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Running manual backups

Running manual backups

You can use Windows Server Backup to back up servers manually by following these steps:

1. Start Windows Server Backup. Tap or click Backup Once on the Action menu or in the Actions pane to start the Backup Once Wizard.

2. If you want to back up the server by using the same options you use for the Backup Schedule Wizard, select Scheduled Backup Options, tap or click Next, and then tap or click Backup to perform the backup. Skip the remaining steps.

3. If you want to back up the server by using different options, select Different Options, and then tap or click Next.

4. On the Select Backup Configuration page, note the backup size listed under the Full Server option. This is the storage space required to back up the server data, applications, and the system state. To back up all volumes on the server, select the Full Server option, and then tap or click Next. To back up selected volumes on the server, tap or click Custom, and then tap or click Next.

5. If you select Custom, the Select Items For Backup page is displayed. Tap or click Add Items. Select the check boxes for the volumes you want to back up, and clear the check boxes for the volumes you want to exclude. Select the Bare Metal Recovery option if you want to be able to fully recover the operating system. Tap or click OK, and then tap or click Next.

TIP After you select items, you might want to tap or click Advanced Settings before continuing. You can then use the options on the exclusions tab to identify locations and file types that should not be backed up. You also can then use the options on the VSS Settings tab to specify whether you want to create a full backup or a copy backup.

6. On the Specify Destination Type page, do one of the following:

? If you want to back up to local drives, select Local Drives, and then tap or click Next. On the Backup Destination page, select the internal or external disk or DVD drive to use as the backup target. When stored on a DVD, backups are compressed and you can recover only full volumes. As a result, the size of the backup on a DVD might be smaller than the volume on the server. Tap or click Next.

? If you want to back up to a remote shared folder, select Remote Shared Folder, and then tap or click Next. On the Specify Remote Folder page, enter the UNC path to the remote folder, such as FileServer43Backups.

? If you want the backup to be accessible to everyone who has access to the shared folder, select Inherit under Access Control. If you want to restrict access to the shared folder to the current user, administrators, and backup operators, select Do Not Inherit under Access Control. Tap or click Next. When prompted to provide access credentials, enter the user name and password for an account authorized to access and write to the shared folder.

7. Tap or click Next, and then tap or click Backup. The Backup Progress dialog box shows you the progress of the backup process. If you tap or click Close, the backup will continue to run in the background.

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