Duration: 5 Days
This course provides you with the knowledge necessary to expand your Avamar integration and performance management skills. You will explore performance management procedures and best practices. Through hands-on labs, you'll gain hands-on experience in integrating Avamar with various applications, EMC NetWorker, and Data Domain.
What You Will Learn
- Avamar client, initialization, and securitybest practices
- Install, configure, and run backups and restores of supported database applications, NDMP appliances, and VMware environments
- Install, configure, and run backups and restores in environments integrated with NetWorker and Data Domain
- Recommended practices for Avamar performance management, including sizing client caches and recovering from server capacity issues
Audience
Employees, partners, and customers responsible for Avamar application integration and performance management
Prerequistes
- Understanding of EMC Avamar concepts and administration
- Experience in network administration in a TCP/IP environment
- UNIX/Linux system administration experience
Course Outline
1. Configuring Avamar Server and Clients
- Configuring the Client Backup Environment
- Setting Up External Authentication
- Avamar Data Security
2. Performance Management
- Performance Rates and Factors
- Tuning File and Hash Caches
- Network Bandwidth Considerations and Tuning
- Managing Avamar Server Capacity
3. Avamar Integration with EMC NetWorker
- NetWorker Integration
- Installation and Configuration
- Backup, Restore, and Replication
4. Avamar Integration with Data Domain
- Data Domain Integration
- Configuring and Troubleshooting
5. Avamar Integration with Microsoft Applications
- Microsoft Exchange
- Microsoft Exchange VSS
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft SharePoint VSS
- Microsoft Windows Clusters
6. Avamar Integration with Databases
- Avamar Oracle Client
- Avamar DB2 Client
7. Avamar Integration with NDMP
8. Virtual Environments
- Avamar Virtual Edition
- Backing Up Virtual Machines
- VMware Image Backups
9. Avamar Tape-Out Solutions
- Avamar Data Transport
- Avamar Tape-Out
Course Labs
In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes hands-on labs to provide you with practical experience.