Upgrading Veritas NetBackup 6.0 to 6.5 for UNIX and Windows (VT-1526)

Upgrading Veritas NetBackup 6.0 to 6.5 for UNIX and Windows (VT-1526)
 

The 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.

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VT-1526 2 days $1,400.00

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Vendor

This course is delivered through Veritas.

 
 
Languages
English

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Who Can Benefit
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

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Prerequisites
You should have working knowledge of NetBackup 6.0.

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Skills Gained
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 operating system and Microsoft 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 life cycle policies, and life cycle-based policies

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Course Content

Module 1 - NetBackup 6.5 Overview

  • Overview of Product Changes
  • Changes to NetBackup 6.5 Installation
  • Bare Metal Restore (BMR) Enhancements
  • NOM and Miscellaneous Enhancements

Module 2 - Upgrading to NetBackup 6.5

  • Upgrade Essentials
  • Upgrade Procedures (UNIX and Windows)
  • Upgrade Troubleshooting

Module 3 - Reporting

  • Reporting Enhancements Overview
  • Tape Reporting Enhancements
  • Disk Reporting Enhancements
  • Command-Line Interface (CLI) Reporting
  • NOM Reporting Enhancements
  • NetBackup Support Utility (NBSU) Enhancements

Module 4 - Managing Media Sharing

  • Introduction to Media Sharing
  • Media Groups
  • Maximizing Tape Utilization
  • Media Ownership

Module 5 - Using Disk Storage in NetBackup 6.5

  • New Configuration Elements
  • Disk Spanning
  • Sharing Disk Resources

Module 6 - Configuring Advanced Staging

  • Lifecycle-Based Staging
  • Expiration and Retention
  • Configuring Data Classifications
  • Configuring Storage Lifecycle Policies
  • Configuring Lifecycle-Based Policies
  • Lifecycle-Based Command Enhancements

Module 7 - Managing Software Updates

  • Introduction to NetBackup LiveUpdate
  • Setting Up NetBackup LiveUpdate
  • Using NetBackup LiveUpdate

Module 8 - Specialized Backup Solutions in NetBackup 6.5

  • Media Server Load Balancing
  • NetBackup SAN Client
  • Snapshot Client and VMWare
  • Virtual Tape Solutions
  • PureDisk Integration

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