheduled tab.
Locate the CVLab launcher icon:
If the CVLab is being

provided as part of a course,
locate the course.
If the CVLab has been

purchased as a standalone
component, locate the
CommVault Virtual Lab On-
Demand course.
Click the link to launch the lab
environment.
Click the icon to start the virtual

machine.
Once the virtual machines have
been started (approximately 3 6
minutes) click on the launcher
button
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If a pop-up window prompts Do you

want to open or save click Open
Otherwise, click on the downloaded

.rdp file to open the virtual machine.
If a remote desktop connection pop-up

box prompts to connect to the remote
computer, click Connect
The remote desktop connection will

start
Remote connection log in credentials:
Username: company\student
Password: student
Note: the password is all lowercase
Click OK
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Accessing and using the CommCell Console
Windows 8/10
To access the CommCell console click the
launcher icon in the Windows Task bar
Windows 7
Use the following credentials to log in to

the CommCell console:
Username: admin
Password: admin
Note: password is all lowercase
Click OK
Resource Documents
Depending on the course chosen, various resource documents will be available:
Activity Guide
Course Guide
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Save a CommCell Configuration Report .............................................................................................................. 71

CommCell Browser Window

Content / Summary Window

Content displays contents contained within the object selected.

Summary displays an overview summary of the object selected.

Job Controller Window

Event Viewer Window

Module 1 CommCell Administration

Adding Fields to the Job Controller

Customizing window sizes and location

Resetting the Default Layout

Hiding the CommCell Browser

Lab 2: CommCell Security

Create New CommCell User Group

2. Create a New CommCell User Group using the following information:

4. Click OK to close the window.

Configure Role Based Security for an Entity

Lab 3: CommCell Administrative Tasks

Create Client Computer Group using Automatic Association

2. Enter the following information:

Lab 4: CommServe Server Disaster Recovery (DR) Backup Settings

3. Note the following information:

a. Number of full Metadata Backups to be retained:

5. Click the X to close the Control Panel dialog box.

Confirm the DR Backup Schedule Pattern

Confirm the Backup Retention settings

3. In the General tab note the following information:

a. Retain for days and cycles

Module 2: Storage Configuration and Media Management

Add a Disk Library

2. Enter the following information:

a. Name: 20TB Storage Array

c. Select Network Path

d. Connect As: Company\student

f. Verify Password: student

Add a Mount Path to an existing Disk Library

View Disk Library Properties

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Storage Resources | Libraries entity.

Run a Mount Path Validation Job

1. In the CommCell Browser, expand the Storage Resources | Libraries entity.

Lab 2: Tape Library Configuration

Adding a Direct Attached Tape Library

4. Click OK to configure the tape library.

5. A Success dialog box appears. Click OK.

Lab 2: Managing Tape Media

2. Select Default Scratch.

Set Scratch Pool Threshold level

4. Click OK to save changes and exit the dialog box.

View Contents of a Tape

To identify potentially damaged tapes.

To identify tapes that may belong to a different CommCell environment.

2. Select Assigned Media group.

Lab 3: Exporting Media

2. Select Default Scratch group.

Lab 4: Deleting and Erasing Data on Tapes

2. Select Default Scratch group.