Commvault announces AD standby recovery: identity services need contingency copies too
On 9 September, Commvault introduced Active Directory Pre Recover, intended to prepare AD copies and scan backups in an isolated environment. Early access was still planned for the following months at the time of the announcement. Organisations can start by checking how critical systems would maintain authentication and recovery during an identity service outage.
Source Facts
On 9 September, Commvault introduced Active Directory Pre Recover. The vendor says the solution uses Cleanroom and Threat Scan to maintain a standby AD copy in an isolated environment and continuously inspect AD backups, providing a fallback when production identity services are affected.
The announcement identifies shorter recovery time as a product goal and says early access was planned for the following months. These timelines and performance statements are vendor claims, not established recovery commitments for any business environment. Actual support and availability need further verification.
Recovery plans should include login and identity service dependencies. Even if business servers can be restored, staff may remain unable to work without trusted authentication services.
Original sources
Commvault Introduces Active Directory Pre Recover, Enabling Near-Real-Time Access to Trusted Identity Services During Cyberattacks
Sources checked: 2026-10-25 · Compiled with SI agent assistance; not individually reviewed by a human.
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