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    Install Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008

    Windows Server Backup

    The Windows Server Backup feature in Windows Server 2008 consists of a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in and command-line tools that provide a complete solution for your day-to-day backup and recovery needs. You can use four wizards to guide you through running backups and recoveries. You can use Windows Server Backup to back up a full server (all volumes), selected volumes, or the system state. You can recover volumes, folders, files, certain applications, and the system state. And, in case of disasters like hard disk failures, you can perform a system recovery, which will restore your complete system onto the new hard disk, by using a full server backup and the Windows Recovery Environment.

    You can use Windows Server Backup to create and manage backups for the local computer or a remote computer. You can also schedule backups to run automatically and you can perform one-time backups to augment the scheduled backups.


    Installing Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008

    Since Windows Server Backup is an optional component, it is not installed by default. By completing the steps below, you can add Windows Server Backup to your installation of Windows Server 2008.

    To access backup and recovery tools for Windows Server 2008, you must install the Windows Server Backup, Command-line Tools, and Windows PowerShell items that are available in the Add Features Wizard in Server Manager. This installs the following tools:
    • Windows Server Backup Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in

    • Wbadmin command-line tool

    • Windows Server Backup cmdlets (Windows PowerShell commands)

    Note:
    To install Windows Server Backup features in Server Manager, you must be a member of the Backup Operators or Administrators group. You can also access Windows Server Backup from Server Manager, under the Storage node.

    To install backup and recovery tools :-
    1. Click Start, click Server Manager, in the left pane click Features, and then in the right pane click Add Features. This opens the Add Features Wizard.

    2. In the Add Features Wizard, on the Select Features page, expand Windows Server Backup Features, and then select the check boxes for Windows Server Backup and Command-line Tools.

      You will receive a message that Windows PowerShell is also required to be installed with these features.

      Note:
      If you just want to install the snap-in and the Wbadmin command-line tool, expand Windows Server Backup Features, and then select the Windows Server Backup check box. In this case, Windows PowerShell is not required.
    3. Click Add Required Features, and then click Next.

    4. On the Confirm Installation Selections page, review the choices that you made, and then click Install. If there is an error during the installation, it will be noted on the Installation Results page.

    5. Then, to access these backup and recovery tools, do the following:


      • To access the Windows Server Backup snap-in, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Windows Server Backup.

      • To access and view the syntax for Wbadmin, click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. At the prompt, type: wbadmin /?

      • For instructions to access and view the Help for the Windows Server Backup cmdlets, see GettingStarted.rtf at: <systemdrive>:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Documents\<language>.

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    Re: Install Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008

    This is a nice step by step guide on how to install Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008. Windows Server Backup is an optional feature included Windows Server 2008. It provides administrators with a reliable solution for backing up and recovering the operating system, files and folders.

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    Re: Install Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008

    Windows Server Backup is available in all editions of Windows Server 2008 (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions). However, the Windows Server Backup snap-in is not available for the Server Core installation option of Windows Server 2008. To run backups for computers with a Server Core installation, you need to either use the command line or manage backups remotely from another computer. In addition, Windows PowerShell is not available for the Server Core installation option, so the cmdlets for Windows Server Backup are also not available on this type of installation.

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    Re: Install Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008

    To install Backup by using Initial Configuration Tasks:
    1. To start Initial Configuration Tasks, at a command prompt, type: oobe
    2. Under Customize this server, click Add features.
    3. On the Select Features page, select Windows Server Backup, and then click Next.
    4. On the Confirmation Installation page, click Install.
    5. Click Close.

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    Re: Install Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008

    The Windows Server Backup feature provides a basic backup and recovery solution for computers running the Windows Server 2008 operating system. Windows Server Backup introduces new backup and recovery technology and replaces the previous Windows Backup (Ntbackup.exe) feature that was available with earlier versions of the Windows operating system.

    Nice guide on how to install Windows Server Backup

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    sad Re: Install Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008

    Hi experts!

    I tried, but difficult for me to do it.

    I want to make Server State Backup (AD Backup), any other option or graphical tool for this.

    please help me to make a AD backup,

    I'll be grateful to you all

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    Re: Install Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008

    The feature Windows Server Backup is not installed by default in Windows Server 2008. You have to install the Windows Server Backup, so that you can perform the backups, using either Server Manager. You can also use the SERVERMANAGERCMD command-line utility :
    C:\> servermanagercmd -install Backup-Features
    Windows Server Backup is composed of Windows Server Backup and Command-line Tools. You can find the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in under the Storage node in Server Manager and on the Administrative Tools menu after doing the complete installation of Windows Server Backup.

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