After a Windows computer is added in Portal, you can create a backup job for the computer. The backup job specifies which drives, folder and files to back up, and the vault for saving the data.
In a Windows backup job, you can select:
•Specific folders and files to back up
•The System State option, to back up files required for recovering the state of the operating system. System state backups typically include registry and boot files, the COM+ Class Registration Database, Windows system files and performance counters.
•The Bare Metal Restore (BMR) option, to back up volumes that are needed to boot up the system after a system recovery. In a disaster recovery situation, you can use the System Restore application to restore systems from BMR backups.
Note: You can also create BMR backup jobs using the Image Plug-in. When you run an Image Plug-in BMR job, the Plug-in backs up required volumes as images, instead of enumerating and backing up individual files and folders on the volumes. See Add an Image backup job.
To back up the data, you can run the backup job manually and schedule the backup job to run. See Run and schedule backups, synchronizations and custom commands.
To add a Windows backup job:
1. On the navigation bar, click Computers.
The Computers page shows registered computers.
2. Find a Windows computer, and expand its view by clicking the computer row.
If a backup job has not been created for the computer, the system can attempt to create a backup job automatically. See Add the first backup job for a Windows computer.
3. Click the Jobs tab.
If a valid vault connection is not available for the computer, you cannot access the Jobs tab. See Add vault settings.
4. In the Select Job Task menu, click Create New Local System Job.
5. In the Create New Job dialog box, specify the following information:
•In the Name box, type a name for the backup job.
•In the Description box, optionally type a description for the backup job.
•In the Destination list, select the vault where you want to save the backup data.
A vault only appears in the list if it assigned to the user, or if the user added it on the computer’s Vault Settings tab.
•For new backup jobs, the encryption method is AES 256 bit. Existing jobs can have other encryption methods. See Encryption settings|tag=Encryption settings.
•In the Password and Confirm Password boxes, enter an encryption password. You can also enter a password hint in the Password Hint box.
6. To change log file settings or other backup options, click Advanced Backup Options. In the Advanced Backup Options dialog box, specify options and then click Okay. For more information, see Log file options and Advanced backup options.
7. In the Select Files and Folders for Backup box, do one or more of the following until the Backup Set box shows the drives, folders and files that you want to include and exclude in the backup job:
•To back up system files so that you can restore the system to its state at the time of the backup, select System State.
•To back up volumes that are needed to boot up the system after a system recovery, select Bare Metal Restore.
Note: Bare Metal Restore (BMR) backups can be restored to new hardware using the System Restore application.
•To add one or more folders or files to the backup job, select the check box for each folder or file, and then click Include. The included folders or files appear in the Backup Set box. If you include a folder, the backup job includes all of the folder’s subdirectories and files by default. If you do not want to back up all of the subdirectories and files, you can add filters. See Filter subdirectories and files in backup jobs.
•To exclude one or more folders or files from the backup job, select the check box for each folder or file, and then click Exclude. The excluded folders or files appear in the Backup Set box. If you exclude a folder, all of the folder’s subdirectories and files are excluded from the backup job by default. If you do not want to exclude all of the subdirectories and files, you can add filters. See Filter subdirectories and files in backup jobs.
•To remove an inclusion or exclusion record from the Backup Set
box, click the Delete button beside the folder or file record. 
Click Apply Now to consolidate and simplify records in the Backup Set box, if changes need to be applied.
Note: Some files are filtered out automatically from the backup job. For example, files specified by the FilesNotToBackup registry key are not backed up and the job folder is not backed up.
8. Click Create Job.
The job is created, and the View/Add Schedule dialog box appears. Now you can create a schedule for running the backup. Click Cancel if you do not want to create a schedule at this time.
For information about how to run and schedule the backup job, see Run and schedule backups, synchronizations and custom commands.