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Commvault One-Touch Recovery Experience and Key Observations

  Commvault One-Touch Recovery Experience and Key Observations Introduction On 09-Jun-2026, I successfully performed a Commvault One-Touch Recovery test. During the recovery process, I observed several important points related to network configuration and disk restoration that may help other administrators avoid common issues. 1. Network Configuration During Recovery The Commvault server in my environment is configured in a Workgroup and is not joined to an Active Directory domain. Due to this configuration, I manually assigned the IP address during the One-Touch Recovery process. Since DNS information is not automatically available in a workgroup environment, the DNS server IP address must also be configured manually. If the server were connected to a domain and using DHCP, the DNS settings would be obtained automatically and hostname resolution would work without manual intervention. Key Point Workgroup Environment: Manual IP and DNS configuration required. Domain Environment wit...
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How to Clean VMware vCenter Logs and Fix Storage Full Issues (Step-by-Step Guide)

Introduction If your VMware vCenter Server is running out of disk space, especially under /storage/log or /storage/archive , it can impact performance and even stop critical services. In this guide, I’ll walk you through a real-time troubleshooting approach to identify large log files and safely clean them. Step 1: Access vCenter Appliance Shell Login using SSH: login as: administrator@vsphere.local Command> shell Switch to root: sudo -i Step 2: Unlock or Reset Root Account (if needed) /usr/sbin/faillock --user root --reset passwd Step 3: Identify Large Log Files Navigate to log directory: cd /storage/log Find top large files: find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 du -h | sort -rh | head -n 10 👉 Example output from your system: 1.5G log bundle Multiple 100MB threadmonitor logs Step 4: Remove Unnecessary Large Files Delete large old log bundle: rm vc-localhost-*.tgz Re-check: du -xh -d 1 | sort -rh Step 5: Identify Log Growth Directories find ./ -type d -exec sh -c 'echo -n "{...
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“Azure Site Recovery Migration: Troubleshooting Errors During Classic to Modern Transition”

  Classic to Modern Azure Site Recovery Migration: Deployment Experience and Key Challenges Migrating from Classic Azure Site Recovery (ASR) to the Modern ASR Appliance architecture introduces several operational differences. During a recent migration, we encountered practical deployment challenges that are worth documenting for others performing similar transitions. OVF Deployment – Unexpected Boot Delay The Modern ASR Appliance was downloaded as an OVF template and deployed into the VMware vCenter environment. Deployment itself was straightforward: • Import OVF • Assign network configuration • Complete virtual hardware mapping However, an unexpected issue arose during the first power-on. The virtual machine took approximately: 30 to 40 minutes to boot This behaviour initially suggested: • Resource bottleneck • OVF corruption • Guest OS issue After reviewing multiple technical forums and blogs, a useful recommendation emerged: Power on the appliance directly from the ESXi host in...
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