SharePoint backup considerations

Consider the following when protecting SharePoint environments:

     The SharePoint agent supports full and differential backups. Incrementals, including the incremental forever backup strategy, are not supported.

     Free space equivalent to twice the size of the backup is required on the local share for backup processing. If adequate space is not available, the backup fails.

     Only one backup or restore operation per SharePoint farm can run at any given time.

     For a given farm, any backups initiated while a restore is in progress will fail. Once the restore completes, backups can be run for the farm.

     For a given farm, any restores initiated while a backup is in progress will fail. Once the backup completes, restores can be run for the farm.

     For a given farm, any backups initiated while a backup is in progress will fail.

     Windows Instant Recovery is not supported for Windows SharePoint environments.