Backing Up Applications and Data

Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Windows Server Backup.

In the Actions pane of the snap-in default page, under Windows Server Backup, click Backup Schedule. This opens the Backup Schedule Wizard.

On the Getting Started page, click Next.

On the Select Backup Configuration page, do one of the following, and then click Next:

• Click Full server (recommended) to back up all volumes on the server, including the volume or volumes that contain the application. This is the recommended option.
  
  
• Click Custom to back up just certain volumes, and then click Next.
  
  
  1. On the Select Items for Backup page, click Add Items. In Select Items, select the check boxes for the volumes that contain the application. Click OK.
     
     
  2. On the Select Items for Backup page, click Advanced Settings, click the VSS Settings tab, and then select either VSS full Backup or VSS copy Backup. Click OK and then click Next.
     
     

On the Specify Backup Time page, do one of the following, and then click Next:

• Click Once a day, and then select the time from the drop-down list to start running the daily backup.
  
  
• Click More than once a day. Then, to select a start time, under Available time, click the time that you want the backup to start, and then click Add to move the time under Scheduled time. Repeat for each start time that you want to add.
  
  

On the Specify Destination Type page, do one of the following and then click Next:

• Select Back up to a hard disk that is dedicated for backups (recommended).
  
  
  1. On the Select Destination Disk page, select the check box for the disk that you attached for this purpose, and then click Next.
     
     
  2. By default, the likely disk or disks are shown in the list. These disks are external disks that can be used for moving backups offsite for disaster protection. If the list is empty, or the disk that you want to use is not listed, click Show All Available Disks. In Show All Available Disks, select the check box next to the disk that you want to use to store the backups, click OK, and then on Select Destination Disk, select the check box for the disk again. This disk will no longer be visible in Windows Explorer—to prevent data from accidentally being stored on the drive and then overwritten, and to prevent accidental loss of backups.
     
     
  3. A message informs you that the selected disk will be formatted and any existing data will be deleted. Click Yes. Do not click Yes if you have data on the disk that you need. To use a different disk, click No, and then select a different disk under Available disks.
     
     

  	Important
  	We recommend that you record and then physically attach the label information to any external disks that you are using to store backups. If you need to recover data from the backup stored on the disk, you will need this information to identify the disk.

• Select Back up to a shared network folder.
  
  
  1. On the Specify Remote Shared Folder page, type the path to the folder. In this folder, a folder named WindowsImageBackup will be created. The backup that you create will be saved at: \\<RemoteServer>\<SharedFolderPath>\WindowsImageBackup\<ComputerBackedUp>.
     
     
  2. Also on the Specify Remote Shared Folder page, click Do not inherit if you want the backup to be accessible only for the user credentials used to create the backup, and then click Next. The Register Backup Schedule dialog will appear. Type a user name and password for a user account that has write permissions on the computer that is hosting the remote folder, and then click OK.
     
     

On the Confirmation page, review the details, and then click Finish. If you have dedicated a disk for storage, the wizard formats the disk, which may take several minutes depending on the size of the disk.

On the Summary page, click Close.