Best Centralized Server Backup Software for Windows Servers

Best solution for centralized server backup

For enterprise users with multiple Windows Servers and PCs, it is important to protect the data on each machine, but performing backups one by one is too much of a hassle. In such cases, a centralized server backup strategy not only saves time, effort and cost, but also minimizes manual errors.

A centralized backup strategy will collect data from remote computers and save backup files on a central location. It usually requires all the client computers to be under the same LAN, so that the administrator can centrally manage backup and restore tasks from a central machine that serves as management console.

To do this securely and effortlessly, a centralized backup software will be a big help.

Centralized backup software for enterprise servers and PCs

An effective centralized backup solution can help you create and mange backup tasks for client servers with less effort and cost. Here I recommend AOMEI Centralized Backupper because of the following advantages:

• Supports all Windows Servers and PCs: It works with all computers running Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP, Windows Server 2019/2016/2012 (R2)/2008 (R2)/2003(R2), WHS 2011 and SBS 2011.

• Compatible with all file systems: It allows you to backup files in partitions or disks whose file system is NTFS, FAT32, Ext2/3, etc, or directly backup partition/system/disk formatted with these file systems.

• All-in-one backup and sync plans: You can create File/Partition/Disk/System/SQL Server Backup task, or perform Basic Sync, Real-Time Sync or Mirror Sync as needed.

• Hot backup: You can backup any open files and runing programs without termination, and the client computer will not be interrupted.

• Client server network backup: Centrally backing up all client computers to network share or NAS in case of local disaster, such as server crashes, hard disk failure, virus attack, etc.

• Flexible backup options: It contains complete settings to customize the backup, such as compression, encryption, splitting, notification, etc. You can also set up a Schedule to automate the backup task on regular basis, or create a backup Scheme to auto delete old backups.

You could download the 30-day free trial, and follow the tutorial below to try it out:

Stepwise guide to centrally backup all Windows Servers on network

With AOMEI Centralized Backupper, you can easily create Windows Server client backup from the central console. But beforehand, you need to set up the software properly:

◉ Download and install the software on a Windows computer (such as Server 2012, 2016, 2019, etc.) as the central console. It will detect all the servers and PCs within LAN automatically, and you can centrally Install client program on them.

◉ Select the servers or PCs you want to manage, and Request Control by sending applications or entering accounts.

After confirmation, you can continue to created centralized backup for Windows Servers that are under control.

Steps to create centralized server backup task:
1. Navigate to Tasks > New Task. Here are multiple options you can choose from according to your needs. If you want to backup all the data on all the servers, then choose Disk Backup.

2. Rename the task name to distinguish it from othes and then complete the 3-step backup setup.

[Step 1] Click + Add Computer to select all the controlled servers you want to backup.

[Step 2] Then you can Select data based on a client (add data manually) or Select data based on backup rules.

[Step 3] Click Add Storage to input the path of a network share or NAS. Then, select a folder on it as the destination.

3. Before clicking on Start Backup, you can also customize the backup by Settings, Schedule or Scheme.

• Backup Settings: You can enable encryption and email notification, compress backup with normal or high compression level, split the backup image, choose intelligent-sector or exact backup, etc.

• Backup Schedule: Set up the backup frequency on basis of once, daily, weekly and monthly. Full backup, incremental or differential backup are also available in Advanced tab.

• Backup Scheme: Create a rule to auto delete old backups and save storage space. 

The created backup task will be added to the Tasks tab. From the central machine, you can edit, manage, implement the task or restore from it directly.

Conclusion

With the help of best centralized server backup software - AOMEI Centralized Backupper, enterprise IT technicians can centrally backup all the client computers in remote location without any trouble, save much administrator costs and time. 

Meanwhile, you can add more backup features to make the backup process simple and effective, such as, splitting image, compress image, schedule backup per day/week/month, set backup retention policy with backup scheme etc. It even contains a SQL Server Backup feature that can backup all databases of an instance at once, and restore database to another server if necessary.

Since there's a 30-day free trial, you don't have to make any decision before actually using it. Just give it a go.