2008 Server Backup system...

Hi,

When I used w2003r2 it was fairly easy using ntbackup to set up useful
backup scripts both for full backups during weekends and differential
backups during the workdays. All went via gigabit network to a
fileserver in a bomb proof room.

Now when looking at win 2008 server's backup tool (which I hoped was
more sophisticated and evaluated than ntbackup) I simply don't find out
how I can perform full and differential backup tasks from the command
line (to be run as scheduled tasks).

How do I, say, perform a differential backup of the local volume F:\ to
the remote share \\fileserver\server-A_F ?

Thanks for comments on this

regards jake

Hello Jake,

With Windows server 2008 you can only do manual backups to a remote shared
folder:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...51(WS.10).aspx

For automated ones you need Windows server 2008 R2:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../dd851825.aspx

Also see here about the way windows backup works:
http://www.wbadmin.info/articles/how...ckup-work.html

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi,
>
> When I used w2003r2 it was fairly easy using ntbackup to set up useful
> backup scripts both for full backups during weekends and differential
> backups during the workdays. All went via gigabit network to a
> fileserver in a bomb proof room.
>
> Now when looking at win 2008 server's backup tool (which I hoped was
> more sophisticated and evaluated than ntbackup) I simply don't find
> out how I can perform full and differential backup tasks from the
> command line (to be run as scheduled tasks).
>
> How do I, say, perform a differential backup of the local volume F:\
> to the remote share \\fileserver\server-A_F ?
>
> Thanks for comments on this
>
> regards jake
>