Delivery Method

This course is available in the following delivery methods:
-Instructor-led training (ILT)
-Virtual instructor-led training (VILT)

Duration

• Instructor-led training (ILT): 5 days
• Virtual instructor-led training (VILT): 5 days

Course Objectives

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

• Describe the functionality and architecture of Backup Exec.
• Install and upgrade to Backup Exec 20.1.
• 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.
• Backup and restore deduplicated data.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed 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 20.1.

Prerequisites

You must have basic working knowledge of administrating and configuring Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 and later platforms. You must also have experience configuring server software. Basic working knowledge of the following applications is beneficial, but not required:

• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Exchange Server
• Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server
• Microsoft Hyper-V
• VMware virtual infrastructure.

Hands-On

This course includes practical, hands-on lab exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to transfer them to your working environment. Additionally, assessment items at the end of each lesson test your knowledge and comprehension of the information provided.

Course Outline

Veritas Backup Exec 20.1: Install and Configure

Lesson 00: Course Introduction

• About this course
• Veritas education and support resources

Lesson 01: Backup Exec Fundamentals

• Data backup basics
• Backup Exec solution offerings
• Backup Exec architecture
• Backup Exec 20.1: EOL Items

Lesson 02: 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

Lesson 03: Installing Backup Exec

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

Lesson 04: Working with the Administration Console

• Launching Backup Exec
• Introduction to Backup and Restore

Lesson 05: 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

Lesson 06: 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

Lesson 07: Network Storage Devices

• Configuring network storage

Lesson 08: 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

Lesson 09: Tape Devices and Tape Management

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

Lesson 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

Lesson 11: Managing Servers and Jobs

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