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Jason T.
Asked: 2010-10-19 04:21:02 +0800 CST

How can I have multiple backup jobs in Windows Server?

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I'm using Windows Server Backup on 2008 server. Is it possible to have multiple backup jobs from within that program? I would like to schedule a full backup on Friday and an incremental backup the Monday - Thursday. Is this possible using WSB?

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2 Answers

  1. Yes, using the command line/scheduled tasks. Not sure about using the GUI (I don't use it, myself, command line is easier to make sure it is consistent/what you expected).

    Reference: http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2009/04/13/customizing-windows-server-backup-schedule.aspx

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  2. I wrote a simple batch file that copies the daily backup once a week (Friday in my case), And added it to the task scheduler to run once a week. You can create a different backup (Daily/Weekly/Monthly) to suit your needs. Example of my batch file :

    rd f:\weekly_friday
robocopy /e f:\windowsimagebackup f:\weekly_friday\
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