Installing Windows Server Backup tool in Windows Server 2008

NTBackup - not the most convenient backup mechanism, but in general it works well, including those based on simple scenarios. In Windows Server 2008 instead of NTBackup utility Windows Server Backup.

Of course, every system administrator has killed at least one scenario NTBackup some part of the server, which can be applied to any version of Windows. Unfortunately, in Windows Server 2008, this scenario does not work, so that the local backup mechanism should be revised to include the server utility Windows Backup.

Many components of Windows Server 2008 is not part of the base installation and added to the system separately as additional elements of functionality. Ris.Utilita adds to the Windows Server Backup Wizard component (Add Features Wizard).

Image A When you add Windows Server Backup utility sure to add and command line tools - by default, they are not set. In most configurations, reboot after adding components is not required, so after installing the utility, you can immediately start backing up your data. If, in addition to the utility have been installed and the command line tools to backup data, you can use the wbadmin. Compared with NTBackup this team is more functional and allows for all the backup tasks from the command line. In addition, Windows Server Backup utility supports shell PowerShell, which contributes to greater integration with backup software products such as Exchange or SQL. And utility Windows Server Backup, and wbadmin command can be used to communicate with remote computers and remote backup systems, which until now has been impossible. Read more about the new backup can be found in the article TechNet «Step by step guide to using Windows Server Backup Utility for Windows Server 2008» (Windows Server Backup Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Server 2008). Dedicated Servers!