You always have the default backup tool from Microsoft known as Windows Server Backup (WSB). This comes as a built-in tool, but it is not automatically configured, therefore, you will have to do it ...

Over the next several weeks I’ll be blogging about significant pros and cons of the Server 2008 version of the backup tool that debuted in Windows Vista, so that you can decide whether the supplied ...

To run the backup program on a Server Core system, you can just use WBADMIN as you would (for example) in a script on a full server box, for example: wbadmin.exe start backup -backupTarget:servershare ...

I inherited a role of supporting a server(2008 R2) with one Hyper-V VM. The VM is where the action is, the host just sits there and hosts. The VM contains another 2008 R2 install with the user ...

It turns out you can build your own backup utility instead of buying one. But you have to be brave. Back in September 2008, I described some of the changes that came with Windows Server 2008, ...

Windows Server Backup is a built-in backup solution that allows administrators to schedule periodic, customized, and on-demand backups. It is a free utility that provides a set of wizards and tools to ...

Microsoft says that some applications might fail to backup data using Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) after applying the June 2022 Patch Tuesday Windows updates. The issue occurs due to security ...

Did you know that with Windows Server 2012 you can now backup Hyper-V VMs with very little effort and very little configuration? Now, I'm not recommending that you throw out your existing enterprise ...

QNAP has announced the availability of its new NetBak PC Agent, a license-free full system backup solution for Windows. Imagine you’re working on your Windows PC or managing a server, and suddenly, ...