Backup and Restore Administration Using Amanda

Enterprise Backup Server

Course and Workshop, 1 day

Duration: 1 day

Introduction: This course is suitable to those who are going to administer the Amanda
Enterprise backup server.

Objectives: Upon completing this level, participants should be able to :

• Overview of the capabilities of Amanda Enterprise Client and Server
• Perform backup activities using the Zmanda Management Console for Amanda and
Zmanda Management Console for ZRM
• Perform restore activities using the Zmanda Management Console for Amanda and
Zmanda Management Console for ZRM
• Manage ZMC and ZRM System

Part 1
• Introduction to Amanda
◦ Amanda Features
◦ Amanda Architecture
◦ Amanda Configuration
◦ Unique Features
◦ Backup to disk in Amanda
◦ Traditional Backup Scheduling
◦ Amanda's Intelligent Backup Scheduler
◦ Amanda intelligent scheduler vs. traditional approach
◦ Backup fault tolerance
• Amanda Enterprise Edition
◦ Zmanda Management Console
◦ Reporting: Backup Calendar
◦ Reporting: Backup Media
◦ Reporting: Backup Clients
◦ Backup Monitoring
◦ Backup Verification
◦ Secure backup with efficient compression
◦ Practical Backup Security
◦ Zmanda Internet Backup
• Zmanda Recover Manager (ZRM) for MySQL

Part 2
• Amanda
◦ Backup Using ZMC
▪ Create device profile
▪ Create backup set
▪ Configure device profile
Backup and Restore Administration Using Amanda
Enterprise Backup Server
▪ Set when to backup
▪ Set how to backup
▪ Configure backup client
▪ Activate backup set
▪ Perform full backup
◦ Restore Backup Using ZMC
◦ Monitor Backup Status Using ZMC
◦ Reporting Using ZMC
▪ View backup report
◦ Verification Using ZMC
▪ Verify configurations
▪ Verify client's connection
▪ Verify backup data integrity
• ZRM
◦ Backup Using ZMC
▪ Create a backup set
▪ Set client's information
▪ Set backup location and retention policy
▪ Schedule backup
▪ Configure backup settings
▪ Run full backup
◦ Restore Backup Using ZMC
▪ Choose database(s) to restore
▪ Specify client's information
▪ Specify parameters on how to restore database(s)
▪ Run restoration
◦ Monitor Backup Status Using ZMC
▪ View restoration information process
◦ Reporting Using ZMC
◦ Verification Using ZMC
◦ Basic CLI
▪ Backup Command
▪ Monitor Backup Status
▪ Restore Backup