| SharePoint Portal Server enables you to recover the entire server through its backup, restore, and duplication features. It is important to develop a solid backup and restore solution so that in the event of a failure or disastrous event, you can recover your workspace efficiently with minimal downtime. The Backup and Restore processes are a key component of the overall system planning and administration of SharePoint Portal Server. In this chapter, we will explain how to develop a quality strategy and explain the procedures for backup and restoration of your SharePoint Portal Server system. SharePoint Portal Server provides a very flexible backup and restore process that can be easily automated. As with other backup and restore solutions, scripts can be executed to automate the backup, restore, and duplication processes. The backup and restore scripts are automatically installed by SharePoint Portal Server. Designing a backup and restore strategy for SharePoint Portal server is very simple, but requires a certain amount of planning. This component of SharePoint Portal Server provides an important safeguard for protecting critical data stored on your server, and especially your workspace. With proper planning techniques you can recover from many failures, including It is very important to document your processes and procedures surrounding the backup and restore solution. There may be an event in which other resources would need to understand these processes and how they were accomplished. The following activities should be included in your backup and restore strategy planning. -
Determine data availability requirements -
Assess and create backup procedures -
Assess and create recovery procedures -
Determine support operations -
Develop a complete backup and restore model After these activities are complete, you can make the necessary technical and financial trade-offs, and determine the most effective backup and restore procedures for your SharePoint Portal Server system. | 
