COURSE DESCRIPTION
This Symantec NetBackup 7.6.x: Administration course provides the IT professional with instruction on the functionality of Symantec NetBackup 7.6.1 software. This course covers the general principles of using NetBackup to develop and implement a storage management strategy, including how to:
Configure and operate NetBackup 7.6.1.
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.
Delivery Method
Instructor-led
Duration
Five days
Course Objectives
This course provides instruction on NetBackup 7.6.1 and covers how to develop and implement a storage management strategy. By the completion of this course, you will be able to:
Discuss the challenges of performing backups in today’s enterprise computing environments.
Describe the functions of the master server, media 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 options and agents.
Use the NetBackup Administration Console and
OpsCenter.
Configure and manage basic disk storage units and storage unit groups.
Configure file system backup policies and schedules.
Perform manual backups and user-directed backups.
Restore files using the Java or Windows BAR interface and OpsCenter Operational Restore.
Monitor NetBackup backup and restore jobs and perform basic troubleshooting and informationgathering steps related to failing jobs.
Configure and manage AdvancedDisk storage units and disk pools.
Configure tape-based devices and volume pools; perform a robot inventory.
Manage robot and tape drive settings, including media sharing.
Monitor and manage media and media states.
Configure, run, and manage virtual machine backups using
VMware.
Discuss virtual machine backups using Hyper-V, and other supported virtualization methods.
Recover virtual machines, including using VMware Instant
Recovery.
Use the integrated NetBackup vSphere Web Client Plug-in for VMware.
Describe the various methods of backup image duplication.
Configure Storage Lifecycle Policies (SLPs) and initiate jobs that use SLPs.
Manage the NetBackup catalog to search for, verify, duplicate, import, and expire backup images.
Back up and recover the NetBackup catalogs.
Optimize file system backups using incremental backups,
True Image Restore, synthetic backups, NetBackup
Accelerator, multiple data streams, and multiplexing.
Identify and use resources for troubleshooting NetBackup, including the NetBackup logging assistant, and tools related to debug logging.
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 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.
Hands-On
This course includes practical hands-on exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to use those skills in a working environment. At the start of class students will choose between Windows-based or Linux-based NetBackup servers to perform lab exercises. All students will work with NetBackup clients running both Windows and Linux.
COURSE OUTLINE
Introducing NetBackup
Introduction to data protection
The NetBackup environment
NetBackup concepts
Using the NetBackup Administration Console
NetBackup appliance overview
Using NetBackup OpsCenter the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Specifications and product offerings are subject to change without notice.
Configuring NetBackup Storage
NetBackup storage device concepts
Configuring NetBackup basic disk storage
Verifying basic disk storage
Configuring Policies and Schedules
Introduction to backup policies
Creating and configuring policy attributes
Creating a policy schedule
Adding client to a policy
Creating backup selections
Managing existing policies
Performing File System Backups
Using and customizing the NetBackup Activity
Monitor
Performing manual backup operations
Performing user-directed backups
Backup job-related tips
Performing File System Restores
Introduction to restores
Performing restore operations using the Java BAR interface
Performing restore operations using the Windows
BAR interface
Performing restore operations using OpsCenter
Operational Restore
Restore job-related tips
Configuring Disk Pools
Understanding disk pools and AdvancedDisk
Configuring AdvancedDisk
Managing AdvancedDisk storage
Configuring Media Server Deduplication
Introduction to NetBackup deduplication
Configuring NetBackup media server deduplication
Configuring client-side deduplication
Managing NetBackup deduplication
Configuring Tape Storage
Understanding Media Manager storage units
Configuring tape devices
Verifying tape storage
NetBackup media concepts
Configuring media
Managing Tape Storage
Managing robots and tape drives
Monitoring media and media states
Managing tapes
Media and device related tips
Protecting Virtual Machines
Introduction to virtual machine backups
Configuring VMware backups
Performing and Monitoring VM Backups
NetBackup support for Hyper-V
NetBackup support for other virtualization solutions
Recovering Virtual Machines
Managing VMware restores
Using VMware Instant Recovery
Using the NetBackup vSphere Web Client Plug-in
Managing Hyper-V restores
Duplicating Backups
Backup duplication concepts
Storage lifecycle policy concepts
Using storage lifecycle policies
Configuring optimized duplication
Additional Storage Lifecycle Policy features and benefits
Managing and Protecting the NetBackup Catalog
Introduction to NetBackup catalogs
Managing images
Configuring a catalog backup policy
Disaster recovery strategies
Optimizing File System Backups
File system backup challenges
Configuring for True Image Restores
Using synthetic backups
Optimizing file system incremental backups with change logs
Using NetBackup Accelerator
Using multiple data streams
Optimizing tape drive performance using multiplexing
Handling busy files on UNIX and Windows file systems
Collecting Logs and Diagnostic Information
Support resources
NetBackup processes, services, and daemons
Introduction to Logging Assistant
NetBackup and Media Manager logging overview
Using the support utilities
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.