Microsoft SharePoint restore options
You can set specific options for SharePoint when you run a restore job.
Table: Microsoft SharePoint restore options
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Bring restored databases online |
Brings the databases online after a restore job. |
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Reconnect previous database links |
Re-establishes the link between the restored databases and their corresponding sites when you restore Web applications or Windows SharePoint Services sites. |
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Release the lock on the SharePoint farm topology if it is set (SharePoint 2003 only) |
Releases the lock on the SharePoint farm topology before you run the backup or restore operation. Because another application may have locked the topology, you should check with your SharePoint administrator before you select this option. This option is for SharePoint 2003 only. |
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Preserve existing Internet Services (IIS) Web site and application pool (SharePoint 2007 and 2010 only) |
Preserves the web site and application pool for the SharePoint Web application that you restore if it already exists in IIS. If you do not check this option, the Web site and application pool are deleted from IIS during the restore. After they are deleted, they are recreated in the default location that SharePoint specifies. This option is for SharePoint 2007 and 2010 only. |
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Replace existing database |
Specifies that you want to replace existing databases on the specified SQL server instance with the databases being restored. Otherwise, an error occurs if databases with the same names as those being restored exist on the specified SQL server instance. |
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If versioning is enabled on the restore destination |
Allows you to choose from the following options if versioning is enabled on the destination to which you want to restore an individual item:
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If versioning is not enabled on the restore destination |
Allows you to choose from the following options if versioning is not enabled on the destination to which you want to restore an individual item:
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Restore only the most recent version of an item |
Restores only the most recent version of an item. |
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Include security information |
Restores any applicable security information with the item. You can restore different levels of security based on the SharePoint item you restore:
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The procedures for restoring SharePoint data vary depending on the type of data you want to restore.
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See Restoring SharePoint 2003 document libraries (Web storage system-based).
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See Restoring individual SharePoint 2003 objects (Microsoft SQL Server-based) from full database backups.
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See Restoring resources for SharePoint Server 2007 and SharePoint Services 3.0.
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See Restoring a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Shared Services Provider.
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See Restoring a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Web application to its original location.
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See Restoring individual SharePoint 2007 objects from full database backups to their original locations.
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See Restoring resources for SharePoint Server 2010 and SharePoint Foundation 2010.
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See Restoring individual SharePoint 2010 objects from full database backups to their original locations.
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See Restoring a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 Web application to its original location.