Cloud Attached Storage

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Backing Up and Restoring

Microsoft SharePoint Server

Cloud Attached

Storage®

February 2014

Version 4.0

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This document explains how to backup your Microsoft SharePoint Server and restore it from a file-level backup.

Tip

To enable backup and restore of a Microsoft SharePoint Server, it is necessary to enable the Windows SharePoint Services VSS Writer service, by running the following command on the SharePoint Server:

stsadm -o registerwsswriter

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Introduction

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If your CTERA Agent is connected to a CTERA appliance, use the following procedures to backup and restore your Microsoft SharePoint Server.

Backing Up Microsoft SharePoint Server

To back up Microsoft SharePoint Server

1 Right-click on the CTERA Agent tray icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar, and then click Settings.

If you are prompted for a username-password authentication, enter your credentials.

The CTERA Agent Manager opens displaying the Control Panel tab.

2 Click the File-level Backup tab.

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The File-level Backup tab appears.

3 In the Applications to Back Up field, click . The Select Applications window opens.

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6 Cloud Attached Storage® Backing Up and Restoring Microsoft SharePoint Server

4 Click on the + icons to expand the All Applications node, then select the SharePoint Services Writer check box.

5 Click OK.

6 Click Save.

7 Click the Control Panel tab.

The Control Panel tab appears.

8 Click Go.

The Microsoft SharePoint Server is backed up.

Restoring Microsoft SharePoint Server

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This procedure is supported when restoring to the same instance.

Tip

This procedure explains how to restore the entire SharePoint database.

To restore Microsoft SharePoint Server

1 Right-click on the CTERA Agent tray icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar, and then click Restore.

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The CTERA Agent Manager opens displaying the Restore tab.

2 Next to the file-level-backup from which you would like to restore the SharePoint database, click Restore.

The Restore Files from Backup dialog box opens.

3 Select the SharePoint database you would like to restore.

4 Click Next.

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The Restore In Progress screen appears with a progress bar.

5 Once the restoration is complete, click Finish.

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If your CTERA Agent is connected to the CTERA Portal, use the following procedures to backup and restore your Microsoft SharePoint Server.

Backing Up Microsoft SharePoint Server

To back up Microsoft SharePoint Server

1 Right-click on the CTERA Agent tray icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar, and then click Settings.

If you are prompted for a username-password authentication, enter your credentials.

The CTERA Agent Web interface opens in your Web browser, displaying the Cloud Backup Control Panel page.

2 In the navigation pane, click Backup Options > Backup Applications.

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The Backup Applications page appears.

3 Click on the + icons to expand the All Applications node, then select the SharePoint Services Writer check box.

4 Click Save.

5 In the navigation pane, click Main > Cloud Backup.

The Cloud Backup Control Panel page appears.

6 Click Backup Now.

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A progress bar appears, and the Microsoft SharePoint Server is backed up.

Restoring Microsoft SharePoint Server

Tip

This procedure is supported when restoring to the same instance.

Tip

This procedure explains how to restore the entire SharePoint database.

To restore Microsoft SharePoint Server

1 Right-click on the CTERA Agent tray icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar, and then click Restore.

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The Restore Files Wizard opens displaying the Select Files to Restore dialog box.

2 Select the Sharepoint database you want to restore.

3 Click Next.

The Restore Files dialog box appears.

4 Choose Overwrite the destination file.

5 Click Next.

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The Wizard Completed screen appears.

6 Click Finish.

Tip

You can monitor the restoration process from the CTERA Cloud Agent's Web Interface.