Symantec NetBackup 7.5 for UNIX: Administration Course Outline
Special Note to New Hampshire ResidentsThis course has not yet been approved by the New Hampshire Department of Education. Please contact us for an update on when the class will be available in New Hampshire.
Course Description
This course covers the general principles of using NetBackup to develop and implement a storage management strategy, including how to:
Install, configure, and operate NetBackup 7.5.
Manage NetBackup using the graphical interfaces, commands, and scripts.
Provide service protection and recovery.
Use the NetBackup Activity Monitor, NetBackup reports, and OpsCenter to monitor NetBackup activity.
Course Objectives
This course covers how to develop and implement a storage management strategy. At the completion of the course,you will be able to:
Discuss the challenges of performing backups in today’s enterprise computing environments.
Describe the functions of the master, media, and EMM servers and clients.
Diagram the NetBackup product architecture.
Define common terms used in the NetBackup product.
Describe how NetBackup backs up and restores data.
Identify NetBackup opt ions and agents.
Install and verify NetBackup.
Use the NetBackup Administrat ion Console and OpsCenter.
Describe the various tape and disk storage types.
Configure tape-based devices and volume pools; perform a robot inventory.
Configure basic disk storage units and AdvancedDisk pools.
Configure file system backup policies and schedules.
Perform manual backups.
Restore files using the BAR GUI and OpsCenter operational restore.
Monitor NetBackup backup and restore jobs and perform basic troubleshooting and information gathering steps related to failing jobs.
Describe the various methods of backup image duplication.
Configure Storage Lifecycle Policies (SLPs) and initiate jobs that use SLPs.
Back up and recover the NetBackup catalogs.
Monitor NetBackup using the NetBackup Activity Monitor, NetBackup reports, and OpsCenter.
Configure and manage disk pools.
Optimize file system backups using incremental backups, file system snapshots, multiplexing, synthetic backups, and multiple data streams.
Identify backup requirements for application backups, database backups, and virtual machine backups.
Identify the resources available for troubleshooting NetBackup.
Use the nbcplogs utility to gather NetBackup debug logs and NBSU data.
Who Should Attend
This course is for entry-level system administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, and system integration staff who are responsible for the installation, configuration, design, operation, monitoring, and performance optimization of NetBackup.
Prerequisites
Students must be familiar with the administration and configuration of the platforms that are covered by the course.
Course Outline
Introducing NetBackup
Introduction to data protection
The NetBackup environment
NetBackup concepts
NetBackup options and agents
Installing NetBackup
Preparing for NetBackup installation and configuration
Using the pre-installation utility
Installing your NetBackup environment
Installing NetBackup clients
Verifying your NetBackup installation
Using the NetBackup Administrative Interfaces
The NetBackup Administration Console
NetBackup OpsCenter
Configuring Tape Storage and Media
NetBackup storage concepts
Configuring tape devices
Configuring media
Verifying tape storage
Configuring Disk Storage
Basic NetBackup storage
Configuring basic NetBackup disk storage
Configuring AdvancedDisk
Verifying disk storage
Additional NetBackup storage concepts
Configuring File System Backups
Introduction to backup policies
Configuring file system backup policies
Performing File System Backups and Restores
Performing manual backup operations
Performing restore operations
Backup and restore job tips
Protecting Backup Data
Backup duplication concepts
Using Storage Lifecycle Policies
Introduction to Auto Image Replication
Introduction to NetBackup Vault
Protecting the NetBackup Configuration
Introduction to NetBackup catalogs
Managing images
Performing catalog backup and recovery operations
Disaster recovery strategies
Catalog-related tips
Monitoring NetBackup
Monitoring NetBackup jobs
Monitoring NetBackup activity
Managing jobs
Monitoring NetBackup health
Managing and Optimizing Tape Storage
Managing robots and tape drives
Managing shared tape devices
Monitoring media and media states
Managing tapes and media utilization
Media- and device-related tips
Managing and Optimizing Disk Storage
Comparing disk storage features
Managing basic disk and DSSU
Managing AdvancedDisk and disk pools
Disk-related tips
Optimizing File System Backups
File system backup concepts
Using incremental backups
Introduction to file system snapshots
Using multiple data streams
Optimizing tape drive performance using multiplexing
Using synthetic backups
Using FlashBackup
Introduction to Enterprise Backups
Application protection concepts
Database backup concepts
Enterprise application backup concepts
Virtual machine protection concepts
Working with Support
Support resources
NetBackup processes, services, and daemons
Using the nbcplogs utility
Configuring NetBackup debug logging levels
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DP0158