Symantec Net backup

Course Content: SymantecNetbackUp

Day 1 Introduction to Backup Concepts
Why backup needed
What gets backed up?
Backup Types
Backup Technology traditional methods
Current Technology in backup
Backup Environment Components
LAN Backup
LAN Free Backup
Cloud Backup

Day 2
NetBackup

Introduction

to

Symantec

Describe a Backup Application.

Describe the distributed nature of a backup
application.
Describe the purpose of Netback up as an
application.
Difference between the old and the new
versions.
Discuss on Netback up 7.6 features with
reference to 7.5
History of Netback up.
Describe Backup Function.
Describe Restore Function.
Describe the strengths of Netback up as an
application.
Describe Robotics in generic nature.
Describe Tape Drive and Tapes in generic
nature.
Describe basic Netback up architecture and
roles of each tier.
Describe Netback up Administration Guide
structure.
Describe
Online
Documentation
and
References.

Day 3 NetBackup Essentials

Discuss the challenges of performing backups in
todays enterprises.
Identify the function of the master server,
media server, EMM server, and clients.
Diagram the Netback up product architecture.
Define common terms used in the Netback up
product.
Describe how Netback up backs up and restores
data.
Identify the Netback up options and agents
used to customize your backup environment.

Day 4 Installing and

NetBackup (Continued)

Configuring

Identify the steps to Install Netback up Master

server and Media server (Windows and UNIX).
Administer Netback up license keys.
Identify the tasks performed by the Netback up
installation script.
Verify the Netback up installation.
Install Netback up client software locally and
remotely.
Configure system start-up/shutdown scripts.
Configure master server and media server host
properties.
Describe Compatibility Lists
Describe Remote Installation procedures
Identify supported server upgrade paths.
Troubleshoot the most common installation
issues.

Day 5 Introduction to NetBackup

interfaces
Navigate
through
the
Netback
up
Administration console.
Understand the usage and purpose of each
section of Netback up administration console.
Monitoring and managing backup jobs,
services/daemons and Netback up related
processes in Activity Monitor.
Pull out the various reports and understand
their utilization.
Understand the usage of common Netback up
commands.
Access NetBackup commands and help for
NetBackup commands.
Usage of NOM as reporting as well as remote
management tool for Netback up.

Day 6 Adding and Configuring Tape

Devices
Adding/Configuring locally controlled Robot
through GUI and CLI.
Adding/Configuring remotely controlled Robot
through GUI and CLI.
Describe Shared Tape Drives.
Adding and Configuring Tape drive through GUI
and CLI.
Configuring Drive Name rules.
Describe ROBTEST Utility
Monitoring and maintaining Devices
Running Diagnostic utility for Drives and Robots
Common commands/utilities used while
troubleshooting device related issues.

Day 7 Storage Units and Storage Unit

Groups
Describe Storage Devices, Storage Units (STU)
and Storage Unit Groups (STU Group).

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Describe the functionality of STU and STU

Group and explore the ways in which they can
be combined and used.
Create and Configure the STU using Netback up
admin console and CLI.
Describe various types of Storage units and
their configuration.
Describe and configure Disk Staging.
Create and Configure STU Groups using Netback
up admin console and CLI.
Troubleshooting common issues with Storage
Units and Storage Unit Groups

Day 8 Configuring Volumes

Define volumes and volume pools.
Configure volume pools for specific Netback up
jobs.
Add volumes for stand-alone and robotic
devices.
Using the robot inventory utility
Move, eject, change, delete, and erase volumes.
Volume reporting tools in Netback up Admin
console and using corresponding commands
Manage media after they have been configured.
Troubleshoot common volume issues using
troubleshooting tools

Day 9 Configuring Policies

Describe the function of a policy definition.
Identify the policy configuration methods.
Configure policy attributes.
Identify the basic policy types available with
Netback up and when to use them.
Identify the correlation between schedule
categories and backup types.
Create and configure a new policy schedule.
Configure a frequency-based policy schedule.
Configure a calendar-based policy schedule.
Specify which clients are to be served by a
policy.
Define which files and directories on the clients
to back up.
Create exclude and include lists.
Troubleshoot common policy scheduling issues
and status codes.
Troubleshoot common backup selections and
client issues.

Day 10 Performing Backups and Restores

Initiate a manual backup job.
Monitor backup jobs.
Cancel or suspend a backup job.
Restore files that have been backed up using
Netback up.
Monitor Netback up restore jobs.

Identify the status codes related to problems

with backup and restore operations.
Follow a troubleshooting checklist to correct
backup operations problems.
Identify common restore problems and the log
files that can help find them.

Day 11 Managing Media

Identify NetBackup media states.

Describe how NetBackup selects which media
to use.
Explain how NetBackup handles and reports
media problems.
Override the media and volume state.
Troubleshoot media-related issues.

Day 12 Challenges

Administrative

Tasks

and

Distributing Client Software on Windows and

UNIX systems.
Managing Images using Catalog Utility.
Verify backup images using the NetBackup
Administration console.
Expire backup images, change or extend expiry
date of backup images

Day 13 - Administrative
Challenges (Continued)

Tasks

and

Import backups that have expired or that were

created on another system.
Backup copies and duplication.
Create multiple copies of backup images.
Managing Busy files
Describe how Netback up manages Busy Files

Day 14 Performing Catalog Backups and

Restores
Describe the Netback up catalog and the
components that comprise the NetBackup
catalog structure.
Describe Hot Catalog and Cold Catalog backups
Select the appropriate backup type for a catalog
backup.
Configuring Hot Catalog backup and Cold
Catalog backup
Back up your Netback up catalog.
Use the Actions menu to configure a catalog
backup manually.
Describe the Catalog recovery process for Hot
and Cold Catalog backups.
Troubleshoot common catalog-related issues.

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User Backup, User Archive and User restore.

Creating User backup and User archive policies.
Creating Event Driven Backups.
Selecting files and folders to be backed up in a
user Backup/Archive.
Enabling Alternating client directed restores.

Database transaction logs and their backup

structure
Explain the working of Database backup agents
of Netback up
Explain the Backup structure of SQL Database
from Netback up perspective
Explain the Backup structure of Oracle Database
from Netback up perspective

Recovering the Netback up Catalog using

Command Line in Windows as well as UNIX
Identify the UNIX and Windows installation
changes that were introduced with Netback up
6.5. & 7.x
Identify the prerequisite considerations for
upgrading to Netback up 6.5 & 7.x
List the general procedure for upgrading to
Netback up 6.5. & 7.x
Upgrading to Mixed version environment

Explain the Backup structure of Exchange

Database from Netback up perspective
Explain the Backup structure of Lotus Notes
Database from Netback up perspective
Installation of backup agents both locally and
remotely
Briefly describe Netback up agent for VM-WARE
Briefly describe Storage Lifecycle Policies and
NetBackup Vault

Day 15 Client Requested Operations:

Day 16 Command Line Recovery and

NetBackup Upgrade

Day 21 Database Backups and other

backup options (Continued)

Day 17 Command Line Recovery and

NetBackup Upgrade

Day 22 NetBackup Additional features

and optimization

Catalog consistency issues with Netback up 5.X

& 6.5
Using NBCC
Maintenance Packs and their releases
Populating EMM Database while upgrading
from 5.X to 6.X
Resolving Configuration related issues
Upgrading NetBackup from 6.5 to 7.0.1

Concepts of NDMP, Symantec storage, Data

Domain, NetApp storage configuration basics
and deduplication
File system backup challenges
Using incremental backups
Introduction to file system snapshots

Day 18 Track Lead training and Weekly

Assessment
Day 19 Managing Software Updates
Describe the release process that was
introduced with NetBackup 6.5 and then with
7.5 and 7.6
Describe what NetBackup LiveUpdate is, why
you use it, and how it works.
Set up the Netback up LiveUpdate agent on
UNIX.
Set up the NetBackup LiveUpdate agent on
Windows.
Create LiveUpdate policies.
Enable the LiveUpdate logs.
Download and install NetBackup release
updates using NetBackup LiveUpdate.

Day 20 Introduction to Database Backups

and other backup options

List down the various database backup options

available in NetBackup.
Explain Hot and Cold Backup

Day 23 NetBackup Additional features

and optimization (continued)
Using multiple data streams
Optimizing tape drive performance using
multiplexing
Synthetic backups
FlashBackup

Day 23 NetBackup Troubleshooting

Techniques
Basic approach while encountering an issue.
How to check, verify and eradicate issues with
NetBackup Configuration.
How to check, verify and eradicate issues with
device Configuration.
Resolving Network related issues from
NetBackup perspective
Use of Commands to verify/troubleshoot issues
Understand and troubleshoot some common
NetBackup Status codes.
Use of Online support material and NetBackup
Forum for determining known issues with
NetBackup

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Day 24 Working with Support

Introduction to Netback up processes and its
overview
Process Flow for Backup and restore tasks
Monitor Netback up processes, services, and
daemons
Start and stop Netback up processes, services,
and daemons
Netback up and Media Manager logging
overview
Netback up Debug log over view
Set Log level and enable legacy log
Managing Unified Logs
Using the support utilities

Day 25 Symantec Netback up 7.5 features

Introduction to Key Benefits of Netback up 7.6

Accelerator for VMware Synthetic VM
Backups
VMware Instant Recovery
Instant Recovery and Guest OS File Copy
NetBackup for vCloud Director
NetBackup plug-in for vCenter
Replication Director for VMware
Block Array and Application Support In
Replicator Director

Day 26 Symantec NetBackup 7.5 features

Oracle Intelligent Policy

Comprehensive Oracle Protection
Media Server Deduplication
Targeted Auto Image Replication
OpsCenter Centralized NetBackup Appliance
Monitoring
Physical to virtual recovery with Bare Metal
Restore
NetBackup extensive support for Windows 2012
Other NetBackup 7.6 proliferations
Introduction to Symantec NetBackup Appliance

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