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Restore Microsoft SharePoint Service

Once the Microsoft SharePoint configuration databases have been rebuilt, you must restore the Microsoft SharePoint content databases. To do so, perform the following procedure:

To restore Microsoft SharePoint service

1. Using the Arcserve Backup Manager, restore all content database backups (STS_Config and STS_%machine_name%_1) to their original positions. The MSDE writer recreates the original content databases.

   Important! Restore only the content databases, STS_Config and STS_%machine_name%_1 under the MSDE writer.

2. Set the restored databases as the current content databases. To do so, perform the following steps:
   1. Launch the SharePoint Central Administration Site and select Configure virtual server settings and select the companyweb website.
   2. Select Virtual Server management and select Manage Content databases.
   3. On the Manage Content databases page, click the content databases created by the reinstallation process and enable the Remove content database option.
   4. Click OK.
3. On the same page, click Add a content database to add the restored databases as the current content databases.

   The Add a content database screen opens.

4. Enter the appropriate information in the required fields and click OK.
5. Launch http://companyweb/ to verify the result.

   The original Microsoft SharePoint data should be restored.