Commvault Disaster Recovery

Commvault's DR orchestration integrates with VMware vSphere to automate VM recovery sequences, allowing administrators to define recovery groups that boot dependent VMs in the correct order (e.g., database before application servers). It uses IntelliSnap snapshot technology and replication to move data to a secondary site or cloud target. The Commvault Command Center provides a centralized dashboard for initiating and monitoring failover and failback operations.

Yes, Commvault can orchestrate full VM recovery to AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, converting backed-up VMs into cloud-native instances during failover. This allows organizations to use cloud infrastructure as their DR site without maintaining a secondary physical data center. Commvault Metallic, the company's SaaS platform, also includes cloud-target DR options for simpler deployments.

Commvault provides immutable (WORM) storage support, encryption at rest and in transit, granular role-based access control, and detailed audit logging designed to meet requirements under HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, and FedRAMP. Its centralized retention policy engine ensures consistent data lifecycle management across on-premises and cloud environments. These features make Commvault popular in financial services, healthcare, and government sectors with strict regulatory mandates.

Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery is the traditional enterprise platform that customers deploy and manage on their own infrastructure, offering maximum customization and control over backup, DR, and data management. Commvault Metallic is the cloud-delivered SaaS version that simplifies deployment with pre-configured backup and DR capabilities managed through a web console. Metallic is aimed at mid-market organizations that want Commvault technology without the operational overhead of managing the full platform.