I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 Machine with 1 physical hard drive.
I have an exact copy of the hardware of it, which I intend to use a a redundant backup in case my server fails (hardware or software).
I'd like to routinely "clone" my production server's hard drive, so that when it fails, I'll just swap it with the latest clone.
Is this even possible? If it is, what would be the simplest way to do this?
Best Answer
A better solution would be to use Windows Server Backup.
It's native to Windows Server 2008 R2
It supports full computer backups which can be used to perform bare metal restores, even to different hardware
It natively uses VSS
It can be used to restore individual files as well as restoring the entire computer