# Thursday, 30 March 2006
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Backup Companyweb using Smigrate on the source server:

  1. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2. Type CMD and click OK.
  3. In the Command Prompt, type cd %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft
    Shared\web server extensions\60\bin, and press ENTER.
  4. Type smigrate -w https://companyweb:444 -f c:\backup.fwp, and press
    ENTER.
  5. Copy the file to the C:\ drive of the second server.


Restore Companyweb using Smigrate on the new server:

  1. On the new server, click Start, point to All Programs, point to
    Administrative Tools, and then click SharePoint Central Administration.
  2. On the Central Administration page, under Virtual Server Configuration,
    click Configure Virtual Server Settings.
  3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the companyweb.
  4. On the Virtual Server Settings page, under Virtual Server Management,
    click Remove Windows SharePoint Services from virtual server.
  5. In the Remove Windows SharePoint Services section, select Remove and
    delete content databases, and then click OK.
  6. Click OK twice to continue.
  7. On the Central Administration page, under Virtual Server Configuration,
    click Extend or upgrade virtual server.
  8. On the Virtual Server List page, click the companyweb.
  9. In the Provisioning Options section, select Extend and create a new
    content database.
  10. On the Extend and Create Content Database page, in the Application Pool
    section, select Use an existing application pool, and then select
    DefaultAppPool (NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE).
  11. In the Site Owner section, specify the administrator's e-mail address
    in the E-mail field.
  12. In the Database Information section, uncheck Use default content
    database server, and type STS_ServerName_1 in the Database name field.
    Click OK.
  13. Close the IE Windows when Companyweb virtual server is successfully
    extended. Do not connect to http://companyweb and apply a site template at
    this point.
  14. Click Start, and then click Run.
  15. Type CMD and click OK.
  16. In the Command Prompt, type cd %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft
    Shared\web server extensions\60\bin, and press ENTER.
  17. Type smigrate -r -w https://companyweb:444 -f c:\backup.fwp, and press
    ENTER.
  18. When the command is finished, click Start, and then click Run.
  19. Type http://companyweb, and click OK. All the site content should be
    restored.

 


 

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