Re: SBS Sharepoint (CompanyWeb) DR restore process

Sorry for the previous posts... my keyboard went crazy...


If your site does not contain any custom web parts (which have to be installed on the new server) the move should be straight forward. Start by making backup of your current site ( stsadm.exe -o backup -o backup -url http://companyweb -filename c:\comp.bak )

After you swing to the new server, move the the companyweb MSDE databases to SQL Server (here are instructions if you need them http://www.smallbizserver.net/Articles/tabid/266/ArticleType/ArticleView/ArticleID/211/Default.aspx)

Confirm that the migration has succeeded, by running http://companyweb on your browser. Copy the backup file from the old server to the new. Follow the instructions by Chad Gross (steps 1-16) to delete the old content databases (here are the instructions http://msmvps.com/blogs/cgross/archive/2006/06/06/99955.aspx)

Go to the command prompt and run: stsadm.exe -o restore http://companyweb -filename c:\comp.bak -overwrite


That should do it. I would run a test on this process to make sure everything went well.

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Costas


"Nayan Parmar" <nayan***@nospamitintelligence.co.uk> wrote in message news:71C13BE9-7FBB-40D9-8BA9-07DC040EBA79@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
As part of the research around a swing migration, I'm looking to test in isolation, the process to perform a backup and restore of the sharepoint ( companyweb ) component of SBS. However, most of the documentation I've found refers to scenario's involving MSDE ONLY, and specifically mention the process is not identical for scenario's where full SQL is installed. Can anyone point me in the direction of some suitable material for performing a backup / restore of a SQL (SBS Premium) edition of Sharepoint.

Backup assumptions
- I'm assuming for SQL the backup procedure is much the same, DATA and BIN folder (program files) but what about for the sharepoint component? Is it just a case of the inetput sub folder?

Restore assumptions
- I believe the SQL instances outlined earlier and the web folder inetpub (companyweb sub only) together with the system state would restore full functionality. The next question is, is there a more directed or specific / focused set of files that would accomplish the same, rather than a restore of the full system state?

Thanks all




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