Course Overview
OpenTextTM Data Protector (DP) offers comprehensive enterprise protection through a versatile and robust solution. Within Data Protector, you will discover enhancements such as deduplication, online application support, and improvements in storage infrastructure support, all aimed at meeting the most demanding needs of customers. This instructor-led training, spanning five days, is designed for beginners and offers crucial insights for storage administrators to effectively configure and oversee Data Protector software. Through practical lab exercises, participants solidify their understanding of backup and recovery principles, software functionality, and its relevance to standard storage setups.
Who should attend
Storage and system administrators using Data Protector software, system engineers, consultants, project managers, professional services, and sales.
Prerequisites
To be successful in this course, you need system and network administration or equivalent experience.
Course Objectives
On completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Explain adaptive backup and recovery solutions.
- Explain the architecture and concept of Data Protector.
- Describe the Data Protector product structure.
- Install the Data Protector Cell Manager and Client.
- Explain the configuration for backup devices and media management.
- Configure and run Filesystem backups and restores.
- Monitor the Data Protector environment, run reports, and set up notifications.
- Troubleshoot the Data Protector environment.
Course Content
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
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