Dell Avamar Implementation and Administration

Audience
This course is intended for system administrators, system engineers, partners, and support specialists who administer and support Dell Avamar.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills
To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student must have a suitable knowledgebase/skill set. The student must understand Data Protection use cases and expected outcomes. The student should also complete the Avamar Concepts (MR-1WN-AVAM) course.

The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.
• Explore Avamar Virtual Edition
o Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) Overview
o AVE Supported Environments
o AVE Configurations and Pre-requisites
• Examining AVE Configurations
o VM Disk Configuration
o Template Deployment for AVE
o Simulation Activity
o AVE Deployment on KVM Infrastructure
o Deploy an AVE VM on Hyper-V
• Explore Upgrades and Post Installation Activities
o Upgrading AVE
o Additional Avamar Upgrades
o Post Installation Activities
• Analyze Expanding AVE with ave_scale Command
o Using ave_scale command
o Running the ave_scale command
o Examples of the ave_scale command

• Avamar Administration: Avamar Overview
o Avamar Overview
o Avamar System Components
o Avamar Client Processes
o Avamar Administrative and Management Interfaces
o Client-Server Data Port Usage and Firewall Requirements
o Avamar AUI Dashboard Overview
o Avamar Processes and Port Requirements
• Examine Avamar Backup Client Software
o Avamar Client Structure and Processes
o Avamar Backup Client Software and Requirements
o Avamar Windows Client Software Plug-Ins
o Avamar Database Clients

o Avamar Desktop/Laptop Client Overview
o Avamar Desktop/Laptop Authentication
o Installing Avamar Windows Client Software
o Avamar Client Directory Structure
• Exploring Avamar Account Management
o Asset Management
o Avamar Domains
o Avamar Users and Roles
o Creating and Editing Avamar Users
o Creating and Editing Domains
o Registering and Activating Avamar Clients
o Managing Directory Services
o Avamar Client Manager
• Managing Avamar Backups
o Avamar Backups
o Avamar Policies
o Avamar Schedules
o Allowing Overtime Option
o Avamar Retentions
o Creating a Dataset
o Managing Backups
o Avamar Backup and Maintenance Windows
• Examine Avamar and PowerProtect DD Integration
o Avamar Integration with PowerProtect DD Overview
o PowerProtect DD Integration Features
o Types of PowerProtect DD Configurations with an Avamar Environment
o Backup Processes for PowerProtect DD with Avamar
o Adding and Deleting a PowerProtect DD System
o Restoring from PowerProtect DD with Avamar
o Impacts of Avamar Maintenance Activities on PowerProtect DD
• Managing Avamar Restores
o Types of Avamar Restores
o Operating System Server Recovery Solutions
o Volume Snapshot Services (VSS) Recovery Pre-Requisites
o Avamar Bare Metal Recovery Wizard
o Windows Full System Backup
• Exploring VMware Backups and Restores
o Avamar Guest Backup Overview
o Avamar Image Backup Overview
o VMware Image Components and Backup Processes
o VMware Image Backup Configuration

Auto-Discovery of Virtual Machines
o Virtual Machine Restore Overview
o Instant Access – PowerProtect DD
o File-Level Restore (FLR) Process Overview
• Managing Replication
o Avamar Replication Overview
o Replication Types
o Avamar to PowerProtect DD Replication
o PowerProtect DD Appliance Destination Setting
o Replication Destination
o Setting up Replication Policies and Schedules
o How to Perform and Monitor On-Demand Replication
o Avamar Data Migration Replication
• Exploring Cloud Tier with Avamar
o Cloud Tier Overview
o Cloud Tier Configuration
o Recalling Backups from the Cloud Tier
o File Level Restore from Cloud Tier
• Examine System Maintenance and Monitoring
o Avamar Profiles
o Creating Customer Event Profile
o Event Management in AUI
o Avamar Email Home/Connect EMC
o Avamar Checkpoints
o Rolling Back a Checkpoint
o Avamar Monitoring
o Backup and Maintenance Windows
o Impact of Maintenance Activities and Backups
o Impact of Maintenance Activities on PowerProtect DD
• Analyze Avamar Capacity
o Avamar Server Capacity Definitions
o Avamar Server Lifecyle
o Using the Capacity.sh Utility
o Monitoring Capacity with Integrated PowerProtect DD
• Explore Avamar Reporting Tools
o Avamar Fitness Analyzer Overview
o Fitness Analyzer Overview and Header
o Fitness Analyzer Reports
o Fitness Analyzer Summaries
o Running a Report with Avamar Administrator
o Using Third-Party Reporting Tools with Avamar

• Examine Troubleshooting and Logs
o Challenges When Managing Backups
o Managing Backups Successfully
o Possible Client Initialization Issues
o Avamar getlogs Utility
o MCS and CRON Logs
o Maintenance Activity Logs