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Veritas Backup Exec - Administration

( Duration: 5 Days )

The Veritas Backup Exec - Administration training course covers how to back up and restore data, configure storage devices, manage media, and maintain the Backup Exec environment. You will also learn how to configure and work with various Backup Exec Agents, which protect applications like Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft SQL. The course also covers the Virtual Environment Agents and the Deduplication Option.

By attending Veritas Backup Exec - Administration workshop, delegates will learn to:

  • Describe the functionality and architecture of Backup Exec.
  • Install and upgrade to Backup Exec.
  • Configure storage devices.
  • Manage devices and media used by Backup Exec.
  • Run backup and restore jobs.
  • Set backup and recovery settings and methods.
  • Perform Online Disaster Recovery.
  • Work with the Database Encryption Key.
  • Install the SDR disk creation wizard, create an SDR disk imagen and recover a server with SDR.
  • Backup a physical machine and convert to a virtual machine either simultaneously or on a schedule.
  • Install, configure, and manage the Backup Exec Central Admin Server feature.
  • Protect remote servers using the appropriate Remote Agents.
  • Use Backup Exec to protect databases and applications, including;
    • VMware vSphere
    • Microsoft Hyper-V
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • Microsoft Exchange
    • Microsoft SharePoint
    • Agent for Active Directory
  • List the supported virtual conversion configurations.
  • Configure Backup Exec Deduplication Storage.

  • Working knowledge of administrating and configuring Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 and later platforms
  • Experience configuring server software.
  • Basic working knowledge of the following applications is beneficial:
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • Microsoft Exchange Server
    • Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server
    • Microsoft Hyper-V
    • VMware virtual infrastructure.

This Veritas Backup Exec - Administration class is for System Administrators, System Engineers, Technical Support Personnel, Systems Professionals, Consultants, Backup Administrators, Backup Operators, and others who are responsible for installing, configuring, managing and monitoring Backup Exec

COURSE AGENDA

1

Backup Exec Fundamentals

  • Data backup basics
  • Backup Exec solution offerings
  • Backup Exec architecture
  • Backup Exec: EOL Items
2

Licensing Backup Exec

  • Subscription, Perpetual and À la carte Licensing
  • Trialware and upgrades
  • Capacity and subscription license enforcement
  • Updated licensing information
  • Capacity widget and capacity metering
  • Maintenance and Extended Support Licensing
3

Installing Backup Exec

  • Backup Exec: New installation
  • Typical installation of Backup Exec
  • Custom installation of Backup Exec
  • Installation details
  • Applying Backup Exec updates
4

Working with the Administration Console

  • Launching Backup Exec
  • Introduction to Backup and Restore
5

Disk Storage Devices

  • Backup Exec storage devices
  • Configuring disk storage devices
  • Configuring disk cartridge devices
  • Configuring deduplication storage
  • Configuring Backup Exec storage pools
  • Managing disk storage devices
6

Cloud-based Storage Devices

  • Cloud storage
  • Amazon S3 cloud-based storage
  • Google cloud-based storage
  • Microsoft Azure cloud-based storage
  • Backup Exec requirements for creating cloud storage devices
  • Configuring a cloud-storage device in Backup Exec
  • Managing cloud-storage in Backup Exec
7

Network Storage Devices

  • Configuring network storage
8

Disk, Network, and Cloud Data Management

  • Managing disk and network data
  • Data Lifecycle Management fundamentals
  • DLM rules overview
  • Dependent backup sets
  • DLM rule
  • Manual expiration and retention
  • Read only setting
  • Media Catalogs
9

Tape Devices and Tape Management

  • Configuring tape storage
  • Managing tape devices
  • Tape storage operations
  • Managing tapes with media sets
  • Tape Drive Auto Eject enhancements
10

Backing up Data

  • Adding a server
  • Creating a backup job
  • Working with multi-server backup definitions
  • Accounts and credentials in Backup Exec
  • Managing server selections
  • Backup selections – Dynamic inclusion
  • Backup selections – Resource ordering
  • Backup selections – Excludes
  • Adding a backup task
  • Backup settings – Backup methods
  • Backup settings – Additional settings
  • Backup stage basics
  • Job name fundamentals
  • Manually running backup jobs
11

Managing Servers and Jobs

  • Backup and Restore view
  • Server groups
  • Backup selections – Tag as Business-Critical
  • Retired servers group
12

Restoring Data

  • Viewing contents of backup sets
  • Restore job basics
  • Restore settings
  • Granular restore technology (GRT)
  • Restoring data from a single backup set
  • Restoring data from multiple backup sets
  • Restoring data from a cloud storage device
  • Restoring data from disk storage
  • Restoring data from tape
  • Restoring data from backup job
  • Online Disaster Recovery
  • Restoring System State
  • Shadow Copy Components
13

Working with the Database Encryption Key

  • Backup Exec Database sensitive data components
  • Auto-generated AES-256 encryption key
  • Protecting the Database Encryption Key (DEK)
14

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
  • SDR additional options
15

Upgrading Backup Exec

  • Upgrading the Backup Exec server
  • BE CAS and MBES rolling upgrades
  • Agent for Windows upgrade
  • Migration report
16

Deduplication Feature

  • Data deduplication and Open Storage Technology – Fundamentals
  • Enabling the Deduplication Feature
  • Configuring Backup Exec deduplication storage
  • Exclusion from Windows deduplication
  • Configuring OST device
  • Deduplication backup job
  • Configuring client-side deduplication
  • Rehydration
  • Optimized duplication
  • Protecting Backup Exec deduplication storage
  • Best practices for the Deduplication Feature
  • OpenDedupe OST connector
  • OpenDedupe installation and configuration
  • Configuring OpenStorage in Backup Exec
17

Introduction to Remote Agent, Applications and Databases

  • Agent for Windows
  • Push-installing the Agent for Windows using the Add Server Wizard
  • Locally installing the Agent for Windows
  • Managing the Agent for Windows
  • Agent for Applications and Databases fundamentals
  • Enabling the Agent for Applications and Databases feature
18

Protecting Microsoft Exchange Server

  • Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Exchange: Installation
  • Backing up a DAG
  • Exchange backup selections
  • Exchange backup settings
  • Exchange Preferred Servers Only backups
  • Restoring Exchange Data
  • Exchange Database Restore
  • GRT Browse Restore
  • GRT Search Restore
  • Restore Considerations: GRT
  • Restore Considerations: Public Folders
  • Restore Considerations: Site Mailbox
  • Restore Considerations: Database Overwrite
  • Restore Considerations: RDB
  • Restore Considerations: Disaster Recovery
  • Volume Shadow Copy
  • Troubleshooting: VSS Provider and Exchange Writer
19

Protecting Microsoft SQL Server

  • Microsoft SQL server agent: Installation
  • SQL backup selections
  • SQL backup settings
  • Restoring a Microsoft SQL server database
  • Unsupported Microsoft SQL server features
20

Protecting Microsoft SharePoint Server

  • SharePoint Agent overview
  • Adding a SharePoint server Farm
  • Backing up SharePoint
  • Restoring SharePoint
21

Protecting Microsoft Active Directory

  • Agent for Microsoft Active Directory
  • Traditional Active Directory Restore
  • Active Directory: Granular Recovery Technology
22

Protecting Virtual Environments

  • Virtualization technologies
  • Backup Exec virtualization Agents
  • Installing Agent for VMware and Hyper-V
  • Backing up virtual machines
  • Instant recovery for virtual machines
  • Performing an Instant Recovery for virtual machines
  • Removing an Instantly recovered virtual machine
  • Instant Recovery Resiliency and Enhancements
  • Virtual machine Recovery Ready validation: Overview
  • Performing a virtual machine Recovery Ready validation
  • Restoring virtual machines
23

Performing Virtual Machine Conversions

  • Conversion to virtual machine fundamentals
  • One-time convert to virtual
  • Backup and convert simultaneously
  • Backup and convert to virtual machine on schedule
  • Convert from a backup set
  • Virtual conversion options
  • Conversion considerations

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