Restore a SharePoint Server Portal Site

Stand-alone or Single server with SQL Server Deployments

Before You Begin:

• Review the general and agent-specific restore requirements accessed from Restore Backup Data prior to performing any restore operation.
• If the portal site databases were not deleted from the SQL Instance, delete them before beginning the restore (for Stand-alone or Single server with SQL Server Deployments).
• Disconnect any Virtual Servers that are mapped to the portal site.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To restore a Portal Site:

1. Begin a restore procedure using the SharePoint Server iDataAgent. See Browse and Restore for step-by-step instructions.
2. From the Browse Data window, expand the Portal Site node, select Portal Site, and deselect the Index and any Site Content Databases; these should be restored after the Portal Site restore is complete. Click Recover all Selected.
3. From the Restore Options dialog box, enter the required information in the Restore Options Site Databases tab.
4. Continue with the restore procedure.
5. When the restore completes, perform the Site Content Database restore.
6. When the Site Content database restore completes, perform the Site Index restore.
7. Restore the directory for the IIS Virtual Server using the File System iDataAgent.
8. Restart IIS.

Server Farm (Small, Medium, Large)

Before You Begin:

• Review the general and agent-specific restore requirements accessed from Restore Backup Data prior to performing any restore operation.
• Disconnect any Virtual Servers that are mapped to the portal site.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To restore a Portal Site:

1. Restore the Portal Site Databases using the SQL iDataAgent to Recover SQL Server Databases. Do not restore the SharePoint Configuration Database.
2. Begin a restore procedure using the SharePoint Server iDataAgent. See Browse and Restore for step-by-step instructions.
3. From the Browse Data window, expand the Portal Site node, select Portal Site, and deselect the Index and any Site Content Databases; these should be restored after the Portal Site restore is complete. Click Recover all Selected.
4. From the Restore Options dialog box, enter the required information in the Restore Options Site Databases tab.
5. Continue with the restore procedure.
6. When the restore completes, perform the Site Content Database restore.
7. When the Site Content database restore completes, perform the Site Index restore.
8. Restore the directory for the IIS Virtual Server using the File System iDataAgent.
9. Restart IIS.