OZ-KBA-8007: SharePoint Hosting Backup
This KB will explain:
• Notes
• How to Backup a SharePoint Site
• Restoring a SharePoint Site from Backup
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Notes
These instructions have been sourced from the Microsoft Website: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/HA100699391033.aspx
Backup a SharePoint Site
You will need to have the Office SharePoint Designer 2007 software installed on your Computer.
Backing up a Web site creates a content migration package, or .cmp file. When you back up a Web site, you can choose to back up either the top-level Web site or the top-level Web site and any subsites. The backup file that you create includes list or library content, security settings, user information, navigation, customizations, and personalisations (such as views, site templates, and content types). The backup file does not include workflows, alerts, and properties stored at the site collection level.
To back up a site, you must have administrator permissions for that site, but you do not require administrative access to the server that is running Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
1. On the File menu, click Open Site.
2. In the Open Site dialog box, browse to and click the Web site that you want to back up, and then click Open.
3. On the Site menu, point to Administration, and then click Backup Web Site.
4. In the Backup Web Site dialog box, to include all subsites of the current Web site in the backup, select the Include subsites in archive check box.
5. If the current Web site is low on available storage space, click Advanced, enter a new location, and then click OK.
6. Backing up a Web site requires a location to store temporary backup files. By default, Office SharePoint Designer 2007 uses the current Web site. You can use another site on the same server or a location on another server on the same network — for example, \\Server name\Share name.
7. In the Backup Web Site dialog box, click OK.
8. In the File Save dialog box, select the location where you want to store the .cmp file.
9. In the File name box, type the name for the file, and then click Save.
If the site that you are backing up or restoring is large, the process can take quite a while.
Restoring a SharePoint Site from Backup
1. Create a new empty Web site as a destination
a. On the File menu, click New.
b. In the New dialog box, click the Web Site tab, click General, and then click Empty Web Site.
c. In the Specify the location of the new Web site box, enter the location where you want to restore he backup site.
d. You can restore the site to a different server, and you can restore it as either a new top-level site or a subsite under an existing top-level site.
e. Click OK.
TIP You can also create an empty Web site through the browser by using the Site Settings or Create pages. For example, when viewing the site in the browser, click Site Actions, and then click Create. On the Create page, under Web Pages, click Sites and Workspaces. Complete the first four sections, but when you get to the Template Selection section, close the browser without making a selection. Do not apply any template — including the Blank Site template — or the restore operation will fail.
2. Restore the backup file to the destination
a. With the destination site open, on the Site menu, point to Administration, and then click Restore Web Site.
b. In the File Open dialog box, browse to and click the .cmp file that you want to restore, and then click Open.
c. If the current Web site is low on available storage space, click Advanced, and then do any of the following:
d. To store the archive files in another temporary location, enter a new location in the Temporary location for archive files box.
e. Backing up a Web site requires a location to store temporary backup files. By default, Office SharePoint Designer 2007 uses the current Web site. You can use another site on the same server or a location on another server on the same network — for example, \\Server name\Share name.
To store the .log file in another location, enter a new location in the Location for import log file box.
You might need to choose another location for the .log file if the server cannot write to the default location. By default, Office SharePoint Designer 2007 creates an import .log file in the current Web site. You can check this file to determine if there were errors during the restore process.
In the Restore Web Site dialog box, click OK to confirm that you want to restore the .cmp file to the current empty Web site.
If the site that you are backing up or restoring is large, the process can take quite a while.