Administration of Symantec NetBackup 7.

0 for UNIX Study Guide

The following tables list the Symantec Certification exam objectives for the Administration of Symantec NetBackup 7.0 for UNIX exam and how these objectives align to the Symantec NetBackup 7.0 for UNIX: Administration course. For more information on the Symantec Certification Program, visit: http://go.symantec.com/certification.

EXAM SECTION 1
Install NetBackup 7.0 Certification Objectives Describe the roles, functions, and the topology of major Symantec NetBackup components including the master, media, EMM servers, clients, OpsCenter, agents, and options. Describe the installation of the Symantec NetBackup master server, media server, and client including remote client installation methods available within Symantec NetBackup. Course Topics from Symantec NetBackup 7.0 for UNIX, Administration Lesson: NetBackup Essentials Topics: The NetBackup environment; NetBackup options and agents Lesson: Installing and Configuring NetBackupTopics: Installing and verifying your NetBackup installation; Installing NetBackup clients Lesson: Administrative Tasks and Challenges Topic: Distributing client software

EXAM SECTION 2
Configure NetBackup 7.0 Certification Objectives Describe how to configure various master/media/client settings and host properties using the Symantec NetBackup administration console. Describe how to configure removable media. Course Topics from Symantec NetBackup 7.0 for UNIX, Administration Lesson: Installing and Configuring NetBackup Topics: Installing and verifying your NetBackup installation; Configuring NetBackup Lesson: Configuring Volumes Topics: Configuring volumes; Managing physical volumes Lesson: Configuring Volumes Topics: Configuring volume pools; Configuring volumes Lesson: Configuring Tape Devices Topics: Adding robots; Adding tape drives; Monitoring and maintaining devices Lesson: Configuring Storage Units Topics: Storage units; Configuring storage units Lesson: Configuring Policies
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Describe how to configure volume pools and volume groups. Describe how to verify the functionality of tape devices in the operating system and configure tape devices in NetBackup. Explain how to configure storage units and storage unit groups, including media manager storage units. Describe how to configure policy attributes.

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Course Topics from Symantec NetBackup 7.0 for UNIX, Administration Topic: Creating and configuring policy attributes Lesson: Customizing Backup Policies Topic: Additional policy options

Describe how to configure policy scheduling.

Lesson: Configuring Policies Topic: Creating a policy schedule Appendix: Client-Requeted Operations Lesson: Configuring Policies Topics: Adding clients to a policy; Creating backup selections Lesson: Customizing Backup Policies Topics: Specialized backup solutions; Using multiple data streams; Multiplexing backup images Lesson: Configuring Policies Topic: Creating backup selections Lesson: Using Storage Lifecycles Topics: Satisfying storage lifecycle prerequisites; Creating a storage lifecycle policy Lesson: NetBackup Media Server Deduplication Topics: Configuring NetBackup media server deduplication; Client-side deduplication; Monitoring deduplication; Disaster recovery with optimized duplication Lesson: Performing Catalog Backups and Restores Topics: Catalog backups; Disaster recovery; Catalogrelated tips

Explain how to configure policy clients and backup selections.

Describe how to implement specialized backup solutions including synthetic backups, true image restore (TIR), multi-data streaming, multiplexing, checkpoint restart, and the use of disk and storage lifecycle policies.

Describe the function, uses, and administration of the Symantec NetBackup deduplication options, such as media server deduplication, client-side deduplication, and optimized duplication. Describe how to perform catalog configuration/maintenance and disaster recovery tasks.

EXAM SECTION 3
Monitor and Maintain NetBackup 7.0 Certification Objectives Describe how to download and install Symantec NetBackup release updates. Describe how to verify, expire, import, and duplicate backup images using the Symantec NetBackup administration console. Describe how to maintain Symantec NetBackup tape and disk devices. Describe how to maintain Symantec NetBackup tape and disk media including media rotation and media availability. Course Topics from Symantec NetBackup 7.0 for UNIX, Administration Appendix: Managing Software Updates Appendix: Upgrading to NetBackup 7.0 Lesson: Administrative Tasks and Challenges Topics: Managing backup images; Backup copies and duplication Lesson: Configuring Tape Devices Topic: Monitoring and maintaining devices Appendix: SCSI Reservations Lesson: Managing Media Topics: NetBackup media states and selection criteria; Determining media status; Configuring media sharing; Maximizing tape utilization Lesson: Configuring Storage Units Topic: Configuring storage units

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Course Topics from Symantec NetBackup 7.0 for UNIX, Administration Lesson: Using Disk Pools Topic: Managing disk pools

Describe how to use and interpret available reports to verify and monitor Symantec NetBackup. Describe how to prioritize, cancel, or suspend Symantec NetBackup backup jobs and identify how and when to run manual backups. Describe how to initiate, prioritize, and monitor Symantec NetBackup restore jobs from normal and true image backups.

Lesson: Getting Started with NetBackup Reporting Topics: Reporting using the NetBackup Administration Console; Reporting using OpsCenter Lesson: Performing Backups and Restores Topic: Performing manual backup operations Lesson: Administrative Tasks and Challenges Topic: Managing job priorities Lesson: Performing Backups and Restores Topic: Performing restore operations; Backup and restore tips Lesson: Customizing Backup Policies Topic: Specialized backup solutions

EXAM SECTION 4
Tune Symantec NetBackup 7.0 Certification Objectives Describe how to analyze, optimize, and tune Symantec NetBackup and devices. Course Topics from Symantec NetBackup 7.0 for UNIX: Administration Various settings and features are covered throughout the course. Reviewing support TechNotes, familiarity with best practices, and on-the-job experience are highly recommended to prepare for this objective.

EXAM SECTION 5
Troubleshoot Symantec NetBackup 7.0 Certification Objectives Describe how to interpret status codes in order to diagnose and troubleshoot failed jobs. Course Topics from Symantec NetBackup 7.0 for UNIX, Administration Lesson: Performing Backups and Restores Topic: Backup and restore tips Lesson: Administrative Tasks and Challenges Topic: Managing busy files Lesson: Configuring Tape Devices Topic: Devices tips Lesson: Configuring Storage Units Topic: Storage unit tips Lesson: Configuring Volumes Topic: Volume tips Lesson: Managing Media Topic: Media-related tips Lesson: Performing Catalog Backups and Restores Topic: Catalog-related tips

Describe how to troubleshoot devices and media, including connectivity between master, media, and client.

Describe how to troubleshoot common issues related to Symantec NetBackup catalog disaster recovery.

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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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