About configuring a VMware backup that protects SharePoint Server
To successfully perform VMware backups and restores of SharePoint Server, complete the following steps.
Table: Configuring a VMware backup that protects SharePoint Server
Step | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
Step 1 | Configure your VMware environment and NetBackup. | See the NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide. Install the NetBackup client software on the virtual machines that are part of a SharePoint farm. |
Step 2 | Install the Veritas VSS provider. | |
Step 3 | Configure the NetBackup Client Service. | See Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service for NetBackup for SharePoint . |
Step 4 | Configure the NetBackup Legacy Network Service and optionally the NetBackup Legacy | See Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Legacy Network Service for NetBackup for SharePoint. |
Step 5 | Configure the local security privileges. | See Configuring local security privileges for the SharePoint Servers. |
Step 6 | On the NetBackup server, configure the mappings for distributed application restores. | Map the application hosts and component hosts in your environment. Configure these mappings in the host property on the master server. See Configuring mappings for restores of a distributed application, cluster, or virtual machine . |
Step 7 | On the NetBackup server, review the auto-discovered mappings for the hosts in your environment. | In certain scenarios, a NetBackup host has additional host names or shares a particular name with other hosts. Approve each valid that NetBackup discovers in your environment. Perform this configuration in the properties on the master server. See Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings in Host Management. |
Step 8 | Review the requirements granular restores. | See Requirements for SharePoint Granular Recovery . See Configuring a SharePoint backup that uses Granular Recovery Technology (GRT). |
Step 9 | For Federated SharePoint configurations, configure the granular proxy on the master server. | See Configuring the granular proxy host for Federated SharePoint configurations with VMware. |
Step 10 | Configure the host properties for each SharePoint client. | |
Step 11 | Create a VMware backup policy. | See Configuring a VMware backup policy to protect SharePoint Server . |
Step 12 | Test your configuration settings. |