July 2009 Entries

Copying SharePoint Content Databases Between Environments Without STSAdmin

  There are a zillion and one posts and how-tos out there amongst the Interwebs detailing the supposed “correct” way to use STSADMIN to copy or promote SharePoint Content Databases between different environments (i.e. Dev<->Stage<->Prod).  The problem with the typical STSADMIN approach is that it forces you to create a new Web Application within the target environment.  Well what if you’re dealing with a pre-existing target environment with complex IIS Bindings and or Alternate Access Mappings, etc (i.e. things that make you not want to hassle with having to re-set them all up.)  So in these circumstances, the easiest...

posted @ Friday, July 31, 2009 10:29 AM | Feedback (1)