OpenText™ Data Protector Business Administration (DPBA) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Chapter 1: Course Overview
  • Explain the daily classroom schedule and structure.
  • Review the overall course objectives.
Chapter 2: What’s New in OpenText Data Protector 24.4
  • Describe new editions, features, and enhancements of OpenText Data Protector 24.4.
Chapter 3: OpenText Data Protector Architecture
  • Explain the OpenText Data Protector architecture, cell concept, and client-server architecture.
  • Plan the layout for the OpenText Data Protector installation.
Chapter 4: OpenText Data Protector Installation
  • Plan for the installation of OpenText Data Protector.
  • Explain the installation sequence.
  • Install the OpenText Data Protector Cell Manager.
  • Explain the client installation concept.
  • Distribute OpenText Data Protector agent components to client systems.
  • Export and import OpenText Data Protector clients.
  • Discuss the OpenText Data Protector upgrade process.
Chapter 5: Getting Started
  • Explore the OpenText Data Protector GUI.
Chapter 6: Licensing and Product Structure
  • Explain the OpenText Data Protector licensing models.
  • Describe the OpenText Data Protector product structure.
  • Configure and use the OpenText Data Protector license reporting.
Chapter 7: Backup Devices
  • Describe the configurable backup devices.
  • Describe the concepts of logical devices.
  • Configure and manage disk-based backup devices.
  • Configure and manage tape-based backup devices.
  • Use the OpenText Data Protector CLI to check the devices.
Chapter 8: Media Management
  • Describe the concepts of media management in OpenText Data Protector.
  • Configure media pools and assign media.
  • Exchange media with different OpenText Data Protector cells using media export/import.
  • Implement vaulting using multiple media pools.
Chapter 9: Backup Specification
  • Create and generate backup specifications.
  • Adjust all the options that control the execution of a backup job.
  • Explore advanced backup capabilities, such as load balancing or device mirroring.
  • Schedule backup specifications using the new web-based scheduler.
  • Explain the backup processing flow.
Chapter 10: Restoring Capabilities
  • Use the restore capabilities in OpenText Data Protector.
  • Perform the session and object restores.
  • Perform the single or parallel restores.
  • Use the restore context in the OpenText Data Protector GUI.
Chapter 11: Sessions, Reports, and Notifications
  • Monitor running sessions through OpenText Data Protector GUI or CLI.
  • Browse for sessions that have been performed in the past.
  • Explain the OpenText Data Protector reporting features.
  • Configure the reports within a report group and execute them.
  • Configure and modify the OpenText Data Protector notifications.
Chapter 12: Copying and Verifying Media and Objects
  • Create copies of the backup media through media copy.
  • Create copies of the selected objects through object copy.
  • Verify data using the media and object verification sessions.
Chapter 13: Internal Database
  • Explain the concept of an Internal Database (IDB).
  • Describe the architecture of an IDB.
  • Perform maintenance and administration tasks on the IDB.
  • Backup and restore the IDB.
  • Configure IDB-related reports and notifications.
  • Run a disaster recovery (DR) of IDB.
Chapter 14: Deduplication
  • Explain the deduplication technology.
  • Describe the different OpenText Data Protector deduplication configurations.
  • Configure a B2D device for hardware and software deduplication in OpenText Data Protector.
  • Configure a backup specification with deduplication.
  • Configure an object replication between the deduplication devices.
Chapter 15: Block-Based Backup and Restore
  • Describe the block-based backup.
  • Describe the change block driver.
  • Describe the incremental block-based backup.
  • Describe the block-based restore.
Chapter 16: Access Control and Security
  • Control user access to the cell.
  • Manage user groups in the cell.
  • Configure user restrictions.
  • Secure the OpenText Data Protector cell.
  • Describe anomaly detection.
  • Explain Group Managed Service Account (gMSA).
  • Explain ransomware integration with Webroot.
Chapter 17: Magellan Reporting Server
  • Describe the new Magellan reporting server.
  • Install the Magellan reporting server.
  • Configure the Magellan reporting server.
  • Generate integrated reports.
Chapter 18: OpenText Data Protector Upgrade
  • Explain the upgrade sequence.
  • Discuss the OpenText Data Protector upgrade process.
  • Plan for the upgrade of the OpenText Data Protector Cell Manager.
  • Explain the OpenText Data Protector upgrade path.
  • Explain the upgrade options.
  • Upgrade the Windows Cell Manager.
Chapter 19: Disaster Recovery
  • Describe the OpenText Data Protector methods to perform a disaster recovery.
  • Explain the four phases of recovering a system from a disaster.
  • Perform a disaster recovery using Enhanced Automated Disaster Recovery (EADR).
Chapter 20: Auto Replication Sync
  • Explain the concept of auto replication sync.
  • Explain the foreign Cell Manager import method.
  • Describe the Automated Replication Synchronization (ARS) device and the replication job configuration.
Chapter 21: Patch Installation
  • Explain the OpenText Data Protector strategies to address the product issues and limitations.
  • Download and install the OpenText Data Protector General Release (GR) patches.
  • Query the OpenText Data Protector clients to view a list of installed OpenText Data Protector fixes.
Chapter 22: Troubleshooting
  • Identify various OpenText Data Protector log files.
  • Enable the debug option.
  • Explain the process of collecting and packing the debug files.
  • Configure and run the OpenText Data Protector health check.
  • Perform basic troubleshooting.