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Backup Process Flow
The process for completely backing up your SMS site server involves the same basic steps whether you’re automating this task through the SMS Administrator Console or carrying out the procedure yourself. In either case, you should have successfully backed up the following data:
SMS site database
SMS directory on the site server
Master site control file (SMS\Inboxes\Sitectrl.box\Sitectrl.ct0)
SMS and NAL registry keys on the site server
The following sections explore how to back up the data types listed above. We’ll begin by discussing SMS Service Manager, first discussed in Chapter 3, “Configuring Site Server Properties and Site Systems,” and then again in Chapter 5, to stop all SMS services and components.
Stopping All Services and Components
Before you initiate any manual backup steps, you must of course stop any SMS services and components that might be running so that they don’t leave any files open or lock any portion of the database. This includes ending any remote SMS Administrator Console sessions that might be active.SMS services and components are best managed through the SMS Service Manager tool in the SMS Administrator Console. We discussed how to use this tool in Chapter 5, and we’ll review briefly here. To stop a service or component, follow these steps:
In the SMS Administrator Console, navigate to the Tools node, select SMS Service Manager, right-click it, choose Select All Tasks, and then choose Start SMS Service Manager.
Expand the site server entry and then select Components to display a list of available components, as shown in Figure 18.3.
Figure 18.3: The SMS Service Manager window, showing available services and components.
To view the current status of a component, select it and click the Query Component button (an exclamation point). To disable the component, select it and click the Stop button (the red square).
Click the Query Component button again to verify that the component has stopped.
To start a component, select it and click the Start button (the green triangle).
| Tip | You can stop or start all the components at one time by choosing Select All from the Component menu and then clicking the Stop or Start button. |
By stopping the SMS Executive first through the SMS Service Manager, you will stop most of the other SMS components, as many of these components are themselves started by the SMS Executive. After you’ve stopped all SMS services and components using this technique, verify that at least the following services have indeed stopped by running the Services program in the Administrative Tools folder, accessible by clicking Start and then Programs:
SMS Executive
SMS Site Component Manager
SMS SQL Monitor
SQL Executive
Only after you’ve stopped all the services and components should you back up the SMS site database.
Backing Up the Site Database
You can back up this database using a number of techniques. You could use SQL Server’s BACKUP command through the SQL Server Enterprise Manager. (This process is described in Chapter 19.) You could use your favorite third- party backup system, such as Veritas Backup Exec, which includes add-ons that back up SQL Server databases. (Review your backup product’s documentation to learn how.) You could also use the Backup SMS Site Server maintenance tasks available through the SMS Administrator Console. These tasks are described in the section entitled “Backing Up the Site Through Systems Management Server” later in this chapter.
Backing Up Registry Keys and the Directory Structure
Backing Up the Site Server” later in this chapter.
