Detailed Course Outline
Avamar Concepts
• Avamar Introduction
- Backup Challenges
- Avamar Solution
- Key Avamar Features
- Systematic Fault Tolerance
- Avamar Terminology
- Data Deduplication and Granularity
- Avamar Deduplication Backup Process
- Data Object Storage
- Backup Data Storage Organization
- Avamar Support for Virtual Machines
- Avamar in Integrated Data Protection Appliance
- Avamar and Data Domain Integration
- Avamar NDMP Integration
- Avamar in Distributed Enterprises
• Avamar Architecture
- System Components
- Avamar Server Editions
- Avamar Data Store Specification
- Server Node Types and Configuration
• Avamar Capabilities
- Administration and Management Interfaces
- Backup Clients
- Backup Policy
- Customizing Policies
- Avamar Backup
- Avamar Restore
- Avamar Encryption
- Avamar Replication
- Replication Types
- Avamar Cloud Tier
- Avamar Licensing
Avamar Implementation
• Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) Overview
- What is AVE
- AVE Supported Environments
- AVE Integration
- Server Replication
- AVE and Data Domain Integration
• Avamar Installation
- Pre-Requisites – AVE Installation
- Avamar System Utilities for Implementation
- Avamar System Utilities – Commands
- AVE Installation in VMware Environment
- Commercial DPS Deployer
- Post Installation Configuration
• Avamar Upgrade
- Avamar OS Enhancements
- Upgrade Requirements and Best Practices
- Upgrading Avamar Software
- Post-Upgrade Activities
Avamar Administration
• Avamar Overview
- Avamar Administration Tools
- Connection Limits
- Avamar Server Process – Notification and Reporting
- Avamar Client Process
- Avamar Backup Process Flow
- Client-Server Data Port Usage and Firewall Requirements
- Avamar Integration with Data Domain - Required Ports
- Avamar Data Deduplication Workflow
- More About Sticky Byte Factoring
- More About Compression
- Client Cache Files and the Backup Process
- SHA-1 Hashing
- Avamar and Data Domain Integration
- Avamar Cloud Tier
- Data Protection Advisor (DPA) with Avamar
- Search with Avamar
- Exporting Avamar Data to Tape
- Backing Up Databases versus File System Data
- Avamar Database Clients
- Avamar – Database Backup Options
• AUI Overview
- Introduction to AUI
- AUI Navigation Pane
- AUI Dashboard
• Installing Avamar Backup Client Software
- Avamar Backup Client Software
- Verify Avamar Client System Requirements
- Installing Avamar Windows Client Software
- Windows Client Software Plug-ins
- Installing Multiple Desktops and Laptops
- Launching Avamar Windows Client Interface
- Avamar Client Processes and Services (Windows)
- Avamar Client Directory Structure
• Account Management
- Avamar Domain
- Avamar Users
- Avamar Authentication
- AUI Domain Tree Structure
- Account Management Tasks
- Managing Directory Services
- Registering Avamar Clients
- Account Management for Clients
- Using the MCCLI Command
- Best Practices: Domains, Users, and Clients
- Adding a Data Domain System Using AUI
• Using Client Manager
- Avamar Client Manager
- Managing Clients
- Activating Clients
• Avamar Backups
- Scheduled Backups
- On-Demand Backups
- Avamar Desktop/Laptop
- Managing and Monitoring Backup Activity
• Performing Restores
- Restoring Client Data
- Client Server Recovery with Avamar
• Avamar Replication
• Cloud Tier
• System Monitoring and Maintenance
- Avamar Server Environment
- Daily System Monitoring Tasks
- Daily Avamar Server Maintenance Activities
- Managing Avamar Server Capacity
• Logs, Troubleshooting, and Reporting
- Avamar Processes and Logs
- Troubleshooting
- Avamar Reports and Fitness Analyzer