DocAve 6 Platform Backup and
Restore for NetApp Systems
fNetApp Systems User Guide
Service Pack 9
Issued June 2017
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Table of Contents
Whats New in this Guide ............................................................................................................................. 4
About Platform Backup and Restore for NetApp Systems ........................................................................... 5
Submitting Documentation Feedback to AvePoint ...................................................................................... 6
Before You Begin ........................................................................................................................................... 7
AvePoints Testing Policy and Environment Support ................................................................................ 7
Configuration ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Agents ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Required Permissions................................................................................................................................ 9
Health Analyzer ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................ 12
Launching Platform Backup and Restore for NetApp Systems ............................................................... 12
User Interface Overview ......................................................................................................................... 13
Navigating DocAve .................................................................................................................................. 13
Configuring Devices and Setting up Storage Policies .................................................................................. 15
About the Verification and Index Policy ..................................................................................................... 16
Configuring a Verification and Index Server Profile ................................................................................ 16
Configuring a Verification and Index Server Group Profile ..................................................................... 18
About Command with Operation ............................................................................................................... 20
Configuring a Command Profile .............................................................................................................. 21
Command Arguments Used to Pass Information to the Program or Script ........................................... 23
About Migrator Tools .................................................................................................................................. 26
Migrate Database .................................................................................................................................... 26
Migrate Index .......................................................................................................................................... 27
SharePoint Components Supported for Backup ......................................................................................... 29
SharePoint 2016 ...................................................................................................................................... 29
SharePoint 2013 ...................................................................................................................................... 30
SharePoint 2010 ...................................................................................................................................... 30
Using Plan Builder to Back Up Data ............................................................................................................ 32
Using Wizard Mode to Create a Backup Plan ......................................................................................... 32
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Using Form Mode to Create a Backup Plan ............................................................................................ 51
Backing up Databases First, and then Index Components ...................................................................... 51
Pruning Log Backups from the Shared Folder ......................................................................................... 51
Running a Backup Job Immediately ........................................................................................................ 52
Managing Plans ........................................................................................................................................... 53
Configuring the Run Now Interface ........................................................................................................ 53
Generating an Index .................................................................................................................................... 59
Checking the Generate Index Job Status ................................................................................................ 61
Configuring the Maximum Number of Snapshots Cloned for Index Generation ................................... 61
Configuring the Maximum Number of Database Indices to Generate in Parallel .................................. 62
Performing a Restore .................................................................................................................................. 63
Building a Restore Plan ........................................................................................................................... 64
Building a Restore Plan at Database Level .............................................................................................. 66
Building an In Place Platform Granular Restore Plan .............................................................................. 69
Building an Out of Place Platform Granular Restore Plan ...................................................................... 77
Restoring a Database to a Point in Time ................................................................................................. 86
Restoring from an Alternate Storage Location ....................................................................................... 86
Cloning Web Applications for Restore .................................................................................................... 87
Restoring Backed-Up Web Front-End Files ............................................................................................. 90
Restoring Backed-up BLOB Data ............................................................................................................. 92
Restoring Backed-up Stub Database ....................................................................................................... 93
Restoring Backed-Up Catalog Site Collection.......................................................................................... 93
Restoring Backed-up Database Master Key ............................................................................................ 95
Deselecting the Restore Granular Content Feature ............................................................................... 96
Restore Details for Specific Farm Components ...................................................................................... 97
Backup and Restore FAST Search Server for SharePoint 2010 Farms ........................................................ 98
Backing Up the FAST Search Server ........................................................................................................ 98
Restoring the FAST Search Server ......................................................................................................... 100
Supported and Unsupported List .......................................................................................................... 101
About Platform Backup and Restore for NetApp Systems for SQL Mirroring Database .......................... 103
About Platform Backup and Restore for NetApp Systems for Failover Database .................................... 104
Checking a Job Status ................................................................................................................................ 106
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Performing Disaster Recovery .................................................................................................................. 108
About Farm Repair ................................................................................................................................ 108
About Farm Clone ................................................................................................................................
