Dell EMC NetWorker Module for Microsoft for SQL and SharePoint VSS 19.7 User Guide

Preface

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Purpose

This guide contains information about using the NetWorker Module for Microsoft (NMM) 19.7 software to back up and recover SQL Server and SharePoint Server using the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) technology.

NOTE The NetWorker Module for Microsoft Administration Guide supplements the backup and recovery procedures described in this guide and must be referred to when performing application-specific tasks. Download a copy of the NetWorker Module for Microsoft Administration Guide from the Support website (https://www.dell.com/support) before using this guide.

Audience

This guide is part of the NMM documentation set, and is intended for use by system administrators during the setup and maintenance of the product. Readers should be familiar with the following technologies used in backup and recovery:

NetWorker software
Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) technology

Revision history

The following table presents the revision history of this document.

Table 1. Revision history
Revision	Date	Description
01	June, 2022	First release of this document for NetWorker Module for Microsoft 19.7.

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