Duration
4 days
Overview
This course provides the essential knowledge to enable storage administrators to configure and manage HP Data Protector software. The hands-on lab exercises reinforce the theory sessions to ensure a thorough understanding of backup and recovery concepts, the functionality of the software and its application to typical storage implementations.
Audience
Storage and system administrators using HPE Data Protector software.
Prerequisite
We recommend System and Network Administration or equivalent experience.
Topics
Course Introduction
HPE Adaptive Backup and Recovery Solutions
- Data Protector 9.0
- HP Backup Navigator
- Data Protector Management pack
Data Protector Architecture
- Backup and Replication Methods
- The Cell Concept
- Data Protector Architecture
- Cell Manager and Installation Server
- Disk, Media and Integration Agents
- Internal Database
- Typical Data Protector session
- Data Protector tuning
Licensing and Product Structure
- Data Protector licensing
- Product Structure overview
- License Reporting and checking
Quick Start
- Concept Backup Specification
- Configure Media Pool and Device
- Configure and run a Backup
- Monitor the Backup session
- Start a Restore
- Run a Single Session Report
HP Data Protector Software Installation
- Installation Overview, Planning and Methods
- Cell Manager Installation on Windows
- Cell Manager Installation on Unix
- Client Push Installation
- Export and Import of Clients
- Adding Components to Clients
Upgrade
- Upgrade Overview
- Supported Upgrade Paths
- Upgrading a Windows Cell Manager
- Upgrading a Unix Cell Manager
- Migrating the Cell Manager to a different platform
Media Management
- Media Pool concept
- Media Pool Properties
- Creating a Media Pool
- Free Pool Concept and Implementation
- Medium properties
- Location Tracking and Priority
- Formatting Tape Media
- Vaulting with Media Pools
Backup Device
Overview
- Logical Device concept
- Data Protector Tape Format
- Configure Tape based Storage Devices
- Configure Disk based Storage Devices
- Deduplication Devices
- Device and Library Tools
Backup
- Backup Specification Types
- Backup Features
- Static and Dynamic Device Allocation
- Load Balancing - Object Allocation
- Backup Mirroring
- Create and start a Backup Specification
- The Backup Process Flow
- Monitor the backup session
- Restart failed Backups
Advanced Scheduler
- Schedule a Backup
- Manage missed Job Executions
Restore
- Performing Restores
- Restore Sequence
- Object and Session Restore
- Single or Parallel Restore
- Checkpoint Restore
Monitoring, Reporting and Notifications
- Monitoring and Reporting
- Session Monitoring
- Report Categories and Delivery Methods
- Configure and schedule Reports
- Web Reporting Interface
- Default Notification overview
- Adding Notifications
Media and Object Replication
- Interactive Media Copy
- Automated Media Operation
Internal Database (IDB)
- Concept Embedded database
- Architecture
- IDB Directory Structure
- Internal Database Size Limits
- Administration Tasks
- Manage IDB Grow
- IDB Maintenance
Security
- Access control
- User Groups and User Rights
- Adding Users and Groups
- User Restrictions
- LDAP Integration
- Client and Cell Security
- Inet Impersonation
- Changing the Web Interface Password
Auditing
- Auditing Overview
- Backup session auditing
- Enhanced Event Logging
Disaster Recovery
- Disaster Recovery methods
- Disaster Recovery phases
- Create a Disaster Recovery Image
- Booting the Recovery Image
- Using the Recovery Progress Monitor
- Disaster Recovery on Dissimilar Hardware
Troubleshooting
- Log and Trace Files
- Debug Traces Generation
- Debug Log Collector
- Troubleshoot Network issues
- Troubleshoot Devices issues
- Typical Backup and Restore issues
- omnihealthcheck
- Object Copy
- Interactive Object Copy
- Post Backup and scheduled Object Copy
- Object Copy and Library Filtering
- Automatic Device Selection
- Copy Specification options
Object Consolidation
- Enhanced Incremental Backups
- Synthetic Full Backups
- Virtual Full Backups
- Interactive Object Consolidation
- Post Backup and scheduled Object Consolidation
- Consolidation Specification options
Use case scenarios
Objectives
This course prepares you to:
- Install and distribute HP Data Protector software in your environment or perform an upgrade from a previous HP Data Protector version.
- Configure the HP Data Protector software product.
- Configure your Tape and Disk based Backup solutions for use with HP Data Protector software.
- Use HP Data Protector software product to backup, restore, and monitor from the GUI and command line.
- Manage the HP Data Protector software
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.