Restore a WSS Web Application Content Database

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 Web Application Content Database was removed from the Virtual Server but the database was not deleted from the SQL Instance, delete it before beginning the restore (for Stand-alone or Single server with SQL Server Deployments).
• If the Web Application was deleted, or if SharePoint was removed from the IIS web site with the option "Delete IIS Web sites", or if an IIS web site does not exist, then the IIS web site should be manually created in IIS.
• If SharePoint was removed from an IIS web site, delete the WSS Web Application prior to restoring the WSS Web Application Content Database.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To restore the Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) Web Application:

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 WSS Web Application node and select Web Application Database. Click Recover all Selected.
3. From the Restore Options dialog box, enter the required information in the Restore Options Windows SharePoint Services Web App 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.
• If SharePoint was removed from an IIS web site, delete the WSS Web Application prior to restoring the WSS Web Application Content Database.
• If the Web Application was deleted or SharePoint was removed from the IIS web site with the option "Delete IIS Web sites", then the IIS web site should be manually created in IIS.
• To preserve the original Web Application name, set the sOwnerLogin and sOwnerEmail registry keys, and then restore the WSS Web Application Content Database with the Extend URL option selected.

Required Capability:: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To restore the WSS Web Application:

1. Restore the WSS Web Application Database using the SQL iDataAgent.  Refer to Recovering Database for step-by-step instructions. [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 WSS Web Application node and select Web Application Database.
4. From the Restore Options dialog box, enter the required information in the Restore Options Windows SharePoint Services Web App Tab.
5. Continue with the restore procedure.
6. For SharePoint 2010: After you restore a Web Application with the Extend URL option, you must do the following:
   1. Open IIS Manager.
   2. Under Web Site, select the restored Web Application, and then check the Application Pool name assigned to it.
   3. If the Application Pool credentials are set to NetworkService, then stop the Web Site.
   4. Select a different Application Pool with Managed Account credentials.
   5. Start the Web Site.