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Restoring sharepoint services – HP Data Protector Express Basic-Software User Manual

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virtual server configuration, style sheets (CSS), themes, and customization information for site definitions

are stored in the SharePoint installation directory on the file system.
Regular backups of the “SHAREPOINT” databases in conjunction with File System backup will ensure

protection and integrity of SharePoint Services virtual servers, the document repository, users, security

settings, and permissions.

IMPORTANT:

It is recommended that the user enable Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) option for

backup jobs when creating DR backup sets. Enabling the VSS option will ensure that the user can restore

all WSS components in a consistent state during the disaster recovery process.

NOTE:

The instructions for the additional steps are outlined in the Disaster Recovery section of this appendix.

To allow a consistent restore the backup set for WSS must include the following components (if you select

the entire system for backup, these components are all included):

1. WSS Installation directory

This directory and its sub directories, %BootVolume%\program

files\Common Files\Microsoft Common Shared\web server extensions\12

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contain WSS installation and configuration files including binaries, site templates, style sheets,

customization information for site definitions, etc.

2. Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) Virtual Servers

WSS uses one or more virtual servers to

host Web sites. Unlike ASP.NET, it does not configure each Web site using an IIS virtual directory.

Alternately, WSS tracks all configuration information for WSS Web sites inside the configuration

database and content databases. This implies that a backup of the configuration database will be

required to ensure the protection of all SharePoint extended virtual servers.

3. WSS Databases

By default, WSS installs a WMSDE/SSEE instance called SHAREPOINT or

Microsoft ##SSEE and creates databases including a configuration database and a content

database. The SHAREPOINT database instance can be backed up by selecting the instance in

the Data Protector Express Administrator GUI.

4. Usage Analysis logs

Usage analysis for WSS allows one to track how Web sites on your server are

being used. If usage analysis logging process is enabled, WSS log files are created daily to track

usage information. These log files are stored in %WinDir%\system32\LogFiles\STS directory.

NOTE:

This path can be customized. In this case, one should add the appropriate path to the backup selection list.

5.

Select the Windows SharePoint SQL Databases icon in the selection tree and expand the tree.

6.

Select the server that houses Windows SharePoint Services and expand the tree until you are able to

select the SharePoint database.

Restoring SharePoint Services

To restore Windows SharePoint Services you will need to select the following:

1. WSS Installation directory

This directory and its sub directories, %BootVolume%\program

files\Common Files\Microsoft Common Shared\web server extensions\12

,

contain WSS installation and configuration files including binaries, site templates, style sheets,

customization information for site definitions, etc.

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