topic SMMOSS5.0 WEF or Index server backup in Data Protection https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SMMOSS5-0-WEF-or-Index-server-backup/m-p/10177#M9659 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When WFE or Index server is backed up, is SDU necessary? </P><P>Isn't the necessity in SDW if neither the Index data nor IIS setting are backed up?</P><P></P><P>Best Regards,</P><P></P><P>-masaru</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:14:35 GMT masaru 2025-06-05T07:14:35Z SMMOSS5.0 WEF or Index server backup https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SMMOSS5-0-WEF-or-Index-server-backup/m-p/10177#M9659 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When WFE or Index server is backed up, is SDU necessary? </P><P>Isn't the necessity in SDW if neither the Index data nor IIS setting are backed up?</P><P></P><P>Best Regards,</P><P></P><P>-masaru</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:14:35 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SMMOSS5-0-WEF-or-Index-server-backup/m-p/10177#M9659 masaru 2025-06-05T07:14:35Z Re: SMMOSS5.0 WEF or Index server backup https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SMMOSS5-0-WEF-or-Index-server-backup/m-p/10181#M9660 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Masaru-san,</P><P></P><P>Not sure what do you mean by SDU - probably not SnapDrive for UNIX? <SPAN __jive_emoticon_name="wink" __jive_macro_name="emoticon" class="jive_macro jive_emote" height="16" src="https://community.netapp.com/4.0.6/images/emoticons/wink.gif" width="16"></SPAN></P><P></P><P>This is a very good doc explaining SMMOSS 5.0 workflow:</P><P><A href="https://fieldportal.netapp.com/ci_getfile.asp?method=1&amp;uid=7178&amp;docid=24326" target="_blank">https://fieldportal.netapp.com/ci_getfile.asp?method=1&amp;uid=7178&amp;docid=24326</A></P><P></P><P>Comments below slide 25 describe in detail a process of backing up Search Indexes. Basically SharePoint services get paused (hence the need for an agent), LUN with indexes is snapped via SDW &amp; then SharePoint services are restarted.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Radek</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 10 May 2010 14:44:09 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SMMOSS5-0-WEF-or-Index-server-backup/m-p/10181#M9660 radek_kubka 2010-05-10T14:44:09Z