Symantec Certification Exam Objectives:

Administration of Data Protection Solutions for UNIX using NetBackup 6.5

The following tables list the Symantec Certification exam objectives for the Administration of Data Protection Solutions for UNIX
Using NetBackup 6.5 exam and how these objectives align to the Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for UNIX: Administration course.

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Note: The Data Protection Administration for UNIX (NBU 5.0) exam has been updated to software release 6.5 and is numbered
250-265. Exam 250-265 replaces the version DP-023X. All exam candidates are encouraged to take the latest version of the
exam. DP-023X is still available and will fulfill the certification requirement until the exam is retired early 2008.

EXAM SECTION 1
Install NetBackup 6.5

Course Topics from

Certification Objectives
Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for UNIX: Administration

Verify hardware and operating system prerequisites. Lesson: Installing and Configuring NetBackup
Topic: Preinstallation Considerations

Describe the architecture of NetBackup including the master, Lesson: NetBackup Essentials
media, and EMM servers, and clients. Topic: The NetBackup Environment

Install NetBackup master server and media server software and Lesson: Installing and Configuring NetBackup
verify success. Topic: Installing and Verifying Your NetBackup Installation

Install NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM) and verify Lesson: Introduction to NetBackup Interfaces
success. Topic: NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM)

Install or distribute client software and verify success. Lesson: Installing and Configuring NetBackup
Topic: Installing NetBackup Clients

Identify supported server upgrade paths. Lesson: Installing and Configuring NetBackup
Topic: Upgrade Considerations

Identify the function of various NetBackup agents and options Lesson: NetBackup Essentials
(e.g., BMR, NetBackup Vault, NetBackup Access Control Topic: NetBackup Options and Agents
(NBAC), Snapshot Client, NDMP, NOM, clustering and so forth).

EXAM SECTION 2
Configure NetBackup 6.5

Course Topics from

Certification Objectives
Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for UNIX: Administration

Configure master/media/client host properties using the GUI. Lesson: Installing and Configuring NetBackup
Topic: Configuring NetBackup

Configure tape storage devices: define robotic storage devices Lesson: Configuring Tape Devices
and stand-alone tape drives; run robot diagnostics and robtest. Topics: Adding Robots; Adding Tape Drives; Monitoring
and Maintaining Devices

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Certification Objectives
Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for UNIX: Administration

Configure disk storage devices. Lesson: Configuring Storage Units

Topic: Configuring Storage Units

Configure tape and disk storage units and storage unit groups. Lesson: Configuring Storage Units
Topic: Configuring Storage Units

Configure media: define volumes, volume pools and volume Lesson: Configuring Volumes
groups; add volumes using robot inventory; set up barcode rules Topics: Configuring Volume Pools, Configuring Volumes
and cleaning tapes; limit the number of partially full volumes. Lesson: Configuring Tape Devices
Topic: Adding Tape Drives
Lesson: Managing Media Sharing
Topic: Maximizing Tape Utilization

Configure policy attributes that implement a policy strategy Lesson: Configuring Policies
including policy type, storage destination, policy volume pool, Topic: Creating and Configuring Policy Attributes
and multi-streaming. Lesson: Customizing Backup Policies
Topic: Using Multiple Data Streams

Configure policy schedules including backup types, retention Lesson: Configuring Policies
policies, multiplexing, inline tape copies, and synthetic backups. Topic: Creating a Policy Schedule
Lesson: Customizing Backup Policies
Topic: Multiplexing Backup Images
Lesson: Administrative Tasks and Challenges
Topic: Backup Copies and Duplication
Lesson: Customizing Backup Policies
Topic: Specialized Backup Solutions

Configure the clients that will be backed up by a policy. Lesson: Configuring Policies
Topic: Adding Clients to a Policy

Configure the policy backup selections including directives. Lesson: Configuring Policies
Topic: Creating Backup Selections

Configure online (hot) catalog backups by defining the catalog Lesson: Performing Catalog Backups and Restores
backup type, destination, schedule, and disaster recovery file; Topics: Catalog Backups, Manual Catalog Backup
define the disaster recovery e-mail. Configuration

Install and configure NetBackup LiveUpdate agent, create Lesson: Managing Software Updates
NetBackup LiveUpdate policies, and enable the NetBackup Topics: Setting Up NetBackup LiveUpdate on UNIX,
LiveUpdate logs. Completing the LiveUpdate Setup

Implement specialized backup solutions including synthetic Lesson: Customizing Backup Policies
backups, TIR, and checkpoint restart. Topic: Specialized Backup Solutions

Configure media sharing and media ownership using server Lesson: Managing Media Sharing
groups. Topic: Configuring Media Sharing

Protect media using SCSI Persistent Reserve (SPR). Lesson: Managing Media Sharing
Topic: SCSI Reservations

Configure storage servers and disk pools such as AdvancedDisk Lesson: Using Disk Pools
and SharedDisk when enabled with the Flexible Disk Option. Topics: Configuring Disk Pools, Managing Disk Pools

Configure data classifications and storage lifecycle policies. Lesson: Using Storage Lifecycles
Topic: Creating a Storage Lifecycle Policy

Configure JAVA console administration security. Not covered in this course. Requires on-the-job
experience.

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EXAM SECTION 3
Maintain NetBackup 6.5

Course Topics from

Certification Objectives
Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for UNIX: Administration

Download and install NetBackup release updates with or without Lesson: Managing Software Updates
NetBackup LiveUpdate. Topic: Using NetBackup LiveUpdate

Add/remove/replace existing device configuration, drives, and Not covered in this course. Requires on-the-job
robots; e.g., verify firmware levels (drives, robotics, HBA, experience.
library), verify device level OS paths, halt job operation during
maintenance.

Add/remove/modify clients and media servers using proper Not covered in this course. Requires on-the-job
procedures. experience.

Maintain tape storage devices (verify tape drive operation and Not covered in this course. Requires on-the-job
cleaning); maintain disk devices (verify storage unit availability), experience.
add capacity.

Change policy attributes, schedules, clients, and backup Lesson: Configuring Policies
selections as required by environment. Topics: Creating and Configuring Policy Attributes,
Creating a Policy Schedule, Adding Clients to a Policy,
Creating Backup Selections

EXAM SECTION 4
Perform Day-to-Day Operations

Course Topics from

Certification Objectives
Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for UNIX: Administration

Run, monitor, and cancel or suspend NetBackup jobs. Lesson: Performing Backups and Restored
Topic: Performing Manual Backup Operations

Run reports including NetBackup Support Utility (NBSU). Lesson: Introduction to NetBackup Interfaces
Topic: The NetBackup Administration Console
Lesson: Working with Support
Topic: Support Resources

Run and monitor restore jobs. Lesson: Performing Backups and Restores
Topic: Performing Restore Operations

Evaluate media status to determine frozen, suspended, and Lesson: Managing Media
expired media; redistribute media as required. Topics: Media States, Determining Media Status

Manage media rotation; project and manage media utilization; Lesson: NetBackup Essentials
track physical media locations. Topic: NetBackup Concepts
Lesson: Configuring Volumes
Topic: Configuring Volumes

Manage backup images, including duplicating, verifying, Lesson: Administrative Tasks and Challenges
expiring, and importing backup images. Topic: Managing Images

Monitor disk and tape capacity. Lesson: Configuring Storage Units

Topic: Configuring Storage Units
Lesson: Performing Backups and Restores
Topic: Troubleshooting Problems with Backups and
Restores

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Certification Objectives
Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for UNIX: Administration

Lesson: Using Disk Pools

Topics: Pooling Disk Resources; Managing Disk Pools

EXAM SECTION 5
Tune NetBackup 6.5

Course Topics from

Certification Objectives
Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for UNIX: Administration

Analyze current performance and tune NetBackup and devices Not covered in this course. Requires on-the-job
where necessary. experience.

Optimize the backup system performance using multiplexing, Lesson: Customizing Backup Policies
multi-streaming, and scheduling. Topics: Multiplexing Backup Images, Using Multiple Data
Streams
Lesson: Configuring Policies
Topic: Creating a Policy Schedule

EXAM SECTION 6
Troubleshoot NetBackup 6.5

Course Topics from

Certification Objectives
Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for UNIX: Administration

Diagnose and troubleshoot failed jobs. Lesson: Performing Backups and Restores
Topic: Troubleshooting Problems with Backups and
Restores

Identify, describe, and verify the correct processes and services Lesson: Working with Support
or daemons are running and stop and restart processes and Topic: NetBackup Processes, Services, and Daemons
services or daemons as necessary.

Interpret status codes. Lesson: Configuring Tape Devices

Topic: Troubleshooting Devices
Lesson: Configuring Storage Units
Topic: Troubleshooting Storage Units
Lesson: Configuring Volumes
Topic: Troubleshooting Volumes
Lesson: Configuring Policies
Topic: Troubleshooting Policies
Lesson: Performing Backups and Restores
Topics: Performing Manual Backup Operations,
Troubleshooting Problems with Backups and Restores
Lesson: Managing Media
Topic: Troubleshooting Media-Related Issues

Enable legacy logging; configure unified logging; set verbosity Lesson: Working with Support
levels; view/collect system logs. Topic: Enabling Debug Logs

Troubleshoot devices and media. Lesson: Configuring Tape Devices

Topic: Troubleshooting Devices

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Certification Objectives
Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for UNIX: Administration

Lesson: Configuring Volumes

Topic: Troubleshooting Volumes
Lesson: Managing Media
Topic: Troubleshooting Media-Related Issues

Recover the NetBackup catalogs and troubleshoot common Lesson: Performing Catalog Backups and Restores
catalog-related issues. Topics: Disaster Recovery, Troubleshooting and Reporting

Troubleshoot connectivity between master, media, and client. Not covered in this course. Requires on-the-job
experience.

Obtaining Symantec Certification

To become Symantec certified, candidates must pass exam(s) available through Prometric testing centers. To assist in preparation
for the certification exams, candidates are strongly encouraged to attend training course(s) available through Symantec, in addition
to meeting any necessary prerequisites, on-the-job experience, and study. Be cautioned that, attendance in a training course does
not guarantee passage of a certification exam.

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