Symantec NetBackup 7 For Unix Administration

Product Description

Overview

This Symantec Net Backup 7.0 Administration class provides the IT professional with instruction on the functionality of Symantec Net Backup 7.0 software. This class covers the general principles of using Net Backup to develop & implement a storage management strategy, including how to:
Install, configure, & operate Net Backup 7.0.
Manage Net Backup using the graphical interfaces, commands, & scripts.
Provide service protection & recovery.
Use the activity monitor & logs to monitor Net Backup processes
Who Should Attend?
This class is for system administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, & system integration staff who are responsible for the design, performance optimization, & troubleshooting of Net Backup.
Class Outline
Net Backup Essentials
The challenges of enterprise backup
The Net Backup environment
Net Backup concepts
Net Backup options & agents
Installing & Configuring Net Backup
Preinstallation considerations
Installing & verifying your Net Backup installation
Installing Net Backup clients
Configuring Net Backup
Upgrade considerations
Net Backup installation tips
Introduction to Net Backup Administrative Interfaces
The Net Backup Administration Console
The comm&-line interface (CLI)
Net Backup Ops Center
Configuring Tape Devices
Shared tape drives
Adding robots
Adding tape drives
Monitoring shared tape drives
Monitoring & maintaining devices
Devices tips
Configuring Storage Units
Storage units
Configuring storage units
Storage unit tips
Configuring Volumes
Configuring volume pools
Configuring volumes
Managing physical volumes
Volume tips
Configuring Policies
Creating & configuring policy attributes
Creating a policy schedule
Adding clients to a policy
Creating backup selections
Backup policy tips
Performing Backups & Restores
Performing manual backup operations
Performing restore operations
Backup & restore tips
Managing Media
Net Backup media states & selection criteria
Determining media status
Configuring media sharing
Maximizing tape utilization
Media-related tips
Getting Started with Net Backup Reporting
Reporting using the Net Backup Administration Console
Reporting using Ops Center
Ops Center Analytics
Administrative Tasks & Challenges
Distributing client software
Managing backup images
Backup copies & duplication
Managing busy files
Managing job priorities
Managing user authentication & authorization
Performing Catalog Backups & Restores
Net Backup catalogs
Catalog backups
Manual catalog backup configuration
Disaster recovery
Catalog-related tips
Customizing Backup Policies
Using multiple data streams
Multiplexing backup images
Specialized backup solutions
Protecting virtual clients
Additional policy options
Using Disk Pools
Introduction to disk features
Pooling disk resources
Configuring disk pools
Managing disk pools
NBU Media Server Deduplication
Introduction to deduplication
Verifying the Net Backup media server deduplication installation
Configuring Net Backup media server deduplication
Monitoring deduplication
Configuring client-side deduplication
Using Storage Lifecycles
Introduction to storage lifecycles
Satisfying storage lifecycle prerequisites
Creating a storage lifecycle policy
Additional storage lifecycle considerations
A storage lifecycle example
Working with Support
Support resources
Net Backup processes, services, & daemons
Enabling debug logs