Data Stores and Backup Intervals

The following data stores should be included in any backup and recovery plan for the solution platform.

Table: Data Stores and Backup Intervals

Data store	Backup interval	Recovery source	Tools required	Dependencies
Active Directory (Active Directory store)	24 hours	Backup domain controllers	Active Directory tools	RMDB, PlansDB, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 mail stores
Exchange mail stores	24 hours	Disk backup Transaction logs Tape backup	Exchange tools	RMDB, PlansDB, Active Directory
Exchange public stores	24 hours	Disk backup Transaction logs Tape backup	Exchange tools	RMDB, PlansDB, Active Directory
Resource Manager database (ResourceManager)	24 hours	Disk backup Transaction logs Tape backup	Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (contact Microsoft support if no backup)	PlansDB, Active Directory, Exchange stores, SharePoint Services
Customer Plans database (PlanManager)	24 hours	Disk backup Transaction logs Tape backup	SQL Server (contact Microsoft support if no backup)	PlansDB, Active Directory, Exchange stores
Microsoft Provisioning System (MPS) transaction logs (PlanManager, ResourceManager)	Every 10 minutes to every hour, depending on volume	Disk backup Tape backup	SQL Server	None
MPS audit logs (MPFAudit)	24 hours	Disk backup Tape backup	SQL Server	None
MPF Configuration Database (MPFConfig)	24 hours	Disk backup Tape backup	SQL Server	None
PWDB40	24 hours (change to simple recovery model or do transaction log backups as well)	Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 OnePoint database	SQL Server	Operations Manager OnePoint
SharePoint Services (WSS_Content, SharePoint_Config, SharePoint_AdminContent_xxx, WSS_Search_xxx)	24 hours	Disk backup Transaction logs Tape backup	SQL Server	RMDB, PlansDB, Active Directory
SharePoint Transaction Logs (WSS_Content, SharePoint_Config, SharePoint_AdminContent_xxx)	As dictated by voume of changes	Disk backup Tape backup	SQL Server	None