Restoring SharePoint 2003 resources

You can restore the following resources:

To restore SharePoint resources

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

  2. Click New Restore Job.

  3. On the Properties pane, under Source, click Selections.

  4. Select the full and differential backup sets that correspond to the SharePoint data you want to restore.

    If you restore the SharePoint resources for a portal site in one job, the Index database is restored last. If you are restoring in separate jobs, you must restore the Index database last.

  5. On the Properties pane, under Settings, click Microsoft SharePoint.

  6. Select the appropriate options as follows:

    Bring restored databases online

    Select this option to bring the databases online after a restore job.

    Reconnect previous database links

    When restoring portal sites or Windows SharePoint Services sites, this option re-establishes the link between the restored databases and their corresponding sites.

    Release the lock on the SharePoint farm topology if it is set (SharePoint 2003 only)

    Check this option to have Backup Exec release 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.

    Preserve existing Internet Services (IIS) Web site and application pool (SharePoint 2007 only).

    Do not check this option when you restore SharePoint 2003 resources.

    If versioning is enabled on the restore destination

    If versioning is enabled on the destination to which you want to restore an individual item, select one of the following options:

    • Add as a new version

      Backup Exec restores the existing item as a new version, which makes it the most recent version of the existing item.

    • Skip if the item exists

      Backup Exec does not restore the item if an identical item exists in the restore destination. Backup Exec notes that the file was skipped in the job log.

    • Restore over existing items

      Backup Exec replaces the existing item with the restored item.

    If versioning is not enabled on the restore destination

    If versioning is not enabled on the destination to which you want to restore an individual item, select one of the following options:

    • Skip if the item exists

      Backup Exec does not restore the item if an identical item exists in the restore destination. Backup Exec notes that the file was skipped in the job log.

    • Restore over existing items

      Backup Exec replaces the existing item with the restored item.

    Restore only the most recent version of an item

    Check this option to only restore the most recent version of an item.

    Include security information

    Check this option to restore any applicable security information with the item.

    You can restore different levels of security based on the SharePoint item you restore:

    • Sites - User and SharePoint Group information and security ACL are restored for top-level sites

    • Sub-sites - Security ACL is restored

    • Lists - Security ACL and other security-related information is restored

  7. Set additional restore options on the Properties pane or start the restore job.