

You can select from the following options when you perform a farm backup: The components in a farm that you can select for backup include the following:įarm The farm is the highest-level object. The farm backup system is organized hierarchically. Differential backups create a backup of all changes that are stored in databases since the last full backup. Full backups create a new backup of the complete system. The architecture supports both full and differential backups. The following illustration shows the farm backup system. The farm backup architecture in SharePoint Server starts a SQL Server backup of content and service application databases, writes configuration content to files, and also backs up the Search index files and synchronizes them with the Search database backups. Farm backup architecture in SharePoint Server 2016

SharePoint Server provides two backup systems: farm and granular. Moving data between installations as part of a hardware or software upgrade. Recovering unintentionally deleted content that is not protected by the recycle bin or versioning. SharePoint backup and recovery scenariosīacking up and recovering data supports many business scenarios, including the following: Note that some built-in backup and recovery tools may not meet all the requirements of your organization. You can complete backup and recovery operations by using the SharePoint Central Administration website or PowerShell cmdlets. The SharePoint Server backup architecture and recovery processes include farm backup and recovery, granular backup and recovery, and recovery from an unattached content database. APPLIES TO: 2013 2016 2019 Subscription Edition SharePoint in Microsoft 365
