Creating a backup selections list for a SharePoint Server policy
The backup selections list defines the SharePoint objects to be backed up and the grouping of SharePoint objects for multiple data streams. You can specify the entire farm or back up individual SharePoint components, such as a Single Sign-on, Configuration, or Content database. You can also use wildcards to specify a group of objects.
Veritas recommends that you create backup selections with the browse feature. Because SharePoint objects have long names, it is easy to mistype the object name when you create backup selections by adding and editing directives. One exception is the Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\AllWebs directive. Use this directive to back up all Web applications. You do not need to add a separate backup selection for each Web application.
To browse for the SharePoint objects, you must provide the credentials for the account that logs on to the SharePoint Server.
To perform backups with multiple data streams, you must enable this feature on the Attributes tab for the policy and define the backup streams with the NEW STREAM directive.
To create a backup selections list to back up SharePoint Server objects
- In the Policy dialog box, click the Backup Selections tab.
- Click New.
- Click the Browse option to browse for a SharePoint object.
- In the left pane, expand the client and select the object you want to back up.
If you selected Enable granular recovery on the Attributes tab, the display is limited to Web applications.
- Click OK.
- Repeat step 2 through step 5 for each object you want to add.
To create a backup selections item for all Web applications
- In the Policy dialog box, click the Backup Selections tab.
- Click New.
- From the Pathname of directive drop-down list, select Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\AllWebs.
This directive works for both Web applications.