Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: Course Overview
- Explain the daily classroom schedule and structure
- Review the overall course objectives
Module 2: What’s New in Data Protector 11.03
- Describe new editions, features, and enhancements of Data Protector (DP) from DP 11.01 to DP 11.03
Module 3: Data Protector Architecture
- Explain the Data Protector architecture
- Explain the Data Protector cell concept
- Explain the Data Protector client server architecture
- Plan the layout for a Data Protector installation
Module 4: Data Protector Installation
- Plan for the installation of DP
- Explain the installation sequence
- Install the DP Cell Manager
- Explain the client installation concept
- Distribute DP agent components to client systems
- Export and import DP clients
- Discuss the DP upgrade process
Module 5: Data Protector Upgrade
- Explain the upgrade sequence
- Discuss the DP upgrade process
- Plan for the upgradation of the DP Cell Manager
- Know the DP Upgrades Path
- Know the Upgrade Options
- Upgrade the Windows Cell Manager
Module 6: Getting Started
- Explore Data Protector GUI
Module 7: Licensing and Product Structure
- Explain the Data Protector licensing models
- Describe the Data Protector product structure
- Configure and use the Data Protector license reporting
Module 8: 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 Data Protector CLI to check the devices
Module 9: Media Management
- Describe the concepts of media management in Data Protector
- Configure media pools and assign media
- Exchange media with different Data Protector cells using Media Export/Import
- Implement vaulting using multiple media pools
Module 10: 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
Module 11: Restoring Capabilities
- Use the restore capabilities in Data Protector
- Perform the session and object restores
- Perform the single or parallel restores
- Use the restore context in the Data Protector GUI
Module 12: Sessions, Reports, and Notifications
- Monitor running sessions through DP GUI or CLI
- Browse for sessions that have been performed in the past
- Explain the Data Protector Reporting features
- Configure the reports within a report group and execute it
- Configure and modify the Data Protector notifications
Module 13: 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 your data using the media and object verification sessions
Module 14: Internal Database
- Explain the concept of an Internal Database (IDB)
- Describe the architecture of an IDB
- Perform maintenance and administration tasks on the IDB
- Back up and restore the IDB
- Configure IDB-related reports and notifications
- Run a disaster recovery (DR) of IDB
Module 15: Deduplication
- Explain the deduplication technology
- Describe the different Data Protector deduplication configurations
- Configure a B2D device for hardware and software deduplication in Data Protector
- Configure a backup specification with deduplication
- Configure an Object Replication between the deduplication devices
Module 16: 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
Module 17: Access Control and Security
- Control user access to the cell
- Manage user groups in the cell
- Configure user restrictions
- Manage network access to the cell
- Secure the DP cell
Module 18: Reporting Server
- Describe the New Data Protector Reporting Server and its different types
- Install Data Protector reporting server
- Configure Data Protector reporting server
- Generate integrated reports
Module 19: Disaster Recovery
- List the Data Protector methods to perform a disaster recovery
- Explain the four phases to recover a system from a disaster
- Perform a Disaster Recovery using Enhanced Automated Disaster Recovery (EADR)
Module 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
Module 21: Patch Installation
- Explain the Data Protector strategies to address the product issues and limitations
- Download and install the Data Protector General Release (GR) patches
- Query the Data Protector clients to view a list of installed Data Protector fixes
Module 22: Troubleshooting
- Identify various DP log files
- Enable the debug option
- Explain the process to collect and pack the debug files
- Configure and run the DP health check
- Perform a basic troubleshooting