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  2. NetBackup™ for Microsoft SharePoint Server Administrator's Guide
  3. Configuring NetBackup for SharePoint Server backup policies
  4. About configuring a backup policy for SharePoint
  5. Add a policy for SharePoint
NetBackup™ for Microsoft SharePoint Server Administrator's Guide

Add a policy for SharePoint

This topic describes how to create a policy to protect a database.

To add a policy for SharePoint

  1. Open the NetBackup web UI.
  2. On the left, select Protection > Policies. Then select Add.
  3. Type a unique name for the new policy.
  4. From the Policy type list, select MS-SharePoint.
  5. (Optional) To enable restores of individual items from database backups, click Enable granular recovery.

  6. Complete the entries on the Attributes tab.

  7. Add other policy information as follows:

    • Add schedules.

    • Add clients.

    • Add database objects to the backup selections list.

  8. When you have completed the policy configuration, select Create.
  9. For backups that use Granular Recovery Technology (GRT), configure the list of SharePoint hosts.

More Information

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

About policy attributes

Add schedules to a NetBackup for SharePoint Server policy

Add clients to a policy

Creating a backup selections list for a SharePoint Server policy

Configuring mappings for restores of a distributed applications, clusters, or virtual machines

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