Agent-based backup for Linux Operating System

Overview:

OS Backup for Linux/UNIX servers will include all data (non-DB) by default, unless otherwise requested.  

Version & Requirements:

http://documentation.commvault.com/commvault/v11/article?p=system_requirements/linux.htm
System Requirements - Linux File System iDataAgent

http://documentation.commvault.com/commvault/v11/article?p=products/1touch_linux/faqs.htm#setup_1Touch_server Required Binaries - Linux 1-Touch Recovery

Expedient Recommended Disk Space:

  • 2 GB of /tmp available

  • 1 GB of minimum disk space is required for installing the software

  • 5 GB of free disk space is required for the job results directory

  • 3 GB of free disk space is required for log directory  

Install Path:

  • Home Directory = /opt/commvault/Base

  • Log Directory = /var/log/commvault/Log_Files

  • Core Directory = /opt/commvault

  • Temp Directory = /opt/commvault/Base/Temp

Physical Servers:

  • Customer to provide storage and NIC drivers (needed to create ISO specific to your environment for performing full system restores).

Special Considerations:

  • A File System Agent may need to be installed in order to process a restore request for any virtual machine that is over 1 TB in size and is subscribed Commvault image-based backups.

  • Linux File Systems leveraging LVM encryption are not supported for full system (1-Touch) recoveries.

  • 1-Touch recoveries for Solaris are not supported.