Disaster Recovery / SharePoint 2010
A farm record is a recovery tool, not paperwork
The most useful document during an incident is the one that explains how the environment was built and what changed.
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Disaster Recovery
Records, backups, recovery tests and the difference between having a plan and being able to use it.
Recovery is a practised capability, not a document in a shared drive. These notes focus on evidence, ownership and the small configuration details that become critical during an incident.
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Outside reading
Useful references
Keep the current product documentation close when applying advice from an older entry.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint administration (opens in a new tab)Operational guidance for service settings, site management and the modern admin experience.
- Microsoft Support (opens in a new tab)Support articles, troubleshooting steps and product help from Microsoft.
- Microsoft Security Response Center (opens in a new tab)Security advisories, update guidance and vulnerability response information.
- Microsoft Learn: Windows Server documentation (opens in a new tab)Current guidance for Windows Server roles, networking, storage and management.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint documentation (opens in a new tab)The starting point for current SharePoint administration, development and hybrid guidance.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint search (opens in a new tab)Documentation for search architecture, crawling and result management.
- Microsoft Learn: PowerShell documentation (opens in a new tab)Language reference, cmdlet documentation and guidance for repeatable automation.
- PowerShell Gallery (opens in a new tab)A public repository for PowerShell modules and scripts. Review package provenance before use.