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I have backed up everything with the Windows Server Backup program, but will this be enough? My company is going to completely wipe the computer that has the server, but in case they change their mind will I be able to restore the server (including the operating system)? Is there anything I should know before proceeding? Any advice or helpful sources would be greatly appreciated.

G.Tanaka
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    Did you create a Full server backup? If so then yes, you can completely restore the server. – joeqwerty Feb 25 '15 at 22:34
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    I would be tempted to use the sysinternals disk2vhd to make a backup of the system. This should permit you to boot the server within Hyper-V. – Zoredache Feb 25 '15 at 23:22

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I don't know if you use Linux much, but for this scenario I use a Linux live DVD, boot to it, then gzip the entire raw hard drive image (such as /dev/sda) onto external storage.

If you want to restore the server later, you do the reverse, overlay the system image over the hard drive.

We could go into the specifics if this approach is interesting to you.

Dan Armstrong
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  • Why reinvent the wheel? Windows Server Backup is fully capable of performing a full server backup that can be used to perform a bare metal restore to the same or dissimilar hardware. – joeqwerty Feb 25 '15 at 23:18
  • Good point. This is just my preferred wheel since it handles any OS with the same mechanisms. – Dan Armstrong Feb 25 '15 at 23:21