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Windows 2003: Data Backup and Recovery (Part 2)

In this article we'll continue where we left off in Part 1 and discuss how to actually backup and restore data using the Backup utility that comes with Windows 2003, as well as take a look at disaster recovery.

If you missed the first part of this article series please read Windows 2003: Data Backup and Recovery (Part 1), A General Overview.

There are many third party backup software packages out there, HP, Veritas, and CA being some of the big name players on the market. Depending on the size and budget of your enterprise you may wish to choose any of these. If however, you are after a simple solution to backup individual systems and data on shared folders, then why not use the Backup Utility that comes 'free' with the Windows 2003 operating system? Alternatively, why not use Backup in conjunction with another software backup to provide a complete backup and recovery solution?

The Backup Utility in Windows 2003 will allow you to, amongst other things, archive files and folders on the current system or remote shared folders to a hard disk and then restore these files to any accessible disk sometime in the future, create a copy of the system state, system/boot partition (and any files needed to start up your system in the event of a system failure), schedule automated backups, create a log file of what was backed up and when, and also create an ASR (Automated System Recovery) disk that will save system files and configuration settings. You can also use Backup remotely to back up Microsoft Exchange Server databases and information about other machines.

Discussing anything other than backing up and restoring data using this tool is outside the scope of this article, but I will briefly touch on how and when other features can be used in relation to the backup and recovery of data. Windows 2003: Data Backup and Recovery (Part 2) - Windows 2003 Backup Utility

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