Symantec Training | Symantec Certification

The Knowledge Academy's four-day Symantec NetBackup 7.5 for UNIX and Windows: Advanced Administration course provides the IT professional with instruction on advanced Symantec NetBackup 7.5 software functionality and administrative tasks.

Prerequisites

Delegates must be familiar with the administration and configuration of the platforms that are covered by the course. Delegates must also have one to three years experience with basic NetBackup administration, configuration, and operation. These prerequisites can be met by attending any version of the Symantec NetBackup Administration course plus additional on-the-job experience.

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for experienced NetBackup system administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, and system integration staff who are responsible for implementing new and advanced NetBackup features and functions.

What will I learn?

Upon completion of this course delegates will be able to:

• Configure and run backups that use media server and client-side deduplication.
• Improve NetBackup performance by addressing bottlenecks, tuning NetBackup buffers, and using NetBackup Accelerator.
• Prepare for common disasters and plan for disaster recovery using optimized duplication, Replication Director, and Auto Image Replication.
• Configure, run, and manage virtual machine backups using VMware.
• Describe requirements for backing up third-party applications and databases.
• Configure NetBackup to back up and restore Oracle, Microsoft Exchange, and Microsoft SQL databases.
• Discuss strategies for Oracle, Microsoft Exchange, and Microsoft SQL database recovery.
• Configure and use NetBackup Search to perform queries and searches, and create and release legal and local holds.
• Ensure your NetBackup environment is secure using encryption, authentication, and authorization.

Course Outline

• NetBackup Concepts Review
• Managing NetBackup Deduplication
• Improving NetBackup Performance
• Advanced Disaster Recovery Strategies
• Using Auto Image Replication for Disaster Recovery
• Managing Virtual Machine Backups
• Application Backup Concepts
• Managing Oracle Backups
• Managing Microsoft Exchange Backups
• Managing Microsoft SQL Backups
• Compliance and NetBackup Search
• Additional NetBackup Topics