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

To perform an unscheduled full server backup of a domain controller by using the Windows interface, perform the following steps:

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, click Next.
6.	On the Select backup configuration page, shown in Figure 1, click Full server (recommended); then click Next. Figure 1. The Select backup configuration page.
7.	On the Specify destination type page, click Local drives or Remote shared folder and click Next. Note When a local drive is used as the backup destination, you cannot select a drive that is included in the critical-volume backup.
8.	If you are backing up to a local drive, on the Select backup destination page, in the Backup destination box, select a drive; then click Next.
9.	If you are backing up to a remote shared folder, on the Specify Remote folder page, type the path to the shared folder, select Inherit under the Access Control section, and click Next.
10.	On the Specify advanced option page, select VSS copy backup and then click Next.
11.	On the Confirmation page, confirm your selections and click Backup.

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.