Administrator Guide

4 To access the Windows Server Backup feature:
• Start Server Manager, from the Tools menu, select Windows Server Backup.
• Alternatively, start Server Manager, from the Tools menu, select Computer Management > Storage > Windows Server Backup .
The Windows Server Backup console is displayed in the working pane of the window.
The following backup options are available:
• Local Backup—To perform single backup or schedule a regular backup using Backup Schedule Wizard or the Backup Once
Wizard on your system.
NOTE: In the Windows Server Backup feature, use the Recovery Wizard to recover les, applications, volumes,
or the system state from a backup that was created earlier.
• Online Backup—To perform online backup, by register your system for the Windows Azure Online Backup. For more information,
go to technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831419.aspx.
Selecting volumes to back up
To create a backup, specify the volumes that you want to include. The volumes you select impact what you can recover. You have the
following volume and recovery options.
Volume Options Recovery Options
Full server (all
volumes)
Back up all volumes if you want to be able to recover the full server—all the les, data, applications, and the
system state.
Critical volumes Back up critical volumes (volumes containing OS les) if you only want to be able to recover the OS or system
state.
Non-critical volumes Back up individual volumes if you only want to be able to recover les, applications, or data from that volume.
Selecting a storage location
To store the backups that you create, you must specify a location. On the basis of type of storage you specify, you must be aware of the
following issues.
Storage Type
Details
Shared Folder
If you store your backup in a remote shared folder, your backup is overwritten each time you create a new backup.
Do not select this option if you want to store a series of backups.
If the backup process fails while you are trying to create a backup to a shared folder that already contains a
backup, you might be left without any backups. To work around this, you can create subfolders in the shared folder
to store your backups.
DVD, other optical
media, or removable
media
If you store your backup on optical or removable media, you can only recover entire volumes, not applications or
individual les. In addition, backing up to media that has less than 1 GB of free disk space is not supported.
Local hard disk
If you store your backup on an internal hard disk, you can:
• Recover les, folders, applications, and volumes.
• Perform system state and operating system recoveries if the backup used contains all the critical volumes.
However, you cannot perform an OS recovery if the backup is on the same physical disk as one or more critical
volumes.
Using your NAS system 31