SharePoint and STSADM for Backup, Restore, Import and Export

16.5.2010    |    komentáře   komentářů: 0

STSADM is a SharePoint administration command-line tool with many operations, including backup and restore of an entire SharePoint installation or only a subsite.

We will back up and restore SharePoint from the command line using stsadm.exe

To use stsadm.exe, run commands from:

 c:\Program files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN

Backing up SharePoint using stsadm -o backup

 stsadm -o backup can be used only for backing up a SharePoint site's root level.

  • stsadm.exe -o setsitelock -url http://vassharepoint -lock noaccess – Locks SharePoint before the backup
  • stsadm.exe -o backup -url http://vassharepoint -filename H:\Backup\Sharepoint.dat -overwrite – This backs up SharePoint at http://vassharepoint to H:\Backup\Sharepoint.dat

Backing up SharePoint using stsadm -o export

stsadm -o export can be used for backing up a SharePoint subsite.

  • stsadm.exe -o setsitelock -url http://vassharepoint -lock noaccess – Locks SharePoint before the backup
  • stsadm.exe -o export -url http://vassharepoint/subsite -filename H:\Backup\Export.cab -includeusersecurity -versions 4 -overwrite – Exports the selected SharePoint site to H:\Backup\Export.cab

– versions 4 – exports all versions of each file
– includeusersecurity – exports user permissions

During backup, stsadm -o export creates CAB files of approximately 25 MB. I recommend exporting to a directory and copying the entire directory when transferring the export to another server

Restoring SharePoint using: stsadm -o restore

 stsadm -o restore can be used only for restoring a SharePoint site's root level.

  • stsadm.exe -o restore -url http://vassharepoint -filename H:\Backup\Sharepoint.dat -overwrite – This restores SharePoint at http://vassharepoint from H:\Backup\Sharepoint.dat
  • stsadm.exe -o setsitelock -url http://vassharepoint -lock none – Unlocks the restored SharePoint site

Restoring SharePoint using stsadm -o import

stsadm -o import can be used for restoring a SharePoint subsite.

Importing subsite data to the root level is not recommended

  • stsadm.exe -o import -url http://vassharepoint/subsite -filename H:\Backup\Export.cab -includeusersecurity -overwrite – Imports the selected SharePoint site from H:\Backup\Export.cab
  • stsadm.exe -o setsitelock -url http://vassharepoint -lock none – Unlocks the restored SharePoint site

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