Windows 2003 Backup Server
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Windows 2003 Backup Server
INTRODUCTION
What Why
is a backup?
do we need backups? is a backup software?
What
Types of backups:
Normal backup :copies all the files you have marked to be backed up. Incremental backup :backs up only those files that have been created or changed since last incremental or normal backup. Differential backup :similar to the incremental backup and only copies files that have been created or changed since the last normal or incremental backup. Copy backup :copies all the files you have selected, but does not mark the files as having been backed up. Daily backup: all the files that you have selected that have been modified on the day
Volume Shadow Copy Technology
is a new technology in Windows Server 2003 that did not exist in Windows 2000 Server. This technology is used to create a copy of the original volume at the time a backup is initiated. To use this feature you must use NTFS as file system.
This
Permissions Required Not everyone can backup files and folders and you must have certain permission to do this. System state data
Component
Included in System State Backup
Boot files and system files Yes Registry COM+ System files under Windows File Protection Active Directory, directory service SYSVOL directory controller IIS Metadirectory Certificate Services database Cluster Service information Yes Yes Yes If it s a domain If it s a domain If it s installed If it s a Certificate Services server If it s within a cluster
Restore system state data
Primary restore :This is the type you should use when all Domain Controllers are lost and you are building up the domain from backup. Normal restore :when you use Normal restore any data will appear as old and will not replicate to other servers. Authoritative restore :This must be run after you have restored the System State data, but before you restart the server.
Backup data
Day Type of backup Full backup (normal) Incremental, files and folders only Incremental, files and folders only Incremental, files and folders only Incremental, files and folders only Incremental, files and folders only Incremental, files and folders only
We will use this backup scheme to create our backups. General rules.
Friday night Saturday night Sunday night
Monday night Tuesday night Wednesday night Thursday night
Procedure
Setting backup options
Performing an interactive backup
Viewing a backup log
INTRODUCTION
What Why
is a backup?
do we need backups? is a backup software?
What
Types of backups:
Normal backup :copies all the files you have marked to be backed up. Incremental backup :backs up only those files that have been created or changed since last incremental or normal backup. Differential backup :similar to the incremental backup and only copies files that have been created or changed since the last normal or incremental backup. Copy backup :copies all the files you have selected, but does not mark the files as having been backed up. Daily backup: all the files that you have selected that have been modified on the day
Volume Shadow Copy Technology
is a new technology in Windows Server 2003 that did not exist in Windows 2000 Server. This technology is used to create a copy of the original volume at the time a backup is initiated. To use this feature you must use NTFS as file system.
This
Permissions Required Not everyone can backup files and folders and you must have certain permission to do this. System state data
Component
Included in System State Backup
Boot files and system files Yes Registry COM+ System files under Windows File Protection Active Directory, directory service SYSVOL directory controller IIS Metadirectory Certificate Services database Cluster Service information Yes Yes Yes If it s a domain If it s a domain If it s installed If it s a Certificate Services server If it s within a cluster
Restore system state data
Primary restore :This is the type you should use when all Domain Controllers are lost and you are building up the domain from backup. Normal restore :when you use Normal restore any data will appear as old and will not replicate to other servers. Authoritative restore :This must be run after you have restored the System State data, but before you restart the server.
Backup data
Day Type of backup Full backup (normal) Incremental, files and folders only Incremental, files and folders only Incremental, files and folders only Incremental, files and folders only Incremental, files and folders only Incremental, files and folders only
We will use this backup scheme to create our backups. General rules.
Friday night Saturday night Sunday night
Monday night Tuesday night Wednesday night Thursday night
Procedure
Setting backup options
Performing an interactive backup
Viewing a backup log
