HP MediaSmart Server - User Guide

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HP MediaSmart Server User's Guide

Backup Options

Backup Option Description When to use Setting it up

Back up Server to

a Device

Uses Windows Home Server

Backup Now to backup

server shared folders to a

device that can be stored off

site.

Choose this option if you

want to back up shared

folders on the server to a

SATA, eSATA, or USB drive

and store it off site. This

option protects you against

total disasters, such as a fire

or flood.

Run the Software Installation

Disc on your PC.

Attach an eSATA or USB

drive to your server, or add a

SATA drive to an empty bay

in your server using the

backup drive option.

See Back up Server to a

Device.

PC BACKUP, RESTORE, AND RECOVER

PC Backup and Restore

After running the Software Installation Disc on a computer it is automatically added to the list of

computers that are backed up by the HP MediaSmart Server each night. The entire computer is

backed up by default.

Complete the following steps to customize the hard drive volumes to back up, or to exclude

folders from the backup.

1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon

in the system tray and log on.

At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu

2. Click the Computers & Backups tab.

3. Select a computer and click Configure Backup.

Follow the instructions in the Backup Configuration Wizard.