Backup for SharePoint 6.12 - User Guide

Product requirements

You can install Metalogix Backup for SharePoint on any computer that meets or exceeds the hardware, software, and permission requirements. When you install multiple components on a single host computer, the computer should meet or exceed all of the requirements for the components.

Consider the following requirements when you install Metalogix Backup for SharePoint in a typical environment:

·SharePoint Requirements

·Management Console requirements

·Management Service requirements

·Backup Repository requirements

·Backup Service Requirements

·Self-Service Recovery requirements

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Table of Contents

Copyright Product Overview

Using Metalogix Backup for SharePoint in your disaster recovery plans Restoring and rebuilding from a farm backup Components and Architecture

Components Communications and Security Tivoli Storage Manager

Managing licenses Upgrading Metalogix Backup for SharePoint Configuring Metalogix Backup for SharePoint

Opening the Management Console Connecting a standalone Management Console to the Management Service Configuring Metalogix Backup for SharePoint for your farm

Selecting the Installation Type Specifying the Central Administration settings Selecting WFE servers for the Backup Service Selecting Database Servers for the Backup Service Specifying Farm Connection Settings Specifying Backup Storage Locations Configuring the Alert settings Configuring the Alert Notification settings Configuring the Grooming settings Completing the Configuration Wizard

Adding a farm Editing a farm Removing a farm Monitoring farms

Managing the Backup Service

Starting the Backup Service Stopping the Backup Service

Configuring fault tolerance Managing preferences

Defining the Backup Service preferences Defining the Management Service preferences Defining the Management Console preferences Understanding load balancing

Managing alerts

Learning about alerts Configuring the alert settings Working with alerts in the Management Console Configuring the alert notification settings Configuring alert grooming

Managing backup set disk space

Archiving backup sets Importing backup sets Data grooming

Importing a Repository Database Managing self-service recovery

About site collection and SharePoint Deploying the Self-Service Recovery solution Configuring the Self-Service Recovery settings Repairing, Removing or Upgrading Self-Service Recovery Solution Delegating Self-Service Recovery permission

Backing up and restoring farm components

Backing up SharePoint farms

Viewing the summary for farm backups Viewing the status of farm backup and restore operations Viewing farm backup alerts About Full and Differential Backup Starting a full farm backup Scheduling a full or differential farm backup Managing scheduled farm backups

Restoring SharePoint farms

Restoring from farm backups Viewing the farm configuration

Restoring granular objects

Viewing the granular restore status and results Canceling running granular backup or restore operations Mounting and Linking a Content Database

Mounting Metalogix Full Farm Backup Mounting a SQL Server Backup (BAK) File

Search for Backup Browse for Backup

Mounting a SQL Server Data and Log (MDF/LDF) File Mounting SharePoint Full Farm Backup Linking to a SQL Server Content Database

Restoring SharePoint objects

Understanding the granular restore process Restoring a backed-up SharePoint object

Restoring Lists and List items Restoring Folders Restoring Sites or Web Sites Restoring Site Collections Using Self-Service Recovery

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