To create a backup for windows server 2012 r2 you have different choices such as using the windows server backup command line a third party backup tool.
Windows server 2012 backup utility.
Windows server backup is a feature that provides a set of wizards and other tools for you to perform basic backup and recovery tasks for the server it is installed on.
2 utilization of windows server backup once the install has successfully completed you can launch the backup management utility from the tool menu of the server manager.
Practical applications you can use windows server backup to back up a full server all volumes selected volumes the system state or specific files or folders and to create.
For example image windows server 2012 to new hard drive for protection.
In my previous article i explained how to install windows server backup feature in windows server 2012 in today s article you will learn how to create a backup of the system state active directory using the windows server backup feature in windows server 2012.
After creating a full backup for windows server you can easily restore our computer to its previous normal working condition in case of power surge virus attack or disk crash.