Veritas NetBackup 8.

2: Administration

COURSE DESCRIPTION • Use the integrated NetBackup vSphere Web Client Plug-
in for VMware.
Acquire the skills to make your data protection strategy • Configure, run, and manage virtual machine backups
successful with the Veritas NetBackup 8.2: Administration using Hyper-V.
course. You will learn the general principles, configuration, • Describe the various methods of backup image
and management of NetBackup, including how to best utilize duplication.
the NetBackup tools and interfaces, effectively monitor • Configure Storage Lifecycle Policies (SLPs) and initiate
backup operations, and ensure data recovery objectives are jobs that use SLPs.
met.
• Manage the NetBackup catalog to search for, verify,
duplicate, import, and expire backup images.
Delivery Method(s)
• Back up and recover the NetBackup catalogs.
This course is available in the following delivery methods:
• Optimize file system backups using incremental
• Instructor-led training (ILT)
backups, True Image Restore, synthetic backups,
• Virtual instructor-led training (VILT)
NetBackup Accelerator, multiple data streams, and
• Learning Lab multiplexing.
• Identify and use resources for troubleshooting
Duration
NetBackup, including the support information gathering
• Instructor-led training - ILT: 5 days, including 6 months tools related.
of lab access
• Virtual instructor-led training - VILT: 5 days, including 6 Who Should Attend
months of lab access This course is intended for technical professionals
• Learning Lab – Self-paced lesson guide plus 6 months responsible for the design, configuration, operation,
of lab access monitoring, or support of NetBackup.
Course Objectives Prerequisites
After completing this course, you will be able to: Students should be familiar with general network and storage
• Discuss the challenges of performing backups in today’s concepts, and the administration and configuration of
enterprise computing environments. Windows or Linux operating systems.
• Describe the functions of the master server, media
servers, and clients. Hands-On
• Diagram the NetBackup product architecture. This course includes practical hands-on lab exercises to
• Define common terms used in the NetBackup product. apply your new skills in a virtual NetBackup domain. At the
• Describe how NetBackup backs up and restores data. start of class students will choose between Windows-based
• Identify NetBackup options and agents. or Linux-based NetBackup servers to perform lab exercises.
• Use the NetBackup Administration Console, Web
Interface, and OpsCenter. COURSE OUTLINE
• Configure and manage basic disk storage units and
storage unit groups. Introducing NetBackup
• Configure file system backup policies and schedules. • Data protection and the NetBackup environment
• Perform manual backups and user-directed backups. • NetBackup concepts
• Restore files using the Java or Windows BAR interface • NetBackup Appliance Overview
and OpsCenter Operational Restore. • Using the NetBackup Administration Console
• Monitor NetBackup backup and restore jobs and perform • Using the NetBackup web interface
basic troubleshooting and information-gathering steps • Using NetBackup OpsCenter
related to failing jobs. • NetBackup Installation
• Configure and manage AdvancedDisk storage units and Labs:
disk pools. • Exercise A: Introduction to your Lab on Demand (LOD)
• Configure tape-based devices and volume pools; lab environment
perform a robot inventory. • Exercise B: Installing NetBackup Software
• Manage robot and tape drive settings, including media • Exercise C: Exploring the NetBackup Administration
sharing. Console
• Monitor and manage media and media states. • Exercise D: NetBackup Host Properties
• Configure, run, and manage virtual machine backups • Exercise E: Accessing the NetBackup web interface
using VMware. • Exercise F: Exploring the NetBackup web interface
• • Exercise G: Configuring role-based access control
• Exercise H: Creating and editing a custom rule
• Recover virtual machines, including using VMware (Optional)
Instant Recovery.

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Configuring NetBackup Storage • Exercise B: Configuring AdvancedDisk
• NetBackup storage device concepts • Exercise C: Verifying AdvancedDisk configuration
• Configuring and managing a basic disk storage unit • Exercise D: Configuring a policy to write backup images
• Configuring storage unit groups to AdvancedDisk storage
Labs: • Exercise E: Performing and monitoring backups to
• Exercise A: Viewing disk storage on a NetBackup server AdvancedDisk storage
system • Exercise F: Monitoring and managing AdvancedDisk
• Exercise B: Configuring a Basic Disk storage unit disk pools
• Exercise C: Configuring a storage unit group
Configuring Media Server Deduplication
Configuring Policies • Introduction to NetBackup deduplication
• Introduction to backup policies • Configuring NetBackup media server deduplication
• Creating and configuring policy attributes • Configuring client-side deduplication
• Creating a policy schedule • Managing NetBackup deduplication
• Adding client to a policy Labs:
• Creating backup selections • Exercise A: Configuring NetBackup Media Server
• Managing policies Deduplication (MSDP)
Labs: • Exercise B: Configuring a policy to use MSDP storage
• Exercise A: Configuring a NetBackup policy • Exercise C: Performing backups to MSDP storage
• Exercise B: Configuring a policy to use calendar-based • Exercise D: Configuring and using client-side
schedules deduplication
• Exercise C: Copying a policy to create a new policy • Exercise E: Monitoring and managing NetBackup MSDP
Exercise D: (Optional) Lab challenge storage
• Exercise F: (Optional) Running Deduplication reports in
Performing File System Backups OpsCenter
• Using and customizing the NetBackup Activity Monitor
• Performing manual backup operations Configuring and Managing Tape Storage
• Performing user-directed backups • Understanding Media Manager storage units
• Backup job-related tips • Configuring tape devices
Labs: • Verifying tape storage
• Exercise A: Using the Activity Monitor • NetBackup media concepts
• Exercise B: Performing Manual backups • Configuring media
• Exercise C: Viewing job details • Managing robots and tape drives
• Exercise D: Deactivating and activating policies • Monitoring media and media states
• Exercise E: Performing user-initiated backups • Managing tapes
• Media- and device-related tips
Performing File System Restores Labs:
• Introduction to restores • Exercise A: Verifying tape devices are visible to the
• Performing restore operations using the BAR interface operating system of media servers
• Performing restore operations using OpsCenter • Exercise B: Configuring tape devices and storage units
Operational Restore using the Device Configuration Wizard
• Restore job-related tips • Exercise C: Configuring volume pools
Labs: • Exercise D: Configuring volumes using the Robot
• Exercise A: Becoming familiar with the key restore Inventory user interface provided by NetBackup and, in
settings in the BAR interface. the process, create barcode rules
• Exercise B: Restoring client files to their original location • Exercise E: Viewing tape drive and robot configuration
• Exercise C: Restoring files to an alternate file system settings
location • Exercise F: Using the Device Monitor to monitor and
• Exercise D: Restoring files to an alternate client system manage tape drives
• Exercise E: (Optional) Using the OpsCenter Operational • Exercise G: Managing media
Restore feature • Exercise H: Running tape-based reports
• Exercise I: (Optional) Using the robtest utility
Configuring Disk Pools • Exercise J: (Optional) Running NetBackup reports from
• Understanding disk pools and AdvancedDisk the command line
• Configuring AdvancedDisk • Exercise K: (Optional) Performing Media state
• Managing AdvancedDisk storage management using the command line
Labs:
• Exercise A: Identifying AdvancedDisk storage

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Performing VMware Backups • Using storage lifecycle policies
• Introduction to virtual machine backups • Additional Storage Lifecycle Policy features and benefits
• Configuring VMware backups Labs:
• Protecting VMware Assets using the web UI • Exercise A: Configuring a Storage Lifecycle Policy
• Performing and Monitoring VM Backups • Exercise B: Configuring a NetBackup policy to use a
Labs: Storage Lifecycle Policy
• Exercise A: Verifying the VMware environment • Exercise C: Modifying SLP Host Properties
• Exercise B: Configuring NetBackup servers to access • Exercise D: Viewing and monitoring SLP operations
the VMware vCenter server
• Exercise C: Installing the NetBackup Plug-in for VMware Managing and Protecting the NetBackup Catalog
vSphere Web Client • Introduction to NetBackup catalogs
• Exercise D: Configuring a VMware policy in NetBackup • Managing images
• Exercise E: Performing and monitoring NetBackup • Configuring a catalog backup policy
VMware virtual machine backups • Disaster recovery strategies
• Exercise F: Excluding disks from a VMware virtual Labs:
machine backup • Exercise A: Running NetBackup catalog-related reports
• Exercise G: Managing VMware credentials using the • Exercise B: Verifying, expiring, and importing backup
web UI images
• Exercise H: Managing VMware Assets using the web UI • Exercise C: Configuring and running NetBackup catalog
backups
Performing VMware Restores • Exercise D: Recovering the catalogs using the
• Managing virtual machine restores NetBackup Catalog Recovery wizard
• Managing VMware restores
• Using VMware Instant Recovery Optimizing File System Backups
• VMware Agentless Restore • File system backup challenges
Labs: • Optimizing file system backups
• Exercise A: Recovering virtual machine files • Optimizing file system backups with NetBackup
• Exercise B: Recovering a VMware virtual machine disk Accelerator
• Exercise C: Recovering an entire VMware virtual • Using multiple data streams
machine • Optimizing tape drive performance using multiplexing
• Exercise D: Performing non-NetBackup pre-requisites • Handling busy files on UNIX and Windows file systems
tasks for IRV Labs:
• Exercise E: Performing NetBackup pre-requisite tasks • Exercise A: Optimizing backups using the NetBackup
for Instant Recovery for VMware (IRV) Accelerator
• Exercise F: Performing Instant Recovery for VMware • Exercise B: Configuring for and using multiple data
(IRV) using the vSphere Web Client streams
• Exercise G: Using NetBackup Web UI to recover a • Exercise C: (Optional) Configuring and performing
virtual machine to alternate location multiplexed backups

Protecting and Recovering Hyper-V Virtual Machines Collecting Logs and Diagnostic Information
• Introduction to NetBackup for Hyper-V • Performing basic NetBackup troubleshooting
• Configuring Hyper-V backups • Identifying NetBackup processes, services, and
• Performing and Monitoring Hyper-V backups daemons
• Performing Hyper-V restores • NetBackup logging overview
• Performing Hyper-V restores with the NetBackup Add-in • Using the support utilities
for SCVMM • Using NetBackup support resources
Labs: Labs:
• Exercise A: Configuring NetBackup communication with • Exercise A: Viewing the NetBackup services
Hyper-V • Exercise B: Running NetBackup reports for
• Exercise B: Configuring a Hyper-V Intelligent Policy and troubleshooting
backing up Hyper-V virtual machines • Exercise C: Using the nbsu and nbcplogs commands
• Exercise C: Restoring individual files • Exercise D: (Optional) Viewing and setting debug
• Exercise D: Restoring the full Hyper-V machine logging properties
• Exercise E: Performing Hyper-V backups and restores in • Exercise E: (Optional) Enabling NetBackup legacy
an SCVMM environment debug logging
Duplicating Backups Using Storage Lifecycle Policies • Exercise F: (Optional) Viewing debug logging levels for
• Backup duplication concepts unified logs
• Storage lifecycle policy concepts

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