This course is designed for system administrators, Sun partners, and software support specialists who install, configure, and support Sun StorEdge EBS 7.x in a UNIX (or heterogeneous) environment.

• UNIX system administration
• Networking administration in a TCP/IP environment
• SCSI device configuration, cabling, and addressing

• Install and configure Enterprise Backup Software 7.x
• Understand and use Enterprise Backup Software resources and administrative interfaces
• Perform backups
• Customize backups
• Configure and manage standalone devices
• Configure and manage autochangers
• Manage Enterprise Backup Software databases, save sets, and volumes
• Administer the Enterprise Backup Software server
• Recover client data
• Recover an Enterprise Backup Software server

Chapter 1: Sun StorEdge EBS Overview

• Explain Sun StorEdge EBS hosts and their roles
• Explain Sun StorEdge EBS control data and its use
• Explain the purpose of each Sun StorEdge EBS daemon
• Explain the Sun StorEdge EBS advantages
• Explain how Sun StorEdge EBS backs up data

Chapter 2: Installing Sun StorEdge EBS

• Prepare to install Sun StorEdge EBS
• Understand the Sun StorEdge EBS install process
• Install the Sun StorEdge EBS software packages
• Verify the Sun StorEdge EBS installation
• Start and stop the Sun StorEdge EBS daemons

Chapter 3: Understanding Sun StorEdge EBS Resources and Administrative Interfaces

• Explain Sun StorEdge EBS resources and their purpose
• Understand the Legato Resource Administration Platform (RAP)
• Explain Sun StorEdge EBS resource database file structure and format
• List the Sun StorEdge EBS resource types
• Use the Sun StorEdge EBS administrative interfaces to manage resources
• Use the Sun StorEdge EBS administrative interfaces to monitor Sun StorEdge EBS

Chapter 4: Performing Backups

• Explain Sun StorEdge EBS backup terms and types
• Perform a client-initiated backup from the GUI
• Perform a client-initiated backup from the command line
• Perform a server-initiated backup from the GUI
• Perform a server-initiated backup from the command line
• Explain the data flow in a server-initiated backup

Chapter 5: Customizing Backups

• Explain the relationships among the client resources
• Use backup schedules
• Use policies
• Use group resources
• Use client resources
• Use directives
• Use backup scripts
• Perform a customized backup

Chapter 6: Configuring and Managing Standalone Devices

• Explain Sun StorEdge EBS-supported device types, Sun StorEdge EBS devices, and the relationship of devices to the Sun StorEdge EBS server
• Explain the detailed purpose and processes of the storage node daemon (nsrmmd)
• Configure a local standalone device for Sun StorEdge EBS
• Configure a remote standalone device for Sun StorEdge EBS
• Configure and use advanced file type devices

Chapter 7: Configuring and Managing Autochangers

• Review autochanger components
• Understand Sun StorEdge EBS supported topologies for connecting autochangers to hosts
• Configure an autochanger for Sun StorEdge EBS

Chapter 8: Managing Sun StorEdge EBS Databases, Save Sets, and Volumes

• Explain the purpose, function, structure, and content of the client file index and the media database
• Query and manage the client file index and media database
• Understand the use and configuration of the Sun StorEdge EBS nsr_pool(5) resource to match save sets to volumes
• Manage the Sun StorEdge EBS databases
• Clone, age, delete, and purge save sets and volumes
• Stage (move) save sets
• Understand the use and configuration of the Sun StorEdge EBS nsr_stage(5) resource to automatically stage save sets on file and adv_file-type devices

Chapter 9: Administering the Sun StorEdge EBS Server

• Configure Sun StorEdge EBS server attributes
• Control Sun StorEdge EBS access through the User Groups resource
• License Sun StorEdge EBS
• Manage notifications
• Monitor the Sun StorEdge EBS server
• Understand the purpose and use of the Sun StorEdge EBS 7.x Resource Update Logging feature

Chapter 10: Recovering Client Data

• Explain recovery types and client roles in a recovery
• Perform browsable recoveries from nwrecover
• Customize browsable recoveries
• Perform browsable recoveries from the command line
• Perform save set recoveries from nwadmin
• Perform save set recoveries from the command line
• Perform directed recoveries from the command line

Chapter 11: Recovering a Sun StorEdge EBS Server

• Prepare to recover a Sun StorEdge EBS server
• Recover client file indexes using the nsrck command
• Recover the media database and resource files using the mmrecov command
• Recover the Sun StorEdge EBS server after a disaster