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[updated due to Vlad's link] - to see the rest of the articles on SBS 2008 click here

SBS 2008, like SBS 2003, comes with a server backup tool.  Unlike SBS 2003, this one supports USB drives as a great removable solution,but does not support tapes.  Tapes are not really required unless you need good archival solutions as keeping a rotation of tapes in a warehouse for 10 years would be more cost effective than keeping a stack of USB drives.

The Console setup process (Once SBS is set up, how to do the basic configuration through the management console) sets up SBS 2008 for use.  As you work down the list in the console you will come to backup.  The process to enable this is all quite simple:

 

The 1st time I ran the tool I did not have a removable drive attached to the system, so it failed to start the process properly

07 - Backup start up (2)07 - Backup start up  

 

I then attached my 500GB external drive and started again.  I picked my device and gave it a name:

07 - Backup setup  07 - Backup setup (2) 07 - Backup setup (3)

 

Chose what got backed up (note that everything from the system drive gets backed up!), when and then confirm everything

07 - Backup setup (4) 07 - Backup setup (5) 07 - Backup setup (6)

 

Since the backup drives are formatted, you are given one last chance, then off it goes

07 - Backup setup (7) 07 - Backup setup (8)     

 

That completed the process before you move down the list.  Finally, all the SBS 2008 entries can be found at http://davidoverton.com/blogs/doverton/archive/tags/SBS+2008/default.aspx

ttfn

David

Posted Fri, May 30 2008 6:21 PM by David Overton
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Vlad Mazek - Vladville Blog » Blog Archive » Not singing with the choir in 2008 wrote Vlad Mazek - Vladville Blog » Blog Archive » Not singing with the choir in 2008
on Fri, May 30 2008 9:04 PM

Pingback from  Vlad Mazek - Vladville Blog  » Blog Archive   » Not singing with the choir in 2008

Graeme Stirling wrote re: How to configure server backup in SBS 2008
on Fri, May 30 2008 9:36 PM

David,

That looks excellent!

Couple of questions:

* Is this just the new version of NTBackup?

* What sort of backup is taken? - Is it just one huge .bak file or does the server get imaged as a backup?

* How come MS have stopped support of Tape backup drives? - Does this mean that a client who has an LTO2 drive cannot use it with SBS 2008

* When do us Action Pack/ Technet customers get our dirty mits on the RTM version?

* Are we ever going to see you back up here in Edinburgh at one of the user group meetings?!

Cheers

Graeme

The Official SBS Blog wrote SBS 2008 how-to info on David Overton's blog
on Tue, Jun 3 2008 11:58 PM

For some great SBS 2008 "how to" guidance, be sure to check out David Overton's blog . SBS 2008 Install

David Overton's Blog wrote Once SBS is set up, how to do the basic configuration through the management console
on Thu, Jun 5 2008 12:04 AM

[updated 5th June 2008 - as last 2 sections now online] I saw Vijays’s post on SBS 2008 RC0 Installation

Martin Pavlis - KPCS CZ, s.r.o., www.kpcs.cz wrote SBS 2008: Nahlednete do pristi verze
on Thu, Jun 12 2008 12:59 PM

SBS 2008: Nahlednete do pristi verze

TechNet Blog CZ/SK wrote SBS 2008: Nahlédněte do přístí verze
on Thu, Jun 12 2008 1:01 PM

Pokud se zajímáte o nový SBS 2008 a rádi byste se na něj jen tak “koukli”, můžete navštívit blog Davida

TechNet Blog CZ/SK wrote SBS 2008: Nahlednete do pristi verze
on Thu, Jun 12 2008 1:01 PM

Pokud se zajímáte o nový SBS 2008 a rádi byste se na něj jen tak “koukli”, můžete navštívit blog Davida

tezfair wrote re: How to configure server backup in SBS 2008
on Mon, Sep 1 2008 5:19 PM

You mention using USB drives, and while I am starting to use these devices more than tapes, they have (had) a problem with files over 20Gb in size.

Despite many updates / fixes / reg edits all the servers I have external hard drives attached to simply freeze once a file hits 20Gb.

Such a file could be (and usually is) NTBackups of exchange.

I hope this is going to be resolved in future versions

Computer Network Consulting wrote re: How to configure server backup in SBS 2008
on Thu, Sep 11 2008 6:26 AM

" When do us Action Pack/ Technet customers get our dirty mits on the RTM version?"

Ditto that.. When will we get the full version in the Action Pack?

David Overton wrote re: How to configure server backup in SBS 2008
on Thu, Sep 11 2008 7:52 AM

Lets just say that we are keen for you to get it as soon as possible - I'd expect it in the next shipment, but I can't get that confirmed yet.

ttfn

David

Steven wrote re: How to configure server backup in SBS 2008
on Sat, Nov 29 2008 5:00 AM

Sure would be dandy if I could figure out how to send the jobs to a NAS drive instead.

Hey tezfair, make sure your drives are formatted NTFS rather than FAT32.

Ed wrote re: How to configure server backup in SBS 2008
on Wed, Dec 17 2008 3:37 AM

And RDX type drives still have a problem in not being found.  You can go to the backup console and do a one time but it will not configure through normal setup.  You also can't get it to allow a backup schedule because the setup can not find a "valid" USB drive.....  Was a problem with SBS 2003 with removable drives and it does not look like they fixed it in the newest version of backup.  Shame that something with removable 500 GB/ 1 TB compressed is not supported.....

bishal_pradhan97@yahoo.com wrote re: How to configure server backup in SBS 2008
on Wed, Sep 23 2009 9:48 AM

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Steve Wright wrote re: How to configure server backup in SBS 2008
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 4:07 PM

Just spoke to MSFT support re: backing up to an RDX type drive and was told a hotfix should be available in 4-6 weeks!

tammy d wrote re: How to configure server backup in SBS 2008
on Fri, Nov 13 2009 4:57 PM

we have just installed sbs 2008.  i bought an external hard drive to do the backup.  the wizard only finds the c:  we have a public n: that has all of our data in.  how can i get the backup to include that info as well?  at the same time-daily with the system backup?

David Overton wrote re: How to configure server backup in SBS 2008
on Sat, Nov 14 2009 1:22 PM

Tammy D,

Do you mean the backup does not show your new hard disk to backup too, or that you want to backup a network drive on an other server and it will not back that up?

thanks

David

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