--- title: "VMware | Commvault" type: "WebPage" language: "en-US" url: "https://www.commvault.com/supported-technologies/vmware" date: "2025-08-25T08:39:19-04:00" modified: "2026-07-02T14:06:54-04:00" description: "Commvault partnered with VMware to simplify security and reduce costs with cyber resilient data protection. Learn more now." image: "https://www.commvault.com/ogimage/fb/29628/" breadcrumbs: - name: "Commvault Home" url: "https://www.commvault.com/" - name: "Supported technologies" url: "https://www.commvault.com/supported-technologies" - name: "Vmware" --- # VMware - [Home](/) - Supported Technologies - VMware ## Modern Data Protection for VMware Simplify security and reduce costs with cyber resilient data protection for VMware. - [Read datasheet](https://www.commvault.com//resources/datasheet/commvault-for-vmware) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SupportedTech_VMWare_Hero_650x650.jpg) --- - [Benefits](#Benefits) - [Features](#Features) - [Resources](#resources) [Request Demo](/request-demo) --- solve your challenges ## Simplify and strengthen backup and restores of virtual machines vSphere supercharges performance, enhances operational efficiency and accelerates innovation within your backup environment. --- 25% Faster deployment time, reported by customers. --- 30% Faster recovery time, reported by Commvault customers. --- Top 5 Rank for 5 vSphere Backup Solution for 2022-23. --- integration features ## Comprehensive support for VMware vSphere Commvault’s integration with VMware vSphere enables efficient and reliable backup, recovery, and management of virtual machines (VMs) and data within the VMware environment. --- ## Agentless backups Commvault offers agentless backup for VMware vSphere, allowing you to protect VMs without the need to install agents on each individual VM. Create image-level backups to capture the entire VM Reduce backup times leveraging Change Block Tracking (CBT) technology. Ensure application-consistent protection for full coverage and recoverability with fast and granular recovery options. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SupportedTech-VMWare_Agentless-Backup_1088x870.png) --- ## Instant recovery Commvault provides a range of recovery options for VMs running on VMware vSphere, including full VM recovery, file-level recovery, and instant VM recovery. Quickly bring up a VM directly from the backup storage Minimize downtime and improve Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs). ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SupportedTech-VMWare_Instant-Recovery_1088x870.png) --- ## Automation and orchestration Commvault integrates with VMware vCenter Server and Aria Automation (formerly vRealize Automation) to enable automation and orchestration of data protection workflows. Define policies and schedule backups, perform automated recoveries, and leverage self-service options for VM admins. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SupportedTech-VMWare_Automation-Orchestration_1088x870.png) --- ## Reporting and monitoring Commvault offers comprehensive reporting and monitoring capabilities for VMware vSphere environments. Track backup and recovery activities, monitor resource usage, and gain insights into the health and performance of your virtual infrastructure. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SupportedTech-VMWare_Reporting-Monitoring_1088x870.png) --- ## Simplified deployment and administration Flexible deployment, simplified data protection, reduced complexity, and optimized costs. These turn-key appliances simplify data protection platform deployment. Delivered As-a-Service enabling for rapid deployment & less administrative overhead, this software-based solution offers flexible deployment options for customer managed software. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SupportedTech-VMWare_Simplified-Deployment_1088x870.png) --- ## Cyber recovery and replication Automated cyber recovery through multi-layered data protection across the broadest workloads, to actively secure, defend and recover data in near real-time for cyber resiliency. Discover automatic validation of replicas and minimize your operational costs with hot and warm site recoveries. Flexible replication, from periodic replication to sub-minute RPOs and near-zero RTOs. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SupportedTech-VMWare_Cyber-Recovery-Replication_1088x870.png) --- Integration features ## Safeguard virtualized environments --- ## Proven performance Comprehensive coverage across multiple workloads. --- ## Hardened security Multi-layered security to safeguard data from rogue users or malicious attacks. --- ## Instant scalability Turn key protection that scales across users, apps, and lines of business. --- case study ## Leipziger Messe Leipziger Messe achieves 50% faster backup performance and simplifies management for VMware with automated backups for disaster recovery copies, integration capabilities, and intuitive user interface. [Read more](https://www.commvault.com/resources/case-studies/leipziger-messe-case-study) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CustomerStory_BGC_650x650.jpg) --- Our Reach ## Supporting more than 100,000 organizations - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/logo__adidas-300x300-1.png) - ![sony logo](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Sony-Logo.png) - ![AstraZeneca Logo](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AstraZeneca.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Merck-logo.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ranstad-Logo.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Panasonic-logo.png) --- > “We deployed a three-site VMware clustered solution that significantly increased our resiliency and survivability, while delivering a payback on our investment in less than 13 months.” > > Tim Pearson > > Assistant Director, Infrastructure & Security, Pittsburg State University > “Commvault’s enterprise solution ticks all the boxes for us, enabling us to streamline our processes through automation from dev ops to infrastructure, and provides deep integration with AudienceView’s key technology partners, AWS and VMware.” > > Dennis Chan > > VP IT & Engineering, AudienceView > “When using Commvault backup for VMware, we are capable of restoring a single file instead of recovering the whole virtual machine. That saves us a lot of time and allows us to comply with the recovery time objective of our customers.” > > Paul Furlan > > Senior Backup Engineer, Herbalife International of America, Inc > “The ability to fully configure the Commvault server and perform a backup in about 90 minutes has exceeded our expectations. Seamless integration with our virtualized environment makes it easy to accommodate VMware snapshots while application-consistent recovery points enable snapshot rollback for rapid data recovery.” > > Clint Monchamp > > IT Manager, Prime Healthcare Services Inc. --- resources ## Related resources Commvault’s data protection platform makes it easy to protect and manage your entire VMware infrastructure. [View all resources](/resources) --- ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Resource_Datasheet_VM-Backup_888x500.jpg) product documentation ## Getting started with vSphere 8 Central management through the VMware Cloud Console to enhance operational efficiency to expedite disaster recovery, ransomware protection, and capacity optimization and planning. [Read more about Getting started with vSphere 8](https://documentation.commvault.com/2023e/essential/vmware.html) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Resource_eBook_VM-Backup_888x500.jpg) product release update ## The Enterprise Workload Platform Get the benefits of the cloud for on-premises workloads. vSphere supercharges performance, enhances operational efficiency and accelerates innovation. [Read more about The Enterprise Workload Platform](https://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere.html) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Gartner-MQ-FY27_Web-Thumbnail_888x500.png) analyst report ## Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Commvault named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Backup and Data Protection Platforms for the 15th consecutive time.​ [Get report about Gartner® Magic Quadrant™](https://www.commvault.com/gc/itleaders) --- ## Related Technologies VMware Technologies [VMware vSphere](https://documentation.commvault.com/v11/essential/107803_vmware_system_requirements.html) [VMware Cloud on AWS](https://commvault-new-preprod.go-vip.net//resources/vmware-cloud-on-amazon-web-services) [Oracle Cloud VMware Solution](https://documentation.commvault.com/v11/essential/129508_oracle_cloud_vmware_solution.html) [Azure VMware Solution](https://documentation.commvault.com/v11/essential/128997_azure_vmware_solution.html) --- Ready to take the next step? ## Get your free trial now See how easily Commvault’s cyber resilience solutions can protect, defend, and ensure uninterrupted access to your data. 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