Performing Backup Of Your Server; Accessing The Microsoft Windows Server Backup Snap-In; Choosing Volumes To Backup - Dell PowerVault NX3100 Administrator's Manual

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
Backup Once Wizard
the
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
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Using Your NAS System
as the only means of creating backups.
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.