Redirecting the restore of a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Web application

Before you can redirect the restore of a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Web application, the SharePoint software must be installed on the destination server.

To redirect the restore of a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Web application

  1. On the navigation bar, click the arrow next to Restore.

  2. Click New Restore Job.

  3. Expand the server farm that contains the Web application that you want to restore.

  4. Expand Windows SharePoint Services Application.

  5. Expand the Web application that contains the content database that you want to restore.

  6. Expand the content database, and then select the backup set that contains the content database that you want to restore.

    If the Web application contains multiple content databases, expand the other content databases and select the corresponding backup sets for those databases as well. You must restore all content databases for the Web application together.

  7. In the Restore Job Properties pane, under Destination, click Microsoft SharePoint Redirection.

  8. Check Redirect Microsoft SharePoint sets.

  9. Click SharePoint 2003 portal sites or SharePoint 2007 web applications.

  10. In the URL or web application name field, enter the name of the Web application that you want to restore. You also can enter the Web application's URL.

    Use the following format: <Web application name> or http://production1.

    The target Web application must exist and it must be configured with the same number of content databases as the original Web application.

  11. In the Front-end web server name field, enter the name of the Microsoft IIS server that hosts the Web server. You also can enter the Web server's IP address.

  12. Use the default logon account as indicated, or click Change to select a different one.

  13. In the Restore Job Properties pane, under Settings, click Microsoft SharePoint.

  14. Check the Bring restored databases online check box.

  15. Check the Reconnect previous database links check box.

  16. In the Restore Job Properties pane, select other restore options as needed.

  17. Do one of the following:

    To run the job now

    Click Run Now.

    To schedule the job to run later

    Do the following in the order listed:

    • In the Properties pane, under Frequency, click Schedule.

    • Set the scheduling options.

    • Click Submit.

      See Scheduling jobs.