Detailed Course Outline
Chapter 1: Course Overview
- Explain the daily classroom schedule and structure.
- Review the overall course objectives.
Chapter 2: What’s New in OpenText Data Protector 24.4
- Describe new editions, features, and enhancements of OpenText Data Protector 24.4.
Chapter 3: OpenText Data Protector Architecture
- Explain the OpenText Data Protector architecture, cell concept, and client-server architecture.
- Plan the layout for the OpenText Data Protector installation.
Chapter 4: OpenText Data Protector Installation
- Plan for the installation of OpenText Data Protector.
- Explain the installation sequence.
- Install the OpenText Data Protector Cell Manager.
- Explain the client installation concept.
- Distribute OpenText Data Protector agent components to client systems.
- Export and import OpenText Data Protector clients.
- Discuss the OpenText Data Protector upgrade process.
Chapter 5: Getting Started
- Explore the OpenText Data Protector GUI.
Chapter 6: Licensing and Product Structure
- Explain the OpenText Data Protector licensing models.
- Describe the OpenText Data Protector product structure.
- Configure and use the OpenText Data Protector license reporting.
Chapter 7: Backup Devices
- Describe the configurable backup devices.
- Describe the concepts of logical devices.
- Configure and manage disk-based backup devices.
- Configure and manage tape-based backup devices.
- Use the OpenText Data Protector CLI to check the devices.
Chapter 8: Media Management
- Describe the concepts of media management in OpenText Data Protector.
- Configure media pools and assign media.
- Exchange media with different OpenText Data Protector cells using media export/import.
- Implement vaulting using multiple media pools.
Chapter 9: Backup Specification
- Create and generate backup specifications.
- Adjust all the options that control the execution of a backup job.
- Explore advanced backup capabilities, such as load balancing or device mirroring.
- Schedule backup specifications using the new web-based scheduler.
- Explain the backup processing flow.
Chapter 10: Restoring Capabilities
- Use the restore capabilities in OpenText Data Protector.
- Perform the session and object restores.
- Perform the single or parallel restores.
- Use the restore context in the OpenText Data Protector GUI.
Chapter 11: Sessions, Reports, and Notifications
- Monitor running sessions through OpenText Data Protector GUI or CLI.
- Browse for sessions that have been performed in the past.
- Explain the OpenText Data Protector reporting features.
- Configure the reports within a report group and execute them.
- Configure and modify the OpenText Data Protector notifications.
Chapter 12: Copying and Verifying Media and Objects
- Create copies of the backup media through media copy.
- Create copies of the selected objects through object copy.
- Verify data using the media and object verification sessions.
Chapter 13: Internal Database
- Explain the concept of an Internal Database (IDB).
- Describe the architecture of an IDB.
- Perform maintenance and administration tasks on the IDB.
- Backup and restore the IDB.
- Configure IDB-related reports and notifications.
- Run a disaster recovery (DR) of IDB.
Chapter 14: Deduplication
- Explain the deduplication technology.
- Describe the different OpenText Data Protector deduplication configurations.
- Configure a B2D device for hardware and software deduplication in OpenText Data Protector.
- Configure a backup specification with deduplication.
- Configure an object replication between the deduplication devices.
Chapter 15: Block-Based Backup and Restore
- Describe the block-based backup.
- Describe the change block driver.
- Describe the incremental block-based backup.
- Describe the block-based restore.
Chapter 16: Access Control and Security
- Control user access to the cell.
- Manage user groups in the cell.
- Configure user restrictions.
- Secure the OpenText Data Protector cell.
- Describe anomaly detection.
- Explain Group Managed Service Account (gMSA).
- Explain ransomware integration with Webroot.
Chapter 17: Magellan Reporting Server
- Describe the new Magellan reporting server.
- Install the Magellan reporting server.
- Configure the Magellan reporting server.
- Generate integrated reports.
Chapter 18: OpenText Data Protector Upgrade
- Explain the upgrade sequence.
- Discuss the OpenText Data Protector upgrade process.
- Plan for the upgrade of the OpenText Data Protector Cell Manager.
- Explain the OpenText Data Protector upgrade path.
- Explain the upgrade options.
- Upgrade the Windows Cell Manager.
Chapter 19: Disaster Recovery
- Describe the OpenText Data Protector methods to perform a disaster recovery.
- Explain the four phases of recovering a system from a disaster.
- Perform a disaster recovery using Enhanced Automated Disaster Recovery (EADR).
Chapter 20: Auto Replication Sync
- Explain the concept of auto replication sync.
- Explain the foreign Cell Manager import method.
- Describe the Automated Replication Synchronization (ARS) device and the replication job configuration.
Chapter 21: Patch Installation
- Explain the OpenText Data Protector strategies to address the product issues and limitations.
- Download and install the OpenText Data Protector General Release (GR) patches.
- Query the OpenText Data Protector clients to view a list of installed OpenText Data Protector fixes.
Chapter 22: Troubleshooting
- Identify various OpenText Data Protector log files.
- Enable the debug option.
- Explain the process of collecting and packing the debug files.
- Configure and run the OpenText Data Protector health check.
- Perform basic troubleshooting.