Can I backup web-application, sites, sub-sites, list, and document libraries from my on-premise MS SharePoint server?
Yes. IDrive's MS SharePoint backup feature is a complete backup solution for your on-premise SharePoint server. It supports backup of web-application, sites, sub-sites, list, documents, and libraries from your on-premise MS SharePoint server.
How do I backup my on-premise MS SharePoint server?
To backup your on-premise MS SharePoint server,
Log into the IDrive desktop application and click 'Server Backup'.
Under 'On-premise MS SharePoint Server', click 'Backup'.
Select the websites, applications from the list which appears and specify the local backup location.
Select 'Online Backup' or 'Local Backup', and click 'Schedule Now'.
Note: Once local backup is initiated, '.ServerBackup' folder is auto created.
The 'Schedule backup' screen is displayed where you can schedule the backup for any future day and time or perform an immediate backup of the selected websites.
Can I backup web-application/sites from multiple web-front ends?
Yes. Using IDrive, you can backup web-applications/sites from the multiple web-front ends.
Under what name and extension are the on-premise MS SharePoint server backup files stored on IDrive?
All the on-premise MS SharePoint backup files are stored in the folder 'IDSharePointServerBkset'.
Can I restore my sites, sub-sites, list, and document library to different sites?
Yes. IDrive's granular restore capability enables you to restore a single item (document library), folder or web-sites to the same site or a different site.
How do I restore my on-premise MS SharePoint server?
Log into the IDrive desktop application and click 'Restore'.
Locate and select the 'IDSharePointBkset' folder in your IDrive account.
Click the 'Restore Now' button, to restore the 'IDSharePointBkset' folder to the local computer.
Once the folder has been successfully restored, click 'Server Backup'.
Under 'On-premise MS SharePoint Server', click 'Restore.'
Browse and choose the 'IDSharePointBkset' folder (restored earlier from your IDrive account).
The 'SharePoint Server backup/restore' screen is displayed. Select the web-sites you want to restore and click the 'Restore' button.
How do I backup 12, 14, 15 and 16 hive folders of my on-premise MS SharePoint server?
You can manually backup 12, 14, 15, and 16 hive folders by selecting them from the on-premise MS SharePoint server location using IDrive. The probable location will be the MS SharePoint server installation folder as mentioned below.
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\
Does IDrive's On-premise MS SharePoint server backup perform the backup of external dependencies like /_layouts/images/?
No, these external dependency files ( /_layout/image/ ) are available in the "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\IMAGES" path. You can select the files / folders from the above path and back them to your IDrive account.
