Creating a backup selections list for a SharePoint Server policy

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.

Note:

SharePoint policies do not support multiple data streams.

This topic includes the following procedures:

To create a backup selections list to back up SharePoint Server objects

  1. In the Policy dialog box, click the Backup Selections tab.

  2. Click New.

  3. Click the folder icon to browse for a SharePoint object.

  4. 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 or portals.

  5. Click OK.

  6. Repeat step 2 through step 5 for each object you want to add.

To create a backup selections item for all Web applications or portals

  1. In the Policy dialog box, click the Backup Selections tab.

  2. Click New.

  3. Click in the edit box and type Microsoft SharePoint Resources:\AllWebs.

    This directive works for both Web applications and for portals.

More Information

Specifying the account that logs on to the SharePoint application server

Policy recommendations for SharePoint Server 2007 and later

Policy recommendations for SharePoint Server 2003