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Yes, this is not clear at all. Are the 'performance settings' completely independent the 'backup schedule' settings?
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Yes, this is not clear at all. Are the 'performance settings' completely independent the 'backup schedule' settings?

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OK Great. All working now. 3 days for full backup vs 17 mins for 'incremental'.<br />
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I discovered this little site on my travels. So are these 'incremental' backups I'm doing actually the 'fast differentials' explained here... <a href="http://www.wbadmin.info/articles/how-does-windows-server-2008-backup-work.html" rel="ugc">http://www.wbadmin.info/articles/how-does-windows-server-2008-backup-work.html</a>
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OK Great. All working now. 3 days for full backup vs 17 mins for 'incremental'.

I discovered this little site on my travels. So are these 'incremental' backups I'm doing actually the 'fast differentials' explained here... http://www.wbadmin.info/articles/how-does-windows-server-2008-backup-work.html [http://www.wbadmin.info/articles/how-does-windows-server-2008-backup-work.html]

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I've successfully managed using the Windows Server Backup to backup 6TB of data to a 16TB iSCSI target but it keeps doing full backups. Unfortunately, this takes 3 days to complete so is practically useless. Is there a way to set it to do incrementals? <br />
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Also, probably linked but how can I do the same for backing up to an internal drive rather than a USB connected one as the same problem occurs. for some reason the backup always ends up being a full backup.<br />
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Why does wbadmin differentiate between internal and removable drives and is there a way to fake an internal drive as USB if wbadmin does indeed not like internal drives for backups?
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I've successfully managed using the Windows Server Backup to backup 6TB of data to a 16TB iSCSI target but it keeps doing full backups. Unfortunately, this takes 3 days to complete so is practically useless. Is there a way to set it to do incrementals? 

Also, probably linked but how can I do the same for backing up to an internal drive rather than a USB connected one as the same problem occurs. for some reason the backup always ends up being a full backup.

Why does wbadmin differentiate between internal and removable drives and is there a way to fake an internal drive as USB if wbadmin does indeed not like internal drives for backups?

wbadmin incremental backup to iscsi target (Windows 2012 server)

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.