Re: Please Help: How to restore sharepoint database

From: Edward Lee (elee_at_ulgm.org)
Date: 07/20/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:42:06 -0500

Kevin,

I don't know the answer to your question, but if you haven't done so, I
would suggest trying to post your question to the
microsoft.public.sharepoint.portalserver group. 

-- 
Edward Lee
Microsoft MVP - Sharepoint Portal Server
"Kevin Egan" <noemail@here.pls> wrote in message
news:%23SDoiVTbEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for your reply.  Unfortunately, it doesn't help me.  I have backups
> created from SQL 2000 tools.  I'm not able to get sharepoint to link back
up
> with the restored databases.  The instructions in the link you gave me
don't
> deal with how to restore the 'link' between my restored databases and
> sharepoint.
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Kevin.
>
> "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net>
> wrote in message news:ezNZP9SbEHA.212@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Flat file backup of Sharepoint:
> > http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2003/12/13/1103.aspx
> >
> >
> > Check out the Server help to walk you through the restore process...
> >
> > Kevin Egan wrote:
> >
> > > Another admin removed the MSDE instance of sharepoint from the server
> > > yesterday and I've been trying to recover it.  I had upgraded the
> instance
> > > to SQL and it was running fine.  I set up a backup of the
configuration
> and
> > > content databases using the SQL backup tools so I have recent backups.
> In
> > > an attempt to recover, I tried to re-install the Intranet component
but
> that
> > > didn't replace the MSSQL$Sharepoint service instance.  I had to remove
> the
> > > Intranet component and then re-install it.
> > >
> > > I'm not SQL/MSDE expert so I may have the process wrong but now I
don't
> seem
> > > to be able to recover the databases.  If I restore the databases from
> > > Enterprise manager, I am not able to connect to them from Sharepoint
> Central
> > > Admin -- there are no databases listed in manage content databases.
If
> I
> > > try to create a new database from Central Admin, it says one already
> exists.
> > >
> > > How can I recover the databases?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > -- 
> > http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm
>
>

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