Use this dialog box to select the restore options for the Configuration Database.
Farm Name
Displays the Farm Name in which the Configuration Database resides. You can use this space to change the Farm Name.
Description
Displays the description of the Configuration Database being restored.
Server
Displays the name of the server that holds the Configuration Database. You can use this space to change the server name.
Name
Restore Defaults
Click to undo any changes made to the fields.
Database file(s) location on the destination server
You can use this space to specify a path on the destination server for the database file(s), when performing a cross-machine restore.
Log file(s) location on the database server
You can use this space to specify a path on the destination server for the log file(s), when performing a cross-machine restore.
Browse
Click to browse the file system and find a specific path for database / log file(s) on the destination server.
The two Browse buttons are applicable only if the SQL Databases are:
- backed up using the SharePoint iDataAgent
restored to another All-in-One serverAdvanced
Click to display the Advanced Restore Options screen.Save As Script
Click to open the Save As Script dialog, which allows you to save this operation and the selected options as a script file (in XML format). The script can later be executed from the Command Line Interface using qoperation execute command.
When you save an operation as a script, each option in the dialog will have a corresponding XML parameter in the script file. When executing the script, you can modify the value for any of these XML parameters as per need.
For more information on backups performed from the command line, see SharePoint Server Agent Operations from the Command Line Interface.