Pro/Server - 8/6/2007

Server looks good, won't cha back 'em filez up...

Ok, I promise to never rap in a blog again.

But yeah, tonight we covered Chapter Four in the Server book, which is about data backups. Backups are arguably the most important thing you'll do as an admin/peon and it's imperative (for the MS tests, if nothing else) that you know what the different types of backups are and what they are used for. Just as a recap:

• Normal - Backs everything up and clears the archive bit.
• Copy - Backs everything up and ignores the archive bit.
• Incremental - Backs up everything since the last backup. Clears any archive bits.
• Differential - Backs up everything since the last normal backup. As such, it ignores any archive bits.
• Daily - Backs up stuff that's changed today. Ignores archive bits.

Homework:

• Chapter 4: Review Questions 1-9; Scenario