Dell NetVault Backup Plug-in for SharePoint 1.3. User s Guide

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3 Contents Introducing Dell NetVault Backup Plug-in for Dell NetVault Backup Plug-in for At a Glance Key benefits Feature summary Target audience Recommended additional reading Deploying, installing, and removing the plug-in Deploying the plug-in , 2010, and 2013 terminology Single Server deployment Small Farm deployment Scaled-Out Farm deployment Installing the plug-in Removing the plug-in Configuring the plug-in Configuring default settings Backing up data Defining a backup-and-recovery strategy Reviewing the available backup methods Reviewing types Examples of backup sequences Performing backups Selecting data for a backup Setting backup options Finalizing and submitting the job Restoring data Understanding the restore process Understanding the available types of restores Restoring backups in Validating prerequisites Selecting data for a restore Setting restore options Finalizing and submitting a job Restarting services Restoring a single Full Backup, a Full + Differential sequence, or an Individual Site Collection Backup Restoring a single Full farm Backup Restoring a Full + Differential farm backup sequence Restoring an Individual Site Collection Backup Using other restore procedures

4 Common tasks Restoring to the same server or farm Restoring to an alternate server or farm Additional items to protect using NetVault Backup and the Plug-in for FileSystem.. 63 Overview Customizations IIS configuration Alternate access mapping Document farm configuration Troubleshooting Enabling NetVault Backup Tracing Disabling NetVault Backup Tracing Additional information About Dell Contacting Dell Technical support resources

5 Introducing Dell NetVault Backup Plug-in for 1 Dell NetVault Backup Plug-in for At a Glance Key benefits Feature summary Target audience Recommended additional reading Dell NetVault Backup Plug-in for At a Glance The Dell NetVault Backup (NetVault Backup) Plug-in for (Plug-in for ) provides a solution to increase confidence in the recoverability of by providing protection from media failure and wide ranging data corruption. Through an intuitive web-based user interface (WebUI) and automated workflow process, the plug-in offers a centralized way to set up, configure, and define backup and restore policies. The plug-in offers granular control that minimizes downtime by allowing users to restore complete farms, individual web applications or individual content databases. Through automatic integration with a wide range of backup devices, you can be confident that your data is protected and safely stored offsite to meet your disaster-recovery and business-continuity goals. Key benefits Increases confidence and reduces risk while deploying SQL Server The plug-in eliminates the need to create scripts and is flexible enough to account for a large number of recovery scenarios. Using s STSADM utility, the plug-in offers the flexibility to back up the entire Farm, including the configuration database and Shared Services Providers (SSPs) or individual site collections. Plug-in for s flexible backup features also include: Full and Differential Backups while data is online and accessible Individual Site Collection backups By relying on Plug-in for to implement your backup policies, users can be freed to focus on more critical tasks without risking the ability to recover exactly what is needed in the unfortunate event of a failure. In addition, an IT manager s confidence is increased by knowing that data is protected, no matter what. Speeds up restores to reduce downtime With Plug-in for, DBAs only have minimal involvement when issuing each command required in the recovery process and will experience faster and more reliable recovery from a wide range of advanced backup devices. The plug-in also minimizes downtime by offering granular control that lets you restore complete farms, individual web applications and individual content databases. 5

6 Additional Plug-in for restore and recovery features include: Full and Differential Restores Restores of complete farms, individual web applications, or individual content databases Relocation of site collections to an alternate Farm Disaster recovery to the same or an alternate Farm Ensure business continuity with automatic integration of backup devices With offsite backups being an important part of the data protection plan for any mission-critical application, Plug-in for takes advantage of NetVault Backup's fundamental integration with a wide range of backup devices. NetVault Backup provides the flexibility to select which backup device to store the backup on. You can store the backup online in a virtual tape library and duplicate the job to physical tape libraries shared by multiple instances, other propriety databases, or used for general backup purposes. Plug-in for gives you the confidence that your environments are being protected and stored offsite for disaster-recovery purposes. At the same time, it frees administrators from being available 24x7 because less-experienced administrators can initiate restores with confidence that they will be performed correctly and as quickly as possible, thereby reducing downtime and improving business continuity. Feature summary Full and Differential Backups while data is online and accessible Individual Site Collection backups Protection down to the site-collection level Restores of complete farms, individual web applications, or individual content databases Relocation of site collections to an alternate Farm Disaster recovery to same or alternate Farm Target audience While advanced Administrator skills are generally not required to create and execute routine backup operations, they are required for defining the backup-and-recovery strategy. Recommended additional reading Dell recommends that you have the following documentation available for reference while setting up and using this plug-in. Windows Services 3.0: Microsoft Office Server 2007: Microsoft Foundation 2010: Microsoft Server 2010: Microsoft Foundation and Server 2013: 6

7 STSADM Command Line Tool: NetVault Backup documentation: Dell NetVault Backup Installation Guide This guide provides complete details on installing the NetVault Backup Server and Heterogeneous Client software. Dell NetVault Backup Administrator s Guide This guide explains how to use NetVault Backup and describes the functionality common to all plug-ins. Dell NetVault Backup Command Line Interface Reference Guide This guide provides a detailed description of the command line utilities. You can download these guides from IMPORTANT: Starting with 10.0, NetVault Backup provides a WebUI to configure, manage, and monitor your NetVault Backup system and installed plug-ins. The procedures described in the user s guide for this version of the plug-in are intended for the new WebUI. For procedures based on the NetVault Backup Console (user interface available with NetVault Backup 9.x and 8.x), refer to the documentation for an earlier version of the plug-in. 7

8 Deploying, installing, and removing the plug-in 2 Deploying the plug-in Installing the plug-in Removing the plug-in Deploying the plug-in Microsoft supports the deployment of a environment on a single server, small farm, or scaled-out farm. Deploying the plug-in in each of these environments is almost identical in that the plug-in is installed on the server that is performing the role of the Web Server. Backing up the entire environment or farm is performed from this single installation of the plug-in. The following sections describe plug-in deployment in a Single Server, Small Farm, or Scaled-Out Farm, and the prerequisites required for each type of deployment. 2007, 2010, and 2013 terminology Single Server deployment Small Farm deployment Scaled-Out Farm deployment 2007, 2010, and 2013 terminology Various services included in are named differently depending on the version that you are using. Throughout this document, the following generic service names are used. Table 1. Generic service names Generic service name Windows Services 3.0 Microsoft Office Server 2007 Microsoft Foundation 2010 Microsoft Server 2010 Microsoft Foundation 2013 Microsoft Server 2013 Administration Windows Services Administration Windows Services Administration 2010 Administration 2010 Administration Administration Administration Timer Services Timer Services Timer 2010 Timer 2010 Timer Timer Service Timer Service 8

9 Table 1. Generic service names Generic service name Tracing Search Windows Services 3.0 Services Tracing Windows Services Search Microsoft Office Server 2007 Services Tracing Office Server Search a Windows Services Search Microsoft Foundation Tracing Foundation Search V4 Microsoft Server Tracing Server Search 14 b Foundation Search V4 Microsoft Foundation 2013 Tracing Service Server Search 15 Microsoft Server 2013 Tracing Service Server Search 15 a. Provides enhanced indexing and search for Office Server's content. Replaces the Windows Services Search service for search over user content. b. Provides enhanced full-text indexing and search capabilities. Replaces the Foundation Search service for search over user content. Single Server deployment In a Single Server deployment, the SQL Server Instance, application server, and web server all reside on the same computer/server. The plug-in is installed on this single server and performs all backups and restores from this server. Figure 1. Plug-in deployed in a Single Server deployment. NetVault Backup Administrator Workstation NetVault Clusterware Backup WebUI Application Web & Database Server Clusterware Web Server NetVault Backup Server NetVault Clusterware Backup Server Application Server SQL Server Instance Plug-in for Single Server deployment prerequisites Make sure that the following prerequisites are met: Set up a user account that is a member of the Administrators group on the local computer. Create a directory for temporary files on the server that will store the temporary backup packages created by STSADM. Every backup stores information, called a backup package, in this directory. The backup package for a Full Backup must be available for a Differential Backup to be performed because a Full Backup is the base of all subsequent Differential Backups. For this reason, Dell recommends that you use the same 9

10 directory for every backup in a backup sequence and that you clean out this directory before you perform a new Full Backup. Ensure that the Administration service in the Windows Control Panel is started. This service is not started by default on Single Server deployments. Small Farm deployment In a Small Farm deployment, the SQL Server Instance resides on a dedicated server while the application server and web server reside together on a separate server. The plug-in is installed on the server where the application server and web server reside and performs all backups and restores from this server. Figure 2. Plug-in deployed in a Small Farm deployment NetVault Backup Administrator Workstation NetVault Clusterware Backup WebUI Database Server Clusterware SQL Server Instance Application & Web Server Clusterware Web Server NetVault Backup Server NetVault Clusterware Backup Server STSADM Application Server Plug-in for Small Farm deployment prerequisites Make sure that the following prerequisites are met: Create a domain user account that is a: Member of the Administrators group on each server on which Setup is run. Member of the following SQL Server security roles: Logins Securityadmin Dbcreator Create a directory for temporary files that will store the temporary backup packages created by STSADM. For small farms, you must use Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share paths, such as \\machine_name\spbackup, so that the SQL Server Database and search components are written to the same location. This directory must exist, and all the servers in the Farm must be able to access it. In addition, verify that Change and Read Share Permissions for the file share are granted to the domain account user. Every backup stores information, called a backup package, in this directory. The backup package for a Full Backup must be available for a Differential Backup to be performed because a Full Backup is the base of all subsequent Differential Backups. For this reason, Dell recommends that you use the same directory for every backup in a backup sequence and that you clean out this directory before you perform a new Full Backup. IMPORTANT: Unrelated Farms should not use the same UNC Share for the Directory of Temporary Files; otherwise, the STSADM backup history will include backups for unrelated farms, which can lead to unnecessary complexity. 10

11 Ensure that the Administration service in the Windows Services is started. This service is not started by default on Small Farm deployments. Scaled-Out Farm deployment In a Scaled-Out Farm deployment, the SQL Server Instance, application server, and web server each reside on a dedicated server. Optionally, Administrators can deploy additional dedicated web servers. The plug-in is installed on a single web or application server and performs all backup and restores from this server. Figure 3. Plug-in deployed in a Scaled-Out Farm deployment Database Server Application Server Web Server NetVault Backup Server Clusterware SQL Server Instance Clusterware Application Server Web Server NetVault Clusterware Backup Server Plug-in for NetVault Backup Administrator Workstation NetVault Clusterware Backup WebUI Scaled-Out Farm deployment prerequisites Make sure that the following prerequisites are met: Create a domain user account that is a: Member of the Administrators group on each server on which Setup is run. Member of the following SQL Server security roles: Logins Securityadmin Dbcreator Create a directory for temporary files that will store the temporary backup packages created by STSADM. For scaled-out farms, you must use UNC share paths, such as \\machine_name\spbackup, so that the SQL Server Database and search components are written to the same location. This directory must exist and all the servers in the Farm must be able to access it. In addition, verify that Change and Read Share Permissions for the file share are granted to the domain account user. Every backup stores information, called a backup package, in this directory. The backup package for a Full Backup must be available for a Differential Backup to be performed because a Full Backup is the base of all subsequent Differential Backups. For this reason, Dell recommends that you use the same directory for every backup in a backup sequence and that you clean out this directory before you perform a new Full Backup. 11

12 IMPORTANT: Unrelated Farms should not use the same UNC Share for the Directory of Temporary Files; otherwise, the STSADM backup history will include backups for unrelated farms, which can lead to unnecessary complexity. Ensure that the Administration service in the Windows Services is started. This service is not started by default on Scaled-Out Farm deployments. Installing the plug-in To install the plug-in 1 Access the NetVault Configuration Wizard or Manage Clients page. NOTE: You can use the configuration wizard to install the plug-in on multiple clients at the same time (provided that the selected clients are all the same type). When you select multiple clients, make sure that the plug-in binary file is compatible with the OS and platforms of the target clients. From the Manage Clients page, you can only select one client for plug-in installation. To access the NetVault Configuration Wizard page: a b c In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration. On the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Install Plugins. On the next page, select the applicable clients. To access the Manage Clients page: a In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients. b On the Manage Clients page, select the machine that contains the Server, and click Manage. c On the View Client page, click the Install Plug-in button ( ). 2 Click Choose Plug-in File, navigate to the location of the.npk installation file for the plug-in (on the installation CD or the directory to which the file was downloaded from the web site). Based on the OS in use, the path for this software may vary on the installation CD. 3 Select the file entitled sps-x-x-x-x.npk (where xxxx represents the platform and version number), and click Open. 4 Click Install Plugin to begin installation. After the plug-in is successfully installed, a message is displayed. Removing the plug-in To remove the plug-in 1 In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients. 2 On the Manage Clients page, select the applicable client, and click Manage. 3 In the Installed Software table on the View Client page, select Plug-in for, and click the Remove Plugin button ( ). 4 In the Confirm dialog, click Remove. 12

13 3 Configuring the plug-in Configuring default settings Configuring default settings Before you start using the plug-in for backups and restores, enter the default settings for the plug-in. To do so, you can use the Configure or Plugin Options dialog. (You can override these options on a per-job basis.) NOTE: To specify the default Windows Administrator Name, you must use the Configure dialog. To use the Configure dialog 1 In the Navigation Pane, click Create Backup Job, and click Create New next to the Selections list. 2 In the selection tree, open the applicable client node, and select Plug-in for. 3 From the Actions list, select Configure. 4 Configure the following parameters: Windows Administrator User Name For a Single Server deployment, enter a user name in the.\username format, where the user name is a member of the Administrators group on the local computer. For a Small or Scaled-Out Farm, enter a domain user name in the DOMAIN\username format. Make sure that the account has met the prerequisites outlined previously in Small Farm deployment prerequisites and Scaled-Out Farm deployment prerequisites. Password Enter the password associated with the user specified in the preceding field. For security reasons, this field will appear blank by default. STSADM Filename Enter the full path and executable file name that points to the STSADM command line tool (for example, C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\<version>\BIN\stsadm.exe). Replace <version> with 12 for 2007, 14 for 2010, or 15 for (By default, the plug-in enters the path to the directory where the web extensions are installed.) Directory for Temporary Files Specify the directory where temporary backup packages should be stored. For Small and Scaled-Out Farms, you must use UNC share paths, such as \\machine_name\spbackup, so that the SQL Server Database and search components are written to the same location. This directory must exist and all the servers in the Farm must be able to access it. For more information, see Deploying the plug-in. IMPORTANT: If the backup package for the latest Full Backup has been deleted or relocated and is no longer available in the specified directory, all Differential Backups will fail. You will have to run a new Full Backup job before any Differential Backup jobs will complete successfully. Incomplete Backup of ALL Items Selected The plug-in can do one of the following when this error condition occurs: 13

14 Complete with Warnings - Saveset Retained The job returns a status of Backup Completed With Warnings and a backup saveset is created that includes the items that were successfully backed up. Complete without Warnings - Saveset Retained The job completes and returns a status of Backup Completed. While errors are logged in the NetVault Backup binary logs, the errors are essentially ignored in the Job Status page and a backup saveset is created that includes the items that were successfully backed up. Fail - Saveset Retained The job returns a status of Backup Failed. However, a backup saveset is generated that includes the items that were successfully backed up. Fail - No Saveset Retained The job returns a status of Backup Failed and no saveset of backed up objects is kept. That is, even if some of the objects were successfully backed up, the saveset is discarded. If either of the following occurs, the plug-in overrides the Incomplete Backup of ALL Items Selected setting and responds as indicated: If a fatal error occurs, the job returns a Backup Failed status. If a Partial Database or Differential Partial Database backup is performed on a database whose backup target contains a read-only filegroup, the job returns a Backup Completed With Warnings status. 5 Click OK to save the settings. With the account properly configured, you can click the APM node to display the available Farms. To use the Plugin Options dialog 1 In the Navigation pane, click Change Settings. 2 On the Configuration page, click Server Settings or Client Settings, as applicable. 3 If you selected Client Settings, select the applicable client, and click Next. 4 On the Settings page, click Plugin Options. 5 In the list of plug-ins, locate the applicable section. 6 Configure the parameters as outlined earlier in Step 4. 7 Click Apply to save the settings. 14

15 4 Backing up data Defining a backup-and-recovery strategy Performing backups Defining a backup-and-recovery strategy The purpose of creating backups is to recover a Farm that is damaged from media failure or data corruption. Reliable use of backup for recovery requires a well-designed backup-and-recovery strategy that maximizes data availability and minimizes data loss, taking into account defined business requirements. A strategy is divided into two pieces: a backup piece and a restore piece. The backup piece defines the type and frequency of backups that are required to meet the goals for availability of the database and for minimizing data loss. The restore piece defines who is responsible for performing restores, and how restores should be performed to recover from the particular type of damage or failure. Reviewing the available backup methods The plug-in offers the following backup method: STSADM. STSADM is a Microsoft-provided tool for command line administration of servers and sites. Among the many operations supported with STSADM are the backup and restore of entire Farms or individual site collections. 15

16 Understanding the STSADM-based backup process Figure 4. Overview of STASADM-based backup process Database Server Application Server Web Server NetVault Backup Server Clusterware SQL Server Instance Clusterware Application 3 Plug-in Clusterware for STSADM Web Server 2 3 NetVault Clusterware Backup Server 3 1 NetVault Backup Administrator Workstation NetVault Clusterware Backup WebUI Backup Media 1 The user defines a backup job in the NetVault Backup WebUI. 2 The plug-in converts the job definition into corresponding STSADM backup commands. 3 STSADM executes the backup commands that read data from and stores backups on the backup device managed by NetVault Backup. Reviewing types The plug-in provides the following types of backup: Full Backup Differential Backup Individual Site Collection Additional items to protect Full Backup A Full Backup is the most common type of backup performed. It backs up the entire Farm for disaster recovery, media failure, or data corruption across a large number of content databases or site collections. Full Backups consume more space and time per backup and are typically supplemented by Differential Backups, which are created more frequently. With Full Backups, you can re-create a Farm in one step by restoring the entire farm or you can restore an individual web application or content database from the same Full Backup. The entire Farm is backed up during a Full Backup even if individual web applications or site collections are selected on the NetVault Backup Selections page. A Full Backup does not depend on any other backup and can be restored in a single step. 16

17 Differential Backup With a Differential Backup, only the data that has changed since the last Full Backup occurred is backed up. Differential Backups reduce your risk of data loss because they are smaller and faster than Full Backups. A Differential Backup is useful if some of the site collections are modified more frequently than others. In this case, Differential Backups let you back up frequently without the overhead of Full Backups. A Differential Backup must always have a base backup, which is a Full Backup. Performing a Differential Backup without first performing a Full Backup may lead to backup failures in addition to an inability to restore and recover your Farm properly. Individual Site Collection Individual Site Collection backups are an ideal option when you only want to protect a subset of individual site collections or duplicate one or multiple site collections to a test environment. Individual Site Collection backups are independent of an established sequence of backups and do not affect the recoverability of Full or Differential Farm Backups. However, they should not be used as a replacement for a Full and Differential Backup strategy. Additional items to protect To protect your deployment fully, backups of the following items available as detailed in Additional items to protect using NetVault Backup and the Plug-in for FileSystem: Customizations Alternate Access Mapping Farm Configuration Examples of backup sequences Following are a few examples of backup sequences that support multiple restore scenarios and that you can implement to meet your data protection requirements. Full Backups only When business requirements guarantee data protection up to the previous day, performing Full Backups nightly should suffice when one or more of the following conditions exist: Backup windows are large. Databases are small. Updates are infrequent across the entire Farm. Databases are only for testing or development purposes. Full + Differential Backups When business requirements guarantee data protection up to the previous day and backups have to be as fast as possible, Full Backups coupled with Differential Backups is a valid strategy. For example, Full Backups are performed every Sunday at 11:00 P.M., while Differential Backups are performed Monday through Saturday at 11:00 P.M. Each Differential Backup will include all the changes since the last Full Backup, which is known as the differential base. No matter when recovery is performed, the same number of restore jobs is required. For example, if recovery is performed on Tuesday, Sunday s Full Backup and Monday s Differential Backup must be restored. Whereas, if 17

18 recovery is performed on Thursday, Sunday s Full Backup followed by Wednesday s Differential Backup must be restored. Even though Differential Backups will increase not only in size but in duration, restores are quicker due to the fewer number of restore jobs that must be executed. Performing backups A backup using the plug-in includes the steps outlined in the following sections: Selecting data for a backup Setting backup options Finalizing and submitting the job Selecting data for a backup You must use sets (Backup Selection Set, Backup Options Set, Schedule Set, Target Set, and Advanced Options Set) to create a backup job. Backup Selection Sets are essential for Incremental Backups. You must create the Backup Selection Set during a Full Backup, and use it for Incremental Backups. The backup job will report an error if you do not use a Selection Set for the Incremental Backup. For more information, refer to the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator s Guide. To create a Backup Selection Set 1 In the Navigation pane, click Create Backup Job. You can also start the wizard from the Guided Configuration link. In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration. On the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create backup jobs. 2 In Job Name, specify a name for the job. Assign a descriptive title that lets you easily identify the job for monitoring its progress or restoring data. The job name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include non-english characters. On Windows, there is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms. 3 Click Create New next to the Selections list. 4 In the list of plug-ins, open Plug-in for to view the Farm node. 5 If you are performing a Full or Differential Backup, select the Farm node. When you select the Farm or root node, all items are automatically selected. IMPORTANT: When the Farm node has been selected in the selection tree (that is, all items have a green check mark with white background), you must select Full or Differential as the backup type on the Backup Options tab. 6 If you are performing an Individual Site Collection backup, expand the Farm node to display the Web Applications icon, navigate the selection tree to the applicable Site Collections node, and select the site collections to include in the backup. You can select the following groups of objects: All Site Collections for a Web Application Individual Site Collections 18

19 IMPORTANT: Be aware of the following: If a web application does not contain any site collections, the Site Collections node will not expand. When a granular set of site collections has been selected on the Selections page (that is, an individual site collection has a green check mark on a white background while the Farm node has a green check mark on a gray background), you must select Individual Site Collections as the backup type. If there are thousands of individual site collections in the environment, it can take several minutes to expand the Site Collection node. Dell recommends that you only use the Individual Site Collections backup type to protect the most critical site collections. If there are thousands of individual site collections, do not attempt to include them all in a single backup as this will cause the backup job to fail. 7 Click Save to save the set, enter a name in the Create New Set dialog, and click Save. The name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include non-english characters. On Linux, the names can have a maximum of 200 characters. On Windows, there is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms. To use an existing Backup Selection Set 1 In the Navigation pane, click Create Backup Job. You can also start the wizard from the Guided Configuration link. In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration. On the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create backup jobs. 2 In the Selections list, select an existing Backup Selection Set. Setting backup options The next step involves creating the Backup Options Set or selecting an existing one. To create a Backup Options Set 1 Click Create New next to the Plugin Options list. 2 In the Backup Type section, select the applicable option: Full To back up the entire Farm, select this option. IMPORTANT: If you selected a Farm node on the NetVault Backup Selections page, you must select Full or Differential. Differential To back up the data that has changed since the last Full Backup, select this option. IMPORTANT: When a content database is added to SQL Server Instance following the completion of a Full Backup, Differential Backups will fail and the STSADM error: Cannot perform a differential backup for database, because a current database backup does not exist is displayed. To avoid this error, complete a Full Backup prior to performing additional Differential Backups. For example, if Full Backups are performed every Sunday, Differential Backups are performed nightly Monday thru Saturday, and a new web application stored in a new content database is created on Wednesday afternoon, Wednesday night s Differential Backup will fail. A Full Backup would need to be performed for any Differential Backup to complete successfully. Individual Site Collection To back up a subset of individual site collections or duplicate one or multiple site collections to a test environment, select this option. IMPORTANT: If you selected a granular set of site collections on the NetVault Backup Selections page, you must select Individual Site Collection. 19

20 3 In the Additional Options section, select the applicable options: Number of Backup Threads For a Full or Differential Backup, specify the number of threads that should be used during the backup (the default is 1). Microsoft s recommended value is 3. The fewer the threads, the easier it is to read the backup log file. Incomplete Backup of ALL Items Selected (only available for Individual Site Collection backups) When multiple items are included in an Individual Site Collections backup, and the plug-in is unable to back up all the selected items, the plug-in lets you specify what action the backup should take. For example, if a job includes five Site Collections and the backup of the fifth Site Collection is unsuccessful while the first four are backed up successfully, you can specify what action the backup job should take. The plug-in can do one of the following: Complete with Warnings - Saveset Retained The job returns a status of Backup Completed With Warnings and a backup saveset is created that includes the items that were successfully backed up. Complete without Warnings - Saveset Retained The job completes and returns a status of Backup Completed. While errors are logged in the NetVault Backup binary logs, the errors are essentially ignored in the Job Status page and a backup saveset is created that includes the items that were successfully backed up. Fail - Saveset Retained The job returns a status of Backup Failed. However, a backup saveset is generated that includes the items that were successfully backed up. Fail - No Saveset Retained The job returns a status of Backup Failed and no saveset of backed up objects is kept. That is, even if some of the objects were successfully backed up, the saveset is discarded. Directory for Temporary Files Specify the directory where temporary backup packages should be stored for in this field. By default, this field displays the directory that you specified in the Configure dialog. However, you can override on a per-job basis. For Small and Scaled-Out Farms, you must use UNC share paths so that the SQL Server Database and search components are written to the same location. For more information, see Deploying the plug-in. IMPORTANT: If the backup package for the latest Full Backup has been deleted or relocated and is no longer available in the specified directory, all Differential Backups will fail. You must run a new Full Backup job before any Differential Backup jobs will complete successfully. 4 Click Save to save the set, enter a name in the Create New Set dialog, and click Save. The name can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include non-english characters. On Windows, there is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms. To use an existing Backup Options Set In the Plugin Options list, select the existing Backup Options Set that you want to use. Finalizing and submitting the job The final steps include setting additional options on the Schedule, Target Storage, and Advanced Options pages, submitting the job, and monitoring the progress via the Job Status and View Logs pages. These pages and options are common to all NetVault Backup Plug-ins. For more information, refer to the Dell NetVault Backup Administrator s Guide. To finalize and submit a backup job 1 Use the Schedule, Target Storage, and Advanced Options lists to configure any additional required options. 20