Backup Exec and SharePoint Gotchas

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We have Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 installed and configured to back up our SharePoint servers. The farm consists of:

  • 1 virtual web/search/Central Admin server (soon to be extended with a second WFE)
  • 1 physical indexing server
  • 1 virtual SQL Server

We now need to test that we can successfully restore in a disaster recovery situation. Test scenarios are either a particular server or the entire farm going down.

Is this just a matter of clicking Restore in Backup Exec or are there important gotchas to be aware of?

Best Answer

I'd have thought you'd be ok, as long as the following are ok when the sharepoint services restart:

  • SharePoint install directory (Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12)
  • Databases are up and running
  • Inetpub directory is up and running
  • Connection to Active directory is there, for user authentication (assumes you are using AD for authentication...)

Hope that helps.

Cheers

Nick

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