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this has to be done manually. There is no option to automatically backup the server to my knowledge
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I purchased an LX195 MediaSmart Server, and have 4 PC's connected to it. Each of the PC's is backed up every night, using the settings of the "Automatic Backup Management" tab in "Settings".
I also have a 2 TB backup drive attached to the server as a "Server Backup Hard Drive". I ran a backup of the SERVER once about a week ago, but it is not backed up onto the Server backup drive every night like the connected computers are. Under the "Computers and Backup" tab, when I click on each of the attached computers, the "Configure Backup" option is active, and I can configure those backups. However, when I click on the HomeServer (which shows up in the list), the "Configure Backup" option grays out, and becomes inactive. So . . . can I schedule SERVER backups, or do I need to do this manually.
Sure would be nice to set the backups up and not have to worry about it.
September 26, 2009 4:54 AM
September 27, 2009 11:00 AM
Fendrix79, Thanks for the info. Does anyone know if there is an add-in that could schedule server backups?
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September 27, 2009 5:07 PM
updated: September 27, 2009 5:09 PM
If you have an external drive or server share you can use the BDBB Add-In, but must start it manually. There is another way to include the backups in the duplication but it is not sanctioned by Microsoft. It involves a small registry hack, but you should not attempt it unless you are cumfortable editing the system registry.
September 29, 2009 12:33 AM
There is a documented approach using Robocopy to backup the Backup Database and Server Shares to an external USB or eSata drive on a schedule using task manager. You'll need to google for the exact procedures, but I know people have had success with it.
I believe others have used either SyncToy or SecondCopy to backup their server.
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