NetWorker Implementation and Administration

Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills

To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student
must have a suitable knowledgebase/skill set including an understanding of:

• Windows or Linux system administration
• PowerProtect DD systems and administration
• Common enterprise backup and recovery concepts and principles
• Enterprise SAN/LAN concepts

Audience

This course is intended for Dell EMC internal, external customers and partners, whose roles are backup administrators, software support specialists, and others who install, configure, and support NetWorker in Windows and Linux environments.

Course Outline

The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.

NetWorker Concepts

NetWorker Introduction

• NetWorker Introduction

NetWorker Architecture

• NetWorker Architecture

NetWorker Features and Capabilities

• NetWorker Features and Capabilities

NetWorker Management Overview

• NetWorker Management Overview

NetWorker Module Solutions

• Introduction to NetWorker Modules
• NetWorker Module Architecture
• NetWorker Module for Microsoft
• NetWorker Module for Other Applications

NetWorker Implementation

Performing Pre-installation Planning

• Performing Pre-installation Planning
• NetWorker Licensing

NetWorker Installation

• Identifying NetWorker Software Package
• Installing NetWorker Runtime Environment (NRE)
• Installing NetWorker Server and NMC Software on Windows
• Starting NMC and Performing Initial NMC Configuration
• Installing Client and Storage Node Software
• Installing NetWorker Management Web UI (NWUI)
• Install and Configure the License Server
• Controlling NetWorker Processes

NetWorker Administration

Using Data Domain for NetWorker Backup Storage

• NetWorker Supported Devices
• NetWorker Integration with Data Domain
• Data Domain Integration Best Practices
• Requirements for NetWorker Integration with Data Domain
• Configuration Road Map
• Backing Up to the Integrated DD Environment

Media Tracking and Management

• Media Tracking and Management
• External Storage Node

Configuring and Managing Backup Devices

• Configuring and Managing Disk Devices
• Configuring and Managing Tape Devices
• Configuring and Managing Library Resources

Performing Backups

• Type of Backups
• Data Protection Policy and NWUI
• Running and Monitoring NetWorker backups
• Advanced Backup Options

NetWorker Database Management

• Viewing and Managing Tracking Data
• Manual Management of the NetWorker Databases

Performing NetWorker Recoveries

• NetWorker Recovery Overview
• Performing Recoveries by File Selection
• Performing Save Set Recoveries
• Performing Directed Recoveries
• Performing Filesystem Snapshot Recoveries

Performing Cloning and Staging

• Performing Cloning
• Perform Clone-Controlled Replication
• Performing NetWorker Staging

NetWorker Security

• NetWorker Security Features
• NetWorker Authentication Service, AuthC
• AuthC Configuration and Management Tools
• Configuring External Authentication
• Access Control: NMC User Roles
• Token Authentication and CLI Commands
• NetWorker Authentication Service Logs
• Managing Multiple NetWorker Servers in NMC
• NMC System Options
• NetWorker Resource (RAP) Database
• Security Audit Logging
• NetWorker and Console Log Files
• Configuring NetWorker with Firewalls
• Service Ports and Connection Ports
• Port Requirements for NetWorker Services
• Configuring NetWorker Port Ranges
• Service Port Ranges for NMC Server
• Configuring the Firewall
• Tools

Administrating NetWorker

• NetWorker and Console Server Events
• NMC Reporting
• Running Reports
• Customizing Reports
• Console Database – Data Retention
• NetWorker Notifications
• NetWorker Parallelism
• Parallel Save Streams
• Multi-Tenancy Facility
• Creating a Restricted Data Zone

Recovering Windows Hosts and Cluster Environments

• Recovering NetWorker Windows Client Hosts

Recovering NetWorker and NMC Servers

• Protecting the Console and NetWorker Server Databases
• Recovering the NetWorker Server