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SharePoint Server 2016 has been tested in a disaster recovery scenario using SQL Server 2016 as the Access Application Database Server Platforms. In all scenarios we were able to successfully recover the Access Applications on the Secondary SharePoint farm and perform all CRUD operations post failover, after following the guidance in this document.
Is there a Project Server database for SharePoint?
Yes, recommended. The Project Server service application database is only found in SharePoint Server 2013. Project Servers 2016 and 2019 don’t create a database for SharePoint Servers 2016 and 2019 but use the Content database (WSS_Content).
Why is my configuration database not created in SharePoint?
You can click on the PSCDiagnostics log file to get more insights related to this error. Once the correct permissions are set, re-run the Product Configuration Wizard and it should complete without any issues. Couple of things to confirm. Also Make sure that All pre-req installed properly. I had almost similar issue.
SharePoint Server 2013 has been tested in a disaster recovery scenario using SQL Server 2012 and as the Access Application Database Server Platforms. SharePoint Server 2016 has been tested in a disaster recovery scenario using SQL Server 2016 as the Access Application Database Server Platforms.
Is there a way to recover SharePoint farm?
Despite this let’s concentrate on the ways to recover your SharePoint Server 2016 farm at another location. Despite the type and scale of a disaster, recovery includes the use of a standby data center by which you can also recover the farm.
Which is the best recovery strategy for SharePoint?
Virtualization provides a workable and cost effective option for a warm standby recovery solution. You can use Hyper-V as an in-house solution or Azure as a hosted solution to provide necessary infrastructure for recovery. For more information, see Deploying SharePoint Server 2016 with SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups in Azure
How to prepare for a disaster recovery farm?
By matching Authentication Realms, and Database Server ReferenceIDs so they are the same in the disaster recovery farm as in the primary farm, you will be prepared for recovery. Likewise, it is essential to know which databases must be managed in order to recover successfully.
How to restore content databases in SharePoint Server?
Verify that the user account that is performing this procedure is a member of the Farm Administrators SharePoint group. Start Central Administration. In Central Administration, on the home page, in the Backup and Restore section, click Restore from a backup.
How to recover a full SharePoint server farm?
To successfully recover a full SharePoint Server farm after a data center failover, additional steps are needed and the reader is directed to review the steps in Plan for high availability and disaster recovery for SharePoint Server.
How to restore database in SQL Server management studio?
Open SQL Server Management Studio and connect to the database server. In Object Explorer, expand Databases. Right-click the database that you want to restore, point to Tasks, and then click Restore Database. In the Restore Database dialog, on the Options page, select the kind of recovery that you want to perform from the Recovery state list.
What to do in the event of a SharePoint shutdown?
In most scenarios, SharePoint products is one of several applications that must be recovered in the event of a data center shutdown that qualifies as a disaster. For this reason we have not included information about disaster recovery planning but focus on options for making sure that you can recover your SharePoint Server farm at another location.