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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"
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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.
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