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Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook

You're reading from   Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook Powerful ways to automate and manage Windows administrative tasks

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2017
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ISBN-13 9781787122048
Length 660 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Thomas Lee Thomas Lee
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Preface 1. What's New in PowerShell and Windows Server 2. Implementing Nano Server FREE CHAPTER 3. Managing Windows Updates 4. Managing Printers 5. Managing Server Backup 6. Managing Performance 7. Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016 8. Managing Windows Networking Services 9. Managing Network Shares 10. Managing Internet Information Server 11. Managing Hyper-V 12. Managing Azure 13. Using Desired State Configuration

Configure and set backup policy

With WSB, you create a backup policy that describes what you want to backup from your server (backup source), where you want to put the backup (backup target), and when you want the backup to take place (the backup schedule). You first create an empty policy in memory or get an editable copy of the active backup policy. You then configure the policy object with a backup source and backup to your requirements. You then either save the policy as the (new!) active policy or use it to run a one-off backup. Once you have set an active policy, WSB runs the backup automatically based on the schedule you define when you populate the backup policy.

In this recipe, you create and configure a policy that backs up the C: drive every morning at 06:00. This policy object is the starting point for examining backup with WSB. Later recipes enable you to perform...

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