EMC Data Domain System Administration

Course Overview

The Data Domain System Administration course provides the knowledge and skills needed for managing Data Domain systems.

Target Audience

Course Objectives

• Describe deduplication
• Describe Data Domain technologies, including Data Domain deduplication
• Monitor a Data Domain system
• Perform a Data Domain system initial setup
• Identify and configure Data Domain data paths
• Configure and manage Data Domain network interfaces
• Access and copy data to a Data Domain system
• Customize and manage a Data Domain deduplication file system
• Describe and perform data replication and recovery
• Describe and configure a VTL
• Describe DD Boost
• Perform a DD Boost backup
• Describe capacity and throughput planning

Course Content

• Technical Overview
• Data Domain Overview
• Deduplication Basics
• EMC Data Domain Stream-Informed Segment Layout (SISL™) Scaling Architecture Overview
• EMC Data Domain Data Invulnerability Architecture (DIA) Overview
• EMC Data Domain File Systems Introduction
• EMC Data Domain Protocols Overview
• EMC Data Domain Data Paths Overview
• EMC Data Domain Administration Interfaces
• Basic Administration
• Verifying Hardware
• Manage System Access
• Introduction to Monitoring a Data Domain System
• Licensed Features
• Upgrading a Data Domain System
• Managing Network Interfaces
• Configuring Network Interfaces
• Link Aggregation
• Link Failover
• VLAN and IP Alias Interfaces
• CIFS and NFS
• CIFS
• NFS
• File System and Data Management
• Configuring and Monitoring MTrees
• Snapshot Operations
• Fast Copy
• File System Cleaning
• Monitoring File System Space Usage Data Replication and Recovery
• Data Replication
• Configuring Replication
• Monitoring Replication
• Data Recovery
• Tape Library and VTL Concepts
• Data Domain VTL Overview
• VTL Planning
• Configure Data Domain as a VTL
• DDBoost
• DD Boost Overview and Features
• Configuring Data Domain to Use DD Boost
• Using DD Boost with Backup Software
• Data Security
• Data Domain Retention Lock
• Data Sanitization
• Encryption of Data at Rest
• Sizing, Capacity and Throughput Planning and Tuning
• Capacity Planning
• Throughput Planning
• Model Capacity and Throughput Performance
• Throughput Monitoring and Tuning
• In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes labs designed to allow practical experience for the participant.

Course Prerequisites

• To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student should have an understanding of computer storage, networking and backup concepts.
• A student must also successfully complete the EMC Data Domain Technology and System Introduction eLearning course before attending the Data Domain System Administration course.