Policy recommendations for SharePoint Server 2007 and later

Refer to the following recommendations when you create policies:

For recovery purposes, perform a farm-level backup of SharePoint Server.
- Exclude the Index Files from incremental backups in this policy (in Table: NetBackup policy examples for SharePoint Server 2007 and later, see Policy A-1). Or exclude the Index Files from both the full and the incremental backups. Instead, back up that database in a separate policy (in Table: NetBackup policy examples for SharePoint Server 2007 and later, Policy A-2).
- Do not enable the Enable granular recovery option on the policy attributes page. The purpose of this policy is to create an image that contains the entire SharePoint installation. If you select Enable granular recovery on this policy, NetBackup backs up only SQL objects in the farm.
To fully protect SharePoint Server, create an MS-Windows policy. This policy should include the file system where SharePoint Web parts can be installed and System State directive (Shadow Copy Components). Exclude any databases from this policy; they are included in the SharePoint policy backup. A backup of the System State protects the IIS metadata. (In Table: NetBackup policy examples for SharePoint Server 2007 and later, see Policy B.)

To restore individual items using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT), create a policy for each individual Web Application. Enable the Enable granular recovery option. (In Table: NetBackup policy examples for SharePoint Server 2007 and later, see Policy C.)

Note:

The Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\AllWebs directive includes the SharePoint 2010 administration sites in a backup. However, granular recovery of the SharePoint 2010 Central Administration Web site and the Shared Services Administration Web site is not supported.

Table: NetBackup policy examples for SharePoint Server 2007 and later

Policy and policy type	Backup selections	Auto backup frequency	Enable granular recovery	Other configuration
Policy A-1 MS- SharePoint	Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\*	Weekly Full Daily Incremental	No	Include the Index Files in the full farm backup and exclude the Index Files from the farm incremental backups. Add directives for individual Index Files to the Exclude list: Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\Web Application name\Index-DB* To back up the Index with a separate policy, see Policy A-2.
Policy A-2 MS-SharePoint	Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\Web Application name\Index-DB*	Weekly Full	No	Optionally, you can back up the Index Files with this separate policy. Exclude the Index Files from the full and the incremental farm backups (Policy A-1). Add directives for individual Index Files to the Exclude list: Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\Web Application name\Index-DB*
Policy B MS-Windows	Shadow Copy Components:\ ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES	Daily Incremental Weekly Full	No	Exclude any databases from this policy. Add the paths for any databases to the Exclude list.
Policy C MS-SharePoint	Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\AllWebs Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\Web Application name	Weekly Full	Yes	To restore individual items using GRT, create a separate policy with the "AllWebs" directive or create a separate policy for each Web Application. The backup image must reside on a disk storage unit.