How to Get Backup, Restore Site Collection & Deploy the Wsp File

Step 0: we want to run the following command in shell window(step 2).

Backup-SPSite -Identity "site collection url" -Path "bak file location"

Example:

Backup-SPSite -Identity "http://SITENAME/sites/ab" -Path "C:/AB.bak"

Step 1: we want to create the site collection in the following way;

             Start à All Programs à Microsoft Office SharePoint Products 2010 à SharePoint 2010 Central Administration à Create Site Collections à Choose web Application Port(80),  Enter title, choose(/sites/) and enter web site address and then choose the template selection(Team Site).

Step 2: we want to open the Shell window in the following way;

Start à All Programs à Microsoft Office SharePoint Products 2010 à SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (Run as administrator).

Step 3: Restore the existing site collection to new site collection using the following  command;

Restore-SPSite –identity "site collection url" -Path "bak file with location" –force

The above command copy & paste in shell window (step 2) and then enter.

Example;

Restore-SPSite –identity "http://SITENAME/sites/ab" -Path "D:/AB.bak" –force

Step 4: If we want to deploy the first time (wsp file), follow the step 5.1 otherwise (next time) follow the step 5.2.  

Step 5: 1. We want to keep the wsp file in server location then following command copy & paste in shell window (step 2) and then enter one by one.

A.      People Leader web part

i. Add-SPSolution -LiteralPath "wsp file location"

ii. Install-SPSolution -Identity wsp file name -WebApplication site url –GACDeployment

B.      Individual Contributor web part

i. Add-SPSolution -LiteralPath " wsp file location "

ii. Install-SPSolution -Identity wsp file name -WebApplication site url –GACDeployment

Example;

C.      People Leader web part

i. Add-SPSolution -LiteralPath "C:\spbackup\ABbank\ABC.wsp"

ii. Install-SPSolution -Identity ABC.wsp -WebApplication http://SITENAME/ –GACDeployment

D.      Individual Contributor web part

i. Add-SPSolution -LiteralPath "C:\spbackup\ABbank\DEF.wsp"

ii. Install-SPSolution -Identity DEF.wsp -WebApplication http://SITENAME/ –GACDeployment

Step 5: 2. We want to do the following things;

Start à All Programs à Microsoft Office SharePoint Products 2010 à SharePoint 2010 Central Administration à System Settings à Manage Farm Solutions

It is showing the list of wsp files, we want to click our required wsp file then click “Retract Solution” after that we will wait until the status change from deployed to not deployed. There after we want to click the same wsp file then click “Remove Solution” after that we will wait until the file removed.

Then follow the step 5.1.

Step 6: We want to Add or Modify the item(new site collection url) in Site URL List.

Example;

http://SITENAME.com/sites/ab

Step 7: Finished.