You can use the RD1000 with Windows Server 2008 R2 using the Windows Server Backup. However due to limitations imposed by Microsoft on backups to removable disk devices (RD1000, DVD/CD, thumb drives etc.) you can only perform full volume backups and restores. I have not yet found a way to circumvent this to be able to backup/resotre individual files or directories.

As for SBS 2011, I do not have that SW and can't verify its operation on that platform.

Better than nothing I guess. It might to prove to be an issue if I decide to virtualize SBS and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Thanks for the swift response, Ric_S.

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I have confirmed that the RD1000 does work with SBS2011, but there are a few caveats imposed by Microsoft in the native backup solution.

·      As previously mentioned, you can only perform full system backups and not granular backups of selected directories or files. Additionally, only complete restores are available through the native Microsoft Windows backup.

·      The SBS console DOES NOT recognize the RD1000 as a possible backup target. You must perform the backups through Windows Server Backup located under Storage in the Server Manager console.

·      The SBS console DOES recognize restore points on the RD1000 and restores can be performed through the SBS console.

·      Also, if you click on Restore server data from backup from within the SBS2011 console, it will take you straight to Windows Server Backup where the RD1000 is recognized as a possible backup target.

·      Microsoft native backup still refers to the RD1000 as a CD/DVD instead of a removable disk.

The Symantec QuickStart that comes free on the RD1000 Utility DVD does not experience these issues. Once you create your removable backup to disk folders, you can perform individual or selected file/directory backups and restores in addition to complete system backups and restores.

I created a share on the RD1000 to do the backup. Now when I open the SBS Console and click Shared Folders and Websites, the console crashes. If I remove the share on the RD1000 the console does not crash. Did you experience this or know why this is happening? I posted a ? on the SBS Technet forums and below is the app crash/event log entries when it happens.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01: console.exe
Problem Signature 02: 6.1.7900.1
Problem Signature 03: 4ce6d9cf
Problem Signature 04: StorageCommon
Problem Signature 05: 6.1.0.0
Problem Signature 06: 4ce6da1e
Problem Signature 07: 5c
Problem Signature 08: 98
Problem Signature 09: N3CTRYE2KN3C34SGL4ZQYRBFTE4M13NB
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.305.9
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 447f
Additional Information 2: 447fc4a3f5f75cccd5bccb9b1a8c267c
Additional Information 3: 4745
Additional Information 4: 4745fb6de39d10933bbe669ef18a93d2

APP LOG (.Net Runtime Error)

Application: console.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException
Stack:
at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeMethodFast(System.IRuntimeMethodInfo, System.Object, System.Object[], System.SignatureStruct ByRef, System.Reflection.MethodAttributes, System.RuntimeType)
at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(System.Object, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Object[], System.Globalization.CultureInfo, Boolean)
at System.Delegate.DynamicInvokeImpl(System.Object[])
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackDo(ThreadMethodEntry)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackHelper(System.Object)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(System.Object)
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode, CleanupCode, System.Object)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallback(ThreadMethodEntry)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbacks()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(System.Windows.Forms.Message ByRef)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr)
at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG ByRef)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application+ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr, Int32, Int32)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application+ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32, System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationContext)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application+ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32, System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationContext)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Console.Program.Main(System.String[])

APP Log (Application Error)

Faulting application name: console.exe, version: 6.1.7900.1, time stamp: 0x4ce6d9cf
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.1.7600.16385, time stamp: 0x4a5bdfe0
Exception code: 0xe0434352
Fault offset: 0x000000000000aa7d
Faulting process id: 0x312c
Faulting application start time: 0x01cc0714253a6f5b
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Windows Small Business Server\Bin\console.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: a131c8cd-7307-11e0-b534-bc305bd65b5a