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Backup Options Dialog in SharePoint Server 2010/2013

The following sections describe the options that the Arcserve Backup Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server offers when performing database-level backups.

To configure the database-level backup options, right-click on a Farm object and click Agent Option. The Backup Options for Agent for Microsoft SharePoint dialog opens.

The Backup Options for Agent for Microsoft SharePoint dialog contains the following options:

Default Backup Dump Location

The backup dump location tells Arcserve Backup where you want your data to be stored temporarily before saving it to a tape.

You can select from the following backup dump locations:

• Use Agent default configuration setting—Enabled by default. This option makes use of the backup dump location that you selected while configuring the agent.
• Arcserve Backup Server—Exports the SharePoint data to a shared folder on Arcserve Backup.
• Arcserve Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server—Exports the SharePoint data to a shared folder where the SharePoint Agent is installed.
• Other (NAS, File) Server Name—Exports the SharePoint data to a specified shared folder on the NAS server or File server.

  Note: You must specify the host name instead of an IP address.

Backup Dump Path

You need to specify the share name and physical path.

• Share Name—If you select the Other (NAS, File) Server Name as the backup dump location, you need to specify the share name where the data must be exported. You must grant the necessary permissions to the folder.

  Note: The share name should not contain the special character ‘$’ at the end.

• Physical Path—If you select the Arcserve Server or Agent as the backup dump location, you need to specify the path where you want the data to be exported.

Backup Configuration Settings

You need to select a configuration setting.

• Backup only Configuration Settings—Select this option to backup only configuration settings of the SharePoint server.
• Backup Content and Configuration Settings—Select this option to backup both content and configuration settings of the SharePoint Server. This option is selected by default.

Preserve the dump data on the disk after backup

This option is enabled by default. You can preserve the data on the disk after performing the backup operation.

Be aware of the following behavior:

• The preserved data is usually the last full backup or the latest full backup along with the last differential backup of the dumped data.
• When the dump location does not change (preserved): When you perform a full backup, the agent deletes the previous full and incremental backup session and retains the last latest full backup session. When you perform a differential backup, the agent deletes the previous differential backup and retains the latest differential backup.
• When the dump location changes (not preserved): The agent does not delete the data from the previous dump location.
• With this option specified, the agent restores data from the dump cache and you can restore data that contains password encryption without specifying the password.

Enable Document-Level Restore

You can perform the document-level restore operation. This option is enabled by default.

Backup Methods

When you submit a backup job, you must select a backup method. The backup method tells Arcserve Backup how you want your data to be backed up. You can select from the following backup methods:

• Use Global or Rotation setting—Enabled by default. If you do not disable this, you must select a backup method on the Schedule tab.
• Full—It backs up the entire database and marks all of the files that have been backed up in preparation for a subsequent incremental or differential backup.

  Note: Always perform a full backup when running the agent for the first time, after upgrading to a Service Pack, and after performing a restore.

• Differential Backup—Backs up the files that have changed since the last backup.

Note: The Backup Method options on the Schedule tab do not apply, if you select the Full or Differential backup methods. Microsoft SharePoint 2010/2013 does not support the Incremental Backup method. If you select Incremental Backup on the Schedule tab, it will still consider it as Differential Backup.