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We have to move a Sharepoint 2010 web application from and old server to a new one.

The old server has Sharepoint 2010 and SQL Server both installed. The new server is actually 2 VMs, one for Sharepoint and another for SQL Server.

So, I had created a backup of the web-app using the cmdlet Backup-SPFarm in Sharepoint Management Shell. Uploaded the backup to the new server and executed the following command to restore it.

Restore-SPFarm -Directory C:\SPBackup -RestoreMethod new -NewDatabaseServer 374862-db1\sharepointdev

But it says:

Restore-SPFarm : The restore job failed. For more information, see the error lo g that is located in the backup directory. At line:1 char:15 + Restore-SPFarm <<<< -Directory C:\SPBackup -RestoreMethod new -NewDatabaseServer 374862-db1\sharepointdev + CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...dletRestoreFarm: SPCmdletRestoreFarm) [Restore-SPFarm], SPException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletRestoreFarm

Checking the log I can see there are 2 Fatal Errors:

Object SharePoint - Pilot failed in event OnRestore. For more information, see the spbackup.log or sprestore.log file located in the backup directory. SPException: The specified user or domain group was not found.

Object WSS_Content_4010a143199e424eb76518b57b56c5c2 failed in event OnRestore. For more information, see the spbackup.log or sprestore.log file located in the backup directory. SqlException: The operation did not proceed far enough to allow RESTART. Reissue the statement without the RESTART qualifier.

Any ideas to solve or workaround the problem are always welcome.

Thank you.

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  • Why didn't you just add a database server to the existing farm and move the db files?
    – Mike Oryszak
    Sep 6, 2011 at 21:55
  • I'm not a Sharepoint expert and googling I found that command is the 'correct' way to backup and restore sites, but I'll try your suggestion.
    – empz
    Sep 7, 2011 at 17:26

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The error "The specified user or domain group was not found." is the likely culprit. Make sure that the Farm Admin account is a local admin on the server you are trying to restore to.

Does the Farm Admin have full access to the new sql server?

Was this a single server install? Is the server joined to the same domain?

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I ended up using the backward compatibility commands spsadm to backup and restore the site.

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