Working with Windows Server backup, Server Recovery, MSConfig, & Safemode. Along with Windows Utilities: sfc $/$scannow$,$ chkdsk$,$ an diskpart

One of the primary responsibility of server administrator is to maintain an on$-$going log of system and application backup, more importantly restore point in the event of server or application crash or catastrophic event!!!

Specifications: in order to meet these objectives requires tools and utilities Windows Server OS provides along with utilities available to provide error$-$correction via disk$-$sectors$,$ identifying disk, and partitions.

Additional Storage device needed! $5$g Size

Use Disk management to format the disk! Bring online, Initialize disk, and format NAME IT $$ g$.($TravisRecovery$)!$ All for Server Recovery!

Windows Server backup Tool $$ create backup of C$$,$ save to second storage.

After restore is complete, delete "Perflogs" folder under C$

Hint: Role needs to be installed :$)$

Windows Server Recovery $$ Located in settings!

Access Troubleshoot

Command Prompt $<---$ Take Screenshot after step $2$h$!$

Perform Scan File system check $$ Self Healing!

DISKPART utility $-?$

Rescan

List disk

Select $?<-----$ choice

List Partition

Select $?<-----$ choice

List volume

Select $?<------$ choice

Recover

Exit, Exit

Using MSCONFIG $$ Safe Mode

Load basic & devices only

Change Boot option to safe mode with default options!

Restart

Using Powershell $$ perform sfc $/?$ Locate bad sectors and recover readable information, Yes run at next startup. Perform sfc $/?$

Exit

Exit Safe Mode $$ Hint don$$t forget to disable $$Safe Mode$$ in MSCONFIG!!!!

Windows Server Backup Tool

Perform recovery of C:$\backslash$users folder

From a backup stored on another location!

Select backup location

Recover type $$Perflogs folder$$

Local Disk

Recover Destination $$ Original location

Recovery Progress completes, on the $$Local Backup Console $<-----$ Take Screenshot!

Troubleshooting Linux

Verify Hostname!! $-$ Take Screenshot

Verify Linux File system is not stuck searching for the file system, and available Memory and Memory Usage $-$ Take Screenshot

Verify Server has a SWAP Space $----$ GRUB ldr may be looking for one!

Review Profiles $-$ Take Screenshot

Furthermore, Determine Account status "Administrators vs Regular Users" Which determines value range of UID's for Regular users starts at $1000!$ goes to $60000!$

Identify regular User Names! $-$ Take Screenshot

Boot Server into Rescue Mode view all possible file system directories $-$ Take Screenshot

Review Linux Services for possible failed services

Review listed Units Services verifying all Jobs running successfully executing