Create Backup Set

Backup Requirements

For System backup of Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2 / 2016 / 2019 or SBS 2011, please ensure that the following requirements or recommendations are met:

  1. %edition_name% is installed on the computer to be backed up.
  2. Sufficient disk spaces are required for the temporary directory (actual size depending on the volume).
  3. The following Windows Features are installed on the client computer:

    Windows Server Backup Features

  4. Limitations on the temporary directory:

  5. The Microsoft Windows System backup module (wbadmin start backup) uses the .vhd format for writing backups.

For System backup of Windows 7, Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 / SBS 2011 and Windows Home Server 2011, 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:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/ranjanajain/virtual-hard-disk-vhd-architecture-explained
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/dd183729(v=ws.10)



Set the name of the backup set

Name The name of the backup set.
Backup set type The backup set type, e.g. MS Windows System Backup
Specify the temporary location for the system backup The location where the system image will be stored before generating the backup data.

To create a backup set name:

  1. Type in a meaningful backup set name.
  2. Select correct backup set type.
  3. Select a temporary location from the drop down box.
  4. Click [Next] button to continue.