You can back up and restore data for Windows SharePoint Services by:

  • Using the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 tools to back up the databases.
  • Using the Stsadm.exe command-line tool to back up individual site collections.

For more information about backup and restore procedures, see Administering backup and recovery for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 technology.

Note:
The guide at this location is for Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0; however, most of the operational concepts still apply for Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0 SP1.