About configuring Services for Network File System (NFS) on Windows 2008 and 2008 R2
To restore individual items from a database backup, you must configure Services for Network File System (NFS) on the NetBackup media server and on the SQL back-end servers.
Note:
For VMware backups and restores of SharePoint, the only systems that require configuration of NFS are the following: the systems that you use to browse for backups or the systems you use to perform restores. This configuration is not needed to capture the data during backups of the virtual machine.
Table: Configuring NFS in a Windows 2008 or 2008 R2 environment
Step | Action | Description |
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Step 1 | Configure NFS on the media server. | Note: For VMware backups that protect SharePoint, you do not need to configure NFS on the media server. On the media server do the following:
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Step 2 | Configure NFS on the SQL back-end servers. | On the SQL back-end servers, do the following:
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Step 3 | Install the hotfix for Client for NFS on the SQL back-end servers. |
On the SQL back-end servers, install the hotfix for Client for NFS. The hotfix is available at the following location: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955012 Note: Important Windows Vista hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, the hotfix Request page lists only Windows Vista. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under Windows Vista on the page. Always refer to the Applies To section in articles to determine the actual operating system for each hotfix. |