Why create a system image backup for Windows Server 2011?
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Windows Home Server (WHS) 2011 and Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 is very popularbecause of the good properties. People use Windows server 2011 and store many important dataon the hard drive. However, people still worry about data’s safety. After all, systemcrashes will bring a lot of troubles like losing data, reinstalling system, and many otherproblems which can bring a damage to your home workstation or your small business. Toprotect the system from those trouble, the best way is creating a system image backup forWindows Server 2011.
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How to create a system image backup for Windows Server 2011?
Both WHS 2011 and SBS 2011 built-in backup tool Windows Server Backup can create a systemimage backup. Open the Windows Server Backup, you can see there are two kinds of backup“Backup Schedule...” and “Backup Once...”.
However, when you use the tool to create a system image backup for Windows Server 2011, youmay fail with some error code, for example:
SBS 2011 backups failing- VSS Error 0x800423F3- Event ID 8230
WHS 2011- backup failed, unable to create a volume snapshot
What’s more, this tool cannot compress the system image. If the image is too big, it willoccupy a large space on the destination place. If you want to fix those error and make asmaller image file with simple steps, here we highly recommend you a serverbackup software AOMEI Backupper Server, a backup software that can help you create asystem image backup for Windows Server 2011 (both WHS 2011 and SBS 2011) with compression ina few clicks.
Step1. Install and launch this software, and you can see its deep-blueinterface. Click Backup at the left pane, and select SystemBackup.
Step2. Then, it will show you the page where you can create a system imagebackup for SBS 2011. The System Backup will select the system files in default, and all youhave to do is clicking Step2, and select a destination partition to storeyour system image files. You can select another local partition, or an external hard drive,or share on NAS (network attach storage) according to your requirements. Here takes D: asthe destination place.
Tips: if you need to compress the system image to make a smaller one,clickSettings, select Compression. You can compress yoursystem image file according to your requirements, but here we recommend you select Normal.
Step3. After all the settings, clickOK to back to thesystem backup page, and click Start Backup to launch the progress. Waittill it reaches 100%, click Finish to exit.
Comparing with Windows built-in backup tool, this software can fix almost all the backupproblems for both Windows Home server 2011 and Windows Small Business Server 2011. Besidescreating a system image backup, you can use it to restore system for Windows server 2011,backup files/folders, sync files and many other things. It is worth to have one.
There may come a time when one of the computers on your network will need to be restored from a home server backup. To do this you’ll need a WHS Home Computer Restore CD and here we take a look at how to create one.
Create Home Computer Restore CD
There used to be an ISO stored in the Software folder of WHS that would allow you to create a Restore CD. If you see an image there it’s more than likely outdated. To get the new image head over to the Microsoft site and download restorecd.msi (link below).
By default the image is installed to My Documents in the Windows Home Server Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot) folder. However, you point it to any directory on your computer you want to use. Actually you might want to send it to the Software share of WHS.
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To burn the image to CD in Windows 7 you can use the built in Disc Image Burner utility.
Windows Home Server Iso
If you’re using Vista or XP you can use the free utility ISO Recorder to burn the CD following this guide. They offer both a 32 & 64 bit version of ISO Recorder.
Once you have the the restore CD created make sure to keep it in a safe place in case you need it to restore one of the machines on your network.
It’s good to have this disc ready in case disaster strikes so you can restore a machine from WHS backups. In the near future we’ll take a look at completely restoring a computer using the Restore CD and a backup from WHS. Backing up your computer data is extremely important and WHS makes it a “set it and forget it” process. You might also be interested in learning how to configure your computer to backup to Windows Home Server.
Windows Home Server Download
Download The WHS Home Computer Restore CD
Burn ISO Image to Disc with ISO Recorder in Vista and XP