Re: Backup

Hello Candy,

1. Depending on the OS version you use there is no option to make automated
backups to shared folders within Windows server 2008, here only manual backups
are possible. Windows server 2008 R2 is capable of doing so. You need a SEPARATE
disk for scheduled backups, doesn't matter which version you use, as the
disk will be made hidden for all other options after configuring backup.

Also backup to tape is no longer supported.

2. If you have a local disk or network location where the backups are stored
there is not problem to save that data also with another backup solution.

See here about more details about Windows server 2008/2008 R2 backup:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...97(WS.10).aspx

Active directory backup in detail:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...59(WS.10).aspx

Windows server 2008 backup and recovery forum:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...backup/threads

Windows server Active directory forum:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...rverDS/threads

Windows server 2008 R2 General forum:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...eneral/threads

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> We follow a two tier backup solution in our organization for backing
> up our AD DC's, where first we back up all our DC;s using NTBackup and
> store the backup files on the DC;s local Disk and then their is a
> second level Ent backup solution which backs up the system state
> backup onto a network locations. Given the above scenario, i would
> like to know how it works in windows 2008/2008r2:
>
> 1.Is it recommended by MS to have a separate dedicated disk for saving
> backups locally on the 2008/2008R2 DC, instead of having a separate
> disk partition?
>
> 2.When a disk is allocated to Windows Server Backup, can an enterprise
> backup tool be used to back up the back files(vhd) on the same disk?
>