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In Central Administration, on the home page, in the Backup and Restore section, click Restore from a backup. On the Restore from Backup — Step 1 of 3: Select Backup to Restore page, from the list of backups, select the backup job that contains the content database backup, and then click Next.
How do I restore a TFS database?
Restore your data
- Launch TFSRestore.exe.
- In Target SQL Server Instance, enter the SQL Server instance you will use as the data tier and choose Connect.
- Choose Add Share and enter the UNC path to the network share that is configured with read/write access to Everyone where you stored the backups of your TFS data.
How do I find my SharePoint database configuration?
Get SharePoint Database cmdlet
- Using Get-SPDatabase you can list all SharePoint databases.
- You can specify specific fields to be shown like “Select -property Name, Type“.
- You can also filter the SharePoint database with its type “Configuration Database“.
- Finally, you will add “.
Which Powershell command is used to restore a SharePoint farm?
Restore-SPFarm cmdlet
The Restore-SPFarm cmdlet restores one or more items from a backup such as an individual database, Web application, or the entire farm. This cmdlet can also be used to apply a farm template to the entire farm.
In earlier versions of SharePoint, you could not restore the configuration database and, therefore, you could not restore the configuration of a farm. Now you do not have to restore the configuration database because you can restore the farm configuration directly. You can use PowerShell to restore a farm’s configuration.
You can restore a farm configuration in SharePoint Server by using the SharePoint Central Administration website or Microsoft PowerShell. Which backup tool you use depends on what kind of environment you have deployed, what your backup schedule requires, and what service level agreements you have made with your organization.
What is the config database in SharePoint stack?
A configuration database in SharePoint is what defines your farm. It keeps all the information about other databases, servers and services that comprise the farm. So, the config database in my farm was restored.
Can a PowerShell restore the config database?
So can Powershell: After a restore the DB, the farm acts as it should, yes. Use Central Admin to ensure the Content DB is attached to your Site Collection. Actualy microsoft does not support the restoration of the configuration database by using the built-in backup and restore functionality.