how to restore project server2003

[jason]

Could anyone tell me how to restore project server 2003 with WSS2.0+sql2000
from one server to another server.
I also want to know if I only need to backup these database("wss content
database,Wss configure database,Project server database).

 

[FaisalM]

First I'd recommend if you can read 'Project Server 2003 Disaster Recovery
Guide'. That will give you some good basic concepts on the topic.

http://tinyurl.com/apcbn

Yes you definitely need to backup the databases. If you have been using WSS
sites, then you need to backup the sites as well. You can use WWSMigr.exe &
stsadm.exe for the purpose. Check their command line options for details.

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[john.carter]

Jason I recently went through the very same exercise as what you
describe (I have one server that hosts MS Project Server 2003, SQL
Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 and WSS). What I found in the MS
Project Disaster and Recovery guide related to this topic is the
limitation that you must restore to a like named machine. I had hopes
that I could have two servers of different names with the same software
installed and backup the current data and restore to the other. That
does not work. What I wound up doing was following the backup and
restore procedures as outlined in the manual, storing the backups on a
network store, then taking the source machine offline, and bringing the
target server online, then performing the restore. After a bit of
fumbling (my own mistakes with authorizations etc.), I found that the
target host worked like a charm. The MS Project 2003 Disaster Recovery
guide is available on the Microsoft support web site along with the
other Project Manuals.

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

John:

Welcome to the group. May I suggest you mask your email address? Otherwise
you're likely to received a boat load of unwanted spam.