HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 6 fundamentals

Special notes

Course deliveries beginning after January 15th, 2007 will cover Version 6.0 of Data Protector.

Course overview

This 5-day instructor-led course provides the essential knowledge such that storage administrators can install, configure and manage HP OpenView Storage Data Protector. The hands-on lab exercises re-enforce the theory sessions to ensure a thorough understanding of backup and recovery concepts, the functionality of the software and its application to typical storage implementations.

Prerequisites

This course is designed for students at the system administrator level.

• For HP-UX, this course requires HP-UX System and Network Administration I (H3064S) or equivalent experience
• Recommended: HP-UX System and Network Administration II
  (H3065S) (for students who will be working in the
  UNIX environment)
• Recommended: POSIX Shell Programming(H4322S) is strongly
  recommended, but is not a prerequisite
• For Windows, this level equates to Microsoft Windows Server administration or equivalent experience
• For Solaris, system and network administration training or equivalent experience

Audience

• Storage and system administrators using HP OpenView Storage Data Protector version 6 on HP-UX, Windows or Solaris platforms

Ways to save

Benefits to you

• Learn to use OpenView Storage Data Protector for enterprise backup and recovery
• Learn to effectively manage the central backup environment
• Learn to manage automated tape libraries within a Data Protector cell

Course objectives

• Install HP OpenView Storage Data Protector product
• Distribute the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector software on the network
• Configure the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector product
• Configure Tape Library devices for use with HP OpenView Storage Data Protector
• Use the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector product to backup, restore, and monitor from the GUI and command line
• Manage the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Internal Database
• Create custom reports and notification procedures

Next Steps

• Attend HP Storage Data Protector 6 Software integration for Oracle (U1611S)

Course outline

• Data Protector Overview and Architecture
• HP Data Protector 6.0 Highlights
• Backup Models
• Backup and Replication Methods
• HP OpenView Integration
• Client/Server Modules
• Platform Support, DP 6.0
• Cell Manager
• Data Protector Installation
• Installation Sequence
• Installation Planning
• Installation Methods
• Supported Upgrades for version 5.5
• Installation Requirements
• Data Protector Graphical User Interface
• Authorizing Remote Console Access
• Data Protector overview
• Accessing GUI (local/remote access)
• Check disk, media agents and media pools
• Backup and restore concepts
• Create/schedule backup specifications
• Session monitoring and Report generation
• Data Protector Basics
• General Backup concept
• Backup Specification
• The Scheduler
• Backup Types
• Backup Checklist
• Configuring a New Backup
• Performing a Restore
• Introduction to Reporting
• Backup Device Preparation
• •Library Terminology
• Tape Drives for HP Libraries
• Library Performance
• Web-based Remote Library Management
• Logical Device Files
• Removable Storage Manager on Windows
• Data Protector Device Tools
• HP Library and Tape Tools
• Logical devices
• The Data Protector Logical Device
• Device Features
• Multipath or Multiple Devices
• Configuration Methods
• Disk Based Devices
• Distributed File Media Format Architecture
• Media Pool Concepts
• Creating Media Pools
• Media Pool properties
• Media actions - formatting, importing,
  allocation
• Vaulting with Media Pools
• Backup
• Performing Backups
• Backup Specification Types
• Backup Features
• Backup Mirroring
• Destination Devices
• File System Options
• The Backup Process Flow
• Templates and Groups
• The Backup Session
• Enhanced Incremental Backup
• Incremental Backup Overview
• Enhanced Incremental Backup
• Object Consolidation
• Restore of Incremental Backups
• Synthetic Full Backup
• Virtual Full Backup
• Object Consolidation Architecture
• Mapping of Source Devices
• Automated Object Consolidation
• Scheduled Object Consolidation
• How to use the Consolidation Technique
• Media Management and Replication
• Media Duplication
• Manual Copy
• Automated Media Operation
• Scheduled Media Copy
• Interactive Object Copy
• Limitations and Performance
• Restore
• Using the Data Protector Restore GUI
• Restore Capabilities of Data Protector
• Session and object restores
• Single and Parallel restores
• Restore by Query
• Internal Database (IDB)
• IDB — Highlights
• Data Protector Database Commands
• IDB Information Storage
• Managing Database Growth
• Database Cleanup
• Backup and restore of the Internal Database
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Monitoring Current and viewing previous Sessions
• Reporting Overview, Commands and GUI
• Service Management Integrations
• Event Notifications
• Monitoring, Reporting and Notifications
• Data Protector Event Logging
• Report or Event Notification
• Access Control and Security
• Users, groups and permissions
• Client Security
• Network Access
• Disaster Recovery
• Data Protector 4-Phase Approach to DR
• Supported Recovery Options
• HP One Button Disaster Recovery
• Enhanced Automated Disaster Recovery
• Requirements / Limitations
• Troubleshooting
• Data Protector Log Files
• Execution Tracing
• Trouble shooting common problems: network, user interface, devices, and starting backup/restore sessions
• Licensing
• Data Protector Licenses
• Stock Keeping Units (SKUs)
• HP AutoPass
• License Migration from Previous Versions
• License Reporting
• Manager of Managers (MoM)
• Understand the purpose of MoM
• Centrally manage multiple cells via MoM
• Consolidate the Media Management Database for multiple cells
• Share devices between cells