Multi-copy backup based on Windows Server Backup advanced Apps [1]

"Requirements description"

The Windows Server R2 System state is backed up and you need to keep the system state backup data for three days, but we find that Windows Server Backup is not able to create multiple backup schedules, cannot set the number of backup copies saved, etc.

"Workaround"

If you've used Windows Server Backup, then you must be aware that on Windows Server backup interface, only one backup plan can be built (I have common sense but not found where multiple backup schedules can be configured), and backup options are only available once a day and multiple times per day. There is no one-time option at all, and Windows Server Backup has two mechanisms for saving its backup copy: on a local directory or a direct-attached disk, it retains every backup copy until the backup space fills up before deleting the first backup copy to store a new backup replica. And each backup copy is an overlay relationship that cannot be separated out of use, but on a remote directory it retains only the most recent backup copy, each time overwriting the backup.

In fact, as long as a good study, this function can be achieved, but the operation is relatively complex, through the backup plan we can see that it is actually through the way of planning tasks, but also to schedule the backup task, if you look carefully will find that there will be a tracking of the scheduled task, So we can work on this requirement by scheduling tasks.

"Experimental Steps"

If you are storing on a shared disk, you can do so in the following ways

1. Create a new three directory in the shared directory (to meet the need to retain a three-day backup);

2. Create a backup schedule in Windows Server Backup

3. Click "Next"

4. Select "Customize" and click "Next"

5, "Add Item" select "System Status", click "Next"

6. Select "Every time" click "Next"

7. Back up to the shared network folder and click "Next"

8, here we choose the first directory, namely BACKUP01, click "Next"

9. Configure the username and password to execute the task plan, click "OK"

Multi-copy backup based on Windows Server Backup advanced Apps [1]