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The STSADM utility comes installed with Windows SharePoint Services and allows for a great deal of SharePoint functionality. STSADM can import templates, create sites, change settings, and move data. Unlike backing up and moving data with a program such as FrontPage (discussed in Lesson 24, "Backup Strategies"), STSADM must be run from the server on which SharePoint is installed. CAUTION
To back up a site collection using STSADM, perform the following steps:
Note that servername is the name of your server, sitecollectionname is the top-level site in a collection, and c:\BackupLocation is the directory where you want the backup file to be saved, similar to what is shown in Figure 25.1. Also note that a site collection, although by default appears under the /sites virtual directory, can also be at a different level on your SharePoint site. Figure 25.1. Backing up a site collection using STSADM.TIP
The advantage in backing up a site collection using this technique is that it can be scripted or run from a batch file. |
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