Veritas NetBackup 6.5 Vault

Overview:

Storage managers and network administrators will learn how to use Veritas NetBackup Vault to automate offsite media rotation and tracking. Veritas NetBackup Vault performs tape duplication, backs up the NetBackup catalogs, manages media eject operations, and tracks onsite and offsite images through its reporting capabilities.

Note: This course does not cover Symantec Enterprise Vault, a product that provides an archiving framework to enable the discovery of content held within e-mail, file system, and collaborative environments.

Description:

Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
• Explain the benefits of using NetBackup Vault.
• Plan your NetBackup Vault implementation.
• Install NetBackup Vault on both UNIX and Windows platforms.
• Configure NetBackup to use NetBackup Vault.
• Manage vaulting sessions.
• Generate Vault reports.
• Administer vault operations, such as notifications and offsite storage functions.
• Perform disaster recovery in a NetBackup Vault environment.
• Troubleshoot problems you may encounter with NetBackup Vault.

Who Should Attend
This course is for NetBackup administrators and operators responsible for installing the Vault option,
duplicating backup images, managing media to be stored offsite, coordinating media shipments between a data center and an offsite location, and running Vault reports.

Prerequisites
You should have experience administering Veritas NetBackup on a Microsoft Windows or UNIX platform.
Familiarity with storage management principles, including data protection and disaster recovery, is desirable.

Hands-On
This course includes practical exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to transfer them into your working environment.

COURSE OUTLINE
Course Introduction
• About This Course
• Symantec’s Education and Support Resources
• NetBackup Vault 6.5 Differences
Vault Overview
• What is Vault?
• Benefits of Using Vault
• Vault Architecture
• Navigating Vault
Planning Your Vault Integration
• Planning Considerations
• Best Practices
• Sample Vault Environments
Installing Vault
• System Requirements
• Installing Vault
• Upgrading to NetBackup Vault 6.5
Configuring Vault
• Preparing NetBackup for Vault
• Configuring Vault
Managing Vault
• Running and Monitoring Vault Sessions
• Managing Vault Images
• Ejecting Media Manually
• Injecting Media
• Using Containers
Vault Reporting
• Vault Report Types
• Generating and Viewing Reports
Vault Operations
• Using Notification
• Preparing Media for Offsite Storage
• Receiving Tapes from the Vault Vendor
Using Vault for Disaster Recovery
• Disaster Recovery in a Vault Environment
• Preparing for Recovery
• Recovering NetBackup
• Recovering Data
• Point-in-Time Recovery
Troubleshooting Vault
• Vault Process Flow
• Vault File and Directory Structure
• Vault Log Files
• Troubleshooting Common Vault Problems
• Recovering Damaged Tapes