Skip to main content
SharePoint

You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.

We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.

6
  • Thanks for answering. I checked my db is 20Go. Does the backup weight the same ? I mention the logo, but in fact, I don't care about the logo, I just want a real copy of my site collection. During the backup (how much time it takes to complete?) users won't be able to use the site, right ? or data corruption may appear (as I read on microsoft) ? Commented Mar 9, 2015 at 9:25
  • The backup operation may take some time to complete, and yes, the size of your site collection is the same as your content db size. IMO, I would suggest doing this during off-hours, the night, with a scheduled task. You could use the "UseSqlSnapshot" but the result will not take in consideration the last users updates. Commented Mar 9, 2015 at 9:27
  • Ok, so the best practice would be to do this off-hours without UseSqlSnapshot (because not needed) right ? Another question, do you have any ideas about the time it will take ? 1hour or 7hours for example ? can you confirm that Backup-SPSite have no impact on the site itself ? (except performances). Last question, no problem importing the backup while Farm are in different versions ? (Dest > source is enough no ?) Commented Mar 9, 2015 at 9:33
  • If you'll be doing that in off-hours, there's no need to user 'UseSqlSnapshot' parameter. For the time that it will take, I can't tell you exactly how much it will take, but I think it will not exceed 2 hours, but I can be wrong. Finally, I can confirm that 'Backup-SPSite' has no impact on the site itself. The risk is that your site goes in a read only mode. If that happened, don't panic, just run this script : Set-SPSite -Identity "<SiteCollection>" -LockState "Unlock" (technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263238.aspx) Commented Mar 9, 2015 at 9:38
  • Hope it helps. You can email me if needed at [email protected] Commented Mar 9, 2015 at 9:42