With WSB, you create a backup policy that describes what you want to backup from your server (backup source), where you want to put the backup (backup target), and when you want the backup to take place (the backup schedule). You first create an empty policy in memory or get an editable copy of the active backup policy. You then configure the policy object with a backup source and backup to your requirements. You then either save the policy as the (new!) active policy or use it to run a one-off backup. Once you have set an active policy, WSB runs the backup automatically based on the schedule you define when you populate the backup policy.

In this recipe, you create and configure a policy that backs up the C: drive every morning at 06:00. This policy object is the starting point for examining backup with WSB. Later recipes enable you to perform, explicitly, system state backup, one-off backup, selective file backup, and VM backup (and restores)—all of which...