Manage Backup and Restore in Windows Server 2012 Essentials

Windows Server 2012 Essentials provides reliable ways to perform regular backups of your server and backups of your network computers. In the event of data loss, you can restore data from a successful backup on the server without restoring the entire computer. If necessary, you can perform a full system restore to your computer from a backup on the server.

The following topics provide information that will help you manage backup and restore in Windows Server 2012 Essentials:

• Manage backup for Windows Server 2012 Essentials client computers
  
  
• Restore a full system from an existing client computer backup
  
  
• Manage server backup in Windows Server 2012 Essentials
  
  
• Restore or repair your server using the installation DVD
  
  
• Restore or reset your server using the recovery DVD provided by the server manufacturer
  
  
• Manage online backup in Windows Server 2012 Essentials