Logo
programming4us
programming4us
programming4us
programming4us
Windows XP
programming4us
Windows Vista
programming4us
Windows 7
programming4us
Windows Azure
programming4us
Windows Server
programming4us
Windows Phone
 
 
Windows Server

Sharepoint 2013 : Backup and Restore (part 6) - Farm Backup and Restore - Performing a Restore, Using PowerShell

1/24/2014 8:53:27 PM

Performing a Restore

Performing a SharePoint farm restore is much the inverse of the backup process. Assuming you have performed a successful farm backup, the following steps demonstrate the farm restore process:

  1. Navigate to the Backup and Restore main page in Central Administration.
  2. Click the Restore from a Backup link.
  3. SharePoint displays a page like that in Figure 10.

    9781430249412_Fig05-19.jpg

    Figure 10. Restoring the farm from backup

  4. Provide the backup directory location.
  5. Choose the backup instance from the history list, and then click the Next button.
  6. SharePoint shows a page like that in Figure 11.

    9781430249412_Fig05-20.jpg

    Figure 11. Farm restore selection

    Similar to the backup process, this selection screen allows you to choose what configuration and content in the farm to restore.

  7. Make your selection and then click the Next button.
  8. The next page (too large to illustrate here) shows various options for the selected service and content configuration.
  9. Choose whether you wish to overwrite configuration or create new.
  10. The option to create new services from backup is useful when restoring a new farm from scratch after a disaster.
  11. Use Overwrite when replacing the existing configuration.
  12. Click the Start Restore button to begin the restore process.

Using PowerShell

As one might expect, SharePoint allows administrators to perform farm backup with PowerShell.

Note  Before embarking on this route of backup/restore, ensure that the user running the script is a member of the SharePoint_Shell_Access role in the main SharePoint configuration database and is a member of the Windows security group WSS_ADMIN_WPG.

Follow these steps to back up the farm using PowerShell.

  1. From the Start menu, choose All Programs.
  2. Click Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Products.
  3. Click SharePoint 2013 Management Shell to launch the console.
  4. Type the following text into the console, replacing the appropriate placeholders:
    Backup-SPFarm –Directory <Backup Folder> -BackupMethod {Full | Differential} [-Verbose]
  5. Add the [-Force] parameter to force overwrite of existing backup files.
  6. Add the [-ConfigurationOnly] option to backup configuration without content.

Follow these steps to restore a farm from backup using PowerShell.

  1. From the Start menu, choose All Programs.
  2. Click Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Products.
  3. Click SharePoint 2013 Management Shell to launch the console.
  4. Type the following text into the console, replacing the appropriate placeholders:
    Restore-SPFarm –Directory <Backup Folder> -RestoreMethod {New | Overwrite} [-Verbose]
  5. Add the [-Force] parameter to force overwrite of existing backup files.
  6. Add the [-ConfigurationOnly] option to backup configuration without content.
Other -----------------
- Sharepoint 2013 : Health Monitoring and Disaster Recovery - Maintaining Content Integrity (part 2) - Versioning
- Sharepoint 2013 : Health Monitoring and Disaster Recovery - Maintaining Content Integrity (part 1) - The Recycle Bin
- Sharepoint 2013 : Health Monitoring and Disaster Recovery - SharePoint Farm Design
- Sharepoint 2013 : Planning for Disaster Recovery
- System Center Configuration Manager 2007 : Distributing Packages - Creating Collections (part 5) - Exclusion Collections
- System Center Configuration Manager 2007 : Distributing Packages - Creating Collections (part 4) - Dependent Subcollections
- System Center Configuration Manager 2007 : Distributing Packages - Creating Collections (part 3) - Creating a Dynamic Collection Limited to a Collection
- System Center Configuration Manager 2007 : Distributing Packages - Creating Collections (part 2) - Creating a Dynamic Collection
- System Center Configuration Manager 2007 : Distributing Packages - Creating Collections (part 1) - Static Collections
- Sharepoint 2013 : New Installation and Configuration - Configuring Your SharePoint Farm
 
 
Video tutorials
- How To Install Windows 8 On VMware Workstation 9

- How To Install Windows 8

- How To Install Windows Server 2012

- How To Disable Windows 8 Metro UI

- How To Change Account Picture In Windows 8

- How To Unlock Administrator Account in Windows 8

- How To Restart, Log Off And Shutdown Windows 8

- How To Login To Skype Using A Microsoft Account

- How To Enable Aero Glass Effect In Windows 8

- How To Disable Windows Update in Windows 8

- How To Disable Windows 8 Metro UI

- How To Add Widgets To Windows 8 Lock Screen
programming4us programming4us
Popular tags
Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft OneNote Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Project Microsoft Visio Microsoft Word Active Directory Biztalk Exchange Server Microsoft LynC Server Microsoft Dynamic Sharepoint Sql Server Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 Windows 7 Windows 8 windows Phone 7 windows Phone 8
programming4us programming4us
 
Popular keywords
HOW TO Swimlane in Visio Visio sort key Pen and Touch Creating groups in Windows Server Raid in Windows Server Exchange 2010 maintenance Exchange server mail enabled groups Debugging Tools Collaborating
programming4us programming4us
 
programming4us
Women
programming4us
Windows Vista
programming4us
Windows 7
programming4us
Windows Azure
programming4us
Windows Server
programming4us
Windows Phone