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Administrator's Guide for Active Backup for Business Windows PCs and Physical Servers Based on Active Backup for Business 2.2.0 1 - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 2
deduplication Native hypervisor Backup Configuration 08 Windows PC and Server Backup Create a backup task Manage backup tasks Restoration Guide 13 Recovery options Restore an entire device Recover individual files Restore servers to virtual machines Best Practices 18 Maintain - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 3
backup, Instant Restore physical and virtual devices to virtual machines, and a powerful deduplication mechanism that helps cut back on storage use. These features come with each installation of ABB, which is free for Synology NAS users. ABB also offers users a wide range of backup options and - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 4
Supported systems Backup type PC Physical Server Virtual Machine File Server System / version Windows 10 Creators Update (all editions), Windows 10 Business Agent can perform Application-aware backup on Windows PC's with the help of Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). Introduction 02 - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 5
data consistency with the help of Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). • Fully restore your entire virtual machines to VMware or Hyper-V. • Use Instant Restore to restore your virtual machine to Synology's native hypervisor, Synology Virtual Machine Manager, as well as directly to VMware or - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 6
data. Administrative privileges are required to install, update, or uninstall Synology Active Backup for Business Agent. This tool is available for download to be restored. Follow the instructions in the Active Backup for Business Recovery Media Guide to learn how to create recovery media for - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 7
is performed. This feature uses VMware Tools and Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to make sure that the backed up data of virtual machines when backing up actively used data. Forever-incremental backup Synology recommends that users enable Forever-incremental backup to maximize the - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 8
. Make sure that Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) on each protected device has been for a virtual machine, refer to the instructions this article. Data deduplication Active Backup for ABB with Synology's native hypervisor, Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), powers two distinctive - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 9
case of sudden failure. Instant Restore Instant Restore allows users to instantly run servers and virtual machines backed up with ABB as virtual machines in Synology VMM. Users can use this feature to implement rapid recoveries while continuing to use services in case of system crashes. 07 - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 10
Backup Configuration The following sections provide instructions on preparing backup targets, creating and system volumes and configurations, with the help of Synology Active Backup for Business Agent. Before you start 1. Install Synology Active Backup for Business Agent on the target - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 11
Agent is installed on a PC or physical server and is connected to your Synology NAS, a backup task is created according to an applicable template. More than Customized volume: Manually select backup targets. Note that external devices other than external hard drives are not supported. Select a - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 12
backups. Notes: • Application-aware backup uses Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to make sure that the backed up data is consistent if you wish to use this backup feature. Schedule backup tasks If Manual backup is selected, users must start each backup task themselves. Scheduled backups - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 13
Backup Configuration A version can meet more than one retention rule at a time. For example, a version can be retained by the weekly retention rule and daily retention rule at the same time. Advanced retention policy employs the GFS, or Grandfather-Father-Son retention mechanism. Manage backup tasks - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 14
Backup for Business Agent installer from the Download Center, and upload it to any folder on your Synology NAS using File Station. Make a note of the location of the installer. 2. Sign in to device. Refer to this article for detailed instructions. 3. Execute the following command to install the - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 15
Guide Restoration Guide • Entire device restore: Create a bootable ISO image or USB drive and boot your device into the Active Backup for Business Recovery Wizard. VMware, Hyper-V, or Synology VMM directly from a compressed and deduplicated backup image to resume services efficiently. • Full Virtual - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 16
portable drives and used to repair or troubleshoot systems. Windows PE is included with the ABB Recovery Media Creator, but needs to be downloaded together with Deployment Tools as part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) for manual recovery media creation. Restoration Guide - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 17
Restoration Guide Bare-metal restore with recovery media Once you have successfully created recovery media for the device that you wish to restore, you can use your recovery drive to boot the device into Active Backup for Business Recovery Wizard. Step-by-step instructions on how to restore your - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 18
on your device. If you select Download, the selected files will be downloaded via your browser to your chosen download location. Restoration Guide Restore files or folders from DSM Administrators and accounts administrating Active Backup for Business can access the Restore Portal from any device - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 19
Guide Server, select your device and click Restore. 3. Choose Instant Restore to Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), Restore to VMware vSphere, or Restore to Machine Restore. 5. Select the desired restore point and follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the setup. 6. Upon completion, - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 20
: This option allows you to back up your ABB data and settings to more locations, including portable drives, file servers, and public cloud storage. However, recovery requires you to first restore the backup to a functioning Synology NAS before relinking and restarting ABB tasks. Best Practices 18 - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 21
, in public clouds, or other storage media. This tutorial provides detailed instructions on how to back up and relink your Active Backup for Business data you should use depends on if your Synology NAS is integrated with either LDAP or Active Directory Services, which will manage backups. It also - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 22
Agent on a number of computers. • Other methods to edit and distribute the agent to remote devices include using scripts and asking users to manually install the agent. • Using a Group Policy Object in Windows Server Manager allows you to prepopulate the Windows installer for the agent with DSM - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 23
are to share the same settings. Also, these clients will share the same Synology NAS as the backup destination. 1. Download the .msi installer for the latest edit the .msi installer file. 3. Follow the instructions in this article to finish preparing the agent and to execute mass deployment with - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 24
relink Active Backup for Business data to a destination Synology NAS? • How to customize Active Backup for Business Backup for Business data to another Synology NAS/Server/ USB flash drive/cloud service? • How many devices can , feel free to also check out Synology's YouTube channel. There, you can - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 25
, and full devices or volumes using ABB in DSM. Both DSM users and end users can be assigned permissions to restore files and folders from Synology NAS using Active Backup for Business Portal. Backup settings can only be configured on the server side by accounts that have access to Active Backup - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 26
of DSM account • Password of DSM account • IP address of Synology NAS • End users can always view the following details: • Username of DSM account • IP address of Synology NAS • End users cannot change login details after installation. • End users - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Windows PCs and P - Page 27
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Administrator's Guide for
Active Backup for
Business
Windows PCs and Physical Servers
Based on
Active Backup for Business 2.2.0