Pau Lo
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On a 2008 windows server, is there any easy way to report out in management freindly format what the job is scheduled to backup, what time, and where to.
Also, not being a server admin myself, could any admin restore the backup file, i.e. is it a simple task. Often auditors ask for detailed instructions for backup/restore, but if the IT section says the backup/restore using windows backup is straight forward then is there any need for the documentation?
Also, if you are backing up a business critical server to 2x external USB drives, what are the risks (in laymans terms for a non tech management professional).
Also, not being a server admin myself, could any admin restore the backup file, i.e. is it a simple task. Often auditors ask for detailed instructions for backup/restore, but if the IT section says the backup/restore using windows backup is straight forward then is there any need for the documentation?
Also, if you are backing up a business critical server to 2x external USB drives, what are the risks (in laymans terms for a non tech management professional).
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Is there a specific part in the link which diccusses where you can see:
What the backup job is actually backing up (which volumes, directories etc).
At what time
And where its being written out to?
What the backup job is actually backing up (which volumes, directories etc).
At what time
And where its being written out to?
You can set the backup to backup a specif set of folders or the entire drive or entire server. You make those selections when setting up the job. Then you schedule the job to run nightly, weekly or whenever you want.
It's much easier to learn it by doing it on a test server. Here is a link that allows you to use a virtual server online and learn how to do things like run a backup.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs/bb512925.aspx
It's much easier to learn it by doing it on a test server. Here is a link that allows you to use a virtual server online and learn how to do things like run a backup.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs/bb512925.aspx
ASKER
That will be difficult as I am not in the IT department, but from risk team. But I need to see what the servers are scheduled to backup, in a sort of management freindly report. So where can I see what was setup when the job was created.
"You can set the backup to backup a specif set of folders or the entire drive or entire server. You make those selections when setting up the job. Then you schedule the job to run nightly, weekly or whenever you want."
"You can set the backup to backup a specif set of folders or the entire drive or entire server. You make those selections when setting up the job. Then you schedule the job to run nightly, weekly or whenever you want."
The administrator at the facilty can provide screen prints and copy reporting data from the server and send it to you. That is probably the best method of getting that info and knowing it is accurate.
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But what if a new admin takes over, and is tasked with reviewing what exactly your various windows server backup jobs are actually backing up. As you said "You can set the backup to backup a specif set of folders or the entire drive or entire server", where could the admin see whats configured?
There must be somewhere in the backup job that states what its currently configured to backup?
There must be somewhere in the backup job that states what its currently configured to backup?
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770266(v=ws.10).aspx
It's good, but we only use Backup Exec 2012 for all our servers. It's much more flexible and has very good support. If you need support from Microsoft, it's not as easy to get and you always pay for it on a per-incident basis from my experience.