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NetVault Plug-in for SharePoint 11.3 - User Guide

Table of Contents

Introducing NetVault Backup Plug-in for SharePoint

NetVault Backup Plug-in for SharePoint: at a glance Key benefits Feature summary Target audience Recommended additional reading

Deploying, installing, and removing the plug-in

Deploying the plug-in

Single Server deployment

Single Server deployment prerequisites

Small Farm deployment

Small Farm deployment prerequisites

Scaled-Out Farm deployment

Scaled-Out Farm deployment prerequisites

Assigning the SP_DATA_ACCESS role for SharePoint 2013 and later

Installing or upgrading the plug-in Removing the plug-in

Configuring the plug-in

Configuring default settings

Backing up data

Defining a backup-and-recovery strategy

Reviewing the available backup methods

Understanding the STSADM-based backup process

Reviewing types

Full Backup Differential Backup Individual Site Collection Extra items to protect

Examples of backup sequences

Performing backups

Selecting data for a backup Setting backup options Finalizing and submitting the job

Understanding the SharePoint restore process

Understanding the available types of restores

Restoring backups in SharePoint

Validating prerequisites Selecting data for a restore Setting restore options Finalizing and submitting the job Restarting services

Restoring a single Full Backup,a Full + Differential sequence, or an Individual Site Collection Backup

Restoring a single Full farm Backup Restoring a Full + Differential farm backup sequence

Restoring the Full Backup Restoring the applicable Differential Backup

Restoring an Individual Site Collection Backup

Using other restore procedures

Stopping the SharePoint Search service Deleting the Search Instance Database Restarting the SharePoint Search service Deleting Shared Services in a new deployment Re-creating the web applications Deleting content databases Redeploying solutions Re-creating Alternate Access Mappings (optional) Restarting timer jobs Reactivating features Restarting IIS Creating the SharePoint Central Administration Web Site Configuring the SharePoint Search service Configuring the SharePoint Search service Reconfiguring the Index Schedule Verifying that the Site Collection Administrator matches on the source and alternate Adding SSP Credentials to the Alternate Server or Farm Verifying that the Shared Services rights reference the correct administrator Verifying that the Business Catalog Permissions reference the correct administrator Validating the Authoritative Pages for Search Settings Validating the Trusted File location

Restoring to the same server or farm

Restoring SharePoint Search to the same server or farm Performing a disaster recovery of a Single Server deployment to the same server Performing a disaster recovery of a Small Farm or Scaled-Out Farm to the same farm

Restoring to an alternate server or farm

Validating prerequisites Restoring an Individual Site Collection to an alternate farm Restoring a Web Application to an alternate server or farm Restoring a SharePoint Search to an alternate server or farm Restoring a Shared Services Provider to an alternate server or farm Performing a disaster recovery of a Single Server deployment to an alternate server Performing a disaster recovery of a Small Farm or Scaled-Out Farm to an alternate farm

Extra items to protect using NetVault Backup and the Plug-in for FileSystem

Overview Customizations IIS configuration Alternate access mapping Document SharePoint Farm configuration

Troubleshooting

Enabling NetVault Backup Tracing Disabling NetVault Backup Tracing Additional information

Defining a backup-and-recovery strategy

The purpose of creating SharePoint backups is to recover a SharePoint Farm that is damaged from media failure or data corruption. Reliable use of backup for recovery requires a strategy that maximizes data availability and minimizes data loss, while accounting for defined business requirements.

A strategy is divided into two pieces: a backup piece and a restore piece.

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The backup piece defines the type and frequency of backups that are required to meet the goals for availability of the database and for minimizing data loss.

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The restore piece defines who is responsible for performing restores, and how restores should be performed to recover from the particular type of damage or failure.

Reviewing the available backup methods

The plug-in offers the following backup method: STSADM. STSADM is a Microsoft-provided tool for command-line administration of SharePoint Servers and sites. Among the many operations supported with STSADM, are the backup and restore of entire SharePoint Farms or individual site collections.

Understanding the STSADM-based backup process

Figure 4. Overview of STASADM-based backup process

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The user defines a backup job in the NetVault Backup WebUI.

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The plug-in converts the job definition into corresponding STSADM backup commands.

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STSADM runs the backup commands that read data from SharePoint and stores backups on the backup device managed by NetVault Backup.

Reviewing types

The plug-in provides the following types of backup:

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Differential Backup

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Individual Site Collection

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Extra items to protect

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