Veritas Backup Exec 22: Administration (BE22) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Backup Exec Fundamentals
  • Data Backup Basics
  • Backup Exec Solution Offerings
  • Backup Exec Architecture
Licensing Backup Exec
  • Subscription, Perpetual, and Custom Licensing
  • Trialware and upgrades
  • Capacity and subscription license enforcement
  • Updating licensing information
  • Capacity widget and capacity metering
  • Maintenance and Extended Support Licensing
Installing Backup Exec
  • Backup Exec: New installation
  • Typical Installation of Backup Exec
  • Custom Installation of Backup Exec
  • Installation Details
  • Applying Backup Exec Updates
Labs
  • Exercise A: Installing Veritas Backup Exec
  • Exercise B: Verifying the Veritas Backup Exec Installation
  • Exercise C: Adding Backup Exec Licenses
  • Exercise D: Configuring and Running Veritas Update
  • Exercise E: Viewing the Backup Exec License
Working with the Backup Exec Administration Console
  • Installing and Configuring the Backup Exec Administration Console
  • Using the Backup Exec Administration Console
  • Exploring the Backup Exec Administration Console
  • Introduction to Backup and Restore
  • Introduction to BEMCLI
Labs
  • Exercise A: Installing the Backup Exec Remote Administration Console
  • Exercise B: Exploring the Home tab of the Backup Exec Administration Console
  • Exercise C: Working with the Configuration Task Widget
  • Exercise D: Exploring the Backup Exec Administration Console
  • Exercise E: Creating a Configured View
  • Exercise F: Creating a Disk Storage
  • Exercise G: Creating a Basic Backup Job
  • Exercise H: Creating a Basic Restore Job
Disk Storage Devices
  • Backup Exec Storage Devices
  • Viewing disk storage: Storage View
  • Disk Cartridge Devices
  • Deduplication Disk Storage
  • Importing a Legacy Backup-to-disk Folder
  • Backup Exec Storage Pools
  • Windows Storage Pool and Spaces
Labs
  • Exercise A: Creating a Disk Storage Device Using the Configuration Wizard
  • Exercise B: Viewing the Disk Storage in the Backup Exec Management Command Line Interface
  • Exercise C: Viewing Disk Storage Device Properties
  • Exercise D: Creating a Storage Pool
Cloud-based Storage Devices
  • Basics of Cloud storage Support in Backup Exec
  • Amazon S3 Cloud-based Storage
  • Google Cloud-based Storage
  • Microsoft Azure Cloud-based Storage
  • Backup Exec Cloud Deduplication
  • Configuring a Cloud-storage Device in Backup Exec
  • Managing Cloud-storage in Backup Exec
Labs
  • Exercise A: Configuring Generic S3 Compatible Cloud Storage in Backup Exec
  • Exercise B: Backing up data to Generic S3 Cloud-based Storage
  • Exercise C: Configuring Deduplication on Generic S3 Compatible Cloud Storage
Network Storage Devices
  • Network Storage Devices
  • OpenStorage Devices (Third-party deduplication)
  • Backup Exec Remote Media Agent for Linux
  • NDMP Servers
Disk and Network Data Management
  • Data Lifecycle Management Fundamentals
  • DLM Rules: Overview
  • Dependent Backup Sets
  • DLM Dependent Rules
  • Manual Expiration and Retention
  • Read-only Setting
  • Media Catalogs
Labs
  • Exercise A: Manually Performing Two Sets of Full and Incremental Backups
  • Exercise B: Manually Expiring the Backup Sets
  • Exercise C: Retaining Backup Sets and Changing the Expiration Date of a Backup Set
Tape Devices and Tape Management
  • Tape Storage
  • Managing Tapes
  • Robotic Libraries
  • Tape Storage Operations
  • Tape Storage: Alerts
Labs
  • Exercise A: Inventorying Robotic Libraries when Backup Exec Services Start
  • Exercise B: Configuring Barcode Rules for a Robotic Library
  • Exercise C: Assigning a Cleaning Slot to a Robotic Library
  • Exercise D: Understanding Storage Default Values
  • Exercise E: Viewing Default Media Sets
  • Exercise F: Creating a Media Set
  • Exercise G: Creating a Media Vault
  • Exercise H: Assigning a Media Set to a Media Vault
  • Exercise I: Assigning Tapes to a Media Set
  • Exercise J: Backing up to Tape
  • Exercise K: Restoring from Tape
Backing Up Data
  • Preparing for Backups
  • Adding a Server
  • Creating a Backup Job
  • Multi-server Backups
  • Accounts and Credentials in Backup Exec
  • Managing Server Selections
  • Backup Selections
  • Excluding Files from the Backup
  • Backup Settings
  • Backup Stage Basics
  • Job Name Fundamentals
  • Manually Running Backup Jobs
Labs
  • Exercise A: Adding a Server
  • Exercise B: Backing Up Files and Folders
  • Exercise C: Creating a One-time Backup Job
  • Exercise D: Creating a New Backup Job Using the Settings from an Existing Backup
  • Exercise E: Backing up Multiple Servers
  • Exercise F: Backing up System State
  • Exercise G: Working with Backup Methods
  • Exercise H: Adding a Stage to a Backup
Managing Servers and Jobs
  • Backup and Restore View
  • Server Groups
  • Tag as Business-Critical
Labs
  • Exercise A: Creating a Server Group
  • Exercise B: Viewing Server Details
  • Exercise C: Tagging a Resource as Business-critical and Backing it up
  • Exercise D: Tagging a Resource as Business-critical from the Include/Exclude Window
  • Exercise E: Examining Pre-defined and Custom Reports
  • Exercise F: Viewing Job Log Details
Restoring Data
  • Contents of a Backup Set
  • Restore Job Basics
  • Restore Settings
  • Granular Restore Technology (GRT)
  • Restoring Data
  • Online Disaster Recovery
  • Restoring System State
  • Shadow Copy Components
Labs
  • Exercise A: Viewing the Contents of a Backup Set
  • Exercise B: Restoring Data to the Default Location
  • Exercise C: Restoring Data to an Alternate Location
  • Exercise D: Restoring File and Folder Permissions
  • Exercise E: Restoring Data Using the Search Wizard
  • Exercise F: Restoring Data to a VHD
  • Exercise G: Restoring Data Directly from a Disk
  • Exercise H: Restoring Data from a Tape Backup
  • Exercise I: Restoring a Business-Critical Resource
Working with the Database Encryption Key
  • Backup Exec Database Sensitive Data Components
  • Auto-generated AES-256 Encryption Key
  • Protecting the Database Encryption Key (DEK)
Labs
  • Exercise A: Viewing the Database Encryption Key
  • Exercise B: Viewing the Database Encryption Key and Attempting to Back it up
  • Exercise C: Exporting the Database Encryption Key
  • Exercise D: Backing Up and Restoring the Database Encryption Key
Simplified Disaster Recovery
  • Simplified Disaster Recovery Fundamentals
  • Simplified Disaster Recovery: Backup
  • Installing the SDR Disk Creation Wizard
  • Creating an SDR Disk Image (.iso) file
  • Recovering a Server with SDR
  • Windows Storage Pools and Spaces
Labs
  • Exercise A: Adding a Server
  • Exercise B: Viewing and Identifying Critical System Devices
  • Exercise C: Creating a Simplified Disaster Recovery Enabled Backup Job
  • Exercise D: Performing a Complete Online Restore of a Computer – Walkthrough
  • Exercise E: Creating a Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk
  • Exercise F: Recovering appsrv1 Using the SDR Disk
Upgrading Backup Exec
  • Basics of Upgrading the Backup Exec Server
  • Standard and Rolling Upgrade – Backup Exec
  • Agent for Windows Upgrade
  • Migration Report
Labs
  • Exercise A: Upgrading Veritas Backup Exec
  • Exercise B: Upgrading the Agent for Windows
Central Admin Server Feature
  • Backup Exec CAS: Overview
  • Installing the CAS
  • Installing the Managed Backup Exec Server (MBES)
  • Instant Recovery Jobs in a CAS Environment
  • MBES Settings
  • Backup Jobs: MBES and Server Pools
  • Restoring Files using CAS
  • Copying Configuration to MBES
  • Instant Recovery jobs in a CAS environment
  • MBES Settings
  • Copy Configuration to MBES
  • Upgrading a CAS Environment to Backup Exec 22
  • Renaming CAS and MBES
  • MBES to Standalone
  • Offline Central Admin Server Restore from a Managed Backup Exec Server
Labs
  • Exercise A: Installing the CAS Feature
  • Exercise B: Converting a Backup Exec Server to a Managed Backup Exec Server
  • Exercise C: Viewing the Settings for a Managed Backup Exec Server
  • Exercise D: Creating a Backup Exec Server Pool
  • Exercise E: Restoring Data from CAS
  • Exercise F: Using Optimized Duplication with the Central Admin Server
  • Exercise G: (Optional) Changing the CAS Storage and Media Data Location for MBES
  • Exercise H: (Optional) Running the Backup Exec Utility for CAS Operations
Deduplication Feature
  • Data Deduplication and Open Storage Technology: Fundamentals
  • Deduplication Feature Option
  • Configuring Backup Exec Deduplication Storage
  • Exclusion from Windows Deduplication
  • Deduplication Backup Job
  • Configuring Client-side Deduplication
  • Rehydration
  • Optimized Duplication
  • Protecting the Backup Exec Deduplication Storage
  • Best Practices for the Deduplication Feature
  • OpenStorage devices (Third-party deduplication)
  • OpenDedupe OST Connector
  • OpenDedupe Installation and Configuration
  • Configuring OpenStorage in Backup Exec
  • Upgrading from Backup Exec 21 to Backup Exec 22
Labs
  • Exercise A: Verifying the Deduplication Feature Installation
  • Exercise B: Creating a Deduplication Storage Folder
  • Exercise C: Creating a Backup Job to Backup Data to the Deduplication Disk Storage (Server-side deduplication)
  • Exercise E: Verifying Data Deduplication
  • Exercise F: Restoring Deduplication Data
  • Exercise G: Creating a Client-side Deduplication Job
Security and Compliance Features
  • Backup Exec Support for GDPR
  • Backup Exec Support for Ransomware Resilience
Labs
  • Exercise A: Working with the GDPR Guard Feature
  • Exercise B: Working with the Ransomware Resilience Feature
Remote Agent, Applications, and Databases
  • Agent for Windows: Fundamentals
  • Installing the Agent for Windows
  • Managing the Agent for Windows
  • Agent for Applications and Databases: Fundamentals
  • GRT Support for Agent, Applications, and Databases
  • Enabling the Agent for Applications and Databases Feature
Labs
  • Exercise A: Viewing Backup Exec License Information
  • Exercise B: Installing the Agent for Windows
  • Exercise C: Viewing the Agent for Windows Installation Footprint
  • Exercise D: Backing Up a Remote Windows Computer
  • Exercise E: Restoring Data to a Remote Windows Computer
Protecting Microsoft Exchange Server
  • Installing the Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Exchange
  • Backing up a DAG
  • Exchange Backup Selections
  • Exchange Backup Settings
  • Exchange Preferred Servers Only Backups
  • Restoring Exchange data
  • Redirected Restore Considerations
  • VSS Providers and Exchange Writers
Labs
  • Exercise A: Viewing the Exchange DAG Configuration
  • Exercise B: Backing Up an Exchange DAG
  • Exercise C: Restoring Exchange Mailbox Items
  • Exercise D: Restoring Exchange Mailbox Items Using Search
  • Exercise E: Performing a Redirected Restore of Exchange Databases and Logs
Protecting Microsoft SQL Server
  • Agent for Microsoft SQL Server: Fundamentals
  • Microsoft SQL Backup Selections
  • Backing up a Microsoft SQL Server
  • Restoring a Microsoft SQL Server Database
  • Supported Microsoft SQL Server Features
Labs
  • Exercise A: Backing up SQL Server System Databases
  • Exercise B: Restoring a SQL Server Database
  • Exercise C: Restoring a SQL Server Database to an Alternate Location
Protecting Microsoft SharePoint Server
  • Agent for Microsoft SharePoint: Fundamentals
  • Backing up Microsoft SharePoint
  • Restoring Microsoft SharePoint
Labs
  • Exercise A: Viewing the SharePoint Site Details
  • Exercise B: Backing Up SharePoint
  • Exercise C: Performing a SharePoint GRT Restore for a Task
  • Exercise D: Performing a SharePoint Redirect Restore for a Document
  • Exercise E: Restoring a Versioned Document
  • Exercise F: Restoring a SharePoint Portal Site
Protecting Microsoft Active Directory
  • Agent for Microsoft Active Directory: Fundamentals
  • Traditional Active Directory Restore
  • Active Directory: Granular Recovery Technology
Labs
  • Exercise A: Backing up Microsoft Active Directory
  • Exercise B: Restoring Active Directory Objects
Protecting Microsoft 365
  • Integrated Microsoft 365
  • Support for Backing Up Microsoft 365 Tenant Data
  • Restoring Microsoft 365 Tenant Data
  • Notes And Best Practices For Microsoft 365
Protecting Virtual Environments – Part 1
  • Virtualization technologies
  • Backup Exec virtualization agents
  • Installing Agent for VMware and Hyper-V
  • Backing up virtual machines
  • Restoring virtual machines
Labs
  • Exercise A: Verifying the Agent for VMware and Hyper-V Installation
  • Exercise B: Connecting to and Viewing the ESX Server Configuration
  • Exercise C: Adding the vCenter Server to Backup Exec
  • Exercise D: Backing up an ESXi Server
  • Exercise E: Restoring a VMware Virtual Machine
Protecting Virtual Environments – Part 2
  • Instant Recovery for Hyper-V and VMware Virtual Machines
  • Performing an Instant Recovery for a Virtual Machine
  • Removing an Instantly Recovered Virtual Machine
  • Instant Cloud Recovery for Hyper-V and VMware
  • Virtual machine Recovery Ready validation
Labs
  • Exercise A: Performing an Instant Recovery of a Windows Virtual Machine
  • Exercise B: Performing an Instant Recovery of a Non-Windows Virtual Machine
  • Exercise C: Removing Instantly Recovered Virtual Machines
  • Exercise D: Creating a Validate Virtual Machine for a Recovery Job for a Windows Virtual Machine
  • Exercise E: Creating a Validate Virtual Machine for a Recovery Job for a Non-Windows Virtual Machine
  • Exercise F: Working with the Virtual Machine Backups Widget
  • Exercise G: Backing Up a Virtual Machine Skipping PageFile.sys
Performing Virtual Machine Conversions
  • Conversion to virtual machine: Fundamentals
  • Backup and then convert workflow
  • Backup and simultaneously convert workflow
  • Convert to a virtual machine from a point-in-time
  • One-time Convert to virtual machine
  • Virtual conversion options
  • Conversion considerations
Labs
  • Exercise A: Performing a Backup and then a Virtual Conversion
Agent for Linux and UNIX
  • Agent for Linux and UNIX
Labs
  • Exercise A: Installing the Agent for Linux
  • Exercise B: Backing up a Linux Server
  • Exercise C: Restoring Data to Linux Computers
  • Exercise D: Restoring Data to an Alternate Location
  • Exercise E: Configuration Options for Linux Computers
Agent for Oracle
  • Agent for Oracle on Windows or Linux Servers
  • Installing the Oracle Agent on Windows or Linux Servers
  • Configuring the Oracle Agent on Windows or Linux Servers
  • Authenticating Credentials on the Backup Exec Server
  • Backing up Oracle Databases
  • Restoring Oracle Databases
  • Best Practices for Backup Exec Agent for Oracle on Windows and Linux Servers
Labs
  • Exercise A: Verifying the Backup Exec Remote Agent (RALUS) Installation on the Linux Server
  • Exercise B: Configuring the Oracle Agent on the Linux Server
  • Exercise C: Performing Oracle Database Backup
  • Exercise D: Restoring Data
  • Exercise E: Performing a DBA-Initiated Backup Job
  • Exercise F: Installing and Configuring Backup Exec Remote Media Agent (RMAL) on the Linux Server