I am having a strange problem with msdmback.vbsutility.I have been doing backup and recover on a differentmachine using msdmback fine till now.This is what I did1) I just thought about adding the optional passwordparameter during backup to see how it works.2) The backup was successfull3) I tried to do a restore on a different machinewithout giving the password.4) It ofcourse did not work but I got the nastyError: An error occurred during restore. See theevent log for more details.ErrNo: C7FF0BB9Desc: Automation errorSource: MSDMBack5) So I thought i can easily fix this by providing thepassword , but to my disgust IT GAVE ME THE SAMEERROR.6) So I thought I should revert back to the basicbackup/recover without the password parameter.7) I did a backup again without any password and triedto do a restore, BUT It still gave me the same error.8) The restore doesnt work at all now..... dont knowwhats going..
try restarting the server and then restore.
I did try restarting the server, all the services , itstill wont work...BUT.....It WORKED finally , when I rebooted the wholemachine..it gave me a big sigh of relief,else the only option I had was to reinstallSharepoint..
I want to setup and configure also a standalone server with Sharepoint thatcan be used in cases of problems, e.g. if I need a folder back and not acompleterestore.How did you configure your server and Sharepoint?Is it necessary to create an exact copy of the real time server (propertiesetc)?
you can use export,import tool for your purpose...
You just need to make sure that both servers have the same software withthe latest SP. Currently I have a production server with a cold spareconfigured exactly the same as the production server in case I need torestore to my cold spare.
You should also consider making it part of the domain that yourproduction server is in. Otherwise the security settings get squrrilysince it has no idea of any domain groups, accounts or even othermachines local accounts.