Use the Packages feature to export and to import a Windows
SharePoint Services Web site
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
You can use
the Packages feature to move a Web site as empty content. When a Web site is
moved as empty content, list data that is part of the original Web site does not
move with the Web pages in the package. However, documents in a document library
are packaged and will be moved with the Web pages in the package.
To use the Packages feature to move a Windows SharePoint Services Web site from
one server to another, follow these steps:
| 1. |
Start FrontPage 2003, click
File, and then click
Open site. |
| 2. |
In the "Look In" list, locate your source Web
site, and then click Open. |
| 3. |
Click Tools,
click Packages, and then click
Export. |
| 4. |
In the "Files in Web site" list, click the Web
site folder, and then click Add. |
| 5. |
Click OK. |
| 6. |
In the Save in
box, click the folder where you want to save your Web package,
click Open, and then click
Save. |
| 7. |
When you receive the message that states that
the Web package has been saved, click OK. |
| 8. |
Click Tools,
point to Packages, and then
click Import. |
| 9. |
In the "Look In" list, open the folder where
you saved your Web package, click the Web package file, and then
click Open. |
| 10. |
In the Destination
box, type the URL of the Web server where you want to import the
Web site package.
Alternatively, you can click Browse
to locate the Web server where you want to import the Web site
package. |
| 11. |
Click Import. |
| 12. |
In the Security Warning
dialog box, click Yes. |
| 13. |
In the Web Package
Your_Package_Name deployment complete dialog box,
click OK. |
Back up your Windows SharePoint Services Web site
Use the
Backup and Restore feature to back up the Windows SharePoint Services Web site
from one server and then restore the Web site to another server. To back up your
Windows SharePoint Services Web site, follow these steps:
| 1. |
Start FrontPage 2003, click
File, and then click
Open site. |
| 2. |
In the "Look In" list, locate your source Web
site, and then click Open. |
| 3. |
Click Tools,
point to Server, and then click
Backup Web Site. |
| 4. |
In the Backup Web Site
dialog box, click to select the Include
subsites in archive check box, and then click
OK. |
| 5. |
In the File Save
dialog box, click the folder where you want to save the Web site
backup, and then click Open. |
| 6. |
In the File Name
box, type a name for the backup file, and then click
Save. |
| 7. |
In the Web site backup
completed successfully dialog box, click
OK. |
| 8. |
Click File, and
then click Close Site. |
Restore your Windows SharePoint Services Web site
Restore your
Windows SharePoint Services Web site to a new Web site that does not have a
template applied. To restore your Windows SharePoint Services Web site, create a
new Web site at the root of the virtual server or to a subsite of your virtual
server. You can then use Restore Web Site to move your Windows SharePoint
Services Web site to the new Web site.
Note Permissions will not migrate with the Web site when it is restored
from backup.
To restore your Windows SharePoint Services Web site, follow these steps:
| 1. |
Start Microsoft Internet Explorer, and then
locate your Team Web Site Home page on your Windows SharePoint
Services Web site. |
| 2. |
At the top of the Home page, click
Site Settings. |
| 3. |
On the Site Settings page, click
Manage Sites and Workspaces. |
| 4. |
On the Sites and Workspaces page, click
Create. |
| 5. |
On the New SharePoint Site page, in the
Title box, type the title that
you want to give the Web page. |
| 6. |
In the URL name
box, type the name that you want to use for the URL of the Web
page. |
| 7. |
Click Create. |
| 8. |
When the Template Selector page opens, quit
Internet Explorer. Do not select a template. |
| 9. |
Start FrontPage 2003. |
| 10. |
On the File
menu, click Open Site. |
| 11. |
In the Site name
box, type the URL of the site that you created in steps 1
through 9, and then click Open. |
| 12. |
Click Tools,
point to Server, and then click
Restore Web Site. |
| 13. |
In the File Open
dialog box, open the folder where you saved the Web site backup
file. |
| 14. |
Click your Web site backup file, and then click
Open. |
| 15. |
In the Restore Web Site
dialog box, click OK. |
| 16. |
In the Web site restore
completed successfully dialog box, click
OK. |
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