PowerProtect DD System Administration

PowerProtect DD System Administration

About the Course

The PowerProtect DD System Administration course is an intensive program designed to provide IT professionals with the comprehensive knowledge required to configure, manage, and optimize next-generation protection storage. As data growth continues to challenge traditional backup windows, this course focuses on leveraging high-speed deduplication technology to reduce storage footprints and enhance data protection efficiency. Students will engage in detailed lectures and hands-on exercises covering the end-to-end administration of the protection storage ecosystem.

The curriculum explores the depth of the deduplication file system, teaching participants how to manage MTrees, snapshots, and specialized data movement protocols. Key focus areas include the implementation of advanced features such as DD Boost, which accelerates backups by distributing deduplication parts to the backup server, and the integration of Cloud Tiering for long-term retention. Students will also learn to secure their data environments using multi-tenancy configurations and modern encryption standards.

By the end of this course, administrators will be proficient in monitoring system performance, planning for capacity growth, and executing reliable data recovery operations. Whether managing local backups or complex multi-site replication, attendees will gain the technical expertise needed to ensure business continuity and storage efficiency across the enterprise.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for:

• System Administrators responsible for the daily operation of protection storage systems.

• Backup and Recovery Specialists tasked with optimizing backup throughput and retention.

• Storage Engineers involved in the planning and deployment of deduplication appliances.

• IT Managers seeking a deep technical understanding of modern data protection architectures.

Learning Objectives

Domain 1: System Access and Network Configuration

• Establish secure system access and verify hardware integrity.

• Configure Ethernet and Fibre Channel interfaces, including link aggregation and failover.

• Implement VLANs and IP aliasing for network traffic segmentation.

Domain 2: Data Protocols and Storage Management

• Deploy and manage CIFS and NFS shares for seamless data ingestion.

• Customize the deduplication file system through MTree and snapshot management.

• Utilize FastCopy and other data management utilities to optimize storage utilization.

Domain 3: Advanced Integration and Acceleration

• Configure and manage DD Boost to enhance backup performance and integration with third-party software.

• Implement Virtual Tape Library (VTL) environments for legacy application support.

• Orchestrate data movement to the Cloud Tier for cost-effective long-term retention.

Domain 4: Replication, Security, and Capacity Planning

• Execute site-to-site data replication and verify disaster recovery readiness.

• Implement data security features including Retention Lock, Encryption, and Sanitization.

• Perform capacity and throughput modeling to ensure the system meets future growth demands.

Certification Exam

This course provides the core foundational knowledge required for candidates pursuing the Dell PowerProtect DD Associate (D-PPD-DY-01) certification. This credential validates the ability to perform basic administration, configuration, and management of PowerProtect DD systems in an enterprise environment.

Prerequisites

• Foundational understanding of computer storage architectures and disk technologies.

• Practical knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, Ethernet, Fibre Channel).

• Familiarity with enterprise backup and recovery concepts and software.