Manage online backup in Windows Server 2012 Essentials

After you integrate with Windows Azure Online Backup, the Online Backup management page appears in the Windows Server 2012 Essentials Dashboard. The Online Backup page makes it possible to perform common administrative tasks.

The features on the Online Backup page include:

• The following sub-section pages:
  
  
  • Online Backup  After you register the server for online backup, this section displays the current backup status, storage status, and account information.
    
    
  • Protected Folders  This section displays a list of all shared folders on the server. The list includes the folder name, folder path, and status for each shared folder.
    
    
  • Backup History  This section displays a list of recent online backups. The list includes the type of operation, and the time and status for each backup.
    
    
• A details pane with additional information about a selected backup job or restore job.
  
  
• A tasks pane that includes a set of administrative tasks that you can perform.
  
  

The following table describes various online backup tasks that can appear in the Windows Server 2012 Essentials Dashboard. For online Help about a task, click the corresponding link.

Online backup tasks in the Dashboard