Planning for Failure
A catastrophic hard disk failure on a server is every network administrator’s ultimate challenge, and other misfortunes can end in the destruction of disks or even entire systems. Making sure you have current backups of your disks is an essential part of any disaster recovery plan, as described in Chapter 36, but other Windows Server 2003 system elements should also be protected. Windows Server 2003 Backup includes additional features that allow you to protect the entire system configuration and simplify the process of restoring the computer to its former state.
Backing Up the System State
A separate entry called System State appears with the local drive letters under the My Computer heading on the Backup tab of Windows ...
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