Using Windows Home Server to Back Up Windows Small Business Client Computers

Published: August 12, 2009

Applies To: Windows SBS 2008

The Windows® Home Server server software can automatically back up as many as 10 client computers on a Windows Small Business Server 2008 (Windows SBS 2008) network, so that you can easily restore entire computers or selected files or folders.

This article shows you how to set up Windows Home Server in your Windows SBS 2008 network.

• Why use Windows Home Server?

• Before you begin

• Setting up Windows Home Server to back up client computers

• Choosing which hard drives and folders to back up

• Manually backing up a client computer

• Viewing and managing backups

• Restoring a client computer

• Copying drivers from a backup to a USB flash drive

• Restoring individual files and folders

• Remotely managing your backups