COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Veritas Backup Exec 15: For Virtualized
Environments course is designed for the data protection professional tasked with architecting, implementing, backing up and restoring critical data hosted on virtualized environments. The course also includes the virtualization enhancements made to Backup Exec 15
Feature Packs 1 to 4.
Delivery Method
Instructor-Led Training (ILT) / Virtual Academy (VA)
Duration
2 days
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Describe the basic functionality and architecture of
Backup Exec 15.
Install and upgrade to Backup Exec 15.
Perform physical to virtual and backup to virtual conversions.
Install, configure, backup, and restore data with the
Agent for VMware and Hyper-V
Describe the enhancements made to Backup Exec with respect to VMware VDDK 6.0 and security.
State the features of the Virtual Machine Backups widget.
Describe the Instant GRT catalog operations for
Dynamic Browse in Backup Exec 15 Feature Pack 4 and illustrate the performance improvements after using the Quick catalog method.
Explain how the new Microsoft incremental backup for Hyper-V server 2012 works.
Explain the concept of differencing disks.
Describe Backup Exec 15 support for the new
Microsoft incremental backups and troubleshoot issues related to it.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for customers, system administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, systems professionals, consultants, backup administrators, backup operators, and others who are responsible for installing, configuring, and day-to-day management of Backup Exec 15 in virtualized environments.
Prerequisites
You must have basic working knowledge of administration of virtualized environments. You must also have experience configuring server software, operating systems and hardware. Basic working knowledge of domain security and experience with Active Directory and Windows
Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 are recommended.
Hands-On
This course includes practical, hands-on lab exercises and demonstrations that enable you to test your new skills and begin to transfer them to your working environment. Additionally, assessment items at the end of each lesson test your knowledge and comprehension of the information provided.
COURSE OUTLINE
Veritas Backup Exec 15: For Virtualized Environments
Backup Exec Fundamentals
Data backup basics
Backup Exec solution offerings
Backup Exec 15 Licensing
Backup Exec 15 License key requirements
Backup Exec architecture
Backup Exec 15 FP1: End of Life items
Installing and Licensing Backup Exec 15
New installation of a Backup Exec server
Typical installation of Backup Exec
Custom installation of Backup Exec
Installation Logs
Launching Backup Exec 15
Updating Backup Exec 15
Upgrading and Migrating to Backup Exec 15
Backup Exec 15 Upgrade paths
Backup Exec Central Admin Server and Managed
Backup Exec Server rolling upgrades
Agent for Windows
Performing step upgrades
Upgrading from Backup Exec 2010 R3 and earlier
Backup Exec server migration from 32-bit to 64-bit server
Migration report
Remote Agents
Introduction to Remote Agents
Agent for Windows
Push-installation of the Agent for Windows using the
Add Server wizard
Push-installation of the Agent for Windows to virtual machines
Local installation of the Agent for Windows
Managing the Agent for Windows countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Virtual Machine Conversion
Conversion to virtual machine fundamentals
One-time convert to virtual
Backup and convert simultaneously
Backup and convert on a schedule
Converting from a backup set
Virtual conversion options
Conversion considerations
Virtual Environment Agents
Virtualization technologies
Backup Exec virtualization agents
Installing Agent for VMware and Hyper-V
Restore
VMware VDDK 6.0 Enhancements
Security enhancements
Virtual Machine Backup
Virtual Machine Backups
Virtual Machine Backups Widget
Backup and Restore tab changes
Virtual machine backup workflow changes
Virtual Backups: Pagefile.sys omitted
Instant GRT Using Dynamic Browse
Understanding delayed catalog options: Backup
Exec 15 FP3 and earlier
Instant GRT catalog operations for dynamic browse
Performance improvements
Troubleshooting dynamic browse issues
Faster Processing Method for Hyper-V Backups
Microsoft Incremental for Server 2012:
Fundamentals
Backup Exec support for Microsoft Incremental backups
Troubleshooting faster processing method issues
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.