Backing Up and Restoring Commerce Server

It is recommended that you back up your Commerce Server configuration every time it changes so that you can easily return it to a previous state should you experience a hardware or software catastrophe.

To back up your Commerce Server installation

  1. Back up your SQL Server databases using SQL Enterprise Manager.

  2. Back up your Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 metabase using Microsoft Windows 2000 Backup Wizard.

  3. Back up your Registry using Backup Wizard.

  4. Back up your Commerce Server files using Backup Wizard.

  5. Package your Commerce Server site using Commerce Server Site Packager.

To restore your Commerce Server installation

  1. Restore your IIS metabase using Backup Wizard.

  2. Restore your Registry using Windows 2000 Restore Wizard.

  3. Restore your Commerce Server files using Restore Wizard.

  4. Unpack your Commerce Server site and/or resources using Commerce Server Site Packager.

See Also

Using Site Packager

Backing Up Your Site

Backing Up and Restoring an SQL Database

Minimizing Backup and Recovery Times in Mission-Critical Environments


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