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April 2011
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Contents 1
Contents
Module 0: Course Introduction 9
Module Objectives 10
Lesson 1: Course Introduction 11
Covered Skills 12
Course Objectives 13
Course Objectives (Continued) 14
Course Content 15
Course Content (Continued) 17
Daily Agenda 18
Guides, Introductions, and Orientation 19
Lesson 2: VDC 20
VDC Introduction 21
Access VDC 22
Lab 0.1: Access the VDC 23
Module 1: Deduplication 25
Module Introduction 25
Module Objectives 26
Deduplication Simplified Definition 27
Inline Vs. Post-Process Deduplication 28
Inline Deduplication 28
Inline Deduplication Process 29
Post Processing Deduplication 29
Post-Process Deduplication Process 29
File Based Deduplication 30
Fixed Segment Deduplication 31
Variable Segment Size Deduplication 32
Module Review 33
Module 2: Data Domain Operating Environment 35
Module Introduction 35
Lesson 1: Data Domain Deduplication 36
How Deduplication Works 37
Lesson 2: SISL 39 SISL Definition 40 Deduplication 41 Deduplication (Continued) 42 Lesson 3: DIA 43 Definition 44
DIA End-to-End Verification 45
DIA Fault Avoidance and Containment 46
DIA Continuous Fault Detection and Healing 47
Lesson 4: File Systems 49
Administration File System 50
Storage File System 51
Storage File System (Continued) 52
Storage File System (Continued) 53
Lesson 5: Data Domain Data Paths 54
Data Domain System in Typical Backup Environments 55
Data Path over Ethernet 56
Data Path over Fibre Channel VTL 57
Lesson 6: Administration Interfaces 58
Access Enterprise Manager 59
Enterprise Manager Main Screen 60
Enterprise Manager Tabs 61
CLI 62
CLI (Continued) 63
Module Review 64
Module Review (Continued) 65
Module Review (Continued) 66
Module 3: Initial Configuration and Backup 67
Module Introduction 67
Module Objectives 68
Lesson 1: Verify Initial Configuration 69
Launch Enterprise Manager 70
Launch Configuration Wizard 71
Lab 3.1: Initial Configuration 72
Lesson 2: Manage System Access 73
User Classes 74
Manage Administration Access Protocols 76
Create a User 77
Lesson 3: Configure CIFS/NFS 79
Configure a CIFS share 80
Configure an NFS Export 81
Lesson 4: Verify Hardware 83
Model Number, System Uptime, Serial Number 84
Storage (Disk) Status 85
Disk Overview 86
Active Tier 87
Locate a Disk 88
View Usable Disks 89
View Failed, Foreign, or Absent Disks 90
View Chassis Status 91
Lab 3.2: Copy Data to a Data Domain System 93
Module Review 94
Module 4: Manage Network Interfaces 95
Contents 3
Lesson 1: Interfaces, Settings, & Routes 96
Manage Network Routes 97
Create Static Routes 99
Lesson 2: Link Aggregation 101
Definition 101
Requirements 102
Create a Virtual Interface for Link Aggregation 103
Lesson 3: Link Failover 106
Specifications 106
Manage Link Failover 108
Manage Link Failover (Continued) 109
Lesson 4: Manage VLAN and IP Alias Network Interfaces 110
Introduction and Objectives 110
Define VLAN and IP Alias Network Interfaces 111
Create VLAN and IP Aliases 112
Create VLAN and IP Aliases (Continued) 113
Create VLAN and IP Aliases (Continued) 115
Module Review 117
Module Review (Continued) 118
Module Review (Continued) 119
Module 5: Manage a VTL 121
Module Introduction and Objectives 121
VTL Overview 122 Configuration Terms 124 VTL Planning 125 Capacity Planning 126 Create Tapes 127 VTL Barcode Definition 128 Configure VTL Barcode 129
Configure VTL Barcode (Continued) 130
Configure VTL Barcode (Continued) 131
Module Review 132
Module 6: Manage Data 133
Module Introduction and Objectives 133
Lesson 1: Snapshots 134
Manage Snapshots 136
Lab 6.1 Configure Snapshot 137
Lesson 2: Fastcopy 138
Perform Fastcopy 139
Lab 6.2: Perform Fastcopy 140
Lesson 3: Retention Lock 141
Retention Lock (Continued) 142
Retention Lock (Continued) 143
Configure Retention Lock 144
Lab 6.3: Configure Sanitization 147
Lesson 4: Encryption of Data at Rest 148
Passphrase and Encryption Key 148
File System Locking 149
Encryption Flow 150
Configure Encryption 151
Apply Encryption Changes 152
Deactivate Encryption 153
Lab 6.4 Configure Encryption 154
Lesson 5: File System Cleaning 155
Cleaning 156
Lab 6.5: Configure File-System Cleaning 158
Lesson 6: Monitor File-System Space Usage 159
File System Summary Tab 160
Space Usage 161
Space Usage Terms 161
Space Consumption Tab 163
Space Consumption Terms 163
Daily Written Tab 164
Daily Written Tab Terms 164
Module Review 165
Module Review (Continued) 166
Module 7: Manage Data Replication and Recovery 167
Module Introduction and Objectives 167
Lesson 1: Data Replication 168
Lesson Objectives 169
Data Replication Overview 170
Data Domain Replication Types 171
Collection Replication 172
Directory Replication 173
Pool Replication 174
Replication Context 175
Replication Context Streams 176
Replication Topologies 177
Configure General Replication 179
Configured Advanced Replication 180
Replication Seeding 181
Low Bandwidth Optimization Benefits 183
Low Bandwidth Optimization Using Delta Compression 184
Encryption Over Wire 186
Lab 7.1: Replication 187
Lesson 2: Recover Data 188
Recover Replication-Pair Data 189
Why Resynchronize Recovered Data? 190
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Manage Throttle Settings 192
Module Review 194
Module Review (Continued) 195
Module 8: Manage DD Boost 197
Module Introduction and Objectives 197
DD Boost Overview 198
DD Boost Overview (Continued) 199
DD Boost Flow 200
Replica Awareness Flow 202
DD Boost Replication Awareness Advantages 203
Deduplication With Distributed Segment Processing 205
NetWorker Data Zone Architecture 207
NetWorker Server Architecture 209
Networker Work Flow 210
Interface Groups 211
Firewall Ports 212
Download DD Boost Plug-In Software 213
Configure DD Boost 214
Configure DD Boost (Continued) 215
Lab 8.1: DD Boost 216
Module Review 217
Module 9: Plan Capacity and Throughput, Monitor Throughput 219
Module Introduction and Objective 219
Lesson 1: Plan Capacity 220
Collect Information 221
Collect Information (Continued) 222
Determine Capacity Needs 223
Compression Requirements with Variables 224
Compression Requirements with Variables (Continued) 225
Calculate Required Capacity 226
Capacity Requirements Calculation (Page 1 of 2) 227
Capacity Requirements Calculation (Page 2 of 2) 228
Calculate Required Throughput 229
System Model Capacity and Performance 230
Select Model 231
Calculate Capacity Buffer for Selected Models 232
Match Required Capacity to Model Specifications 233
Calculate Performance Buffer for Selected Models 234
Match Required Capacity to Model Specifications 235
Lesson 2: Throughput Tuning 236
Throughput Bottlenecks 237
Performance Metrics 238
Tuning Solutions 239
Monitor Throughput 240
Module 10: Monitor a Data Domain System 243
Module Introduction 243
Module Objectives 244
Lesson 1: Monitor a Data Domain System Using SNMP 245
SNMP Flow 246
Download and Configure MIB File 247
Lab 10.1: Monitor Using SNMP 248
Lesson 2: Syslog (Remote Logging) 249
Configure Remote Logging 250
Lab 10.2: Monitor Using Syslog 251
Lesson 3: Log Files 252
ddvar log files 253
Log File Types 254
Lab 10.3: Manage Log Files 255
Lesson 4: Support Bundles 256
Generate Support Bundles 257
Lesson 5: Autosupport 258
Autosupport System 259
Autosupport Types 260
Autosupport Via Enterprise Manager 261
Autosupport Reports 262
Autosupport Reports (Continued) 263
Autosupport Reports (Continued) 264
Detailed Autosupport Report Contents 265
Daily Summary Autosupport 266
Alerts 267
Alerts (Continued) 268
Alerts (Continued) 269
Alert Message Types 270
Alerts Notification 271
Find Autosupport Information 272
Find System Autosupports 273
Autosupport Device Symbols and Display Options 274
View Space Plot, Autosupports, and Support Cases 275
Lab 10.4: Autosupport 276
Module Review 277
Module Review (Continued) 278
Module 11: Upgrade a Data Domain System 279
Module Introduction and Objective 279
Download Software 280
System Upgrade 281
Appendix A: Licenses 283
Appendix B: Further Reading 285
Contents 7
Access Integration Documentation 285
