NetBackup™ for Microsoft SharePoint Server Administrator's Guide

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  1. Introducing NetBackup for SharePoint Server Server
    1.  
      About NetBackup for SharePoint Server
    2.  
      Features of NetBackup for SharePoint Server
    3.  
      SharePoint Server backup operations
    4.  
      SharePoint Server restore operations
    5.  
      Limitations on SharePoint Server backups and restores
    6.  
      NetBackup File System Daemon
  2. Installing NetBackup for SharePoint Server Server
    1.  
      Planning the installation of NetBackup for SharePoint Server
    2.  
      Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility
    3.  
      NetBackup server and client requirements
    4.  
      SharePoint software requirements
    5.  
      Requirements for installing the SQL Server back-end servers in a cluster
    6.  
      License for NetBackup for SharePoint Server
  3. Installing and configuring NFS for SharePoint Granular Recovery
    1.  
      About installing and configuring Network File System (NFS) for SharePoint Granular Recovery
    2.  
      Requirements for SharePoint Granular Recovery
    3.  
      Configurations that are supported for SharePoint Granular Recovery
    4. About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS)
      1.  
        Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on a media server
      2.  
        Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on a client
      3.  
        Disabling the Client for NFS on the media server
      4.  
        Disabling the Server for NFS
    5.  
      Configuring a UNIX media server and Windows clients for backups and restores that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
    6.  
      Configuring a different network port for NBFSD
  4. Configuring NetBackup for SharePoint Server
    1.  
      About configuring NetBackup for SharePoint Server
    2.  
      About a SharePoint non-granular backup vs. a backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
    3. Configuring a SharePoint backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
      1.  
        Disk storage units supported with SharePoint Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
      2.  
        Limitations and conditions for restores that use SharePoint Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
    4.  
      Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service for NetBackup for SharePoint Server
    5.  
      Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Legacy Network Service and the NetBackup Legacy Client Service
    6. Configuring SharePoint client host properties
      1.  
        SharePoint properties
      2.  
        Configuring the account that logs on to the SharePoint application server
      3.  
        Configuring local security privileges for the SharePoint Servers
      4.  
        Performing consistency checks with NetBackup for SharePoint Server backups
      5.  
        Consistency check options for SharePoint Server
    7.  
      Configuring mappings for restores of a distributed applications, clusters, or virtual machines
    8.  
      Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings
    9.  
      Perform a manual backup
  5. Configuring NetBackup for SharePoint Server backup policies
    1.  
      About backup policies for granular backup and recovery of SharePoint Server
    2.  
      About backup policies for SharePoint farm backup and recovery
    3.  
      About backup policies for disaster recovery of SharePoint Server
    4.  
      About VMware backup policies that protect SharePoint Server
    5. About configuring a backup policy for SharePoint
      1.  
        Adding a NetBackup for SharePoint Server policy
      2.  
        About policy attributes
      3. Adding schedules to a NetBackup for SharePoint Server policy
        1.  
          Schedule properties
        2.  
          NetBackup for SharePoint Server backup types
      4.  
        Add clients to a policy
      5. Creating a backup selections list for a SharePoint Server policy
        1.  
          Performing SharePoint backups with multiple data streams
        2.  
          Using wildcards in a SharePoint backup selections list
      6.  
        Configuring exclude lists for SharePoint clients
  6. Performing backups and restores of SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation
    1. About user-directed backups of SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation
      1.  
        Specifying the server and client for a SharePoint Server backup operation
      2.  
        About backup options for NetBackup for SharePoint Server
      3.  
        Performing a user-directed backup of SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation
    2. About restores of SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation
      1.  
        Specifying the server, client, and the policy type for a SharePoint Server restore operation
      2.  
        Restore options for SharePoint Server on the Microsoft SharePoint tab
      3.  
        How the NetBackup Recovery Assistant restores SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation
      4.  
        Restoring SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation
      5.  
        Restoring the SharePoint Search Service Application
      6.  
        About requirements for restores of individual SharePoint items using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
      7.  
        Restoring individual SharePoint items from full database backups
      8.  
        Recovering a SharePoint Web application in a farm with multiple front-end servers
      9.  
        Restoring a deleted SharePoint list
      10.  
        Redirecting a restore of a SharePoint web application within a farm
      11.  
        Redirecting a restore of a SharePoint Web application to another farm
      12.  
        Redirecting the restore of a SharePoint Server Web application content database to an alternate SQL Server instance
  7. Protecting SharePoint Server data with VMware backups
    1. About protecting an application database with VMware backups
      1.  
        Limitations of VMware application backups
      2.  
        Limitations for restores from VMware appplication backups
      3.  
        Installing the Veritas VSS provider for vSphere
    2. About configuring a VMware backup that protects SharePoint Server
      1.  
        Configuring a VMware backup policy to protect SharePoint Server
      2.  
        Configuring the granular proxy host for Federated SharePoint configurations with VMware
    3.  
      Restoring SharePoint data from a VMware backup
  8. Disaster recovery
    1.  
      About disaster recovery of a SharePoint Server
    2.  
      Requirements for disaster recovery of a SharePoint Server
    3.  
      Recovering a SharePoint server (without BMR)
  9. Troubleshooting
    1. About NetBackup for SharePoint Server debug logging
      1.  
        Enabling the debug logs for a NetBackup for SharePoint Server client automatically
      2.  
        Enabling the debug logging for NetBackup for SharePoint Server manually
      3.  
        Setting the debug level on a NetBackup for SharePoint Server Windows client
      4.  
        Veritas VSS provider logs
    2.  
      Viewing the progress report of a NetBackup for SharePoint Server operation
    3.  
      Restores to different SharePoint service pack or different cumulative update levels
    4.  
      Modified system files or ghost files are not cataloged or restored during a site collection restore
    5.  
      Troubleshooting SharePoint jobs that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
    6.  
      About troubleshooting SharePoint restore operations
    7.  
      About NetBackup for SharePoint Server and client-side deduplication
    8.  
      Troubleshooting VMware backups

Configuring the account that logs on to the SharePoint application server

To perform backups and restores, NetBackup must know the username and password of the account for the SharePoint administrator. NetBackup also requires this information so you can browse for SharePoint objects when you create a backup policy. NetBackup validates the username and password you provide.

This account must meet the following requirements:

  • Have the following rights on the servers where the SharePoint components are installed: Local administrative privileges and site collection administration rights.

  • SharePoint farm administrator account.

  • The front-end server must have registry access to the back-end database servers.

  • Have certain local security privileges on the servers which have the content of the SharePoint farm.

    See Configuring local security privileges for the SharePoint Servers.

  • Internet Information Services (IIS) rights can affect database backups and restores. Ensure that the logon account that is used for backups and restores has rights to access the IIS sites. Integrated Windows Security should be enabled within the IIS rights.

To specify the logon account for the SharePoint application server

  1. Open the NetBackup web UI.
  2. On the left, click Hosts > Host properties.
  3. Select the Windows client.
  4. If necessary, click Connect. Then click Edit client.
  5. Click Windows Client > SharePoint.
  6. Specify the user ID and password of the SharePoint Application Server.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Repeat this configuration for all servers in the SharePoint farm.
  9. Configure the local security privileges for the SharePoint Servers.

More Information

Configuring local security privileges for the SharePoint Servers