Backup and restore are the processes of creating and retrieving copies of data. This can be done to external or internal storage and is useful in the event of data loss or corruption. In this article, we will build on our previous article on Windows Server Backup installation and configuration by discussing how to restore a backup in Windows Server 2022.

For the purposes of this article, we will assume that you have a server running Windows Server 2022 that is also a domain controller. We will also assume that you have already taken a full backup of your server.

To restore the backup, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Open Server Manager.
2. Click Tools > Windows Server Backup.
3. Click Recover.
4. Select the backup that you want to restore.
5. Choose the location where you want to restore the backup.
6. Click Next and follow the instructions.

Once the restore process is complete, your server will be restored to the state it was in at the time of the backup.

Note: It is important to test your backups regularly to ensure they work properly. You can do this by restoring a backup to a test server.

Restore the Active Directory Backup on Windows Server

If your backup contains the Active Directory Services, you will get the below notification saying the AD DS only can be recovered when the computer is in DSFM mode.

In this case, you need to enable the Directory Services Restore Mode first. To do that, press Windows + R buttons to open the Run box. Write the MSCONFIG command and enter.

In the System Configuration wizard, click on the Boot option on the top menu.

Click on the Safe boot option, and choose the Active Directory repair. Click on the Apply button and restart your computer.

Restore Backup in Windows Server 2022

If a data loss occurs, you can manually recover the data using the backup data. To recover the data with the Windows Server backup, follow the below steps:

1. Open the Windows Server Backup from the Start Menu or Server Manager > Tools
2. Click on the Local Backup on the left-hand side
3. On the right-hand side, click on the Recover option.

4. The Recovery Wizard asks where the backup is stored: this server or another location. Since I have kept the backup on the local drive, I select this server option. To continue, click Next.

5. Select the backup according to the date to use for the recovery. If you have only one copy, that is automatically selected. Click next.

6. The new recovery wizard asks what you want to recover. If you select the Folders and files, you must specify the specific files and folders for the recovery. Else, if you choose the Volume, you can restore the entire Volume. Moreover, select the Applications if you want to recover the applications. I prefer the System State to restore system state data.

7. Select a location for system state recovery. I select the original location and check the authoritative restore of Active Directory files.

8. Finally, click on the Recover button to confirm the recovery and start the Recovery process. The process takes a few seconds, and the computer will restart automatically when it is done.

In a nutshell, the steps to back up and restore Windows Server 2022 are as follows:

To back up Windows Server 2022:

1. Open Server Manager.
2. Click Tools > Windows Server Backup.
3. Click Local Backup.
4. Click Backup Once in the Action section to open the wizard.
5. In the Backup Options dialog, select the files, folders, or volumes that you want to back up.
6. In the Backup Destination dialog, select the location where you want to store the backup.
7. Click Next and follow the instructions.

To restore Windows Server 2022:

1. Open Server Manager.
2. Click Tools > Windows Server Backup.
3. Click Recover.
4. In the Getting Started dialog, select the location where the backup is stored.
5. In the Specify Location Type dialog, select the location type.
6. In the Specify Remote Folder dialog, type the backup path.
7. In the Select Backup Date dialog, select the date of the backup that you want to use for recovery.
8. In the Select Recovery Type dialog, select what you want to recover.
9. Click Next and follow the instructions.

Here are some additional tips for backing up and restoring Windows Server 2022:

• It is important to test your backups regularly to ensure they work properly. You can do this by restoring a backup to a test server.
• You should back up your data frequently, especially if you have important files or folders.
• You should store your backups in a safe location, such as an external hard drive or a cloud storage service.

Conclusions

To conclude, if you have backed up your files and folders, you can restore them on Windows Server 2022. This article has provided you with the steps on how to do so. I hope this has sharpened your skills, and I welcome your thoughts and questions in the comment section.

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The storage management or hard disk management is easy with the command line as GUI disk management on Windows. Here we just focus on this topic to manage hard disk using the command on Windows 10 and other Windows operating systems. Manage Hard disk with command-line tool DiskPart.

The Disk Partition Utility (Diskpart) is a command-line tool for managing hard disk in Windows operating system. Diskpart has replaced with FDisk command-line tool which works with the MS-DOS-based operating system.

Manage Hard Disk using Command Line

Diskpart can be used on both command prompt and PowerShell. But, you must well be understanding what you are doing when using Diskpart. It might happen much time which formatted the entire disk with one command. The last one was a Laptop of my friend with lots of memorial photos and videos. Fortunately, we had recovered all data successfully with data recovery software. But take too us much time.

Manage Hard Disk using Command Line in Windows 10: 

1. Open command line or PowerShell.
2. Run DiskPart as Administrator privilege.
3. Clean Hard Disk with Command-Line.
4. Create Partition with Command.
5. Format Hard Disk with Command.
6. Delete Partition.
7. Extend Partition with Command-Line.
8. Shrink Partition with Command.

That’s all you will learn from reading this article about tips to manage hard disk using the command line in the Windows environment. Let’s start it with running DiskPart as administrator privilege on Windows 10. You can use this command on other Windows operating systems as well.

1. Press Windows+R to open the Run and type “diskpart” then press enter to run the DiskPart utility.
2. Click Yes to User Account Control prompt.

1. Create Partition with Command

You may want to list installed hard disks of the system. Just type ‘list disk’ then press enter to display all connected hard disks of your PC. The List disk command only shows the normal hard disks on your computer. If your hard disk is corrupted, it’s not possible to display with DiskPart List Disk command.

1. Type “List Disk” to view all hard disks.

2. In this PC we have two hard disks. You must select the correct disk you want to manage with the command line. Choose the disk with select disk command.

For example, you want to select disk 1. Type “select disk 1” command and press enter. Now the disk one has chosen as the disk you want to manage it with the command line.

To see whether the disk has selected or not, just type “list disk” and see the result. The strick in front of Disk 1 shows that disk one is selected and ready for management.

2. Clean a Partition Using DiskPart

Now clean the disk by ‘Clean’ command.

1. Type “clean” and press enter to clean disk with command.

That’s all command to clean a disk with DiskPart command. Let’s create a new partition with command.

3. Create a Partition with Command

To create a partition with command just type “Create partition primary size=40000″ and press enter. This command will create a 40 GB primary partition from disk 1. You can assign the size of your partition according to your hard disk capacity.

1. Type “create part primary size=50000” then press enter.

2. To check the created partition type ‘List vol’ command. The command will list all volumes. On the below screenshot Volume 3 is the created partition with 39 GB space.

The last Volume 3 is the newly created partition. It is selected and ready to format it.

4. How to Format Partition with Command?

1. Type ‘format fs=ntfs quick’ to format the partition, and type ‘list vol’ to see the formatted partition with NTFS file system.

You can see the result of Diskpart format partition. It shows volume 3 has formatted as NTFS type. Next, assign a letter to the newly formatted partition.

2. Just type “assign letter=f” and press enter. The F letter has assigned to volume 3. Now it appears as F local drive on File Explorer.

Now you have learned creating, formatting and some diskpart commands for managing hard disk with the command line in Windows 10. The next step is using some more DiskPart command to get expert on Diskpart disk management tool.

5. How to Delete a Partition with Command?

1. To delete a partition or volume with command first select volume then type “delete partition.” Like screenshot.

Yes, you can see the result, the partition ‘Volume 3’ has deleted successfully.

6. How to Extend a Partition with Command?

The extended process is to add some more space to existing partition from the free space of a hard disk. To do this, just follow the screenshot.

1. List the volumes with “List vol” command.
2. Type “extend size=10000” to add extra 10 GB to volume 3 from the free spaces of the hard disk.

The ‘Extend size=10000’ will add 10 GB to the Volume 3 partition. If you don’t mention the size, the system will add all free space.

6. How to Shrink a Partition with Command?

It is the best option for a newly purchased laptop that only has one drive on its hard disk. You can use DiskPart shrink command to shrink the extra free spaces of a drive. Shrink a volume is to create unallocated space from free spaces of an existing partition.

1. Type “List vol” to see all volumes.
2. Just type “shrink desired=20000 minimum=10000” then press enter.

The Diskpart shrink command has shrunk 19 GB from the Volume 3 successfully.

Finally, I hope this article helps you manage the hard disk using the command line easy. If you have any issue with disk management or DiskPart commands, please comment us.

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Someone talking about business continuity plan but you call it disaster recovery plan. This is the problem you might need to know the difference between business continuity plan and disaster recovery plan. Sometimes, the terms business continuity and disaster recovery plan are often used interchangeably.

Undoubtedly, a poor understanding of business continuity and disaster recovery caused you mistakenly use them in a wrong way. In cloud computing services it can be used to address both business continuity and disaster recovery, and you should have the essential understanding of the difference between business continuity plan and disaster recovery plan.

Business Continuity Plan vs Disaster Recovery Plan

While the data protection is the number one concern of a business, the disaster recovery plan must be an on demand subject in your business continuity plan.

Disaster Recovery Plan

The disaster recovery (DR) refers to having a plan and ability to restore the data when some disaster occurred. For instance, your server hard disk failed and you don’t have any backup. Or like the last Orlando high storm that caused damage to many data centers.

The disaster recovery plan is created to ensure a business and more specifically their technology department can recover quickly and efficiently. Prior to developing data recovery plan, it is critical that a risk assessment and business impact analysis is carried out. These two prior phases will clearly highlight where a potentially disastrous event may occur, and establish important factors such as the time frame and recovery order in which the business needs to re-establish their systems quickly.

Business Continuity Plan

The term Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is best described as the processes and procedures that are carried out by an organization to ensure that essential business functions continue to operate during and after a disaster. By having a BCP, organizations seek to protect their mission critical services and give themselves their best chance of survival. This type of planning enables them to re-establish services to a fully functional level as quickly and smoothly as possible. Business continuity plan generally cover most or all of an organization’s critical business processes and operations.

Related: Disaster Recovery Is Not Business Continuity and BCP and DRP.

It’s totally planning about recommencing of a business if it would be failed. How can recommence a business? Is it possible without a great prior plan? Absolutely, a big no!.

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