For most backup tasks, use the Backup or Restore Wizard.
Open the Backup or Restore Wizard
You can start the Backup
or Restore Wizard in several ways:
Start Programs Accessories System
Backup
Windows Explorer or My Computer right-click on a drive
Properties Tools Backup Now
Computer Management Storage Disk Management
right-click on a drive Properties
Tools Backup
Open a command prompt ntbackup.exe
Once the wizard is displayed, click Advanced Mode to open the
standard interface for the program if desired.
Perform a Backup
To immediately create a
backup of everything on your server,
including an ASR floppy, do this:
Open the wizard Back up files and settings All information on this computer select backup type (tape or file) specify destination (if file) specify name for backup set Finish
To schedule a backup of
selected volumes or folders, do this:
Open the wizard Back up files and settings Let me choose what to back up Back up files and settings select volumes, folders, system state, and/or network shares select backup type (tape or file) specify destination (if file) specify name for backup set Advanced select backup type optionally choose to verify backup and/or disable volume shadow copy choose whether to append to or replace existing backup set Later specify job name Set Schedule Next enter Administrator password
Backups can be scheduled to run daily, weekly, monthly, once, at
startup, at logon, or when the system is idle. For more information
on scheduling backups and other tasks, see
Tasks
later in this chapter.
Perform a Restore
To restore selected
volumes,
folders, or files, do this:
Open the wizard Restore files and settings select a backup set choose what to restore Finish
To restore an item to a different location, do this:
Open the wizard Restore files and settings select a backup set choose what to restore Advanced choose Alternate Location or Single Folder as desired choose whether to leave existing files, replace them always, or replace them if they are older than files being restored specify whether to restore security settings Finish
Perform a System Recovery
To completely restore
a system using Automated System Recovery, do
this:
Insert your WS2003 product CD Boot your machine press F2 when prompted insert ASR floppy follow prompts
Make sure to remove your floppy and later your product CD when
prompted to do so.
Recreate a Missing ASR Floppy
If you lose the ASR floppy
for
your backup set, you can recreate it as follows:
Open the wizard Restore files and settings select backup set associated with missing disk select
\Windows\Repair folder select
Asr.sif and
Asrpnp.sif files to restore Advanced Restore files to single folder type
A:\ insert blank formatted floppy