WSS and MOSS Backup, Recovery and Disaster Recovery scenarios

Thinks

• There are many options available to you for backup, restore and DR of your WSS/MOSS Environment
  • Nothing but a prayer
    • too common of a scenario where best wishes and prayers are used to not need a backup
  • SharePoint Designer
  • Stsadm Utility – stsadm –o backup/restore, stsadm –o export/import
  • Backup of the whole environment to tape
  • Recycle Bin
  • Data Protection Manager
  • VSS (Snapshots)
  • Third Party tools
  • Rebuild from scratch

Links

• Joel Oleson has a great (as usual) read on Backup/Restore, High Availability and Disaster Recovery at https://blogs.msdn.com/joelo/archive/2007/03/09/sharepoint-backup-restore-high-availability-and-disaster-recovery.aspx
  • The list in the thinks is expanded upon at Joel’s blog
• White paper that focuses on Backup, Restore, High Availability and Disaster Recovery
  • https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=108961&clcid=0x409
• Nice whitepaper on using database mirroring with MOSS and WSS at “Using Database Mirroring with Office SharePoint Server and Windows SharePoint Services” https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83725&clcid=0x409
• TechNet Webcast: Planning for and Deploying Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 2 of 2) (Level 200)
  • https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032306958&CountryCode=US
• 2007 Microsoft Office System: Plan and Deploy with Confidence

Clinks

• GREAT
  • Many Options
  • Some for free and built in
• SOMEWHAT GREAT
  • Too many options
  • Can be a very frustrating endeavor
• NOT SO GREAT
  • frustration at all the options
  • There is no “ONE SIZE BEST FOR ALL” option