How to backup from windows sharepoint services 3.0

Question

Hi AllI am using windows share point service 3. I have create new webapplication in WSS 3.0. Now when i tried to get the backup I enterd the location where I want to get the backup. But i didnot found any file in that folder. When I saw the Job definition informtation I saw there is one entry for Backup/Restore but the web application for that entry is showing NA. Please help

Answer 1

I don't think as so. What process you have tried for doing that like using SharePoint Central Admin or using stsadm command. For taking backup of any SharePoint application. The best practice is to do it using stsadm command.

Go through below steps

1. On the drive on which SharePoint Products and Technologies is installed, change to the following directory: %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft shared\Web server extensions\12\Bin.

2. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:

   stsadm -o backup - url "url of the site " -filename "Physical location of your server"

         like:-> stsadm -o backup -url "http://intranet.mytest.com" -filename "c:\MyFolder\mybackup.dat"

I think it will help you.

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Thanks & Regards, Satish Srivastava