System prerequisites are as follows:
- DD series appliance running DDOS version 6.1 or later.
- A second, optional, DD series appliance if replication is wanted.
- One Commvault Complete backup and recovery server with CommCell.
- One server with Commvault MediaAgent installed and configured. MediaAgent can also be installed on the Commvault server.
- Backup sources: Windows file servers, UNIX file servers, and NDMP servers.
Software prerequisites are as follows:
- Install the Commvault software, with its own prerequisites verified and configured, including SQL Server, the Windows domain controller, and other prerequisites.
- Install the backup agent for Windows (or UNIX) on all the systems that you want to back up.
- Install the DD BoostFS plug-in for Windows server or Linux server.
The license prerequisites are:
- DD Boost license. The online compatibility guide provides the list of qualified applications.
- DD Replicator license, required for the managed file replication (MFR) feature of DD Boost.
- DD VTL licenses, if you want to back up to a VTL or an NDMP tape server.
- Cloud Tier license, if you want to move from Active Tier to low-cost object store in cloud.
- Commvault licenses, as required.