12.3.6 Windows Server Backup

You manage a Windows server that is used to store user data files. You install a tape drive in the server. Following the installation, you check Device Manager and the device appears to be working correctly. You run Windows Server Backup and start the Backup Schedule wizard. After configuring the schedule, you get a message stating that there is no available backup destination. What should you do?

Add a new external hard disk to the system.

You manage a Server Core deployment that stores user data files. You will use Windows Server Backup to configure a backup schedule. You want to perform a complete system backup every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. You want to be able to restore the entire system or individual files from the backup. What should you do? (Select two. Each choice is a required part of the solution.)

Save backups to a shared folder. Create a scheduled task that runs wbadmin start backup.

You are the network administrator for eastsim.com. The network consists of a single domain. The main office contains a file server named FS1, which is running out of space. Another file server, which is named FS2, is available. It has 500 GB of free space. You need to move the C:\SalesData folder from FS1 to FS2. Before you move the folder, you need to perform a backup of the C:\SalesData folder in the minimum amount of time. What should you do?

Use the Windows Server Backup feature to perform a custom backup. On the Select Items for Backup page, select the C:\SalesData folder.

You manage a Windows server that is used to hold user data files. You configure a script that runs as a scheduled task that runs wbadmin start backup and saves backups to a shared folder. The first day, the script runs correctly, and the backup is made as required. The second day, you arrive at work and find that the backup has failed. Not only that, but the backup from the previous day no longer exists. You want to make sure that you can save multiple backups to the shared folder if possible. If a backup fails, it should not affect existing backups. What should you do?

Configure the script to save the backups in subfolders in the shared folder.

You manage a Windows server server that is used to store user data files. You will use Windows Server Backup to configure a backup schedule. You want to perform a complete system backup daily. You want to be able to restore the entire system or individual files from the backup. What should you do? (Select three. Each choice is a complete solution.)

Create a scheduled task that runs wbadmin start backup. Save backups to a shared folder. Use Windows PowerShell cmdlets for Windows Server Backup to schedule the backups. Save the backups to an external hard drive attached to the server. In Windows Server Backup, run the Backup Schedule wizard. Save backups to a shared folder.

You are the server manager for your company. You have just installed a new Windows server. You have configured Windows Server Backup to take regular backups once per day and save those backups to an external disk. You find that users working on a new project are constantly overwriting files and asking you to restore older versions of files that exist on backups from as far back as a week ago. You would like to implement a solution so that users can restore files without an administrator's help. What should you do?

Enable VSS on the volume that holds user data.

You are the network administrator for Corpnet.com. You install the Windows Server Backup feature on a Windows Server file server named File1 and schedule a nightly backup to a network shared folder. When you attempt to perform a restore, you discover that only the last backup is available. You need to ensure that multiple backups of the server are available for restores. What should you do?

Modify the backup location for the schedule backup.

You manage a Windows server that is used to hold user data files. You will use Windows Server Backup to configure a backup schedule. You are about to make some configuration changes to the server. You want to create a backup of the system state only right now, before making the changes. What should you do? (Select two. Each choice is a complete solution.)

Run wbadmin. Save the backup to a local disk. Run Windows Server Backup and start the Back up Once wizard. Save the backup to a shared folder on the network.

You manage a Windows server that is used to hold user data files. The system volume is drive C:, while all user data is on drive E:. You will use Windows Server Backup to configure a backup schedule. You want to back up only the E: volume twice per day. You want to be able to restore individual files and folders. What should you do? (Select two. Each choice is a required part of the solution.)

Save the backup to an external hard disk. Create a backup schedule in Windows Server Backup.

You are the server manager for your company. You have just installed a new Windows server. You need to design a backup and recovery strategy for the server that meets the following requirements: You will use Windows tools for the backups. Backups are to be taken to an offsite location for storage after they are performed. Backups should only save data changed since the last backup. You need to be able to recover individual files and folders. What should you do?

Use Windows Server Backup to create scheduled backups to a removable hard disk.

You are the network administrator for Corpnet.com. You have a server named File1 that has a number of volumes that need to be backed up. Management has requested an assessment to identify which volumes on the server can be backed up using Windows Azure Online Backup. Volume Name File System Disk Type Bitlocker Encrypted Volume 1 NTFS Internal SATA No Volume 2 NTFS Internal IDE No Volume 3 NTFS USB External Drive No Volume 4 NTFS Internal SATA Yes Volume 5 NTFS iSCSI RAID 5 Array No For each volume, identify whether it can be backed up using Windows Azure Online Backup or whether it must be backed up using Windows Server Backup. Drag the appropriate backup solution from the left to each volume on the right.

Volume 1 Windows Azure Online Backup Volume 2 Windows Azure Online Backup Volume 3 Windows Server Backup Volume 4 Windows Server Backup Volume 5 Windows Azure Online Backup System State Windows Server Backup