Backing up the SharePoint 2001 database

You can back up the entire SharePoint Portal Server database.

Note:

You cannot back up databases to devices that are attached to a computer on which the Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers is installed.

To back up the SharePoint Portal Server database

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

  2. Click New Backup Job.

  3. From the Backup Selections pane, under Local Selections, select Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server. If SharePoint Portal Server is installed remotely, expand Remote Selections and then browse to the server where SharePoint Portal Server is installed.

  4. Start the backup job or select other backup options from the Properties pane.