Veritas NetBackup Appliances 3.2: Configuration and Management

Duration: 3 Days (24 Hours)

Veritas NetBackup Appliances 3.2: Configuration and Management Course Overview:

The Veritas NetBackup Appliances 3.2: Configuration and Management course is designed for the IT Professional who is new to appliances and is responsible for configuring the 5240 and 5340 appliances, performing appliance maintenance tasks, operating and managing the appliance, and troubleshooting the appliance.

This course covers how to configure the appliances and add storage to the appliances. You learn how the appliances easily integrate into the NetBackup environment, how to run backups and restores, and the basics of resolving appliance issues and maintaining the appliances. You also learn about reconfiguring the appliances, configuring CloudCatalyst, and deploying a Virtual Appliance.

Intended Audience:

This course is for customers and partners new to appliances and front-line technical support personnel who are responsible for configuring the 5240 and 5340 appliances, performing appliance maintenance tasks, operating and managing the appliance and troubleshooting the appliance.

By the completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe key components of the NetBackup Appliances hardware and software.
  • Configure the NetBackup Appliance.
  • Perform local configuration tasks using the Appliance Web Console and CLISH.
  • Perform remote configuration tasks using VRM.
  • Integrate appliances into the NetBackup environment, run backups and restores.
  • Configure appliance shares and work with Oracle Copilot and Instant Access for VMware.
  • Resolve appliance issues with troubleshooting tools.
  • Monitor appliance health.
  • Update appliance software.
  • Maintain the appliance.
  • Reconfigure the appliance.
  • Configure and maintain CloudCatalyst.
  • Deploy Virtual Appliances.

NetBackup Appliances: Introduction and Overview

• NetBackup Appliance family overview
• NetBackup Appliance software overview
• NetBackup Appliance hardware overview

• Pre-Configuration Checklist and other considerations
• Accessing the Appliance Web Console
• Initial configuration tasks using the Appliance

• Remote configuration using Veritas Remote Management (VRM)
• Appliance Management Server
• Appliance configuration validation

Labs
• Exercise A: NetBackup 3.2 Lab Environment
• Exercise B: Configuring a Master Server Appliance
• Exercise C: Adding a 5330 Media Server Appliance to a Master
• Exercise D: Configuring a 5330 Media Server Appliance
• Exercise E: Verifying the Configuration
• Exercise F: Launching the NetBackup Administration Console
• Exercise G: Viewing Software Emails

• Integrating Appliances in a NetBackup Environment
• Performing Backups and Restores with Appliances
• Running Backup Reports
• Configuring appliance shares
• Working with Oracle Copilot
• Instant Access for VMware

Labs
• Exercise A: Appliance Shell Menu Storage Information
• Exercise B: Resizing Storage
• Exercise C: Configuring Policies to use Advanced DiskStorage
• Exercise D: Performing Manual Backups to Storage
• Exercise E: Viewing the Disk Pool Information
• Exercise F: Viewing Storage Emails

• Exercise G: Running Deduplication Reports in
OpsCenter (Optional)

• Appliance Online Resources
• Appliance Physical Inspection
• Resolving Common Hardware Faults

Labs
• Exercise A: Appliance Shell Support Menu Troubleshooting Commands
• Exercise B: Viewing Log Files Using the Support > LogsCommand
• Veritas NetBackup 5240 Appliance: Hardware

• Monitoring with OpsCenter
• Monitoring with the Appliance Web Console and the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH)
• Monitoring with Veritas Remote Management

Labs
• Exercise A: Monitoring an appliance with OpsCenter
• Exercise B: Monitoring an appliance with the Appliance

• Demo 5b: Veritas Remote Management (IPMI) Updating Appliance Software
• NetBackup Appliance software version 3.2 Upgrade: Overview
• Upgrading the appliance
• Appliance Management Console overview
• Configuring an appliance as an Appliance Management Server
• Managing appliances with the Appliance Management Console
• NetBackup client upgrades with VxUpdate.

Labs
• Exercise A – Configuring an appliance as an Appliance Management Server (AMS)
• Exercise B – Configuring an appliance as an Appliance Management Agent (AMA)
• Exercise C – Managing appliances from the Appliance Management Console (AMC)
• Demo 6a: Upgrading to 3.2

• Managing AutoSupport alerts
• Setting the Login Banner
• Configuring a NetBackup CLI User
• Configuring LDAP and AD Authentication
• Adding a Storage Shelf
• Maintaining appliance security
• Configuring SAN Client and Fibre channel replication

Labs
• Exercise A: NetBackupCLI user Administrative Users
• Exercise B: An Introduction to the NetBackup Command Line Shell
• Exercise C: Configuring LDAP and AD Authentication
• Exercise D: Viewing SDCS Audit Logs

• Exercise E: Creating a Login Banner
• Demo 7a: (Optional) – Add storage to 5240 and 5340
• Demo 7b: (Optional) – 5240 Storage expansion kit

• Appliance Resets
• Appliance Reimaging
• Migrating to a New Appliance
• Decommissioning an Appliance

Labs
• Exercise A: Performing a Manual Backup
• Exercise B: Configuring Data Migration
• Exercise C: Viewing Migration Tasks Status
• Exercise D: Viewing Data Migration Results
• Demo 8a: Performing a Factory Reset

• NetBackup CloudCatalyst Appliance Overview
• Configuring a Linux media server as a CloudCatalyst storage server
• Configuring a NetBackup CloudCatalyst Appliance
• Setting up NetBackup CloudCatalyst in AWS
• Performing duplication and backup operations to CloudCatalyst
• Maintaining a NetBackup CloudCatalyst Appliance.

Labs
• Exercise A: Configuring a CloudCatalyst appliance
• Exercise B: Perform duplication and backup operations to CloudCatalyst

• Virtual Appliances Overview and Use Cases
• Differences Between Virtual and Physical Appliances
• Pre-configuration Tasks
• Deploying a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
• Configuring a NetBackup Virtual Appliance
• Additional Configuration Tasks

Labs
• Demo 10a: Deploying a Virtual Appliance in the Master Server Role (ROBO)

• High Availability Overview
• Installation and Configuration
• AutoSupport for High Availability

• NetBackup 5240 Appliance Overview
• NetBackup 5240 Appliance Physical Status Indicators
• NetBackup 5240 Maintenance Tasks

• NetBackup 5340 Appliance Overview
• NetBackup 5340 Appliance Physical Status Indicators
• NetBackup 5340 Maintenance Tasks

You must have working knowledge of Veritas NetBackup. It would be beneficial to have some knowledge about Veritas NetBackup Appliances, networking, and storage concepts.

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