Learning to Back Up on a Budget

Windows Server Backup is a feature in Windows Server 2008 R2, but by default it is not installed. To install Windows Server Backup so that you can configure it to support Hyper-V, you need to do the following:

  1. Launch Server Manager, and select the Features node.
  2. Click the Add Features option; the Add Features Wizard will launch.
  3. Expand the Windows Server Backup Features node (Figure 10.1), and select Windows Server Backup. Optionally select Command-Line Tools. Click Next.

    FIGURE 10.1 Add Features Wizard

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  4. Click Install to begin the installation.
  5. Verify the successful installation of Windows Server Backup by monitoring ...

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