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Automated Cyber Recovery Testing with Cleanroom Recovery

Commvault
03/25/2026
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Regulators, boards, and customers don't just want to know you have a recovery plan. They want proof it actually works when it matters most. For organizations managing sensitive data, complex hybrid environments, and strict compliance requirements, the ability to confidently test and recover quickly is essential. Yet, most organizations face three persistent challenges. Firstly, testing recovery is disruptive and expensive. Secondly, manual processes introduce risk and slow response. Lastly, proving cyber readiness to auditors and executives is a constant struggle. Commvault Cleanroom Recovery is purpose-built to solve these problems. It enables you to test, validate, and automate your cyber recovery and forensic workflows without the cost, risk, or operational burden of traditional approaches. Today, I'll show you how. In this demo, you'll discover how Commvault Cleanroom Recovery empowers your organization to Gain a rapid, comprehensive view of your cyber readiness Build and maintain dynamic recovery plans tailored to your business Automate and orchestrate complex recovery and forensic workflows Test and validate your recovery process in secure, isolated cleanrooms Without disrupting production or incurring unnecessary costs Support compliance, audit readiness, and cost control with every step We'll walk through each stage of the process, from initial dashboard insights to automated runbook execution and forensic analysis, highlighting how Commvault makes recovery testing simple, secure, and efficient. Let's start with the Cleanroom Recovery dashboard. A comprehensive, at-a-glance view of your cyber readiness, providing Comprehensive visibility Instantly see the status of all protected resources across your environment The dashboard highlights which assets are cleanroom-ready, which have been recently tested, and which require attention, such as missing air gap backup copies or configuration gaps. Actionable insights No more sifting through spreadsheets or manual logs. The dashboard surfaces issues proactively, so you can address vulnerabilities before they become incidents. Compliance support Exportable reports and audit trails help you demonstrate your preparedness to regulators, auditors, and executive stakeholders. This dashboard helps transform fragmented data into a clear, actionable roadmap for enhancing resilience and audit readiness. A robust recovery plan starts with organizing your most critical assets. Commvault makes this easy with assemblies. Creating an assembly is a simple process, providing Flexible grouping to create assemblies based on business units, applications, or recovery tiers. Whatever aligns with your operational structure. An intuitive wizard The step-by-step assembly wizard guides you through the process, reducing the risk of misconfiguration and steps being overlooked. Assemblies mean less time spent on manual mapping, and more time focused on strategic initiatives. And we've expanded support for the workloads that matter most. Add virtual machines, databases, and even entire Active Directory forests to your assemblies. Select resources manually with powerful filters. Or define rules to automatically include new assets as they're provisioned. As your environment evolves, rules can be set to include new resources automatically, helping keep your recovery plan up to date. For organizations with hybrid or legacy systems, this flexibility helps eliminate the risk of outdated recovery plans and manual oversights. With your assemblies defined, it's time to automate your testing and recovery. Build runbooks that visually map the steps of your testing and recovery. From cleanroom deployment to application validation. Create different runbooks for testing, forensics, or application-specific validations, so you're prepared for different scenarios. Add threat scan steps to automatically scan for malware or ransomware in the cleanroom. Our runbooks mean less manual intervention, reduced risk of human error, and faster, more reliable recoveries. Next, you'll choose where to deploy your cleanroom, whether you prefer Azure or AWS, we support both. For now, let's proceed with Azure and get started. We've made it even easier by introducing express configuration. Simply sign into your Azure account, grant the necessary permissions, and we'll automatically create the required roles and policies to deploy the cleanroom. This process supports compliance and data security without slowing down the configuration. Prefer to use your own pre-created cloud apps or custom policies. We support custom configurations for organizations with specific security requirements. Once you have finished following the steps, you can review the summary and select create. Your runbook is now generated. This is your playbook. It details your steps from deploying an on-demand isolated cleanroom to a cloud-based cleanroom. To recovering your application workloads. And you have complete control. Customize every step to fit your organization's unique needs. Add custom scripts, pause for manual validation, or reorder steps as needed. Review and approve runbooks before execution. Helping create alignment with internal policies and supporting regulatory requirements. Save time by cloning and modifying existing runbooks for new scenarios or business units. This flexibility is critical for organizations with complex multi-tiered recovery requirements. Now let's test the plan. Testing your recovery plan is as simple as selecting a recovery point and executing your newly created runbook. Our integrated threat detection enables you to identify which snapshots are clean and safe to Thanks to built-in threat scanning. Providing the confidence needed to restore safely. As the runbook executes, you have the benefit of real-time progress. To monitor every step of the recovery in real-time. With clear status indicators and logs. Manual checkpoints enable you to insert manual approval steps where needed. Such as after a database restore or before bringing an application online. So you maintain control during critical moments. Isolation by design. Our clean rooms are deployed in isolated on-demand environments. Which means you can test and validate your recovery process without disrupting production or risking data integrity. All your resources have been recovered into a clean room. Created on-demand with just a few clicks. No impact on production. This entire clean room is truly ephemeral. It's built on demand when you execute the runbook. And it's completely isolated from your production environment. This means you can test and validate your recovery process without disrupting production. While reducing the risk of cross-contamination or accidental data exposure. Forensic analysis. Perform deep dive investigations in a safe isolated environment. Without the need for costly dedicated infrastructure. Cost control. Automated cleanup process allows you to delete all resources when testing or forensics are complete. So you only pay for what you use. For finance and IT leaders. This means predictable costs and no wasted resources. For security teams it means safe repeatable forensic analysis. We've shown you how with Commvault Cleanroom Recovery you gain. A real-time comprehensive view of your cyber readiness. Streamlined automated recovery planning and testing. The ability to conduct secure forensic analysis. Without the cost or risk of dedicated infrastructure. Demonstrable recovery readiness with supporting evidence. Every feature is designed to make your recovery testing efficient and stress-free. Cost savings. And above all resilience. Ready to move from panic to plan? See how Commvault can help your organization test and recover with confidence.

TL;DR

  • Traditional recovery testing is disruptive, manual, and expensive; Commvault Cleanroom Recovery automates the entire process with isolated, repeatable workflows that don't impact production systems.
  • The Cleanroom Dashboard provides comprehensive visibility into cyber readiness, proactively surfacing assets that require attention such as missing air gap copies or configuration gaps, with exportable reports for compliance.
  • Assemblies enable flexible grouping of VMs, databases, and Active Directory forests with rule-based automation that keeps recovery plans current as environments evolve, eliminating manual mapping overhead.
  • Visual runbooks orchestrate complete testing and forensic workflows with integrated threat scanning, customizable steps, manual approval checkpoints, and real-time monitoring throughout execution.
  • Ephemeral cleanrooms deployed on-demand in Azure or AWS provide isolated environments for safe testing and forensic analysis, with automated teardown ensuring cost control by only paying for resources during active use.

Cleanroom Dashboard and Recovery Readiness Visibility

The demonstration opens with the Cleanroom Recovery dashboard, which provides comprehensive at-a-glance visibility into cyber readiness across the entire protected environment. The dashboard surfaces which assets are cleanroom-ready, recently tested, or require attention due to missing air gap backup copies or configuration gaps. This centralized view eliminates the need to sift through spreadsheets or manual logs, proactively surfacing vulnerabilities before they become incidents. Exportable reports and audit trails support compliance requirements by demonstrating preparedness to regulators, auditors, and executive stakeholders. The dashboard transforms fragmented data into a clear, actionable roadmap for enhancing resilience and audit readiness.

Building Recovery Plans with Assemblies and Runbooks

The walkthrough demonstrates how assemblies enable flexible grouping of critical assets based on business units, applications, or recovery tiers. The step-by-step assembly wizard guides users through the process of adding virtual machines, databases, and Active Directory forests, with options to select resources manually using filters or define rules that automatically include new assets as they're provisioned. This automation ensures recovery plans remain current as environments evolve. Visual runbooks then map the complete testing and recovery workflow, from cleanroom deployment through application validation. Users can create different runbooks for testing, forensics, or application-specific validations, add threat scan steps to automatically detect malware or ransomware, and customize every step including adding custom scripts, pausing for manual validation, or reordering steps to fit organizational needs.

Isolated Testing and Forensic Analysis in Ephemeral Cleanrooms

The demonstration shows how cleanrooms are deployed on-demand in Azure or AWS using either express configuration or custom policies for organizations with specific security requirements. These cleanrooms are fully isolated from production environments, enabling safe testing and validation without disrupting operations or risking data integrity. Real-time progress monitoring provides clear status indicators and logs during runbook execution, with manual checkpoints available for approval steps at critical moments. The ephemeral nature of cleanrooms means they're built on demand when executing a runbook and automatically torn down when testing or forensics are complete, providing cost control by ensuring organizations only pay for resources while in use. This approach supports secure forensic analysis without the need for costly dedicated infrastructure while reducing the risk of cross-contamination or accidental data exposure.

Chapters

0:00 - Cyber Recovery Challenges
1:46 - Cleanroom Dashboard Overview
2:43 - Building Assemblies
4:03 - Creating Visual Runbooks
4:35 - Deploying Cleanrooms
6:26 - Executing Recovery Tests
7:28 - Isolated Testing Environment
8:30 - Summary and Next Steps

Key Quotes

0:03 "Regulators, boards, and customers don't just want to know you have a recovery plan. They want proof it actually works when it matters most."
0:41 "Commvault Cleanroom Recovery is purpose-built to solve these problems. It enables you to test, validate, and automate your cyber recovery and forensic workflows without the cost, risk, or operational burden of traditional approaches."
3:38 "As your environment evolves, rules can be set to include new resources automatically, helping keep your recovery plan up to date."
6:40 "Our integrated threat detection enables you to identify which snapshots are clean and safe to use. Thanks to built-in threat scanning. Providing the confidence needed to restore safely."
7:42 "This entire clean room is truly ephemeral. It's built on demand when you execute the runbook. And it's completely isolated from your production environment."

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