Re: restoring a portal

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jwillard_at_newsgroups.nospam
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:49:42 -0500

Exactly. However, remember that the Config_db cannot be reused. It will be
recreated when you re-install SPS. It took me a while to grasp that fact.

John Willard
Sr. IT Architect
VA Dept of Transportation

"Scott Copeland" <Scott Copeland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0BE26EE3-F5B0-49F8-8EF0-BC90A9B836E4@microsoft.com...
> If you are using SQL Server as the Database back end, Try Detaching the
> existing Databases assocoated with Portal, IE the databases ending in
_SITE,
> _SERV, _prof and the SPS01_Config_db, But Please make sure you have a
backup
> copy before you start. ALso if You are performing regualr Backups of the
SQL
> Server, You could restore from Tape. If you have SQL Agent running and
had
> SQL backups running you could also try to restore fro SQL also.
>
> "eoint" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have an spsbackup of a portal but i cant restore it as the original
portal
> > still exists.
> > My problem lies with the deletion of the original portal..which i cant
do as
> > the portal_SITE db is corrupted...any ideas on how to overcome this?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Eoin

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