Re: General Question - May Be Silly.

From: Mike Walsh (englantilainen_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/03/05 

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 08:13:06 +0200

[Aside: I didn't have a question ...]

On your backups. You need to use a database backup first (i.e. using SQL
Server tools maybe) to a hard disk on the server. Only when that is finished
do you start your server backup.

I suspect you are either not doing the initial database backup or you are
starting you server backup before the database backup has completed.

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
Please post questions to the newsgroup only.

"Paul" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:294601c5098e$5f5b6b80$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Mike, I'm going to answer based on what I perceive your
> question to be instead of really reading it :-)
>
> I ran through the same issues (sbs, wss) and was
> uncomfortable not knowing where my data 'is'. once
> imported into wss's database, its no longer avaiable as
> the shares (that I've grown use to since NT). you can map
> a share on a client by typing http://wsssite-it brings up
> an odd looking view of an explorer window-the interface-
> but you can see and browse your folders just like an old
> fashioned shared explorer view.
>
> it took me awhile to make teh switch to use of a
> sharepoint site, but does provide some great benefits-
> searchability, great portal (not a portal in the SPS
> sense), and ability to perform convenient InfoPath form
> postings. I backup the entire server twice per week (not a
> lot of changes per day) and the database is always one
> backup behind (don't ask me why, something to do with
> shadow copy maybe???).
>
> good luck
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi Mike
> >
> >Many thanks for this info, just been browsing around your
> site - very
> >informative...!
> >
> >Just to clarify, a file on WSS is just a copy of the one
> (wherever it is
> >located) - but if I change the file on my C: drive - does
> this change also
> >get seen on WSS or is it a completely separate copy ?
> >
> >I have got that download you mentioned, and am looking
> forward to installing
> >it.
> >
> >Once again, many thanks for getting back to me.
> >
> >Ken.
> >
> >
> >"Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:#Bz2b5dBFHA.4072@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> To get a 100% correct answer you should ask in the SBS
> newsgroup at
> >> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs just in case there
> are any difference
> >in
> >> that environment.
> >>
> >> However I very much doubt that and therefore here is
> the 99% answer.
> >>
> >> You are uploading the document from somewhere (network
> file system; own
> >hard
> >> disk; My Network Places) and when you do it is
> transfered into the WSS
> >> system (i.e. to the database).
> >>
> >> The original document remains where it is. There is
> no "Move" just a
> >"Copy".
> >>
> >> Q2. There are web parts to display all kinds of things
> on the WSS site (in
> >> your case 'companyweb'). Rather than me listing these
> out here, look for
> >> yourself what web parts are listed on your site.
> Consider too downloading
> >> the additional "Office Web parts and components" for
> additional
> >> functionality.
> >>
> >> (Free d/l from Microsoft - you'll find a lin in Useful
> Documents / MS
> >> Articles / Downloads on the WSS FAQ site (see my sig)
> make sure you get
> >the
> >> *server* side download (there's a client one too which
> you won't need with
> >> modern clients.)
> >>
> >> However with a excel spread*** consider converting it
> to a WSS list
> >> instead - you'll have more functionality than keeping
> it as Excel.
> >>
> >> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> >> WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
> >> Please reply to the newsgroup
> >>
> >> "Ken Le Gall" <kenlegall@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> >> news:%234eCx%23VBFHA.824@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> > Hi All,
> >> >
> >> > Now I have been playing about with SharePoint for
> about a week now,
> >> > looking
> >> > at Web Parts etc... and coming up with some sort of
> strategy.
> >> >
> >> > But I still haven't found out the following info, and
> I don't really
> >want
> >> > to
> >> > do anything until I have it clear in my head.
> >> >
> >> > I am running SBS2003 and WSS, I know this comes with
> a 'cut-down'
> >version
> >> > of
> >> > SQL and that's OK for me. What I really would like to
> know is the
> >> > following
> >> > (and I apologise if this seems a stupid question):
> >> >
> >> > If I upload a document(s) is it ONLY stored on
> companyweb, or is it
> >still
> >> > available on the network internally, so users can
> edit documents from
> >the
> >> > network, the change can also be seen on companyweb
> (and visa versa).
> >Also,
> >> > is there a web part to display Documents directly on
> the companyweb -
> >say
> >> > the data from an excel spread*** ?
> >> >
> >> > I hope someone can help.
> >> >
> >> > Many Thanks
> >> >
> >> > Ken.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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