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Symantec NetBackupfor

Microsoft SharePoint ServerAdministrators Guide

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Symantec NetBackup NetBackup for SharePointServer Administrator's Guide

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Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4

Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .11

About NetBackup for SharePoint Server.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .11

About NetBackup for SharePoint features.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .12

Backup operations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .14

Automatic backups.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15Manual backups.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 15

User-directed backups.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

About the contents of a SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows

SharePoint Services 3.0 backup.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

About the contents of a SharePoint Server 2003 and Windows

SharePoint Services 2.0 backup.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Restore operations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 17

Server-directed restore.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Redirecting a restore.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Limitations on backups and restores.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

NetBackup File System Daemon... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Online documents.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 2 Installing NetBackup for SharePoint Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

About installing the NetBackup for SharePoint Server agent.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility for

NetBackup for SharePoint Server.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .20

NetBackup server and client software requirements for

NetBackup for SharePoint Server.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .20

SharePoint server software requirements for NetBackup for

SharePoint Server.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Installation requirements for restores of individual SharePoint

Server items using Granular Recovery Technology

(GRT).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Requirements for installing the SQL back-end servers in a

cluster .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 22

Adding the NetBackup for SharePoint Server license key.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Chapter 3 Installing and configuring NFS for SharePointGranular Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

About installing and configuring Network File System (NFS) for

SharePoint Server Granular Recovery.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .23

Requirements to perform backups and restores with Granular

Recovery Technology (GRT).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Supported SharePoint Server configurations for the backups that use

Granular Recovery Technology (GRT).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 25

About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on the

Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2 NetBackup media server

and NetBackup clients.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows

2008 or Windows 2008 R2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Disabling the Client for NFS on the media server.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Disabling the Server for NFS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on the

Windows 2003 R2 SP2 NetBackup media server and NetBackup

clients.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Installing Services for NFS on the Windows 2003 R2 SP2 media

server.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Installing Services for NFS on SQL back-end servers with

Windows 2003 R2 SP2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Configuring a UNIX or Linux media server and Windows clients for

backups and restores that use Granular Recovery

Technology.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 40

Configuring a different network port for NBFSD... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 40

Chapter 4 Configuring NetBackup for SharePoint Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

About user interface terminology.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Configuring the log on account for the NetBackup Client Service.. . . . . . . . . 44

Configuring host properties for SharePoint clients.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

SharePoint properties.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Specifying the account that logs on to the SharePoint application

server .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Performing consistency checks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

About NetBackup for SharePoint Server consistency check

options.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .48

Configuring restores for multiple SharePoint Server hosts .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Configuring a backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology

(GRT).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

About non-granular backups vs. backups that use Granular

Recovery Technology (GRT).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

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Disk storage units supported for restores using Granular

Recovery Technology (GRT).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Limitations and conditions for restores using Granular Recovery

Technology (GRT).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50About configuring a backup policy for a SharePoint database.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Policy recommendations for SharePoint Server .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Adding a new NetBackup for SharePoint Server policy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

About policy attributes for NetBackup for SharePoint

Server.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Adding schedules to a NetBackup for SharePoint Server

policy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .54

Adding clients to a NetBackup for SharePoint Server policy.. . . . . . . . . .56

Creating a backup selections list for a SharePoint Server

policy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .57

Testing configuration settings.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Chapter 5 Performing backups and restores of SharePointServer and Windows SharePoint Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

About NetBackup for SharePoint Server backup and restores.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

About user-directed backups of SharePoint Server and Windows

SharePoint Services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 60

Specifying the server and client for a SharePoint Server backup

operation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .60

About backup options for NetBackup for SharePoint .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Performing a user-directed backup of SharePoint Server or

Windows SharePoint Services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

About restores of SharePoint Server and Windows SharePoint

Services .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Specifying the server, client, and the policy type fora SharePoint

Server restore operation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Restore options for SharePoint Server.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 64

How the NetBackup Recovery Assistant restores SharePoint

Server and Windows SharePoint Services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Restoring SharePoint Server or Windows SharePoint

Services .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 68Restoring the SharePoint 2007 Shared Services Provider when

in a state of unprovisioning.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

About requirements for restores of individual SharePoint items

using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Restoring individual SharePoint items from full database

backups.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .72

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Introduction

This chapter includes the following topics:

About NetBackup for SharePoint Server

About NetBackup for SharePoint features

Backup operations

About the contents of a SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0 backup

About the contents of a SharePoint Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint

Services 2.0 backup

Restore operations

Limitations on backups and restores

NetBackup File System Daemon

Online documents

About NetBackup for SharePoint ServerNetBackup forSharePoint extends the capabilities of NetBackupto include online

backups and restores of the following:

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0

Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 2.0

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For both SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2003, the database agent protects

Configuration databases, and Single Sign-on databases. For SharePoint Server

2007, the agent also protects SharePoint Web applications, Global Settings, and

Shared Services. For SharePoint Server 2003, the agent also protects SharePointportals, team sites, and the backward-compatible document store and document

libraries.

Users can restore individual SharePoint database objects. Users can also restore

individual items froma SharePoint Web application database, a SharePointportal,

or a team site database backup.

These capabilities are add-ons to the NetBackup for Windows client software.

Because this product is tightly integrated with the Backup, Archive, and Restore

interface, this manual provides only an overview of NetBackup functionality.

Backup operations and restore operations for SharePoint Server are identical to

other NetBackup file operations, except where noted.

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server or Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server may

be abbreviated to either SharePoint Server or to SharePoint. Unless otherwise

noted,thetext implies Windows SharePoint Services when SharePoint is discussed.

About NetBackup for SharePoint featuresTable 1-1describes the features for the NetBackup for SharePoint agent.

Table 1-1 NetBackup for SharePoint agent features

DescriptionFeature

SharePoint Server objects can be backed up without taking the

SharePoint Server offline. SharePoint services and data are

available during the backup.

Online backup

NetBackup supports full and differential-incremental backups

of SharePoint.

SharePoint Server

backup methods

Tight integration with NetBackup means the following:

An administrator already familiar with NetBackup

procedures and software can easily configure and use

NetBackup to perform SharePoint Server backup and restore

operations.

Features and strengths of the NetBackup product suite are

available to the SharePoint Server backup user. These

features include scheduled and user-directed operations and

in-line tape copy. These features are described in detail.

See theNetBackupAdministrators Guide, Volume I.

Tight NetBackup

integration

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Table 1-1 NetBackup for SharePoint agent features(continued)

DescriptionFeature

You can administer the backup and recovery of multipleSharePoint Server installations from a central location.

Central administration

SharePoint Server backups are saved directly to a wide variety

of storage devices that NetBackup supports.

Media management

Administrators can set up schedules for automatic, unattended

backups for local or remote clients across the network. These

backups are managed entirely by the NetBackup server from a

central location. The administrator can also manually back up

the clients. Auto discovery is used for SharePoint Server

installations. The topology is read from the SharePointfront-end

Web server and the backup selection list is automatically built.

See About the contents of a SharePoint Server 2007 and

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 backupon page 15.

See About the contents of a SharePoint Server 2003 and

Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 backupon page 16.

Automated backups

A user can perform backups of SharePoint Server resources

through the Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface on

the front-end Web server.

User-directed backups

NetBackup can back up and restore standalone installations of

Windows SharePoint Services.

Backups and restores of

standalone WindowsSharePoint Services

(WSS)

Compression increases backup performance over the network

and reduces the size of the backup image that is stored on the

disk or tape. NetBackup does not support compression of the

backups that use Granular Recovery Technology.

Compression of backups

When the Encryption attribute is enabled, the server encrypts

the backup for the clients that arelisted in the policy. NetBackup

does not support encryption of backups that use GRT.

Encryption

In SharePoint 2003, the backward-compatible document store

is an optional, updated version of the Web storage system that

is used in SharePoint Server 2001.

Backup and restore of

document libraries and

document store

An administrator who uses the Backup, Archive, and Restore

interface can browse SharePoint Server backups and select the

ones to restore.

Restore operations

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Table 1-1 NetBackup for SharePoint agent features(continued)

DescriptionFeature

When a backup uses GRT, users can restore individual itemsdirectly from any full database backup of a Web application or

portal. A separate granular-level backup is not needed. This

feature adds an extra step that identifies the items within the

database. This step lets you recover individual items later.

Restores of individualitems using Granular

Recovery Technology

You can redirect the restore of the following:

SharePoint Web applications or portals to an alternate URL

within the same farm.

Document libraries or workspaces to another document

library or workspace.

Individual SharePoint items to a file path on the same site.

Redirected restore

You can restore the backups that were created with versions of

NetBackup before 6.5.4. However, new 6.5.4 features are not

supported with backups that were created with previous

versions. For example, you cannot restore list items from a

NetBackup 6.5.3 or earlier backup.

Support for backups that

were created with

previous NetBackup

versions

Backup operations

You can use the NetBackup for SharePoint Server agent to back up the entireSharePoint Server farm or individual components.

See About the contents of a SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0 backupon page 15.

See About the contents of a SharePoint Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint

Services 2.0 backupon page 16.

NetBackup provides the following methods to perform backups:

Automatic

Manual

User-directed

For general information on backup methods in NetBackup see theNetBackup

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Automatic backups

The NetBackup administrator can schedule the backups that occur automatically

and unattended under the control of the NetBackup Server.

The following types of automatic backups that are available:

The entire contents in the backup selections list are backed

up.

Full schedule

Only the contents that have been added or changed since the

previous full or incremental are included in the backup.

Differential incremental

Manual backups

Manual backup may be used for special events. A manual backup includes all theitems in the backup selections list of the policy you selected for backup.

User-directed backups

User directed backups require a User Backup schedule to be defined on a

SharePoint policy on the NetBackup Server. A user-directed backup includes the

entire contents of the items that are selected for backup. This type of backup is

only supported from the SharePoint application host, not on other hosts where

only SharePoint objects are present.

About the contents of a SharePoint Server 2007 andWindows SharePoint Services 3.0 backup

Table 1-2lists the SharePoint Server farm components or Windows SharePoint

Services that you can back up and restore with NetBackup for SharePoint.

Table 1-2 Comparison of SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0 components

Windows SharePoint ServicesSharePoint Server 2007 farm

Configuration databaseConfiguration database

Global settings

Single Sign-on database

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Table 1-2 Comparison of SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0 components(continued)

Windows SharePoint ServicesSharePoint Server 2007 farm

WSS Help Search:

Index files

Search database

Shared Services:

Services database

Shared Search Index

Index files

Search database

Web application

Content database

WSS Administration:

Web application Content database

Web application

About the contents of a SharePoint Server 2003 andWindows SharePoint Services 2.0 backup

Table 1-3lists the SharePoint Server farm components or Windows SharePoint

Services that you can back up and restore with the SharePoint agent.

Table 1-3 Comparison of SharePoint Server 2003 Farm and WindowsSharePoint Services 2.0 components

Windows SharePoint ServicesSharePoint Server Farm

Configuration databaseConfiguration database

Team site:

Team database

Single Sign-on database

Backward-compatible document store

Backward-compatible document libraries(Web Storage System-Based)

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Table 1-3 Comparison of SharePoint Server 2003 Farm and Windows

SharePoint Services 2.0 components(continued)

Windows SharePoint ServicesSharePoint Server Farm

Portal sites and their associated databases:

Content database

User profile database

Services database

Index databases

Team databases

Restore operationsUse the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface to initiate SharePoint Server

restore operations. This interface lets you select the NetBackup Server fromwhich

the objects are restored and the client whose backups you want to browse. Based

upon these selections, you can browse the backup history, select individual items

and launch a restore. The NetBackup Recovery Assistant lets you restore

SharePoint resources with one click and determines the sequence in which the

resources are restored.

Server-directed restoreAn administrator can browsefor and restore databases and individual items. Users

also can restore the security settings on a selected item. Objects that users can

restore include the following:

One or more databases

Individual documents in the Document library

Entire sites

Sub-sites

Entire lists

Individual list items

Redirecting a restore

SharePoint Web applications, portal sites, team sites, and backward-compatible

document libraries can be redirected to a different location from which they were

backed up. Web applications or portal sites can be redirected to a Web application

or portal site on another Web server in an existing farm. Team sites can be

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redirected to another Windows SharePoint Services site on the Web server.

Individual documents or items can be redirected to a file system.

Limitations on backups and restoresThe following limitations exist when you perform backups and restores of the

SharePoint Server:

Redirected restores are only supported for Web applications or portals and

for backward-compatible libraries. The following cannot be redirected to a

different location:

Documents and folders can be redirected to a file system.

A team site cannot be redirected to a site in another farm (but you can

redirect to another site within the original farm)

Farm Configuration database and Single Sign-on database

Index Files or Index database

SharePoint policies do not support multiple data streams.

NetBackup File System DaemonThe NetBackup File System Daemon (NBFSD) on the NetBackup media server is a

process that allows NetBackup clients to mount, browse, and read tar images. Thisprocess is used with a client for Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) operations.

These operations include backups, browsing for backup images, restores, and

duplication.

Online documentsNetBackup documents are delivered on a documentation CD that is included with

the NetBackup media kit. Contact your NetBackup administrator to obtain the

location of this CD or to have the files installed on your computer.

These online documents are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To view

PDF documents, you must use the Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download the

reader from:

http://www.adobe.com

Symantec assumes no responsibility for the installation and use of the reader.

Fora complete list of NetBackup technical documents, see the Related Documents

appendix in theNetBackupReleaseNotes.

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Installing NetBackup forSharePoint Server


About installing the NetBackup for SharePoint Server agent

Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility for NetBackup for

SharePoint Server

Adding the NetBackup for SharePoint Server license key

About installing the NetBackup for SharePoint ServeragentEvery NetBackup server includes the NetBackup client software by default.

Therefore you can use NetBackup for SharePoint Server on a NetBackup server

or client (if NetBackup for SharePoint Server is supported on that platform).

Perform the following tasks before you use NetBackup for SharePoint Server:

Verify the installation prerequisites.

See Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility for

NetBackup for SharePoint Serveron page 20.

See NetBackup server and client software requirements for NetBackup

for SharePoint Serveron page 20.

SeeSharePoint server softwarerequirements for NetBackupfor SharePoint

Serveron page 21.

See Installation requirements for restores of individual SharePoint Server

items using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)on page 21.

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See Requirements for installing the SQL back-end servers in a cluster

on page 22.

Add the license key for NetBackup for SharePoint Server.

See Adding the NetBackup for SharePoint Server license keyon page 22.

Verifying the operating system and platformcompatibility for NetBackup for SharePoint Server

Verify that the NetBackup for SharePoint Server agent is supported on your

operating system or platform.

To verify operating system and compatibility

1 Go to the Symantec Support Web page:http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index.jsp

2 In theProduct Finderbox, typeNetBackup Enterprise Serverand click

the>icon.

3 From the list on the right, click onCompatibilityList.

4 In the list of documents, click on the following document:

NetBackup (tm)x.xDatabase Agent Software Compatibility List (Updated

date_updated)

Forx.x, look for the current release. For date_updated, look for the mostrecent date.

NetBackup server and client software requirements for NetBackup forSharePoint Server

Verify that the following requirements are met for the NetBackup server and

client software:

The NetBackup server software is installed and operational on the NetBackup

server. The NetBackup server platform can be any that NetBackup supports.

See theNetBackup Installation Guide.

The NetBackup client software is installed on the following: each front-end

Web server, the SQL database host, and the Index database host. Also install

the client on the host that contains the backward-compatible document library

store. The client software does not need to be installed on the Search or Job

servers.

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The NetBackup client software is installed on the computer that has the

databases you want to back up.

If you want to take advantage of new features included in NetBackup for

SharePoint Server in NetBackup 7.0, you must upgrade your NetBackup forSharePoint Server clients. The media server and NetBackup for SharePoint

Server clients must be at the same NetBackup version.

Make sure that you configure any backup media that the storage unit uses.

The number of media volumes that are required depends on several things:

The devices used

The sizes of the databases that you want to back up

The amount of data that you want to archive

The size of your backups

The frequency of backups or archives

See theNetBackupAdministrators Guide,Volume I.

SharePoint server software requirements for NetBackup for SharePointServer

Verify the following regarding the SharePoint server software on the NetBackup

server or client:

SharePoint server software must be installed and operational.

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 is installed on the SharePoint servers.

When you use SharePoint load balancing, all load-balanced Web sites must be

uniformly identified in IIS. Identify the sites with either host headers or IP

addresses, butnotboth. Environments which mixhost headers andIP addresses

across load-balanced servers are not supported.

To prevent restore failures, the IIS Default Application Pool identity must be

a valid SharePoint user ID.

The SharePoint user should be an administrator user account.

Installation requirements for restores of individual SharePoint Serveritems using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)

Additional installation requirements exist if you want to restore individual

SharePoint Server items using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT).

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See About installing and configuring Network File System (NFS) for SharePoint

Server Granular Recoveryon page 23.

Requirements for installing the SQL back-end servers in a clusterNetBackup supports clustering of a back-end SQL Server in a Veritas Cluster

Server (VCS) or a Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) environment.

For more information, see your VCS or your MSCS documentation.

Adding the NetBackup for SharePoint Server licensekey

To use NetBackup for SharePoint Server, add a valid license key for it on themaster or the media server. More information is available on how to add license

keys.


To add a NetBackup for SharePoint Server license key in the NetBackup

Administration Console

1 On the master or the media server, open the NetBackup AdministrationConsole.

2 ChooseHelp > LicenseKeys.

3 Click theNewicon.

4 Type the license key and clickAdd.

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Installing and configuringNFS for SharePoint

Granular RecoveryThis chapter includes the following topics:

About installing and configuring Network File System (NFS) for SharePoint

Server Granular Recovery

Requirements to perform backups and restores with Granular Recovery

Technology (GRT)

Supported SharePoint Server configurations for the backups that use GranularRecovery Technology (GRT)

About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on the Windows

2008 and Windows 2008 R2 NetBackup media server and NetBackup clients

About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on the Windows

2003 R2 SP2 NetBackup media server and NetBackup clients

Configuring a UNIX or Linux media server and Windows clients for backups

and restores that use Granular Recovery Technology

Configuring a different network port for NBFSD

About installing and configuring Network File System(NFS) for SharePoint Server Granular Recovery

NetBackup Granular Recovery leverages Network File System, or NFS, to read

individual objects from a database backup image. Specifically, the NetBackup

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client uses NFS to extract data from the backup image on the NetBackup media

server. The NetBackup client uses Client for NFS to mount and access a mapped

drive that is connected to the NetBackup media server. The NetBackup media

server handles the I/O requests from the client through NBFSD.NBFSD is theNetBackup File System (NBFS) service that runs on the media server.

NBFSD makes a NetBackup backup image appear as a file system folder to the

NetBackup client over a secure connection.

Network File System, or NFS, is a widely recognized, open standard for client and

server file access over a network. It allows clients to access files on dissimilar

servers through a shared TCP/IP network. NFS is typically bundled with the host

operating system. NetBackup uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) and NFS

to recover the individual objects that reside within a database backup image, such

as:

A user account from an Active Directory database backup

Email messages or folders from an Exchange database backup

A document from a SharePoint database backup

MultipleNetBackup agents that supportGRT (forexample, Exchange, SharePoint,

and Active Directory) can use the same media server.

Note:If you do not correctly configure NFS, restores of individual items using

GRT fail with an error 223 (An invalid entry was encountered).

Requirements to perform backups and restores withGranular Recovery Technology (GRT)

Ensure that your environment meets the following requirements:

You have a supported SharePoint Server configuration.

See Supported SharePoint Server configurations for the backups that use

Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)on page 25.

You have a media server platform that supports GRT.See the NetBackupEnterpriseServerandServer7.xOSSoftwareCompatibility

List.

On all SQL back-end servers and the media server, ensure that the computer

has an available drive letter on which to mount the backup image.

On all SQL back-end servers, do the following:

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Configure the NetBackup Client Service to log on with a domain-privileged

account.

See Configuring the log on account for the NetBackup Client Service

on page 44. For Windows 2003 R2 SP2, install the hotfix for Client for NFS.

The hotfix is available at the following location:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947186

Enable or configure NFS for your environment.

Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2 media server and clients

See About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on the

Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2 NetBackup media server and

NetBackup clientson page 26.

Windows 2003 R2 SP2 media server and clients

See About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on the

Windows 2003 R2 SP2 NetBackup media server and NetBackup clients

on page 33.

UNIX/Linux media server and Windows clients

See Configuring a UNIX or Linux media server and Windows clients for

backups and restores that use Granular Recovery Technology on page 40.

Supported SharePoint Server configurations for thebackups that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)Table 3-1shows the configurations that are supported for SharePoint Server

Granular Recovery. For information on the media server platforms that are

supported for Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) see the following:

NetBackupEnterprise ServerandServer 7.xOS Software Compatibility List

Note:NetBackup does not support GRT with Windows Server 2003 R1 or earlier

versions.

Table 3-1 Configurations that are supported for SharePoint Granular Recovery

Windows ServerSQL ServerSharePoint/WSS

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008

SQL 2008

SQL 2005 (32-bit or 64-bit)

SQL Express

SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

WSS 3.0 (32-bit and 64-bit)

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(continued)

Windows ServerSQL ServerSharePoint/WSS


SP2or later, 32-bit or 64-bit


SQL Express

SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

WSS 3.0 (32-bit and 64-bit)


SP2or later, 32-bit or 64-bit


SQL Express

SharePoint Server 2003 SP2

WSS 2.0

About configuring Services for Network File System

(NFS) on the Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2NetBackup media server and NetBackup clientsTo configure NFS in a Windows 2008 or Windows 2008 R2 environment, perform

the following configuration:

Before you install NFS on the media server or client(s), look for the ONC

Portmapper service. If it exists, stop it and disable it. Otherwise, the installation

of NFS Services for Windows fails.

Enable NFS on the following:

The NetBackup media server The SQL back-end servers

See Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 or

Windows 2008 R2on page 27.

You can disable the Server for NFS on the following:

The NetBackup media server

The SQL back-end servers

See Disabling the Server for NFSon page 31.

You can disable the Client for NFS on the NetBackup media server.See Disabling the Client for NFS on the media serveron page 30.

If the SQL back-end server resides on the media server, do not disable the

Client for NFS.

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Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 orWindows 2008 R2

To restore individual items from a backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology(GRT), you must enable Services for Network FileSystem. Whenthis configuration

is completed on the media server and the SQL back-end servers, you can disable

any unnecessary NFS services.

To enable Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 or Windows

2008 R2

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8 CheckServices forNetwork File System.

9 ClickNextand complete the wizard.

10 On the media server, configure the portmap service to start automatically atserver restart.

Issue the following from the command prompt:

sc config portmap start= auto

This command shouldreturnthestatus [SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS.

11 For each host in your configuration, choose from one of the following:

If you have a single host that functions as both the media server and the

SQL back-end server, you can disable the Server for NFS.

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For a host that is only a SQL back-end server, you can disable the Server

for NFS.

See Disabling the Server for NFSon page 31.

See Disabling the Client for NFS on the media serveron page 30.

Disabling the Client for NFS on the media server

After you enable Services for Network File System (NFS) on a host that is only a

NetBackup media server, you can disable the Client for NFS.

To disable the Client for NFS on the NetBackup media server

1 Open the Server Manager.

2 In the left pane, expandConfiguration.

3 ClickServices.

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6 In the ServerforNFSProperties dialog box, from the Startuptype list, clickDisabled.

7 ClickOK.

8 Repeat this procedure forthe media serverand for each SQL back-end server.

About configuring Services for Network File System(NFS) on the Windows 2003 R2 SP2 NetBackup mediaserver and NetBackup clients

Note:NetBackup does not support Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) with

Windows Server 2003 R1 or earlier versions.

For a Windows 2003 R2 SP2 environment, perform the following configuration:

Install the necessary NFS components on the NetBackup media server.

See Installing Services for NFS on the Windows 2003 R2 SP2 media server

on page 34.

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Install the necessary NFS components on the SQL back-end servers.

See Installing Services for NFS on SQL back-end servers with Windows 2003

R2 SP2on page 37.

Table 3-2 NFS components required for Windows 2003 R2 SP2

NetBackup

media server

NetBackup clientNFS component

XClient for NFS

XMicrosoft Services for NFS Administration

XXRPC External Data Representation

XRPC Port Mapper

Note:If the SQL back-end server resides on the media server, install all the

components on the media server.

Installing Services for NFS on the Windows 2003 R2 SP2 media server

This topic describes how to install Services for NFS on a Windows 2003 R2 SP2

media server.

To install Services for NFS on the Windows 2003 R2 SP2 media server

1 ClickStart>ControlPanel>AddorRemovePrograms.

2 ClickAdd/RemoveWindowsComponents.


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5 Install the components that apply to your configuration.

If the host is only a NetBackup media server, check the following

components:

RPC External Data Representation

RPC Port Mapper

If you have a single host that functions as both the media server and the

SQL back-end server, check the following components:

Client for NFS

Microsoft Services for NFS Administration

RPC External Data Representation

RPC Port Mapper

Media server

and client

Media

server only

6 ClickOK.

7 ClickOK.

8 ClickNextand complete the Windows Components Wizard.

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5 Check the following components:

Client for NFS

Microsoft Services for NFS Administration RPC External Data Representation

6 ClickOK.

7 ClickOK.

8 ClickNextand complete the Windows Components Wizard.

9 After the installation is complete, open Services in the Control Panel.

10 Ensure the following that the Client for NFS service is running.

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Configuring a UNIX or Linux media server andWindows clients for backups and restores that use

Granular Recovery TechnologyTo perform backups and restores thatuse Granular Recovery Technology, perform

the following configuration if you usea UNIX or Linux media server and Windows

clients:

Confirm that your media server is installed on a platform that supports

granular recovery.

See the NetBackupEnterpriseServerandServer7.xOSSoftwareCompatibility

List.

No other configuration is required for the UNIX or Linux media server. Enable or install NFS on the SQL back-end servers.

See Enabling Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 or

Windows 2008 R2on page 27.

See Installing Services for NFS on SQL back-end servers with Windows 2003

R2 SP2on page 37.

You can configure a different network port for NBFSD.

See Configuring a different network port for NBFSDon page 40.

Configuring a different network port for NBFSDNBFSDruns on port 7394. If another service uses the standard NBFSDport in your

organization, you can configure the service on another port. The following

procedures describe how to configure a NetBackup server to use a network port

other than the default.

To configure a different network port for NBFSD (Windows server)

1 Log on as administratoron the computer whereNetBackup server is installed.

2 Open Regedit.

3 Open the following key.:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\Config

4 Create a new DWORD value namedFSE_PORT.

5 Right-click on the new value and clickModify.

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6 In theValue databox, provide a port number between 1 and 65535.

7 ClickOK.

To configure a different network port for NBFSD (UNIX or Linux server)

1 Log on as root on the computer where NetBackup server is installed.

2 Open thebp.conffile.

3 Add the following entry, whereXXXXis an integer and is a port numberbetween 1 and 65535.

FSE_PORT =XXXX

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Configuring NetBackup forSharePoint Server


About user interface terminology

Configuring the log on account for the NetBackup Client Service

Configuring host properties for SharePoint clients

Configuring restores for multiple SharePoint Server hosts

Configuring a backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)

About configuring a backup policy for a SharePoint database

Testing configuration settings

About user interface terminologyYoucan perform many of the configuration steps in this topic from the NetBackup

AdministrationConsole on themasterserver. Thetype of console available depends

on your master servers platform. NetBackup supports a Java interface for both

Windows and UNIX master servers. In addition, NetBackup supports a Windows

interface for Windows master servers.

The Java and Windows interfaces are nearly identical. If interface differences

exist in the configuration procedures, the term Windowsor Javaappears in

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Configuring the log on account for the NetBackupClient Service

The NetBackup Client Service must be authorized to run as the system

administrator (Windows 2008) or the SharePoint administrator (Windows 2003).

In Windows Services, configure the NetBackup Client Service properties for the

host(s) where the Index Files or Index database(s) andwhere thedocument libraries

reside. To change this account, you must have administrator group privileges.

To configure the log on account for the NetBackup Client Service

1 Open the Windows Services application.

2 Double-click on theNetBackupClient Serviceentry.

3 Click on theLogOntab.4 IfLocal Systemaccountis not selected as the Log onasaccount, proceed

with step8.

5 Provide the name of the account for the system administrator (Windows2008) or the SharePoint administrator (Windows 2003).

6 Type the password.

7 Stop and start the NetBackup Client Service.

8 Close the Services control panel application.

9 On the servers which have the content of the SharePoint farm, the accountfor the NetBackup Client Service should have the local security privilege.After this local security policy privilege is allowed for the account, run

gpupdate /Force(group policy update) for this change to take effect.

Configuring host properties for SharePoint clientsIn the SharePoint client host properties you configure settings for the SharePoint

clients you selected.

To configure SharePoint client host properties

1 Open the NetBackup Administration Console or the Remote AdministrationConsole.

2 In the left pane, expandNetBackupManagement>HostProperties>Clients.

3 In the right pane, select the SharePoint client(s) you want to configure.

4 ClickActions > Properties.

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5 ExpandWindowsClientand clickSharePoint.

6 Enable the options you want.

See SharePoint propertieson page 45.

7 ClickOK.

SharePoint properties

The SharePoint properties apply to currently selected Windows clients to protect

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Figure 4-1 SharePoint dialog box

Specify thedomain anduser name forthe account youwant

to use to log on to SharePoint (DOMAIN\user name).

See Specifying the account that logs on to the SharePoint

application server on page 46.

Domain\User

Specify the password for the account.Password

Select theconsistency checksto perform on theSQL Server

databases before NetBackup begins a backup operation.

These checks are performed for both server-directed and

user-directed backups.

See Performing consistency checkson page 47.

See About NetBackup for SharePoint Server consistency

check optionson page 48.

Consistencycheckbefore

backup

Specifying the account that logs on to the SharePoint application serverTo perform backups and restores, NetBackup must know the user name and

password of theaccount fortheSharePoint Administrator.NetBackupalso requires

this information so you can browse for SharePoint objects when you create a

backup policy. NetBackup validates the user name and password you provide.

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The logon account you use for backups and restores of SharePoint Server data

must have local administrative rights on the servers where the SharePoint

components are installed. Additionally, to restore individual documents in

backward-compatible document libraries, the account must be granted theCoordinator role in SharePoint. This role must be applied to all folders to be

accessed in the workspace library or document library.

The logon account should have theReplace process level token local security

privilege on the servers which have the content of the SharePoint farm. This

privilege is necessary since the NetBackup agent logs on as the SharePoint

user when it accesses data. After this local security policy privilege is allowed

for the account, run gpupdate /Force(group policy update) for this change

to take effect.

Front-end servers and back-end hosts need to have certain privileges. The

back-end client has to have registry access to the front-end server.

The credentials of the logon account that is used for backups and restores of

the Single Sign-on database can be the account name. Or the credentials can

be a member of the group for that account. (See the Account namebox in

theSingleSign-onSettings. These settings arelocated on theManageSettings

for theSingleSign-on administrationpage that is in SharePoint Server.)

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 Administration Console.

2 ExpandNetBackupManagement >Host Properties >Clients.

3 In the right pane, right-click on the client and clickProperties.

4 In the left pane, expandWindowsClientand clickSharePoint.

5 ClickOKto save your changes.

Performing consistency checksYou can perform consistency checks of the SQL Server database(s) before

NetBackup begins a backup operation. These checks are performed for both

server-directed and user-directed backups.

To perform consistency checks

1 Open the NetBackup Administration Console.

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3 In the right pane, right-click on the client and selectProperties.

4 In the left pane, expandWindowsClientand clickSharePoint.

5 From theConsistency checkbefore backuplist, choose which checkNetBackup should perform before backups.

See About NetBackup for SharePoint Server consistency check options

on page 48. for descriptions of these options.

If you choose to perform a consistency check, you can selectContinuewith

backup ifconsistencycheckfails. NetBackup then continues to perform the

backup if the consistency check fails.

6 ClickOKto save your changes.

About NetBackup for SharePoint Server consistency check optionsThe following consistency checks can be performed before a backup.

Table 4-1 Description of consistency check options

DescriptionOption

Do not perform consistency checking.None

Select this option to exclude indexes from the consistency check.

If indexes are notchecked,theconsistency check runs significantly

faster but is not as thorough. Only the data pages and clustered

index pages for each user table are included in the consistency

check. The consistency of the non-clustered index pages is not

checked.

Fullcheck, excluding

indexes

Include indexes in the consistency check. Any errors are logged.Fullcheck, including

indexes

Configuring restores for multiple SharePoint Serverhosts

NetBackup catalogs backup images under the SharePoint front-end server name.

To allow NetBackup to restore SQL databases to the correct hosts in a farm, you

must provide a list of the SharePoint hosts. Set the following configuration

parameters in the host properties for the master server.

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To configure restores for multiple SharePoint Server hosts

1 On the master server, open the NetBackup Administration Console.

2 SelectNetBackupManagement >Host Properties >MasterServers.

3 In the right pane, double-click on the master server.

4 SelectDistributedApplicationRestoreMapping.

5 ClickAdd.

6 For one of the hosts in the farm, provide the name of the front-end host andthe name of the component host in the farm.

7 Repeat step5and step6for each host in the farm.

8 If the back-end server is a clustered SQL host, add the virtual name and thephysical node names on which the server can run on in the cluster.

Configuring a backup that uses Granular RecoveryTechnology (GRT)

To configure a backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT), review the

following information and configuration steps.

Review the limitations and conditions.

See Limitations and conditions for restores using Granular Recovery

Technology (GRT)

on page 50. Configure a backup policy and selectEnable granular recoveryon the

Attributestab.

See Adding a new NetBackup for SharePoint Server policyon page 52.

See About policy attributes forNetBackup forSharePoint Server on page 53.

See About the SharePoint Server backup typeson page 56.

About non-granular backups vs. backups that use Granular RecoveryTechnology (GRT)

Non-granular backups allow the restore of SharePoint objects at the level of WebApplication or portal, teamsite, portal databases, and the Single Sign-on database.

The backward-compatible document libraries and the backward-compatible

document library store canalso be restored from non-granular backups. Individual

items cannot be restored from non-granular backups.

To restore individualitems using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT), NetBackup

performs a granular-level backup of the SharePoint Web Application, portal, and

team site content. You can restore the entire database or you can restore items

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individually. Items can then be restored to the existing Web Application or portal,

team site, or redirected to a file system location. Individual items are cataloged

for restore browsing and for recovery on a granular-level backup image.

Disk storage units supported for restores using Granular RecoveryTechnology (GRT)

You can only perform restores of individual items using Granular Recovery

Technology (GRT) if the backup resides on a disk storage unit. If you configure

backups to a disk storage unit, no further configuration is required. The backup

must be to disk. You can then duplicate the image to tape, but you cannot directly

back up to tape. You must copy the backup image to a disk storage unit before you

can restore individual items.

Table 4-2 Disk storage units that support Granular Recovery

Granular Recovery supportedDisk storage unit

YesBasicDisk

YesAdvancedDisk

NoNearStore

NoOpenStorage

YesPureDisk

NoSharedDisk

NoSnapVault

Limitations and conditions for restores using Granular RecoveryTechnology (GRT)

The following limitations and conditions exist for jobs using Granular Recovery

Technology (GRT):

The feature is limited to certain versions of SharePoint Server and WindowsServer.

See Supported SharePoint Server configurations for the backups that use

Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)on page 25.

This feature only supports full and user-directed backups. NetBackup lets you

create a complete policy for disaster recovery, with all the various types of

schedules. However, you cannot restore individual items from an incremental

backup.

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Backups must be made to a disk storage unit, not to tape, and restores that use

GRT must be made from a disk storage unit. You can manually duplicate the

backup image to disk, but you cannot restore from the tape copy.

See Disk storage units supported for restores using Granular RecoveryTechnology (GRT)on page 50.

About configuring a backup policy for a SharePointdatabase

A backup policy for a database defines the backup criteria for a specific group of

one or more clients.

These criteria include the following:

Storage unit and media to use

Policy attributes

Backup schedules

Clients to be backed up

Items (database objects) to be backed up

To back up a SharePoint or WSS environment, define at least one MS-SharePoint

policy with the appropriate schedules. A configuration can have a single policy

that includes all clients, or there canbe many policies, some of which include only

one client.

Most requirements for database policies are the same as for file system backups.

In addition to the policy attributes for this database agent, other attributes are

available that you should consider.


To add and configure a policy, see the following topics:

See Adding a new NetBackup for SharePoint Server policyon page 52.

See About policy attributes forNetBackup forSharePoint Server on page 53.

SeeAdding schedules to a NetBackupforSharePoint Serverpolicy onpage54.

See Adding clients to a NetBackup for SharePoint Server policyon page 56.

See Creating a backup selections list for a SharePoint Server policy

on page 57.

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Policy recommendations for SharePoint Server

Refer to the following recommendations when you create policies:

Create a policy that backs up the farm. If you want to restore individual itemsfrom full database backups, selectEnable granular recoveryon the policy

Attributestab. (InTable 4-3, see Policy A.)

To fully protect SharePoint Server, create an MS-Windows policy. This policy

should include the file system where SharePoint Web parts can be installed

and include the System State directive (Shadow Copy Components). Exclude

any databases from this file system policy; they are included in the SharePoint

policy backup. A backup of the System State protects the IIS metadata. (In

Table 4-3, see Policy B.)

Table 4-3 NetBackup policy examples for SharePoint Server

Other configurationEnable

granular

recovery

Auto backup

frequency

Backup selectionsPolicy and

policy type

(1) Optionally, you can configure

this backup policy for granular

recovery. To restore individual

items using GRT, the backup

image must be a full backup and

reside on a disk storage unit.

(1)Weekly Full

Daily Incremental

Microsoft SharePoint

Resources:\*

Policy A

MS-SharePoint

Exclude any databases from this

policy. Add the paths for any

databases to the Exclude list.

NoWeekly Full

Daily Incremental

Shadow Copy Components:\

ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES

Policy B

MS-Windows

Adding a new NetBackup for SharePoint Server policy

This topic describes how to add a new backup policy for a database.

To add a new NetBackup for SharePoint Server policy

1 Log on to the master server as administrator (Windows) or root (UNIX).

2 Start the NetBackup Administration Console.

3 If your site has more than one master server, choose the one on which youwant to add the policy.

4 (Windows) In the left pane, right-clickPoliciesand chooseNewPolicy.

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6 In theAdd aNewPolicydialog box, in thePolicynamebox, type a uniquename for the new policy.

7 ClickOK.

8 In theAddNewPolicydialog box, in thePolicy typelist, selectMS-SharePoint.

The database agent policy type does not appear in the drop-down list unless

your master server has a license key for the database agent.

9 (Optional) To enable restores of individual items from databasebackups, clickEnable granular recovery.

See Configuring a backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)

on page 49.

10 Complete the entries on theAttributestab.See About policy attributes for NetBackup for SharePoint Server on page 53.

11 Add other policy information as follows:

Add schedules.

See Adding schedules to a NetBackup for SharePoint Server policy

on page 54.

Add clients.

See Adding clients to a NetBackup for SharePoint Server policy

on page 56.

Add database objects to the backup selections list.

See Creating a backup selections list for a SharePoint Server policy

on page 57.

12 Forbackups that useGranular Recovery Technology (GRT), configure the listof SharePoint hosts.

See Configuring restores for multiple SharePoint Server hosts on page 48.

13 When you have added all the schedules, clients, and backup selections youneed, clickOK.

About policy attributes for NetBackup for SharePoint Server

With a few exceptions, NetBackup manages a database backup like a file system

backup. Other policy attributes vary according to your specific backup strategy

and system configuration.

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Table 4-4 Policy attribute descriptions for NetBackup for SharePoint Server

policies

DescriptionAttribute

Determines the types of clients that can be in the policy. In some cases the policy type

determines the types of backups that NetBackup can perform on those clients. To use the

SharePoint database agent,you must defineat least one policy of type that is MS-SharePoint.

Policy type

Limits the number of jobs that NetBackup performs concurrently with this policy. Set this

option to1for the policies that are used to back up SharePoint databases.

Limit jobs perpolicy

Checkpoint restart is not supported with NetBackup for SharePoint Server policies.Takecheckpoints

every

ForSharePoint policies,do notselect this option. SharePoint policies do notsupport multiple

data streams.

Allowmultipledata

streams

Allows restores of individual items using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT). Documents

external to the document library such as lists, calendars, and discussion boards cannot be

restored individually. Users can only restore individual items from a full backup.

You can restore individual items only if the backup image resides on a disk storage unit. If

you want to retain a granular backup on tape, you must duplicate the image. If you want

to restore from a granular backup that was duplicated to tape, you must import the image

to a disk storage unit.

See Disk storage unitssupported for restores using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)

on page 50.

SharePoint Server GRT-enabled backups do not support encryption or compression.

Enable granular

recovery

A textual description of a backup. Useful for browsing backups and restores.Keywordphrase

Adding schedules to a NetBackup for SharePoint Server policy

Each policy has its own set of schedules. These schedules control the initiation

of automatic backups and also specify when user operations can be initiated.

To add a schedule to a NetBackup for SharePoint Server policy

1 In thePolicydialog box, click theSchedulestab.To access the Policy dialog box, double-click the policy name in the Policies

list in the NetBackup Administration Console.

2 ClickNew.

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5 Choose a frequency level appropriate for the type of backup.

See Policy recommendations for SharePoint Server on page 52.

6 Specify the other properties for the schedule.

See About NetBackup for SharePoint Server schedule properties on page 55.

7 ClickOK.

About NetBackup for SharePoint Server schedule properties

This topic describes the schedule properties that have a different meaning for

database backups than for file system backups. Other schedule properties vary

according to your specific backup strategy and system configuration. Additional

information about other schedule properties is available.


Table 4-5 Description of schedule properties

DescriptionProperty

Specifies the type of backup that this schedule controls. The selection list shows only the

backup types that apply to the policy you want to configure.


Type ofbackup

You can schedule a backup in one of the following ways:

FrequencyThis setting is used only for scheduled backups. It is notused for user-directedbackups.

Frequencyspecifiesthe period of time that canelapse until thenext backupor archive

operation begins on this schedule. For example, assume that the frequency is seven

days and a successful backup occurs on Wednesday. The next full backup does not

occur until the following Wednesday. Typically, incremental backups have a shorter

frequency than full backups.

Calendar

This setting is used only for scheduled backups. It is notused for user-directedbackups.

TheCalendaroption allowsyou to schedule backup operationsthat are based on specific

dates, recurring week days, or recurring days of the month.

Scheduletype

Specifies a retention period to keep backup copies of files before they are deleted. The

retention level also denotes a schedules priority within the policy. A higher level has a

higher priority. Set the time period to retain at least two full backups of your database. In

this way, if one full backup is lost, you have another full backup to restore. For example,

if your database is backed up once every Sunday morning, you should select a retention

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To add clients to a NetBackup for SharePoint Server policy

1 In thePolicydialog box, click theClientstab.

To access the Policy dialog box, double-click the policy name in the Policies

list in the NetBackup Administration Console.

2 ClickNew.

3 Type the name of the client and pressEnter(Windows) or clickAdd(Java).

Only add the client that is the front-end Web server and knows about the

SharePoint farm topology to the policy list.

4 (Windows) To add another client, repeat step2and step3.

5 (Java) To add another client, repeat step3.

6 If this client is the last client you want to add, clickOK.

7 (Java) In thePolicydialog box, clickClose.

Creating a backup selections list for a SharePoint Server policy

To browse for the SharePoint objects, you must provide the credentials for the

a