Data Protector 11.x VMware Integration

Module 1: Course Overview

• Introduce the course overview, agenda, and logistics

Module 2: What’s New in Data Protector 11. x

• Explain new enhancements and features of Data Protector 11.0

Module 3: VMware Basics

• Describe the VMware core components and features of a typical VMware environment
• Work with VMware’s vSphere clients

Module 4: VMware Technologies

• Use Change Block Tracking (CBT)
• Describe Quiescence
• Explain the VMware Snapshot technology
• Describe the different transportation modes
• Explain VMware vVol and 3PAR Virtual Volume
• Describe the VMware Tools

Module 5: VEAgent

• Describe the advantages of the VEAgent
• Install the VEAgent
• Create a backup specification
• Use the different options of a backup specification
• Describe the different ways to restore a VM

Module 6: Power On and Live Migration

• Explain the concepts of the Data Protector Power On and Live Migration feature
• Perform Power On and Live Migration restores
• Identify the Power On and Live Migration limitations

Module 7: Data Protector VMware GRE

• Explain the concept of the DP VMware Granular Recovery Extension (GRE) module
• Describe cached and non-cached GRE
• Perform single file restores from backed up VMs using the VMware GRE module

Module 8: ZDB Integration for VMware

• Explain the VMware ZDB backup concept
• Configure the VMware ZDB backups in DP
• Restore VMs from a VMware ZDB backup

Module 9: Additional Features of Data Protector

• Describe the DP virtualization support matrices
• Explain the basic functionality of the VM Explorer
• Use the vepa_util.exe command
• Switch on debugging