Windows Server 2008 : Perform an Unscheduled Backup of Critical Volumes of a Domain Controller by Using the Windows Interface

To perform an unscheduled backup of critical volumes of a domain controller by using the Windows interface, perform the following tasks:

1.	Log on to a domain controller you want to back up.
2.	Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Windows Server Backup.
3.	On the Action menu in Windows Server Backup, click Backup Once.
4.	If you are creating the first backup of the domain controller, click Next to select Different options.
5.	On the Backup options page of the Backup Once Wizard, shown in Figure 1, click Next. Figure 1. The Backup options page.
6.	On the Select backup configuration page, shown in Figure 2, click Custom and then click Next. Figure 2. The Select backup configuration page.
7.	On the Select backup items page, shown in Figure 3, select the Enable system recovery check box to select all critical volumes; then click Next. Figure 3. The Select backup items page.
8.	On the Specify destination type page, shown in Figure 4, click Local drives or Remote shared folder and click Next. Figure 4. The Specify destination type page. Tip When a local drive is used as the backup destination, you cannot select a drive that is included in the critical-volume backup.
9.	If you are backing up to a local drive, on the Select backup destination page, shown in Figure 5, in the Backup destination box, select a drive; then click Next. Figure 5. The Select Backup Destination page.
10.	If you are backing up to a remote shared folder, on the Specify remote folder page, shown in Figure 6, type the path to the shared folder, select Do not inherit under the Access Control section, and click Next. Figure 6. The Specify remote folder page.
11.	On the Specify advanced option page, shown in Figure 7, select VSS copy backup and click Next. Figure 12.10. The Specify advanced option page.
12.	On the Confirmation page, shown in Figure 8, confirm your selections and click Backup. Figure 8. The Confirmation page.

Tip

After the Backup Once Wizard begins the backup, you can click Close at any time. The backup runs in the background and you can view backup progress at any time during the process. The wizard closes automatically when the backup is complete.