Restore a SharePoint Server WSS Search

Stand-alone Deployment

Before You Begin:

• Review the general and agent-specific restore requirements accessed from Restore Backup Data prior to performing any restore operation.
• If the WSS Search database was not deleted from the SQL Instance, delete it before beginning the restore (for Stand-alone or Single server with SQL Server Deployments).
• In Windows Services, stop the Windows SharePoint Services Search service and delete WSS Search Index that is typically located under ..\Microsoft Office Servers\12.0\Data Application.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To restore a WSS Search:

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, select the SP Search node. Click Recover all Selected.
3. From the Restore Options dialog box, enter the required information in the Restore Options WSS Search DB tab.
4. Continue with the restore procedure.

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.
• In Windows Services, stop the Windows SharePoint Services Search service and delete WSS Search Index that is typically located under ..\Microsoft Office Servers\12.0\Data Application.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To restore a WSS Search:

1. Restore the WSS Search Database 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, select SP Search. Click Recover all Selected.
4. From the Restore Options dialog box, enter the required information in the Restore Options WSS Search DB tab.
5. Continue with the restore procedure.