Synology ActiveProtect Architect (SIT5)

Networking, Synology

This course introduces the fundamentals and architecture of Synology ActiveProtect, including types of protected systems and data, available appliances, supplementary hardware, and licensing. It also focuses on designing and configuring backup infrastructure for computers, servers, virtual systems, file servers, databases, and supported cloud services, including archiving and long-term retention.

Participants will learn about data and system recovery after a disaster, including bare-metal recovery, conversion of physical systems to virtual environments, and recovery of databases or data to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. The course also covers distributed deployment, high availability, remote storage, and tiering, as well as features such as air gap, single sign-on, delegated administration, logs, notifications, and OoB and SSH interfaces.

THIS TRAINING COURSE WILL HELP YOU:

  • Learn to create and manage backup plans for workstations, servers, VMs, databases, and Microsoft 365
  • Master advanced operations such as air gap, vaulting, and disaster recovery
  • Integrate Synology NAS devices as secure remote backup storage
  • Learn the architecture and deployment strategy of ActiveProtect in single-site and distributed environments

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • IT specialists, administrators, and consultants deploying or managing Synology NAS and backup solutions, including ActiveProtect infrastructure
  • Those interested in official Synology certification
  • Those interested in Synology products and their effective use in practice
  • Resellers

COURSE LOCATION AND AVAILABLE DATES



Choose whether to attend in person in our classroom or join online. You can select your preferred format during registration. Learn more about hybrid training.
Brno + online (optional)
Need this course in English?

Public courses are usually delivered in Czech, but this course is also available in English. We can arrange private training for your team online, at your premises or in our classrooms, and tailor the content to your needs.

For groups of around 4 or more participants, private training can already be comparable in price to booking individual places on a public course. Send us your requirements and we’ll recommend the best format and provide an exact quote.

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Course content:

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  • Fundamentals and Concepts
    1. Types of systems and data that can be protected
    2. Key features of ActiveProtect Manager (APM)
    3. Deployment scenarios and infrastructure architecture
    4. Available Synology ActiveProtect appliances
    5. Additional hardware requirements
    6. Licensing requirements
  • Backup Infrastructure for Single-Site Deployments
    1. Designing and deploying a typical backup infrastructure
    2. Configuring backups using protection plans
    3. Backing up and protecting PCs, Macs, and servers using agents
    4. Backing up virtual machines running on VMware, Hyper-V, or Proxmox VE
    5. Backing up file servers, databases, and supported cloud services
    6. Configuring backup archiving and long-term data retention
  • Disaster Recovery for Data and Systems
    1. Restoring data through the Recovery Portal
    2. Bare-metal recovery using recovery media
    3. Physical-to-virtual (P2V) conversion and full or instant recovery of virtual machines, including recovery to a different hypervisor platform
    4. Database recovery
    5. Restoring data to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace
  • Distributed Backup Infrastructure Deployment
    1. Designing a typical distributed backup infrastructure
    2. Adding additional ActiveProtect appliances
    3. APM high availability and failover
    4. Using ActiveProtect Vault or S3 object storage for remote storage
    5. Data tiering and tiering plans
    6. Integrating Active Backup for Business (ABB) into the APM environment
  • Additional Features
    1. Isolating backups using air-gapped protection
    2. Joining a domain and configuring single sign-on (SSO)
    3. Delegating administrative tasks
    4. Logs and notifications
    5. Out-of-band (OOB) management interface and SSH
Prerequisites:
Fundamentals of networking and backup
Recommended previous course:
Synology Backup Architect (SIT2)
Schedule:
2 days (9:00-17:00)
Price per person:
360.00 € ( 435.60 € incl. 21% VAT)
Language:
Česky

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Photo from the Synology training sessionSynology in-person training sessions are held in our fully equipped, modern IT classrooms in Brno.
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Photo from the Synology training sessionSynology in-person training sessions are held in our fully equipped, modern IT classrooms in Brno.
Synology Training Classroom photo
Photo from the Synology training sessionSynology in-person training sessions are held in our fully equipped, modern IT classrooms in Brno.
Synology Training Classroom photo
Photo from the Synology training sessionSynology in-person training sessions are held in our fully equipped, modern IT classrooms in Brno.
Synology Training Classroom photo
Photo from the Synology training sessionSynology in-person training sessions are held in our fully equipped, modern IT classrooms in Brno.
Synology Training Classroom photo
Photo from the Synology training sessionSynology in-person training sessions are held in our fully equipped, modern IT classrooms in Brno.
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