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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for Microsoft SharePoint Server Administrator's Guide
  3. Performing backups and restores of SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation
  4. About user-directed backups of SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation
  5. Specifying the server and client for a SharePoint Server backup operation
Veritas NetBackup™ for Microsoft SharePoint Server Administrator's Guide

Specifying the server and client for a SharePoint Server backup operation

When you perform user backups of a SharePoint Server, you can specify the server that you want to perform the backups.

To specify the server and client for a backup operation

  1. Log onto the server as Administrator.
  2. Open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface.
  3. Select File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.
  4. In the Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type dialog box, provide the following information:

    Server to use for backups and restores

    Select the server you want to perform the backup.

    Source client for restores (or virtual client for backups)

    Not applicable for SharePoint backups.

  5. Click OK.

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