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Performing Backup of Your Server, Accessing the Microsoft Windows Server Backup Snap-in

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Performing Backup of Your Server Accessing the Microsoft Windows Server Backup Snap-in 1 Click Start Administrative Tools Server Manager. 2 In the left pane, expand Storage and click Windows Server Backup. The following backup options are available: • Enabling backups to be run on a regular schedule using the Backup Schedule Wizard. • Creating a one-time backup using the Backup Once Wizard. NOTE: The Backup Once Wizard is intended for you to create backups that supplement regularly-scheduled backups. It is recommended that you do not use the Backup Once Wizard as the only means of creating backups. You can recover a backup of a scheduled backup or one-time backup using the Recover Wizard. Choosing Volumes to Backup To create a backup, you need to specify the volumes that you want to include. The volumes you select impact what you can recover. You have the following options. Volume Options Full server (all volumes) Critical volumes Noncritical volumes Recovery Options Back up all volumes if you want to be able to recover the full server-all the files, data, applications, and the system state. Back up just critical volumes (volumes containing operating system files) if you only want to be able to recover the operating system or system state. Back up just individual volumes if you only want to be able to recover files, applications, or data from that volume. 48 Using Your NAS System

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Using Your NAS System
Performing Backup of Your Server
Accessing the Microsoft Windows Server Backup Snap-in
1
Click
Start
Administrative Tools
Server Manager
.
2
In the left pane, expand
Storage
and click
Windows Server Backup
.
The following backup options are available:
Enabling backups to be run on a regular schedule using the
Backup
Schedule Wizard
.
Creating a one-time backup using the
Backup Once Wizard.
NOTE:
The
Backup Once Wizard
is intended for you to create backups that
supplement regularly-scheduled backups. It is recommended that you do not use
the
Backup Once Wizard
as the only means of creating backups.
You can recover a backup of a scheduled backup or one-time backup using the
Recover Wizard.
Choosing Volumes to Backup
To create a backup, you need to specify the volumes that you want to include.
The volumes you select impact what you can recover. You have the following
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 files, data,
applications, and the system state.
Critical volumes
Back up just critical volumes (volumes
containing operating system files) if you only
want to be able to recover the operating system
or system state.
Noncritical volumes
Back up just individual volumes if you only
want to be able to recover files, applications, or
data from that volume.