Windows server backup and restore

When restoring data, it's possible to restore only Exchange data. This data can be restored to its original location or to an alternate location. If you restore the data to its original location, WSB and the plug-in automatically handle the recovery process, including dismounting any existing database and replaying logs into the restored database. The restore process doesn't support the Exchange recovery database RDB.

If you want to use an RDB, you must restore the data to an alternate location and then manually copy or move the restored data from that location into the RDB folder structure.

When restoring Exchange data, all backed-up databases must be restored together. You can't restore a single database. Bare metal restores are supported when using WSB.

However, the recommended recovery approach for Exchange servers is to recover the Exchange server and then restore the data. If you're using a third-party backup app for example, non-Microsoft , then support for bare metal restores of Exchange may be available from your backup app vendor. The following table describes the supportability of the backup and recovery options available for Exchange Server with WSB. Skip to main content. You can choose any of the methods based on your own needs.

The first method is to use the Wbadmin command-line tool to create a Windows Server restore point. This method is friendly for technical people as well as IT experts. But it is a little bit complicated for most users. You can choose the latter two simpler methods. Here are the steps for the first method. Step 1. Click Start Menu and type cmd in the search box, then run command prompt as administrator. Windows Server Backup is a built-in tool that provides users with backup and restore functions.

Although it is a built-in tool, this software is not installed by default. You need to install it using Server Manager first and then follow the steps below to create a system state backup. Click Backup Once Step 3. Choose Full server option in this window and click Next. It contains all your server data, applications, and system state, so you can use it to do full system recovery together with system state recovery.

Step 4. Select the destination path to save your backup. You can choose any local drive or save to network share. Step 5. Click the drop-down list and select a backup destination to save the image. You can try Windows Server Backup full restore when your system can't boot, but the process requires the use of a repair disk or installation disk to perform in the recovery environment. This guide focuses on the common steps to restore Windows Server backup.

If you want to restore the backup to a different or new computer, you can refer to these articles:. The specific steps of Windows Server backup and restore may vary among different Windows Server versions, but you can basically follow this procedure:. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Note in Server or later versions, the recovery tool will be shown as " System Image Recovery ".

Step 4. Now the program will scan your server for image backups, and then select the latest available backup by default. Step 5. Make sure the storage device where the image backup located is well connected to the server to be restored.

If your backup was saved to network shared folder, you may need to manually specify the location path of the backup. Step 6. After choosing the backup version, it will bring you the confirmation screen.