Recovering computers in your deployment in Project Server 2007

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Topic Last Modified: 2016-11-14

If one of the computers in your deployment fails but your databases are unharmed, you can rebuild the failed computer and connect it to the existing farm or databases without any data loss. The general steps are:

  1. Replace any failed hardware.

  2. Reinstall the required software for that server role.

  3. Reconnect the new server to the existing databases.

After any recovery attempt, ask your Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 users to check any data that they were working with at the time of the failure to be sure that the data hasn't been lost and that there are no data inconsistencies such as broken links to issues, risks, and deliverables.

If a large number of users report lost data or broken links, you may want to retry the recovery operation to a different point in time, if possible. Otherwise, users will need to re-enter any missing data manually and re-link issues, risks, and deliverables.

Basic recovery steps

Follow these basic recovery steps when recovering from a system failure or disaster.

Recover from a system failure or disaster

  1. Be sure your Office Project Server 2007 deployment is offline.

  2. Acquire suitable replacement hardware.

  3. Reinstall Microsoft Windows and any required services packs and hotfixes.

  4. Verify appropriate domain and network functionality.

  5. If you are replacing an entire server, be sure to give it the same name as the original server.

    Note

    If you are recovering more than one computer in your deployment, complete this procedure for each computer.

When you are finished replacing hardware and installing the operating system, proceed with recovering specific parts of your Office Project Server 2007 deployment.

Recovering a front-end Web

If a standalone front-end Web computer has failed in your deployment, you must remove it from the existing configuration in the SharePoint Central Administration Web site.

Remove a front-end Web

  1. In Central Administration, click the Operations tab.

  2. Under Topology and Services, click Servers in farm.

  3. On the Servers in Farm page, find the failed server in the Server list, and then click Remove Server.

  4. Click Yes to confirm that you want to remove the server.

Once you have removed the failed front-end Web computer from Central Administration, you can add a new web front end computer using the standard deployment procedure.

Recovering a computer running SQL Server

If you have lost a computer running SQL Server but your database and log files are undamaged (for example, if the disk containing the operating system or SQL Server failed), follow this procedure:

Recover a computer running SQL Server

  1. Replace any damaged hardware.

  2. Install Windows and any service packs or updates.

  3. Install SQL Server.

  4. Attach the existing database and log files. Be sure not to change any of the database names.

  5. Add any needed logons and security settings.

Recovering a computer running Office Project Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services

When recovering a computer running Office Project Server 2007, you need to reinstall Office Project Server 2007 and then connect it to your existing databases. Because installing Office Project Server 2007 will create new SharePoint Products and Technologies configuration databases, you must use a different name for the configuration database to make sure that it does not overwrite your existing configuration database. You can then use the psconfig.exe tool to reconfigure your new Office Project Server 2007 installation to use your original configuration database.

Recover a computer running Office Project Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services

  1. Replace any damaged hardware.

  2. Install Office Project Server 2007. Choose the Advanced install and Complete Install options.

  3. In the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard, choose to create a new farm.

  4. Specify the same SQL Server instance, but change the Windows SharePoint Services configuration database default name from SharePoint_Config to SharePoint_Config_temp.

  5. When the installation finishes, on the Office Project Server 2007 computer, open a Command Prompt.

  6. Navigate to \program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\12\bin.

  7. Use psfoncig.exe to point the new Office Project Server 2007 installation to the previous configuration database:

    psconfig.exe -cmd configdb -connect -server <SQL Server instance> -database <original config db> -user <domain\user> -password <password>

  8. When psconfig.exe completes, run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard with the default options.

Recovering a computer running Office Project Server 2007 and Office SharePoint Server 2007

When recovering a computer running Office Project Server 2007 as part of a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 installation, you need to reinstall Office SharePoint Server 2007 first, and then install Office Project Server 2007. Once Office Project Server 2007 is installed, you can connect it to your existing databases. Since Office SharePoint Server 2007 install will create new SharePoint configuration databases, you must use a different name for the configuration database to make sure that it does not overwrite your existing configuration database. You can then use the psconfig.exe tool to reconfigure your new Office Project Server 2007 installation to use your original configuration database.

Recover a computer running Office Project Server 2007 and Office SharePoint Server 2007

  1. Replace any damaged hardware

  2. Install Office SharePoint Server 2007.Choose the Advanced install and Complete Install options.

  3. In the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard, choose to create a new farm.

  4. Give same SQL Server instance, but change the SharePoint configuration database default name from SharePoint_Config_to SharePoint_Config_temp.

  5. When Office SharePoint Server 2007 install completes, install Office Project Server 2007.

  6. When Office Project Server 2007 install completes, on the Office Project Server 2007 computer, open a command prompt window.

  7. Navigate to \Program files\Common files\Microsoft shared\Web server extensions\12\bin.

  8. Use psconfig.exe to point the new installation to the previous config db:

    psconfig.exe -cmd configdb -connect -server <SQL Server instance> -database <original config db> -user <domain\user> -password <password>

  9. When psconfig.exe finishes, run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard with the default options.

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Enterprise disaster recovery for Project Server 2007
Recovering your deployment in Project Server 2007