INFORMATION SHEET 3.

1-8

Windows Backup

LEARNING OBJECTIVE`

After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, STUDENT(S) MUST be able to:

1. Configure windows back up

A server accountable for backing up and restoring files, folders, databases and hard
drives on a network to avoid the loss of data in the event of a hard drive failure, user
error, disaster or accident.

Numerous backup server products and services available from third-party vendors,
Microsoft Windows Server operating systems also include a built-in Windows Server
Backup feature that can be used to perform basic backup and recovery operations on
backup servers.

An alternative to standard backup server software tools are online backup and
recovery services that save your network's data to a remote location in the cloud.

Alternative online backup services/software

 OneDrive is a file hosting service and synchronization service operated by

Microsoft as part of its suite of Office Online services.
 Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service developed by Google.
Launched on April 24, 2012, Google Drive allows users to store files on their
servers, synchronize files across devices, and share files.
 iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc.
launched on October 12, 2011. As of February 2016, the service had 782
million users.
 Mozy is an online backup service for both Windows and macOS users. Linux
support was made available in Q3, 2014. In 2007 Mozy was acquired by
EMC, and in 2013 Mozy was included in the EMC Backup Recovery Systems
division's product list.
 IDrive Inc. is a technology company that specializes in data backup
applications. Its flagship product is IDrive, an online backup service available to
Windows, Mac, iOS and Android users.
WINDOWS SERVER BACK UP

Windows Server Backup is a built-in component of Windows Server 2008 R2 that

consists of a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, command-line tools, and
Windows PowerShell cmdlets. Windows Server Backup, like its predecessor –
Ntbackup (on Windows Server 2000/2003), provides a complete solution for your day-
to-day backup and recovery needs.

You can use Windows Server Backup to back up a full server (all volumes), a selected
list of volumes, the system state, or specific files or folders and to create a backup that
you can use for bare metal recovery.

Note: One thing to keep in mind is that you cannot recover backups with Windows Server
Backup that were created in earlier versions of Windows with Ntbackup. However, a read-
only version of Ntbackup is freely available if you want to recover data from backups
created using Ntbackup, and can be installed to recover files on Windows Server 2008 R2
and Windows 7.

Prerequisites: Partition space for windows backup location

Installing Windows Server Back up

1. Open server manager

Image 1: Open server manager

2. Click Features > click Add Features

Image 2: Features

3. In the Add Features Wizard page, scroll down and click to select Windows
Server Backup features.

Image 3: Windows Server backup features

4. Confirm installation by clicking install.

Image 4: Confirm installation

5. Displaying installation results. Click close
Creating Back up using Windows Server

6. Click Start > Administrative Tools > click Windows Server back up

Image 6: Open Windows Server back up

7. Click back up once.

Image 7: Windows server backup interface

8. Backup option. Select Different options then click next.

Image 8: Backup option

9. Specifying backup destination. There are two types of back up storage (a) local
drivers it is a back up destination that pertains to partition, another hard drive,
optical drive, and available volume for back up (b) Remote shared folder it is a
back destination where all the files are being saved using shared folder from
other computer in the network. Select your desired back up location, but in this
lesson, we are going to use local drives.

Image 9: Specifying backup destination

10. Setting-up the type of configuration. Click Full server (recommended) > click
Next

Image 10: Setting up the type of configuration

What type of configuration do you want to schedule?

Full server (recommended) – is a type of back up that everything resides in your

server will backed up.

Custom backup – it is a method where you able to select manually all the things
that you are going to back up, you have freedom to choose what type of files or docs
that you are going to choose.
11. Select backup destination. Select the available disk or volume (e.g. New Voume
E:)> click Next

Image 11: Select backup destination

12. Warning message. This message will occur if you are going to set a backup
from the same hard disk but different volume/partition. This type of back up is
not recommended. If you are working with enterprise using different forms of
medium (e.g. RAID, network backup, another hard disk) to back up is much
better. Click OK to continue.

Image 12.1: Warning Message 1

 Image 12.2: Warning Message 2

13. Confirm backup. Click backup to start the operation.

Image 13: Confirmation

14. Click close.

Image 14: Backup progress

How to perform data recovery using windows server

1. Open server manager. Click start > click Administrative tools > Windows
Server Backup

Image 15 Open server manager

2. On the right-side of corner click Recover.

Image 16: Windows server back up

3. Getting Started. Click This server (name of your computer) > click next.

If the backup data is located to another network location you need to choose A
backup stored in another location.

Image 17: Getting started

4. Select for available backup date > click next

Image 18: select backup date

5. Select the type of recovery you are going to perform.

a. If you are going to perform a specific files or folder recovery you must choose
File and Folders > look for available item > choose your desired files then
click next > choose > Recovery destination > click next > click recover.
b. IF you are going to perform System state restoration you must choose System
state > Click next > then choose where do you want to recover the system
state to? > choose your desired location. Click next > click recover.

Image 19: Recovery type

 TASK SHEET 3.1-8

Title: Windows server back up

Performance Objective: Given are the following materials, you should be

able to create and restore backup. Allotted time 30 minutes.

Supplies/Materials :

Equipment : Computer with Windows Server 2008 R2

Steps/Procedure:
1. Read information sheet 3.1-8 Windows Server Backup
2. Create a partition for windows backup location
3. Create a backup (full back up)
4. Recover the backup files

Assessment Method:
Demonstration, Observation
 Performance Criteria Checklist 3.1-8

Trainee’s Name: Date:

During the performance of the task, did you consider the following criteria?

Grade Point
Equivalent NO
CRITERIA YES Highest Possible
Score = 5
Lowest Possible
score = 0

Did the trainee…

1. Created a partition for windows
backup location
2. Created a backup according to
task’s requirements
3. Recovered backup files
4. Performed and followed
completely the given tasks?
5. Observed and performed 5S and
occupational health and safety?
Feedback

Total Points

Total Items
Signature of the Trainee/Learner

Signature of the Trainer Ismael Manic Balana

Grade Point Equivalent

The table shows the equivalent points that are used and show how they are calculated to
determine the grade point average (GPA), or index.

The highest equivalent points that trainer can give is 5 points per criterion and the lowest is 0. If
the trainee/learner accumulate scores with below two (2) grade point equivalent, she/he needs to
retake the whole given task.

Grade Point Explanation

Equivalent

5 Excellent

4 Very Good

3 Good

2 Average

1 Poor

0 Failure