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Recovering Network Data and Servers

Module Overview
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Recovering Network Data with Shadow Copies Recovering Network Data and Servers with Windows Server Backup

Recovering Network Data with Shadow Copies

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What Are Shadow Copies? Considerations for Scheduling Shadow Copies Demonstration: How to Configure Shadow Copies Ways to Restore Data from a Volume Shadow Copy Demonstration: How to Restore Data from a Shadow Copy

What Are Shadow Copies?

Shadow copies:
Allow access to previous versions of files

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Are based on tracking disk changes Disk space is allocated on the same volume When the space is full, older shadow copies are removed Are not a replacement for backups Are not suitable for recovering databases

Considerations for Scheduling Shadow Copies

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Default schedule is 7:00 A.M. and noon Create a shadow copy schedule based on: Volume of changes Importance of changes Storage limitations

Demonstration: How to Configure Shadow Copies

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This demonstration shows how to: Enable shadow copies on C: View settings for shadow copies

Ways to Restore Data from a Shadow Copy

Previous versions are accessed in the properties of a file or folder

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Administrators can restore previous versions directly on the server

Users can restore previous versions over the network All users can: Restore a file or folder Copy a file or folder to an alternate location Browse previous versions to select the correct version Windows XP requires the Previous Versions client

Demonstration: How to Restore Data from a Shadow Copy

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This demonstration shows how to: Create a new file Create a shadow copy Modify the file Restore a previous version

Recovering Network Data and Servers with Windows Server Backup

What Is Windows Server Backup? Types of Backup Differences between versions of Windows Server Backup Who Can Back up Data? What Is System State Data? Recovery Options
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What Is Windows Server Backup?

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Windows Server Backup is a feature that allows you to back up and recover files, folders, or an entire server

Most larger organizations use an alternative solution for backups Backups can be stored on: A local disk An external USB drive A network share DVD

Backup jobs can be scheduled

Types of Backup
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Terminology is unique:
Full backups copy all files but store only changes Incremental backups copy only changed disk blocks Both provide the same result in different ways

VSS full backups:

Clear the archive attribute Truncate application log files

VSS copy backups:

Do not clear the archive attribute Do not truncate application log files

Differences between Versions of Windows Server Backup

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Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2
Back up full volumes or specific files and folders Backups can be stored on volumes shared with other data Supports scripting with PowerShell

Back up only full volumes Dedicated backup volumes are required Does not support scripting with PowerShell

Scheduled backups must be created on local storage

Scheduled backups can be stored on a network share

Who Can Back Up Data?

User rights control the ability to: Back up files and folders

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Restore files and folders Groups able to back up and restore are: Administrators

Server Operators
Backup Operators (domain controllers only)

What Is System State Data?

Component

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When is this component included in System State? Always Always

Registry COM+ Class Registration database

Boot files, including the system files Always Active Directory Certificate Services database Active Directory Domain Services database If it is a Certificate Services server If it is a domain controller

SYSVOL directory
Cluster service information IIS Metadirectory System files that are under Windows Resource Protection

If it is a domain controller
If it is within a cluster If it is installed

Always

Recovery Options
Restore an entire server by starting up from the Windows Server 2008 installation DVD

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Lab: Recovering Network Data and Servers

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Exercise 1: Configuring Shadow Copies Exercise 2: Configuring a Scheduled Backup

Logon information

Virtual machine User name Password

Estimated time: 45 minutes

6421B-NYC-DC1 6421B-NYC-SVR1 6421B-NYC-CL1 Contoso\Administrator Pa$$w0rd

Lab Scenario
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Recently, a new file server was implemented for the marketing department. Somehow in the planning process, no one considered how data on the server would be protected. You need to configure volume shadow copies on the server to simplify recovery of files. You also need to configure a scheduled backup for disaster recovery.

Lab Review
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Why did you need to go to the properties of the share to restore a deleted file from a shadow copy? When you performed the second backup, why did the disk space in use not increase on the destination drive?