How to Backup a File Server with Vinchin Backup & Recovery?

File servers are the backbone of many business data. They store important documents, shared resources, and user data. But what happens if files are accidentally deleted, hit by ransomware, or lost due to hardware failure? A strong backup plan is your best defense.

In this post, I’ll show you how to backup a file server using Vinchin Backup & Recovery.

How to backup a file server with Vinchin Backup & Recovery?

Vinchin Backup & Recovery supports backing up various file servers, including those running on Windows, RHEL, CentOS Linux, CentOS Stream, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux, SUSE Linux, openSUSE, Oracle Linux, and Rocky Linux. 

You can easily add your file server by providing its credentials and then set up a backup job in just four steps through the simple web console.

Step 1. Select the file server you want to protect

Step 2. Choose the backup destination

Step 3. Set your preferred backup strategies

Step 4. Submit the job

With these steps, your files will be safely backed up and ready for recovery whenever you need them most.

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