Data Domain System Administration (DDSADMIN)

 

Course Overview

The Data Domain System Administration course provides the knowledge and skills needed for managing Data Domain systems. The course provides lecture and hands-on learning about:

  • Data Domain system concepts
  • Verifying system configuration
  • Performing data backups
  • Managing network interfaces
  • Configuring and managing a VTL
  • Managing data
  • Managing data security
  • Managing replication and recovery
  • Managing DD Boost
  • Planning for capacity and throughput
  • Monitoring a Data Domain system
  • Upgrading a Data Domain system
  • Software licenses

Who should attend

This course is intended for administrators, support personnel, and others responsible for using and maintaining Data Domain systems.

Prerequisites

To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student should have an understanding of computer storage, networking and backup concepts.

A student must also successfully complete the EMC Data Domain Technology and System Introduction eLearning course before attending the Data Domain System Administration course.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Describe deduplication
  • Describe Data Domain technologies, including Data Domain deduplication
  • Monitor a Data Domain system
  • Perform a Data Domain system initial setup
  • Identify and configure Data Domain data paths
  • Configure and manage Data Domain network interfaces
  • Access and copy data to a Data Domain system
  • Customize and manage a Data Domain deduplication file system
  • Describe and perform data replication and recovery
  • Describe and configure a VTL
  • Describe DD Boost
  • Perform a DD Boost backup
  • Describe capacity and throughput planning

Course Content

The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives. The following focus areas are included in this course:

Technical Overview
  • Data Domain Overview
  • Deduplication Basics
  • EMC Data Domain Stream-Informed Segment Layout (SISL™) Scaling Architecture Overview
  • EMC Data Domain Data Invulnerability Architecture (DIA) Overview
  • EMC Data Domain File Systems Introduction
  • EMC Data Domain Protocols Overview
  • EMC Data Domain Data Paths Overview
  • EMC Data Domain Administration Interfaces
Basic Administration
  • Verifying Hardware
  • Manage System Access
  • Introduction to Monitoring a Data Domain System
  • Licensed Features
  • Upgrading a Data Domain System
Managing Network Interfaces
  • Configuring Network Interfaces
  • Link Aggregation
  • Link Failover
  • VLAN and IP Alias Interfaces
CIFS and NFS
  • CIFS
  • NFS
File System and Data Management
  • Configuring and Monitoring MTrees
  • Snapshot Operations
  • Fast Copy
  • File System Cleaning
Monitoring File System Space Usage
Data Replication and Recovery
  • Data Replication
  • Configuring Replication
  • Monitoring Replication
  • Data Recovery
Tape Library and VTL Concepts
  • Data Domain VTL Overview
  • VTL Planning
  • Configure Data Domain as a VTL
DDBoost
  • DD Boost Overview and Features
  • Configuring Data Domain to Use DD Boost
  • Using DD Boost with Backup Software
Data Security
  • Data Domain Retention Lock
  • Data Sanitization
  • Encryption of Data at Rest
Sizing, Capacity and Throughput Planning and Tuning
  • Capacity Planning
  • Throughput Planning
  • Model Capacity and Throughput Performance
  • Throughput Monitoring and Tuning

In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes labs designed

Prices & Delivery methods

Online Training

Duration
4 days

Price
  • US$ 4,000.—
Classroom Training

Duration
4 days

Price
  • Australia: US$ 4,000.—

Schedule

Currently there are no training dates scheduled for this course.