Agent-based backup for Linux Operating System
  • 16 Feb 2021
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Article summary

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.


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