Developing a Complete Backup and Restore Model

When developing a complete backup and restore solution, you need to keep the following objectives in mind:

  • Understand the business requirements surrounding the SharePoint Portal Server instance.

  • Understand data loss risk.

  • Assess downtime tolerance and performance.

  • Develop procedures to minimize the effects of data.

  • Keep your plan simple.

  • After you have developed a solid backup and restore plan, it is important to validate its effectiveness with proper testing in a development/testing environment.

As with any process development activity, it is imperative that you document your decisions and procedures, and maintain the version control on your documentation.

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