How to backup sharepoint 2007

  1. Description:
    How do I backup Sharepoint 2007 with Backupvault?
    1. Steps:
    2. To backup your Windows Sharepoint Services 2007 with the Backupvault client, please follow the instructions below:
    1. Install the Backupvault client onto the machine running Windows Sharepoint Services 2007
    2. Download the sps2k7-backup.vbs file by Clicking Here
    3. Place the sps2k7-backup.vbs file within the c:\Program Files\BackupVault\bin directory
    4. Open the sps2k7-backup.vbs file with a text editor text editor and you should see entries as shown below:

      sps2k7-backup.vbs:
      ” This script works only in Windows OS
      　
      ” The directory which stores the sharepoint backup
      Const BackupDirectory = “D:\BackupDir”
      　
      ” This is the default path of stsadm.exe. If you have different settings, please find out the absolute path of the execute file.
      Const StsadmExecPath = “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe”
    5. Verify if the BackupDirectory and StsadmExecPath variable within the sps2k7-backup.vbs file require modified
    6. Save the changes in sps2k7-backup.vbs
    7. Create the directory D:\BackupDir
    8. Open the Backupvault console
    9. Create a file backup set for the Sharepoint backup under the Backupvault console
    10. Select the directory D:\BackupDir as Backup Source of the Sharepoint backup set
    11. Accept the default encryption settings by pressing the [OK] button if no change is necessary
    12. Select the Sharepoint backup set in the [Backup Setting] menu
    13. Select the [Command Line Tool]
    14. Press the [Add] button under the Pre-Backup section on the right panel
    15. Enter the following entries in the corresponding text fields: Example:

    sharepoint07_precommand

    1. Press the [OK] button to save this setting
    1. The Windows Sharepoint Services 2007 server can now be backed up by pressing the [Backup] button on the Backupvault console.