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10 Creating a VSS backup job for Microsoft SharePoint 2013
Follow the Microsoft SharePoint 2013 installation instructions to install the application and configure it to
use PS Series volumes. For more information, see the following document:
Deploying SharePoint 2013
Using a Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN
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Before proceeding with this section, review “Using Snapshot Technology with the SharePoint Agent” in the
Symantec Backup Exec 2014 Administrator’s Guide
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Follow the steps below on the backup server to back up SharePoint using VSS.
1. In the Backup Exec toolbar, click the Backup and Restore tab, and in the Selection pane, right-
click the SharePoint server to back up and choose Backup to Disk.
2. Specify the SharePoint farm to back up. Under Backup Definition Properties in the left-most panel
and to the right of Test/Edit Credentials, click Edit (Figure 38).
Figure 38 Backup Definition Properties