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This Veritas NetBackup 6.5 Administration course provides the IT professional with instruction on the functionality of Veritas NetBackup 6.5 software. This course covers the general principles of using NetBackup to develop and implement a storage management strategy, including how to:

• Install, configure, and operate NetBackup 6.5.
• Manage NetBackup using the graphical interfaces, commands, and scripts.
• Provide service protection and recovery.
• Use the Activity Monitor and logs to monitor NetBackup processes.

This course provides instruction on NetBackup 6.5 and covers how to develop and implement a storage management strategy. At the completion of the course, you will be able to:

• Describe the master, media, and EMM servers and clients.
• Identify NBU options and agents.
• Install and verify NBU.
• Use the NBU Administration Console and NOM.
• Add robots and drives.
• Configure storage units, storage unit groups, volumes, and volume pools.
• Manage volumes.
• Configure policy attributes and schedules.
• Identify the available policy types.
• Define which files, directories, and clients to back up.
• Monitor and troubleshoot backup jobs.
• Restore files and monitor restore jobs.
• Verify, duplicate, expire, and import backup images.
• Back up and recover NBU catalogs.
• Use NetBackup LiveUpdate.
• Configure media groups and media ownership.
• Manage disk resources.
• Configure advanced staging using lifecycle policies.
• Identify master server, media server, and client processes or services.
• Run NBU activity reports.
• Install and configure NOM.
• Perform basic NOM administration tasks.

This course is for system administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, and system integration staff who are responsible for the design, performance optimization, and troubleshooting of NetBackup.

Students should be familiar with the administration and configuration of the platforms that are covered by the course.

• The Challenges of Enterprise Backup
• The NetBackup Environment
• NetBackup Concepts
• NetBackup Options and Agents

• Preinstallation Considerations
• Installing and Verifying Your NetBackup Application
• Configuring NetBackup
• Upgrade Considerations
• Troubleshooting NetBackup Installation Issues

• The Administration Console
• Using the Command Line
• Using NOM

• Adding Robots
• Adding Drives
• Monitoring Shared Drives
• Monitoring and Maintaining Devices
• Troubleshooting Devices

• Storage Units
• Configuring Storage Units
• Troubleshooting Storage Units

• Configuring Volume Pools
• Configuring Volumes
• Managing Physical Volumes

• Creating and Configuring Policy Attributes
• Creating a Policy Schedule
• Adding Clients to a Policy
• Distributing Client Software
• Creating Backup Selections
• Troubleshooting Policies

• Using the NetBackup GUI for Backup Operations
• Performing Restore Operations
• Troubleshooting Problems with Backup and Restore Operations

• Media States
• How NetBackup Selects Media
• Media Reports
• Troubleshooting Media-related Issues

• Backup Copies and Duplication
• Managing Backup Images
• Managing Client-requested Operations
• Backup Challenges

• NetBackup Catalogs
• Catalog Backups
• Configuring Catalog Backups
• Disaster Recovery
• Troubleshooting

• Introduction to NetBackup LiveUpdate
• Setting Up NetBackup LiveUpdate
• Using NetBackup LiveUpdate

• Data Streams and Multiplexing
• Specialized Backup Solutions
• Additional Policy Options

• Introduction to Media Sharing
• Media Groups
• Maximizing Tape Utilization
• Media Ownership

• Disk Pools
• Load-Balancing
• Disk Spanning
• SharedDisk

• Lifecycle-based Staging
• Expiration and Retention
• Configuring Service Levels
• Configuring Storage Lifecycle Policies
• Configuring Lifecycle-Based Policies
• Using the Storage Lifecycle Utility

• Support Resources
• NetBackup Processes and Services
• Enabling Debug Logs