Total Time: 2 hour(s)

Summary: 
This course introduces users to the process of planning a backup strategy and shows them how to create and restore a backup.

Ojectives: 
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Create a backup and restoration strategy based on business requirements
Differentiate between full backups, partial backups, incremental backups, and copies
Plan for backup storage and retention
Create a backup using the tar utility
Restore a backup that was created using the tar utility
Create and restore backups using cpio

Topics: 
Identifying Backup Requirements
Choosing a Backup Strategy
Planning a Backup
Choosing a Backup Type
Backup Storage and Retention
Restoring Files from Backup
Creating Backups with tar
Restoring Files with tar
Creating and Restoring Backups with cpio

Technical Requirements: 
P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.