Image based backup allows you to restore normal computer operations after disasters of any kind so it is important to implement this backup type.
Windows server 2012 backup restore bare metal.
Then you can restore windows server backup to virtual machine.
When creating the windows server bare metal backup with wsb you need to select the item bare metal recovery.
In choose how to restore the backup select format and repartition disks.
To be able to use windows recovery environment you need a windows server recovery disk or installation disc.
In the recovery pane find the machine you want to recovery bare metal recovery.
The server has been stolen or because of a fire it is completely lost and you need to restore system and data to a new server.
Windows small business server sbs screenshots are located in the technet blog entry how to perform a bare metal restore on small business server 2008.
Windows server backup supports restoring a bare metal backup of windows server 2008 2012 2016 to any virtual machines.
It can also be used from within a windows azure virtual machine for bare metal backup recovery system state backup recovery file folder backup and recovery.
Windows server backup can be used within a virtual machine environment in the same manner that it is used on a physical server to provide backup and recovery services.
In the next screen verify settings and click finish to begin the restore.
If you want to restore windows.
While performing windows server 2012 bare metal recovery you don t need to worry about windows installation media since msp360 backup is able to create a bootable usb capable of performing the bare metal restore.
Run recovery on the dpm server.
Screenshots of the above procedure can be found in the technet blog entry bare metal restore and there is a youtube video of the process at windows server 2008 backup and restore.