HP Data Protector Express Basic-Software - Manual (Page 71)

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 desired databases to restore
Using Disaster Recovery with Windows SharePoint Services
There are two ways to recover a SharePoint Services installation after a system disaster.
1. If you have a successful full backup of the system with VSS enabled, the disaster recovery process
will restore the entire system including the SharePoint Services. Your SharePoint sites should be
functional after the DR process is complete. It is recommended that you enable VSS for your DR
backup set to take advantage of this feature.
2. If a full backup of the system was performed with the VSS option disabled, the WSS database
is not restored, since the files were open at backup. You will need to take further steps to
complete the WSS recovery. Complete the following operations after the initial DR process
has completed successfully.
a. Re-install the Windows SharePoint Services component on your system. This will rebuild the
master WMSDE/SSEE database. The master database is required to restore the SharePoint
databases including configuration and content databases.
NOTE:
You may have to uninstall and reinstall SharePoint services to restore the SharePoint installation.
b. Open Data Protector Express and create a restore job to restore the WSS database.
Working with Certificate Services
You can override the backup modes that jobs specify for backing up certificate services.
Force modes Set the modes to use when a job specifies Full, Differential, and Incremental modes For
example, if you specify Full for the Incremental mode, Data Protector Express will run a full backup even
though a backup job specifies an incremental mode.
NOTE:
This is only applicable for backing up a server that has certificate services installed, e.g., Certificate
Authority installed on Windows.
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