Policy recommendations for SharePoint Server 2003

Refer to the following recommendations when you create policies:

For recovery purposes, perform a farm-level backup of SharePoint Server.
- Exclude the Index database from incremental backups in this policy (in Table: NetBackup policy examples for SharePoint Server 2003, see Policy A-1). Or exclude the Index database from both the full and the incremental backups and instead back up that database in a separate policy (in Table: NetBackup policy examples for SharePoint Server 2003, 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). However, exclude databases from the MS-Windows 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 2003, see Policy B.)
To restore individual items using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT), create a policy for each individual portal. Enable the Enable granular recovery option. (In Table: NetBackup policy examples for SharePoint Server 2003, see Policy C.)

Table: NetBackup policy examples for SharePoint Server 2003 describes the policies you can create to back up SharePoint Server 2003.

Table: NetBackup policy examples for SharePoint Server 2003

Policy and policy type	Backup selections	Auto backup frequency	Enable granular recovery	Other configuration
Policy A-1 MS-SharePoint	Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\*	Daily Incremental Weekly Full	No	Exclude the Index database from incremental backups. Add the directive for an individual Index database to the Exclude list: Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\http://Portal name\Index DB*
Policy A-2 MS-SharePoint	Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\http://Portal name\Index DB*	Weekly Full	No	Optionally, you can back up the Index database with this separate policy. Exclude the Index database from the full and the incremental farm backups (Policy A-1). Add directives for individual Index database to the Exclude list: Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\Portal 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:\http://Portal name	Weekly Full	Yes	To restore individual items using GRT, create a separate policy for each portal. The backup image must reside on a disk storage unit.