Ahsay How To: Perform a backup for SharePoint Server 2007? (2655)

Ahsay How To:

Perform a backup for SharePoint Server 2007? (2655)

Product Version:
AhsayOBM: Pre-7.3.2.0
OS: Windows

Description:
To backup SharePoint Server, the following steps are required:

Note: Commands are issued to the SharePoint application to output the backup data.
AhsayOBM backup the output data from the client server offsite to AhsayOBS.

1. Prepare the pre-backup command:

2. Install AhsayOBM on the Sharepoint Server.

3. Download the sps2k7-backup.vbs file by Clicking Here.

4. Extract and place the file within the ${AhsayOBM-Install-Home}\bin directory.

5. Open the sps2k7-backup.vbs file with a text editor:

sps2k7-backup.vbs
" This script works only in Windows OS
 
" The directory which stores the sharepoint backup
Const BackupDirectory = "D:\BackupDir"
 
" This is the default path of stsadm.exe. If you have different settings, please find out the absolute path of the execute file.
Const StsadmExecPath = "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe"
...

6. Edit the 'BackupDirectory' variable with the backup destination path (in this example, D:\BackupDir), and 'StsadmExecPath' variable to the path of stsadm.exe.

7. Save and exit from the text editor.

8. Manually create the backup destination folder (e.g. D:\BackupDir) specified in the sps2k7-backup.vbs file

Configure the pre-backup command on AhsayOBM:

1. Login to the AhsayOBM console, create a file type backup set for the Sharepoint backup.

2. Select the backup destination directory specified in the sps2k7-backup.vbs file as Backup Source of the backup set

3. Accept the default encryption settings by pressing the [OK] button if no change is necessary.

4. Select the Sharepoint backup set in the [Backup Setting] menu, select the [Command Line Tool].

5. Press the [Add] button under the Pre-Backup section on the right panel, enter the following entries in the corresponding text fields:

Working Directory:   C:\Program Files\AhsayOBM\bin
Command:   sps2k7-backup.vbs

6. Press the [OK] button to save this setting.

The Sharepoint Server can now be backed up by pressing the [Backup] button on the AhsayOBM console.