Viewing or changing SharePoint farm properties

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
You can view properties for any SharePoint farm that you monitor with Backup Exec, and you can change some properties. Backup Exec displays general and system information about the farm.
You can also enable or disable communication between a SharePoint web server and Backup Exec from the SharePoint farm properties dialog box.
See Disabling or enabling communication between a Microsoft SharePoint web server and Backup Exec.
To view or change SharePoint farm properties
  1. On the Backup and Restore tab, double-click the SharePoint farm whose properties you want to view.
  2. In the left pane, click Properties.
  3. View or change the appropriate properties:
    SharePoint farm name Displays the name of the SharePoint farm.
    Description Lets you enter a unique description to identify the farm in Backup Exec. The description is optional.
    Logon account Lists the logon account that Backup Exec uses to access the farm.
    Click Add/Edit to add a new logon account or to edit an existing logon account.
    Web Servers Lists the web servers that belong to the farm. You can enable or disable communication between the web servers and Backup Exec.
    See Disabling or enabling communication between a Microsoft SharePoint web server and Backup Exec .
  4. If you made changes, click Apply.