Windows Server: How to configure Shadow Copy function on Windows Server 2012

Overview

Backup data is leading and most important task when managing the system, the mail purpose of backup:

If the system has problems, there is a basis for recovering data
Recover data in the fastest, most complete way

Important components to backup

Data: is the most important component
System State: is the database of the system, it includes:
- Boot files: files related to the boot process
- Registry (in mu opinion, this is the most important)
- Com+ (dynamic link library – Component Service – environment for software development)
- Contains all windows objects (user, group, local group policy, etc.)
- Certificate Services (if installed)
- Cluster Database (if any) .etc
- AD Database (in domain network)
- Sysvol (in domain network)

How to configure

In drive C what folders you want to be backed up by shadow copy need to be shared
Right click in C -> Properties -> tab Shadow Copies (by default this feature is disabled) -> Click Enable

When the notice board appears, select Yes

** After pressing yes, the Shadow Copy feature will immediately access the C drive to find the folder, which file is being shared and create a copy at the time we enable