CommVault Simpana Training
Course Offerings
Core Fundamentals – 3 Days Implementation & Advance Infrastructure
Maintenance – 2 Days Design – 3 Days
Course Name: Core Fundamentals
Duration: 3 Days
Description
Discover the essential concepts, details, and best practices for user security and management,
media and library management, policy configuration and retention, as well as job activity and
status monitoring. This 3-day course provides an efficient and effective way to manage data
movement, such as backup, archive, auxiliary copy, and restore, within a CommCell® group.
Achieve a core understanding of Commvault’s data and information management system and
learn about the new feature enhancements to the next generation of Commvault® software.
Who Should Take This Course
This course is intended for personnel responsible for day-to-day administration and management
of Commvault® software.
Prerequisites
Working knowledge of TCP/IP, Networking concepts, Server Administration
Course Outline
Module 1: CommCell® Administration
• CommCell® Administration Overview
• Security
• CommCell® Administrative Tasks
Module 2: Storage Configuration and Management
• MediaAgents
• Disk Storage
• Tape Storage
• Indexing
• Deduplication
Module 3: Storage Policies and Retention
• Storage Policies
• Retention
Module 4: Client Administration
• Client Tree Structure
• Commvault® Agents
• Subclients
Module 5: Data Protection and Recovery
• Data Protection
• Data Recovery
Module 6: Monitoring
CommCell® Monitoring Resources
• Alerts
• Reports
Module 7: Working with Support
Course Name: Implementation and Maintenance
Duration: 2 Days
Description
Advance your Commvault® expertist with a review of the next generation feature enhancements
to Commvault® software. Sharpen your expertise with a technical overview of architectural
considerations, resource planning requirements, and installation options for deploying
Commvault® software. This 2 day course provides configuration best practices and performance-
enhancement techniques, as well as troubleshooting tools and processes that can help identify
causes of and solutions for common problems.
This course can be delivered in combination with our 3 Day Core Fundamentals course.
Who Should Take This Course
This course is intended for operations and administrative personnel responsible for ongoing
configuration and troubleshooting of Commvault® software.
Prerequisites
The Core Fundamentals course is recommended prior to attending this course.
Course Outline
Module 1: Designing a CommCell® Environment
• Next Generation Platform Overview
• Storage Platform
• Data Protection Planning
• Virtual Environment Data Protection Design
Module 2: CommCell® Deployment and Configuration
• CommCell® Deployment
• Client Agent Deployment Methods
Module 3: Data Security and Network Control
• Network Control
• Firewall Configuration
• Data Encryption
Module 4: Performance Tuning
• Performance Primer
• Stream Management
Course Name: Advanced Infrastructure Design
Duration: 3 Days
Description
Elevate your knowledge of Commvault® software and maximize the value of your organization’s
investment by learning and applying infrastructure design concepts in your environment. The
Advanced Infrastructure Design course focuses on a deeper understanding of CommCell® design,
storage configuration, and application protection in a virtual infrastructure. This course is
structured as a design and implementation project where Commvault best practices are applied
to prepare the participant to optimally plan for CommServe® placement, MediaAgent scaling,
deduplication engine design, snapshot implementation, and Virtual Serve Agent configuration
from the ground up. Emphasis is placed on VM protection, particularly for protecting virtualized
applications including Microsoft Exchange, SQL, and SharePoint.
Who Should Take This Course
This course is intended for personnel responsible for advanced configuration, administration, and
management of Commvault® software.
Prerequisites
It is required to have attended either:
• Version 10 Core Fundamentals and Implementaion and Maintenance,
• Version 11 Core Fundamentals and Implementation and Maintenance
Course Outline
Module 1: CommCell® Environment Design
• CommCell design
• CommServe® design
• MediaAgent scaling
• Indexing scaling
Module 2: Storage Design
• Storage infrastructure design
• GridStor® technology
• SAN Data Server
• Cloud computing and storage
• Deduplication design
• Storage Policy design
Module 3: Virtualization
• Virtualization primer
• Virtual Server Agent backup process
• Virtual Server Agent roles
• Transport modes
• Virtual Server Agent configuration
Module 4: IntelliSnap® Technology
• IntelliSnap technology overview
• Hardware snapshot methods
• IntelliSnap for VSA
• IntelliSnap configuration
Module 5: Application Protection
• Application protection overview
• Agent based protection
• VSA application aware backup
• IntelliSnap for VSA
• Additional application protection methods
Module 6: Performance
• Performance overview
• Meeting backup windows
• Meeting media management requirements
• Meeting Restore requirements
• Assessing data protection methods
• Assessing Commvault® product features
• Assessing Commvault software options and configurations
