Backup and Restore of System Center Essentials
Hardware or software issues can interrupt System Center Essentials 2007 functionality, which can prevent you from using some features in Essentials 2007.
If there is a failure, a recent data backup can help reduce interruption to the business activities. Therefore, the overall maintenance plan for Essentials 2007 should include regular backups.
This section describes what you need to back up and how to plan and perform these backups. For more information about what you can do during deployment to help ensure that Essentials 2007 functions without interruption, see the System Center Essentials Deployment Planning and Installation topic on the Microsoft TechNet Web site.