TRAINING LAB

Disk Partitioning & Backup (AOMEI + Windows Server Backup)

AOMEI Partition Assistant · AOMEI Backupper · Windows Server 2012 Backup · VirtualBox

Context

Training exercise at Greta du Val d'Oise (Lycée Louis Jouvet, Taverny) under trainer Miguel MI-POUDOU. The task covered two VMs in VirtualBox: a Windows 10 client VM (disk partitioning + backup with AOMEI tools) and a Windows Server 2012 VM (Windows Server Backup feature + scheduled backup).

Procedure

1
Partition resize — AOMEI Partition Assistant
Opened AOMEI Partition Assistant. Right-clicked partition E: and chose Resize/Move. Dragged the slider to reduce E: from 50.04 GB to 47.71 GB (NTFS, 4 KB cluster, Disk 3). Clicked Apply to commit the pending operation.
2
Disk backup — AOMEI Backupper
Opened AOMEI Backupper Standard → Backup → Disk Backup. Named the task, selected the source disks, chose a destination path, and started the backup. Operation completed successfully.
3
Install Windows Server Backup role
On the Windows Server 2012 VM: Server Manager → Manage → Add Roles and Features. Skipped server roles, checked 'Windows Server Backup' in the Features list. Enabled auto-restart and clicked Install.
4
Configure scheduled backup
Launched Windows Server Backup from the Tools menu. Added a dedicated 60 GB virtual disk as destination. Configured a scheduled backup: full recovery + system state, VSS full backup, daily at 14:00. Backup ran and transferred 22.67 GB to SRV2 2022_03_21 13:18 DISK_01.

Outcomes

Partitioning: E: resized 50.04 GB → 47.71 GB without data loss
Client backup: Full disk image created with AOMEI Backupper — success
Server backup: Scheduled daily at 14:00 — 22.67 GB transferred on first run
Skills: AOMEI Partition Assistant, AOMEI Backupper, Windows Server Backup, VirtualBox

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