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, and day-to-day management of Backup Exec 16.
Prerequisites
You must have basic working knowledge of administration and configuration of the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 platforms. You must also have experience configuring server software and hardware. Basic working knowledge of domain security and experience with Active Directory is recommended. 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
Course Objectives
The Veritas Backup Exec 16: Administration course is designed for the data protection professional tasked with architecting, implementing, backing up, and restoring critical data. This five-day, Instructor-led, hands-on class covers how to back up and restore data, configure storage devices, manage media, and maintain the Backup Exec environment. Students also learn how to configure and work with various Backup Exec Agents, which protect applications like Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL, and virtual environments.
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 Content
- Course Introduction
- Backup Exec 16 Fundamentals
- Installing Backup Exec 16
- Working with the Administration Console
- Licensing Backup Exec 16
- Disk Storage Devices
- Network Storage Devices
- Disk and Network Storage Data Management
- Tape Devices and Tape Management
- Backing up Data
- Managing Servers and Jobs
- Restoring Data
- Working with the Database Encryption Key
- Simplified Disaster Recovery
- Upgrading to Backup Exec 16
- Deduplication Storage
- Introduction to Remote Agent, Applications and Databases
- Protecting Microsoft Exchange Server
- Protecting Microsoft SQL Server
- Protecting Microsoft SharePoint Server
- Protecting Microsoft Active Directory
- Protecting Virtual Environments
- Performing Virtual Machine Conversions