Elevate your knowledge of Commvault® software and maximize 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 Server Agent configuration from the ground up. Emphasis is placed on VM protection, particularly for protecting virtualized applications including Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint.

It is required to have attended either:
• Version 10 Core Fundamentals and Implementation and Maintenance courses along with the V11 New Features course or
• Version 11 Core Fundamentals and Implementation and Maintenance course.

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