Project Server 2007 Backup

[Paul Prewett]

Hi -

We have a Project Server 2007 installation (Project Web Access + Project
Server) and need to get some good backups going. We've found the article
that explains the usage of the stsadm tool, but we're unclear as to exactly
what needs to be run to ensure a full fidelity backup.

Running this command:
stsadm -o backup -directory \\BACKUPLOCATION -backupmethod full

seems to run through everything and create a good backup, but is this all we
need? The article explains how to backup:

1) Server farm (the command above)
2) Web application
3) Database
4) Site collection

Is backing up the full server farm getting everything, or do I need to go
down and backup any Web Applications, Databases, or Site Collections in
addition to the Server Farm?

Thanks.

 

[Paul Conroy]

A full farm backup does not quite get everything. You still need to backup
the IIS metabase (system state backup, or IISbackup) and the NTFS folders
where the WSS virtual directories are stored.

Paul
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