Restore Individual File Items in Microsoft SharePoint Using NetBackup

Microsoft SharePoint has become increasingly popular and powerful tool for business collaboration. While the main impetus behind the adoption of SharePoint is very easy file sharing and collaborative editing of documents, using group calendar, common lists, and track events have become increasingly important for business users. Common methods to restore SharePoint data do not permit the restoration of individual files, only one data set of complete restoration. As a result, SharePoint users need a solution to protect and restore individual files, calendar items, discussion threads, and lists. This explains how to use TechTip Symantec NetBackup files to backup SharePoint data so that individual file restores are now possible.
The system requirements to perform individual SharePoint file restores are:

• Symantec NetBackup 6.5.4
• The entire disk image-based backup SharePoint data
• NFS Client enabled on the SharePoint SQL server and all servers that will be supported
• The NFS protocol must be enabled on the media server NBU (port mapper service)
• Backup data can not be compressed or encrypted

Only NetBackup version 6.5.4 or high is subject of various item restores; upgrade to this version to add this important SharePoint functionality.
Once you have upgraded to version 6.5.4, perform a full backup SharePoint data in a resource-based disk. The backup must be a full backup of a single item restores can only be made in full copies NetBackup SharePoint data.
In addition, the backup must reside on disk, tape, optical or removable media are not supported for individual file restores. If your organization regularly protects your data files or SharePoint on removable media, you can easily configure NetBackup to make additional copies to removable media, or copy a disk-based backup on removable media.
To maintain this ability to restore individual files to the SharePoint data, it is recommended that your organization conducts disk-based full image copies on a regular basis. Obviously, the granularity of restoration capabilities depends on the frequency of disk-based full backups.
To restore a single element of SharePoint, NetBackup restore using the GUI to navigate the appropriate SharePoint directory. Tag the individual item or items you want to restore. Restore Select '. You have two options to restore the file (s):

• Restore the file to the current location will overwrite the existing file in the directory of SharePoint. Use with caution, usually when the existing file is corrupted or has been accidentally deleted.
• Restore the file with a new name to preserve your existing data file, but add the restored data to be loaded into SharePoint.

By improving the granularity of your SharePoint recovery capacities, NetBackup can save valuable maintenance and management of time and add greater protection to user data in SharePoint.