Create Backup Set

Backup Requirements

For System State backup of Windows XP or 2003/R2, please ensure that the following requirements or recommendations are met:

  1. CloudBacko™ is installed on the computer to be backed up.
  2. Sufficient disk spaces are required for the temporary directory (usually of size around 2GB).
  3. It is recommended that the temporary directory be configured on a local drive.

For System State backup of Windows 2008/R2/2012 or SBS 2011, please ensure that the following requirements or recommendations are met:

  1. CloudBacko™ is installed on the computer to be backed up.
  2. The system volume must be formatted with NTFS.
  3. Sufficient disk spaces are required for the temporary directory (usually of size around 15 GB of space, this will vary from server to server depending on the components (e.g. roles and features) installed. ).
  4. The following Windows Features are installed on the client computer (under Server Manager):

    Windows Server Backup Features

  5. Limitations on the temporary directory:

  6. It is recommended that the temporary directory be configured on a local drive.
  7. The current virtual hard disk specification limits the size of a virtual hard disk to be 2040 GB (2 TB), which can fit a volume of size 2040 GB minus 2 MB.

    For details, please refer to:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/ranjanajain/archive/2010/03/23/virtual-hard-disk-vhd-architecture-explained.aspx
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd183729%28v=ws.10%29.aspx



Set the name of the backup set

Name This is the name of the backup set. You can create a meaningful name for it.
Backup Type Enter the correct backup type from the drop down box.

To create a backup set name:

  1. Type in a meaningful backup set name.
  2. Enter correct backup type, eg: MS Windows System State Backup.
  3. Click [Next] button to continue.
  4. Note: Click [Next] button again to start the verifying process