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
Installing or upgrading the plug-in
Removing the plug-in
Configuring the plug-in
Backing up data
Defining a backup-and-recovery strategy
Performing backups
Restoring data
Understanding the SharePoint restore process
Restoring backups in SharePoint
Extra items to protect using NetVault Backup and the Plug-in for FileSystem
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 an Individual Site Collection Backup
Using other restore procedures
Common tasks
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
Overview
Customizations
IIS configuration
Alternate access mapping
Document SharePoint farm configuration
Troubleshooting
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
Reviewing types
The plug-in provides the following types of backup:
Full Backup
The entire SharePoint Farm is backed up during a Full Backup even if individual web applications or site collections are selected on the NetVault Backup Selections page. A Full Backup does not depend on any other backup and can be restored in a single step.