windows server backup

Question

Hello everyone
I am a beginner with windows server 2016, I have created 3 hard drives RAID 5 and my first question is: to make the bare metal backup, do I apply it on the 3 raid 5 that I have created?
my second question is: does the backup take place automatically or do I have to activate it each time?

Answer 1

Hi,

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to make the bare metal backup, do I apply it on the 3 raid 5 that I have created?

The backup date could be stored on hard disk, USB hard drive and a shared network folder. The best way to protect bare-metal backups is to use a destination that is offline, offsite or both.
You can configure a hard disk that is dedicated for backups.

Below article clarifies planning when and whereto back up your system in the right way.
Bare-Metal Disaster Recovery Guide
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does the backup take place automatically or do I have to activate it each time

You can create a daily backup job in Windows Server Backup and select the time to run backups. Then the backup will automatically take place at the scheduled time.
Please refer to below video for detailed steps to proceed the backup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsw6_GgT0c0
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