Backup is not backup. Restore is Backup.

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Backup is not Backup. Restore is Backup.

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In this presentation, SharePoint expert and author John Ferringer will help you turn the focus away from what you should do before a disaster and start thinking about what you need to do after it. John will cover the characteristics of a successful restore, how to know when you've recovered your backups properly, and what you can do to better position your backups for a successful restore when the chips are down.

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Backup is not Backup.

Restore is Backup.

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About Me

John Ferringer

Senior Manager – Sogeti, LLC

SharePoint Admin and Author

@ferringer on Twitter

Blog: www.MyCentralAdmin.com

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Overview

Why Backup is not Backup

Why Restore is Backup

Restore starts with Backup

Restore and DR Planning

The Nuts and Bolts of Restore

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Backup is not Backup

Huh?

Why do you do it?

How do you know

it’s working?

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Restore is Backup

Why do you back up?

To Restore!

But remember:

you can’t Restore

without a backup!

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Start with Effective Backups

Check your Backup frequency

Know your RTO and RPO

Run them at the right time

Know the tool you’re using

Make sure they worked

Storage

Logs

Test the results

Practice!

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We Talkin About Practice!

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Restore and DR Planning

Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

How far back do you protect?

Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

How quickly do you recover?

Who does the Restore?

How do you execute the Restore?

What gets Restored first?

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What do you Restore?

Content

Content

Content

Service Apps?

User Profiles?

What do you REALLY need?

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How are you going to Restore it?

Mind your P’s

Plan (DR)

Practice

Know your tools

Central Admin

PowerShell

SQL Server

End User recovery

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Do you know what you had?

Is it documented?

What to capture?

SharePoint version

Farm Configuration

Search Configuration

Customizations

Authentication Providers

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The Nuts and Bolts of Restore

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What type of Restore?

Catastrophic

Granular

This is Export, not Restore

Restores come in all shapes and sizes

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What SharePoint Release?

Your Version matters!

SharePoint 2007 or earlier

SharePoint 2010

SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 1

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Wrapping it up

Questions?

My blog: http://www.MyCentralAdmin.com

Follow me on Twitter: @Ferringer