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The document describes how to add backup features and migrate roles from previous Windows server versions. It provides steps to install Windows Server Migration Tools on the source and destination servers, create a deployment folder, register the tools, and use the tools to export and import local users and groups between servers.

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EXPERIMENT - 7

Name : Dharmesh Gidwani

UID : 21BCS10745

Aim: Add backup feature and migrate roles from previous versions of win-
dows server

Course Outcome: CO3- Prepare students for placements in Companies focus-


ing on Networking and Server environment and further being research oriented
in the field of Computer Network.

Software/Tools: Windows Server

Procedure:

1. Log on to the domain controller as the default Administrator or a member


of the Backup Operators group. On the Start menu, click Administrative Tools
and select Windows Server Backup. The Windows Server Backup window is
displayed.

2. In the right pane, select Backup Once.


1. Because you have not configured scheduled backups, the only available
option is the Different Options radio button. Click Next to continue. The Select
backup configuration window is displayed.

2. If you are backing up to a local device, select Custom and click Next. The
Select

backup items window is displayed.

3. Ensure that the destination volume has been deselected and click Next.
The

Specify destination type window is displayed.

4. Select a local drive or a remote shared folder to store this backup and click
Next.
The Select backup destination window is displayed.

5. In the Backup destination dropdown box, select the appropriate backup


destination

and click Next. The Specify advanced option window is displayed.

6. Select one of the following backup types and click Next. The Confirmation
window

is displayed.

a. Copy backup. This backup type will retain the Application log files on the lo-
cal server. Select this backup type if you will be using a third-party backup tool
in addition to Windows Server Backup.

b. VSSfull backup. This backup type will update each file's backup history and
will clear the Application Log files.

7. To begin the backup process, click Backup. The Backup progress window
is displayed.

8. When the backup is complete, click Close.

PAUSE. LEAVE the Windows Server Backup window open for the next exer-
cise.

Configure Scheduled Active Directory Backups

To perform this exercise you must be logged into the server as a member of the
Administrators group. To perform this backup, you must have a second hard
drive volume available that is at least 1 MB larger than the critical volumes of
the server that you are backing up. These steps assume that you are backing up
to a local volume. You must also have the Window Server Backup feature in-
stalled on the Windows Server 2008 computer; this can be installed from the
Server Manager console if you have not done so already.

1. Log on to the domain controller as the default Administrator or a member of


the Backup Operators group. On the Start menu, click Administrative Tools and
select Windows Server Backup. The Windows Server Backup window is dis-
played.
2. In the right pane, select Backup Schedule. The Getting Started window is dis-
played.

3. Click Next. The Specify Backup Type window is displayed.

4. If you are backing up to a local device, select Custom and click Next. The
Select Backup Items window is displayed.

5. Verify that the destination volume has not been selected and click Next. The
Specify backup time window is displayed

6. Select the time that you want the backups to take place and click Next. The
Select Destination Disk window is displayed.

7. If your backup destination disk does not appear automatically, click Show
All Available Disks, place a checkmark next to the destination, and click OK.

8. Place a checkmark next to the desired destination disk and click Next. A
Windows Server Backup warning is displayed.

9. Read the warning and click Yes to continue. The Label Destination Disk
window is displayed.

10. Click Next to continue. The Confirmation window is displayed.

11. Click Finish to schedule the backup. The destination disk will be formatted
automatically. Click Close to return to the Windows Server Backup window.

Install Windows Server Migration Tools on


the destination and source Server
Step 1. Click Start in the lower left corner of the computer. Type Server
Manager in the search box and then open it.

Step 2. Click Add Roles and Features under Manage tab. Then press Next.
Step 5. Confirm the installation selections. Then click Install to install this tool
on the destination computer.

Step 6. Use the method mentioned above to install this utility on the source
computer.

Create
a deployment folder on the destination computer
Step 1.
Press Windows logo key + X. Then choose Command Prompt
(Admin).
Step 2. At the
command prompt, change to the directory in which the smigdeploy.exe tool is
stored. Type the following command. Then press Enter.
cd
%Windir%\System32\ServerMigrationTools\

Step 3. Type the following command. Path represents the path of the deploy-
ment folder on the source computer. Then press Enter.

SmigDeploy.exe /package /architecture X86 /os WS08 /path

Register Windows Server Migration Tools on the source computer


Step 1. Copy the deployment folder that was created by the destination com-
puter to a local drive of the source computer. Make sure that the operating sys-
tem architecture of the deployment folder matches that of the source computer.

Step 2. Press Windows logo key + X. Then select Command Prompt (Ad-
min) to open a Command Prompt window on the source computer.

Step 3. At the command prompt, change to the directory to which you copied
the deployment folder in Step 1.

Step 4. Type the following command to register Windows Server Migration


Tools cmdlets. Then press Enter.

.\Smigdeploy.exe

Now you have completed all the preparations. Let’s learn how to use Server mi-
gration tools.

Use Windows Server Migration Tools step by step

If you want to export the local users and groups from the source Server, you can
follow these steps.

Step 1. Click Server Manager and Tools subsequently on the source Server.
Then click Windows Server Migration Tools to open it.

Step 2. Run the following command:

Export-SmigServerSetting -User All -Group –Path C:SysAdminExportMi-


gUsersGroups –Verbose
If you want to import the local users and groups to the target Server, you can re-
fer to these steps.

Step 1. Open Windows Server Migration Tools on the destination Server


（Server Manager ﹥ Tools ﹥ Windows Server Migration Tools).

Step 2. Type the following command and then press Enter.

Import-SmigServerSetting –User Enabled –Group -Path C:SysAdminExportMi-


gUsersGroups -Verbose

Although Windows Server Migration Tools in 2016/2012/2008 Server can help


uses transfer data, the operating steps are complex, especially for some non-
technical people.

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