Detailed Course Outline
Appliance Introduction and Overview
- Identify and describe each of the NetBackup Appliance models and their major features.
- List the supported NetBackup Appliance software releases and identify how to access the compatibility information for NetBackup Appliances.
- Identify the hardware components and configuration options of the appliance compute units and storage shelves.
Appliance Configuration
- Identify the information needed to complete the preconfiguration checklist, the required registration web page and other considerations for the initial appliance configuration.
- Describe how to access the Appliance Web Console for initial appliance configuration using the direct connect and remote methods and connecting postconfiguration through the network.
- Identify local configuration tasks using the Appliance Web Console and the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH).
- Identify the remote configuration tasks using the Remote Management Module (RMM4)
- Validate the appliance configuration by logging into the appliance.
Appliance Operations
- Explain functionality differences when using a NetBackup appliance, and use common NetBackup features with the appliance.
- Perform backups and restores using an appliance.
- Run reports from the NetBackup and Appliance interfaces showing backup activity on the appliance.
Monitoring Appliance Health
- Describe the areas in OpsCenter where Appliance monitoring information is found.
- Identify monitoring tasks using the Appliance Web Console and the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (CLISH).
- Identify the areas in the Symantec Remote Management console where Appliance monitoring information is found.
Updates, Resets and Reimage
- Describe the framework for upgrading an appliance to 2.6.1 including versioning/compatibility.
- Perform pre-upgrade and pre-flight checks on an appliance.
- Upgrade an appliance to a new software version.
- Install client software from an appliance.
- Perform a Factory reset on an appliance
- Reimage an appliance
- Describe the procedure to decommission an appliance.
Appliance Maintenance Tasks
- Identify the basics of the optional Call Home feature and how it allows proactive monitoring and messaging of NetBackup components.
- Describe the process for configuring a NetBackup CLI User.
- Explain the steps required to configure authentication on the appliance using LDAP.
- Describe general concepts for adding a second storage array and resource location for specific differences pertaining to the 5230 and 5330 appliances.
- Identify the key features of the SCSP audit view and how it protects servers in data centers.
Appliance Troubleshooting and Tools
- Introduce the online resources available to assist with troubleshooting the appliance.
- Describe how the indicators, lights and LEDs can be used to troubleshoot the appliance.
- Describe a Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) swap out and if component is determined not to be a CRU, then the procedure is to escalate the issue.