Upgrading Veritas NetBackup 6.0 to 6.5 for UNIX and Windows

Overview:

This Upgrading Veritas NetBackup 6.0 to 6.5 for UNIX and Windows course is designed for the technical professional with prior NetBackup experience who is tasked with upgrading from NetBackup 5.x or 6.0 to NetBackup 6.5 on UNIX or Windows. This two-day, instructor-led offering provides details about the new features of NetBackup 6.5 and covers how to upgrade to NetBackup 6.5.

Description:

Course Objectives
After attending this course, you will be able to:
• Determine if a system will support NBU 6.5.
• Determine if all the required software is installed.
• Perform a clean installation of NBU 6.5 and verify that it installed correctly.
• Given a NetBackup domain, identify the appropriate upgrade paths for each of the servers and clients.
• Perform an upgrade from NBU 5.x or 6.0 to NBU 6.5 on both Solaris and Windows.
• Identify the new tape and disk reports in the Administration Console GUI and in NOM.
• Identify the enhancements in the NetBackup Support Utility (NBSU).
• Describe how NetBackup 6.5 has enhanced media sharing.
• Configure media groups and media ownership.
• Maximize tape utilization using the “Maximum number of partially full media” setting.
• Take advantage of storage servers and disk pools.
• Configure disk spanning.
• Share disk resources (SSO for disk).
• Configure and use data classifications, storage lifecycle policies, and lifecycle-based policies.
• Discuss the enhanced product release process.
• Identify the components of NetBackup LiveUpdate and how they work.
• Set up NetBackup LiveUpdate and use it to manage NetBackup software maintenance.
• Use storage unit groups to load balance media servers.
• Discuss SAN clients and identify the difference between a SAN Media Server and a SAN Client.
• Discuss the Virtual Tape Option and OpenStorage.
• Identify the benefits and features of NetBackup PureDisk.

Who Should Attend
This course is for technical professionals with prior NetBackup experience who need to learn about the effective use of the new features in NetBackup 6.5. Anyone interested in the following will benefit from this course:
• Installation and upgrading
• New media management features
• New disk management features
• New MP distribution technologies
• Changes to NOM and reporting

Prerequisites
You should have working knowledge of NetBackup 6.0.

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
NetBackup 6.5 Overview
• Overview of Product Changes
• Changes to NetBackup 6.5 Installation
• Bare Metal Restore (BMR) Enhancements
• NOM and Miscellaneous Enhancements
Upgrading to NetBackup 6.5
• Upgrade Essentials
• Upgrade Procedures (UNIX and Windows)
• Upgrade Troubleshooting
Reporting
• Reporting Enhancements Overview
• Tape Reporting Enhancements
• Disk Reporting Enhancements
• Command-Line Interface (CLI) Reporting Enhancements
• NOM Reporting Enhancements
• NetBackup Support Utility (NBSU) Enhancements
Managing Media Sharing
• Introduction to Media Sharing
• Media Groups
• Maximizing Tape Utilization
• Media Ownership
Using Disk Storage in NetBackup 6.5
• New Configuration Elements
• Disk Spanning
• Sharing Disk Resources
Configuring Advanced Staging
• Lifecycle-Based Staging
• Expiration and Retention
• Configuring Data Classifications
• Configuring Storage Lifecycle Policies
• Configuring Lifecycle-Based Policies
• Lifecycle-Based Command Enhancements
Managing Software Updates
• Introduction to NetBackup LiveUpdate
• Setting Up NetBackup LiveUpdate
• Using NetBackup LiveUpdate
Specialized Backup Solutions in NetBackup 6.5
• Media Server Load Balancing
• NetBackup SAN Client
• Snapshot Client and VMWare
• Virtual Tape Solutions
• PureDisk Integration