Restore SharePoint Databases with Ontrack PowerControls

How do I recover a deleted file in SharePoint using PowerControls?

The following instructions show you how to restore files or other individual items to a folder in a target server using Ontrack PowerControls for SharePoint: To restore items

In the Source pane or Find in Sources window, copy the item from the item list.
In the Target pane, paste the items into a folder or list in the target server.
Note: You can also drag an item from the Source pane to the Target pane.

In the Copy Progress window, verify that your items were successfully copied. You can also print or save the copy report by doing one of the following.• Click Print to print the copy report.• Click Save to save the copy report as a text file.In the Copy Progress window, click Close to return to the main window.Guidelines for Restoring Items

You can restore from the items list in the Source panel or the Find in Sources window.
Restoring individual items does not preserve the directory structure of the restored items.
"Pages” item types may switch their content type when restored; however, metadata is preserved. In this scenario, the content type becomes the default content type for the list. For example, the content type on the source would be "Welcome Page,” but after restoring, the content type would be "Page.”
When restoring an item with moderation status (or approval status) of "Pending”, the author and editor are updated to "System Account.”
When restoring items to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 and later, set the Content Approval to No in the Library (or List) Settings > Versioning setting for that particular list to avoid loss of version numbers and moderation status changes. Content Approval can be set to Yes after restoring.

Note: If you copy a site, list, folder, or item from the Source pane and paste it to any target destination, Ontrack PowerControls preserves the directory structure of all restored items.

How do I restore a list in SharePoint?

The following instructions show you how to restore a list to any target destination using Ontrack PowerControls for SharePoint:

In the Source pane, copy a list.
In the Target pane, paste the list into a site.
Note: You can also drag a list in the Source pane to the Target pane.
In the Copy Progress window, verify your results to make sure that your lists were copied to the target destination. You can also print or save the copy report by doing one of the following.
- Click Print to print the copy report.
- Click Save to save the copy report as a text file.
In the Copy Progress window, click Close to return to the main window.
Guidelines for Restoring a List
- When restoring a list that contains a lookup column that includes a field column that references a list that does not exist on the target:
  - For Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2013, when browsing to the restored list, a "File Not Found” error appears. To correct, manually remove the lookup field reference columns from the restored list.
  - For Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2016, the lookup field reference column will be empty.
- Note: When creating or editing a Lookup column, you can include a field column by selecting any of the "additional fields” columns associated with the lookup.
- Summary links columns do not function correctly after a list is restored if the target does not have the Workflows site collection feature activated. Attempting to edit any restored items displays an XSLT error. To resolve the issue, enable the Workflows site collection feature.
  - Note: Summary Links columns can only be added to Issue Tracking lists.
- For Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2013, restored lists may be added to a site's quick links.

How do I restore a SharePoint site with PowerControls?

The following instructions show you how to restore a site to a target destination using Ontrack PowerControls for SharePoint:

In the Source pane, copy a site.
Paste the site into the desired location of the Target pane.
Note: You can also drag a site in the Source pane to the Target pane.
If the source site is pasted into the root node of a target, the Select Site Collection URL dialog box appears. Select the web application and site collection URL and enter the primary site collection administrator information to copy the site by doing the following:
In the Select a Web Application drop-down list, select the web application to be used as the target server.
In URL, view the web application URL label. This is the base URL where the new site collection will be located
In the Managed Path drop-down list, select the managed paths that reside in the target server for the selected Web Application. The contents of this list changes based on the Web Application selected. If you want to have a specific URL other than "/site/” for a site collection, you need to select a managed path.
If you select a managed path with Explicit Inclusion, a single Microsoft Office SharePoint Server site can be created for the given URL, so nothing more is required. If you select a managed path with Explicit Inclusion, the Site Name field will be disabled.
Note: This option may not be available if a site has already been created for
the given path.
Example: http://servername:portnumber/Sales
If you select a managed path with Wildcard Inclusion, you can create further site collections under the specified managed path. The Site Name field is enabled, and you can create the site name which is appended on the path URL. In this case you must specify a Site Name for the new site collection.
Example: http://servername:portnumber/Manufacturing/Group1 and http://servername:portnumber/Manufacturing/Group 2.
If the Site Name box is enabled, enter a site name for additional website addresses.
Note: The following characters cannot be used in the site name: " # % & * : < > ? /{ } ~. The site name also cannot start with an underscore character "_".
In the Authentication Mode drop-down list, select Windows Authentication or Forms Authentication.
In the Primary Site Collection Administrator box, enter the following depending on the mode of authentication you are using:
If you are using Windows Authentication, enter the domain and username of the user that will be the primary site collection administrator. This username must be in the DomainUsername format. Ontrack PowerControls will use this username to connect to the new site collection after it has been created.
If you are using Forms Authentication, enter the username of the user that will be the primary site collection administrator. Ontrack PowerControls will use this username to connect to the new site collection after it has been created.
In the Password: box, enter the password for the primary site collection administrator.
The username and password are validated for the primary site collection administrator, so the site collection will not be created until the correct password is supplied for the site collection administration.
Click OK. The source site is copied into the target site.
In the Copy Progress window, verify your results to ensure that your sites were copied to the target destination. You can also print or save the copy report by doing one of the following.Click Print to print the copy report.Click Save to save the copy report as a text file.
In the Copy Progress window, click Close to return to the main window.
Guidelines for Restoring a Site
- Site Quotas for parent-level sites will not be restored.
- For site and list permissions, if a matching group exists on the target, the site or list will use the target group's permission levels and users associated with that group. If the target group has different users or permissions levels than the source, the site or list will now use the target's permissions.
- Quick Links for sites that contain a Pages List (Publishing Site, Personalization Site, etc.) may appear differently after restoring a site. Once a page type document (Page, Article Page, Master Page, etc.) is checked into a pages site, a Quick Link is added. Since
- Ontrack PowerControls does not restore the checked-out state, items are assumed to be checked in. Therefore, additional Quick Links may appear after the site has been restored.
- When restoring a site collection from Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 to Microsoft Office SharePoint 2013 with the 2010 Experience, the following site collections are blocked:
- Enterprise
  - Records Center
  - Site Directory
  - Report Center
  - Search Center with Tabs
  - My Site Host
- Publishing
  - Collaboration Portal
  - Publishing Portal
- When restoring a site with unique master page from Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 to Microsoft Office SharePoint 2013 with the 2010 Experience, the default look and feel is applied. To restore the original master page look and feel, add the master page to the
- Master Page Gallery list and change the master page in Site Settings.
- Note: The master page should be prepared for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2013.
- Also, all files referenced in the master page file must exist on the target.

Restoring sites to a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2013 or later target may produce duplicate "Site Contents” links in the site's "Current Navigation” pane.

How do I restore folders in SharePoint?

The following instructions show you how to restore a folder to any target destination using Ontrack PowerControls for SharePoint:

To restore a folder
1. In the Source pane, copy a folder.
2. In the Target pane, paste the folder into a folder or list.
Note: You can also drag a folder from the Source pane to the Target pane.
3. In the Copy Progress window, verify your results to make sure your items from all folders were copied to the target destination. You can also print or save the copy report by doing one of the following.
- Click Print to print the copy report.
- Click Save to save the copy report as a text file.
4. In the Copy Progress window, click Close to return to the main window.
Guidelines for Restoring a Folder
- Folders may not have their created and/or modified date preserved when restored.
- The moderation status (or approval status) of a folder is not retained. The status of a folder that has been restored is always "Approved.”

Microsoft SharePoint Server

Ontrack® PowerControls™ for Microsoft SharePoint allows administrators to quickly and easily find, recover and restore Microsoft Office SharePoint server items including:

Entire SharePoint sites
Documents
Lists
Libraries and folders

How do I extract and restore user data from tape?

This depends on the case.If you try to access user data, which was originally stored inside a SharePoint server and then backed up on tape, you could use Ontrack PowerControls for SharePoint. With this specialised tool, all user data which is stored on SharePoint can be recovered as easily as emails, mailboxes and Exchange server databases.If you can access your SharePoint server databases by extracting them with your backup software, just load them into Ontrack PowerControls for SharePoint and search for the material required.If the user data is not stored inside a SharePoint environment and the backup software will not show any results, you should consult the experts at Ontrack. They have the necessary tools to both access the lost tape catalogue as well as recover any data that might needed from the tapes.

How do I restore a tape backup?

First of all, it is important to note that backup tapes were created for business continuity purposes. Therefore, planning for a backup restoration is advised so that, should you ever need the data for litigation or regulation purposes, the data is easily accessible and your business can meet the necessary legal and compliance requirements. In most cases, you take the tape backup software that your enterprise uses to carry out restores. You can either choose a full backup restore or a brick-level restore to gain access on single items. Since the brick-level backup restore demands a second server and takes a long time to complete, it is an expensive and complicated method. With Ontrack PowerControls for Exchange and Ontrack PowerControls for SharePoint, there is no longer a need to set up a second server. You can easily restore single storage items simply by using your existing full backup. With ExtractWizard, you can extract the Exchange database (.edb) containing the mailboxes or the SQL files containing .mdf, .ndf and .ldf files from the original backup format within seconds.

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