The backup selections list defines the SharePoint objects to be backed up. You can specify the entire farm or back up individual SharePoint components, such as a Single Sign-on, Configuration, or Content database. For a SharePoint 2003 Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) installation, you can back up all the team sites or an individual team site.
Symantec 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 or portals. You do not need to add a separate backup selection for each Web application or portal.
To browse for the SharePoint objects, you must provide the credentials for the account that logs on to the SharePoint Server.
To create a backup selections list to back up SharePoint Server objects
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Specifying the account that logs on to the SharePoint application server